US coronavirus death rates by state: Sept. 21
As of Sept. 21, more than 197,000 people in the U.S. have died after contracting COVID-19, according to The New York Times.
The Times used data from reports of coronavirus cases and deaths by U.S. states and counties. The database includes cases and deaths that have been identified by public health officials as probable coronavirus patients, which means they did not have confirmed tests for coronavirus infection but were evaluated using criteria developed by national and local governments. Read more about the data here. State population data is from the U.S. Census Bureau.
Here is a breakdown of COVID-19 deaths per 100,000 people in all 50 U.S. states and the District of Columbia, as of 7:55 a.m. CDT Sept. 21:
Note: These are the latest numbers available. The list includes ties and results in a numerical listing of 39.
1. New Jersey: 181 per 100,000 people
Population: 8.9 million residents
2. New York: 168
Population: 19.4 million
3. Massachusetts: 135
Population: 6.9 million
4. Connecticut: 126
Population: 3.6 million
5. Louisiana: 115
Population: 4.6 million
6. Rhode Island: 103
Population: 1.1 million
7. Mississippi: 94
Population: 3 million
8. Washington, D.C.: 88
Population: 705,749
9. Arizona: 75
Population: 7.3 million
10. Michigan: 70
Population: 10 million
11. Illinois: 69
Population: 12.7 million
12. Maryland: 64
Population: 6 million
Delaware: 64
Population: 973,764
13. Pennsylvania: 63
Population: 12.8 million
14. South Carolina: 62
Population: 5.1 million
Florida: 62
Population: 21.5 million
15. Georgia: 61
Population: 10.6 million
16. Indiana: 52
Population: 6.7 million
Texas: 52
Population: 30 million
17. Nevada: 50
Population: 3.1 million
Alabama: 50
Population: 4.9 million
18. New Mexico: 40
Population: 2.1 million
Iowa: 40
Population: 3.2 million
19. Ohio: 39
Population: 11.7 million
Arkansas: 39
Population: 3 million
20. California: 38
Population: 39.5 million
21. Minnesota: 36
Population: 5.6 million
22. Colorado: 35
Population: 5.8 million
Virginia: 35
Population: 8.5 million
23. New Hampshire: 32
Population: 1.4 million
Tennessee: 32
Population: 6.8 million
24. North Carolina: 31
Population: 10.5 million
Missouri: 31
Population: 6.1 million
25. Washington: 28
Population: 7.6 million
26. North Dakota: 26
Population: 762,062
27. Kentucky: 25
Population: 4.5 million
Idaho: 25
Population: 1.8 million
28. Nebraska: 24
Population: 1.9 million
Oklahoma: 24
Population: 4 million
29. South Dakota: 23
Population: 884,659
30. Wisconsin: 21
Population: 5.8 million
31. Kansas: 20
Population: 2.9 million
32. West Virginia: 17
Population: 1.8 million
33. Montana: 15
Population: 1.1 million
34. Utah: 14
Population: 3.2 million
35. Oregon: 13
Population: 4.2 million
36. Maine: 10
Population: 1.3 million
37. Vermont: 9
Population: 623,989
38. Wyoming: 8
Population: 578,759
Hawaii: 8
Population: 1.4 million
39. Alaska: 6
Population: 731,545
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