For the ranking, WalletHub compared how each state performed across three metrics: COVID-19 health, leisure/travel and economy/labor market. COVID-19 health, including vaccination rates and vaccine supply use, was weighted the most at 50 percent, followed by economy/labor market with 30 percent and leisure/travel with the remaining 20 percent.
Ten states recovering the quickest:
1. South Dakota
2. Iowa
3. Maine
4. Nebraska
5. Vermont
6. Connecticut
7. New Hampshire
8. Alaska
9. Idaho
10. Delaware
Ten states recovering the slowest:
1. Missouri
2. Arizona
3. Wyoming
4. Nevada
5. Arkansas
6. Louisiana
7. Florida
8. Texas
9. Oklahoma
10. West Virginia
View the full ranking here.
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