COVID-19 death rates by state: May 5

As of May 5, more than 578,000 people in the U.S. had 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 Washington, D.C. The data was last updated May 5.

Note: These are the latest numbers available. The list includes ties.

New Jersey: 289
Population: 8.9 million residents

New York: 267
Population: 19.4 million

Massachusetts: 256
Population: 6.9 million

Rhode Island: 253
Population: 1.1 million

Mississippi: 243
Population: 3 million

Arizona: 238
Population: 7.3 million

Connecticut: 228
Population: 3.6 million

Louisiana: 224
Population: 4.6 million

Alabama: 223
Population: 4.9 million

South Dakota: 223
Population: 884,659

Pennsylvania: 206
Population: 12.8 million

North Dakota: 200
Population: 762,062

Indiana: 198
Population: 6.7 million

New Mexico: 195
Population: 2.1 million

Illinois: 193
Population: 12.7 million

Arkansas: 191
Population: 3 million

Michigan: 191
Population: 10 million

Iowa: 189
Population: 3.2 million

Georgia: 185
Population: 10.6 million

South Carolina: 185
Population: 5.1 million

Nevada: 178
Population: 3.1 million

Tennessee: 177
Population: 6.8 million

Texas: 174
Population: 30 million

Kansas: 173
Population: 2.9 million

Oklahoma: 172
Population: 4 million

Delaware: 167
Population: 973,764

Florida: 165
Population: 21.5 million

Ohio: 165
Population: 11.7 million

California: 157
Population: 39.5 million

District of Columbia: 157
Population: 705,749

Missouri: 152
Population: 6.1 million

West Virginia: 150
Population: 1.8 million

Kentucky: 149
Population: 4.5 million

Montana: 148
Population: 1.1 million

Maryland: 146
Population: 6 million

Wisconsin: 130
Population: 5.8 million

Minnesota: 129
Population: 5.6 million

Virginia: 127
Population: 8.5 million

Nebraska: 123
Population: 1.9 million

Wyoming: 123
Population: 578,759

North Carolina: 121
Population: 10.5 million

Idaho: 115
Population: 1.8 million

Colorado: 112
Population: 5.8 million

New Hampshire: 96
Population: 1.4 million

Washington: 73
Population: 7.6 million

Utah: 69
Population: 3.2 million

Oregon: 60
Population: 4.2 million

Maine: 59
Population: 1.3 million

Alaska: 45
Population: 731,545

Vermont: 40
Population: 623,989

Hawaii: 34
Population: 1.4 million

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