COVID-19 death rates by state: Feb. 24

As of Feb. 24, more than 502,000 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 Washington, D.C. The data was last updated at 8:20 a.m. CST.

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

New Jersey: 259 per 100,000 people
Population: 8.9 million residents

New York: 239
Population: 19.4 million

Rhode Island: 234
Population: 1.1 million

Massachusetts: 230
Population: 6.9 million

Mississippi: 221
Population: 3 million

Arizona: 215
Population: 7.3 million

Connecticut: 212
Population: 3.6 million

South Dakota: 211
Population: 884,659

Louisiana: 204
Population: 4.6 million

Alabama: 197
Population: 4.9 million

North Dakota: 193
Population: 762,062

Pennsylvania: 186
Population: 12.8 million

Indiana: 185
Population: 6.7 million

Arkansas: 178
Population: 3 million

Illinois: 178
Population: 12.7 million

New Mexico: 174
Population: 2.1 million

Iowa: 171
Population: 3.2 million

Michigan: 164
Population: 10 million

Tennessee: 163
Population: 6.8 million

South Carolina: 162
Population: 5.1 million

Kansas: 159
Population: 2.9 million

Nevada: 159
Population: 3.1 million

Georgia: 154
Population: 10.6 million

Texas: 147
Population: 30 million

Ohio: 145
Population: 11.7 million

Delaware: 142
Population: 973,764

District of Columbia: 141
Population: 705,749

Florida: 141
Population: 21.5 million

Missouri: 135
Population: 6.1 million

Maryland: 128
Population: 6 million

West Virginia: 127
Population: 1.8 million

California: 126
Population: 39.5 million

Montana: 126
Population: 1.1 million

Wisconsin: 119
Population: 5.8 million

Wyoming: 116
Population: 578,759

Minnesota: 115
Population: 5.6 million

Nebraska: 112
Population: 1.9 million

Oklahoma: 107
Population: 4 million

North Carolina: 105
Population: 10.5 million

Colorado: 104
Population: 5.8 million

Kentucky: 104
Population: 4.5 million

Idaho: 103
Population: 1.8 million

Virginia: 90
Population: 8.5 million

New Hampshire: 85
Population: 1.4 million

Washington: 65
Population: 7.6 million

Utah: 58
Population: 3.2 million

Oregon: 51
Population: 4.2 million

Maine: 49
Population: 1.3 million

Alaska: 38
Population: 731,545

Vermont: 32
Population: 623,989

Hawaii: 30
Population: 1.4 million

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