Special Report
How Federal Funding Failed to Match Each State's COVID Outbreak
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Since late March, Congress has approved over $3 trillion in relief funds. The aid has been disbursed to state governments, individuals, and businesses through four aid packages: an $8 billion measure in early March; an approximately $192 billion measure in mid-March; the $2.2 trillion Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act in late March; and most recently a $484 billion measure replenishing relief funds in late April.
The House approved on Friday, May 15, the HEROES Act, which would allocate another $3 trillion in relief funds. The proposal is unlikely to be enacted as Republicans and President Donald Trump oppose the bill.
The federal relief measures are intended to support individual, business, and local government efforts to combat the COVID-19 health crisis and the economic fallout from the ongoing social distancing measures. Here are every state’s rules for staying at home and social distancing.
And yet, while the CARES Act is the largest economic stimulus package ever passed in U.S. history, the size of each state’s relief package was not determined by the severity of each state’s COVID-19 outbreak. Each state received at least $1 billion in federal aid.
Wyoming, for example, which had 577 confirmed COVID-19 cases as of May 19, or about 100 cases per 100,000 people, has been allocated nearly $3 billion in relief funds. In total, this is the lowest amount of all states. Compared to the number of COVID-19 cases and the number of unemployment claims, however, it is over a hundred times greater than the aid allocated to states like Louisiana and Connecticut, which have reported some of the nation’s largest coronavirus outbreak and unemployment claim figures.
Click here to see the states with the most confirmed cases, and every state’s unemployment claims since COVID-19 shut the economy down.
To determine how federal funding failed to match each state’s coronavirus outbreak, 24/7 Wall St. compared the combined total funds allocated to each state across the 10 COVID-19 relief funds the U.S. government authorized with each state’s COVID-19 cases as of May 19 and each state’s initial unemployment claims filed since the middle of March.
Click here to see our full methodology.
Click here to see how federal funding failed to match each state’s COVID outbreak.
1. Wyoming
> Est. federal funding disbursed as of May 19: $2.95 billion
> Est. federal funding disbursed as of May 19 per COVID-19 case: $5,106,612 (4th most)
> Est. federal funding disbursed as of May 19 per unemployment claim since March: $84,806 (2nd most)
> Total small business loans administered: 12,546 (total $1.02 billion — the least)
> Total economic impact payments received: 225,830 payments, $407.69 million
> Funding for test sites and testing: $60.03 million (2nd least)
> Testing sites as of May 15: 16
> Testing rate as of May 18: 2,807 — 18th lowest (total: 16,219)
> Rainy day fund as % of annual expenditures as of start of FY 2020: 109.0% (the highest)
> Unemployment claims since mid-March as % of labor force: 12.1% — 4th lowest (total: 34,744)
> COVID cases: 100 per 100,000 — 6th lowest (total: 577)
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2. Montana
> Est. federal funding disbursed as of May 19: $4.14 billion
> Est. federal funding disbursed as of May 19 per COVID-19 case: $8,795,533 (the most)
> Est. federal funding disbursed as of May 19 per unemployment claim since March: $42,607 (9th most)
> Total small business loans administered: 21,703 (total $1.73 billion — 6th least)
> Total economic impact payments received: 433,767 payments, $759.47 million
> Funding for test sites and testing: $59.56 million (the least)
> Testing sites as of May 15: 24
> Testing rate as of May 18: 2,651 — 12th lowest (total: 28,167)
> Rainy day fund as % of annual expenditures as of start of FY 2020: 4.6% (11th lowest)
> Unemployment claims since mid-March as % of labor force: 18.5% — 24th lowest (total: 97,231)
> COVID cases: 44 per 100,000 — the lowest (total: 471)
3. Alaska
> Est. federal funding disbursed as of May 19: $3.44 billion
> Est. federal funding disbursed as of May 19 per COVID-19 case: $8,625,278 (2nd most)
> Est. federal funding disbursed as of May 19 per unemployment claim since March: $38,824 (14th most)
> Total small business loans administered: 9,890 (total $1.24 billion — 3rd least)
> Total economic impact payments received: 277,432 payments, $486.01 million
> Funding for test sites and testing: $63.48 million (6th least)
> Testing sites as of May 15: .
> Testing rate as of May 18: 4,829 — 11th highest (total: 35,611)
> Rainy day fund as % of annual expenditures as of start of FY 2020: 52.6% (2nd highest)
> Unemployment claims since mid-March as % of labor force: 25.7% — 11th highest (total: 88,643)
> COVID cases: 54 per 100,000 — 3rd lowest (total: 399)
4. South Dakota
> Est. federal funding disbursed as of May 19: $3.86 billion
> Est. federal funding disbursed as of May 19 per COVID-19 case: $958,578 (20th least)
> Est. federal funding disbursed as of May 19 per unemployment claim since March: $90,229 (the most)
> Total small business loans administered: 20,608 (total $1.64 billion — 5th least)
> Total economic impact payments received: 343,860 payments, $625.04 million
> Funding for test sites and testing: $67.58 million (9th least)
> Testing sites as of May 15: 71
> Testing rate as of May 18: 3,292 — 24th highest (total: 29,045)
> Rainy day fund as % of annual expenditures as of start of FY 2020: 11.1% (12th highest)
> Unemployment claims since mid-March as % of labor force: 9.3% — the lowest (total: 42,782)
> COVID cases: 456 per 100,000 — 14th highest (total: 4,027)
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5. Vermont
> Est. federal funding disbursed as of May 19: $3.09 billion
> Est. federal funding disbursed as of May 19 per COVID-19 case: $3,278,361 (7th most)
> Est. federal funding disbursed as of May 19 per unemployment claim since March: $49,292 (6th most)
> Total small business loans administered: 11,124 (total $1.17 billion — 2nd least)
> Total economic impact payments received: 267,295 payments, $450.25 million
> Funding for test sites and testing: $65.43 million (7th least)
> Testing sites as of May 15: 16
> Testing rate as of May 18: 3,804 — 17th highest (total: 23,825)
> Rainy day fund as % of annual expenditures as of start of FY 2020: 13.7% (7th highest)
> Unemployment claims since mid-March as % of labor force: 18.3% — 23rd lowest (total: 62,784)
> COVID cases: 151 per 100,000 — 10th lowest (total: 944)
6. North Dakota
> Est. federal funding disbursed as of May 19: $3.87 billion
> Est. federal funding disbursed as of May 19 per COVID-19 case: $1,941,429 (11th most)
> Est. federal funding disbursed as of May 19 per unemployment claim since March: $59,841 (4th most)
> Total small business loans administered: 18,599 (total $1.76 billion — 7th least)
> Total economic impact payments received: 287,210 payments, $510.58 million
> Funding for test sites and testing: $62.26 million (3rd least)
> Testing sites as of May 15: 55
> Testing rate as of May 18: 7,441 — 2nd highest (total: 56,561)
> Rainy day fund as % of annual expenditures as of start of FY 2020: 30.0% (3rd highest)
> Unemployment claims since mid-March as % of labor force: 16.2% — 15th lowest (total: 64,692)
> COVID cases: 262 per 100,000 — 25th highest (total: 1,994)
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7. Utah
> Est. federal funding disbursed as of May 19: $9.54 billion
> Est. federal funding disbursed as of May 19 per COVID-19 case: $1,291,450 (23rd most)
> Est. federal funding disbursed as of May 19 per unemployment claim since March: $62,362 (3rd most)
> Total small business loans administered: 47,046 (total $5.27 billion — 22nd least)
> Total economic impact payments received: 1,075,546 payments, $2.09 billion
> Funding for test sites and testing: $101.02 million (18th least)
> Testing sites as of May 15: 41
> Testing rate as of May 18: 5,402 — 8th highest (total: 170,752)
> Rainy day fund as % of annual expenditures as of start of FY 2020: 9.9% (19th highest)
> Unemployment claims since mid-March as % of labor force: 9.6% — 2nd lowest (total: 152,915)
> COVID cases: 234 per 100,000 — 22nd lowest (total: 7,384)
8. Idaho
> Est. federal funding disbursed as of May 19: $5.54 billion
> Est. federal funding disbursed as of May 19 per COVID-19 case: $2,258,119 (9th most)
> Est. federal funding disbursed as of May 19 per unemployment claim since March: $42,562 (10th most)
> Total small business loans administered: 28,125 (total $2.56 billion — 14th least)
> Total economic impact payments received: 672,496 payments, $1.26 billion
> Funding for test sites and testing: $65.47 million (8th least)
> Testing sites as of May 15: 48
> Testing rate as of May 18: 2,078 — the lowest (total: 36,456)
> Rainy day fund as % of annual expenditures as of start of FY 2020: 9.5% (20th highest)
> Unemployment claims since mid-March as % of labor force: 15.0% — 11th lowest (total: 130,251)
> COVID cases: 140 per 100,000 — 9th lowest (total: 2,455)
9. Oregon
> Est. federal funding disbursed as of May 19: $12.45 billion
> Est. federal funding disbursed as of May 19 per COVID-19 case: $3,342,489 (5th most)
> Est. federal funding disbursed as of May 19 per unemployment claim since March: $34,674 (23rd most)
> Total small business loans administered: 55,882 (total $6.84 billion — 24th most)
> Total economic impact payments received: 1,658,586 payments, $2.78 billion
> Funding for test sites and testing: $105.46 million (22nd least)
> Testing sites as of May 15: 34
> Testing rate as of May 18: 2,320 — 6th lowest (total: 97,232)
> Rainy day fund as % of annual expenditures as of start of FY 2020: 13.5% (8th highest)
> Unemployment claims since mid-March as % of labor force: 17.1% — 18th lowest (total: 359,179)
> COVID cases: 89 per 100,000 — 5th lowest (total: 3,726)
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10. Hawaii
> Est. federal funding disbursed as of May 19: $5.18 billion
> Est. federal funding disbursed as of May 19 per COVID-19 case: $8,087,307 (3rd most)
> Est. federal funding disbursed as of May 19 per unemployment claim since March: $23,389 (8th least)
> Total small business loans administered: 22,733 (total $2.46 billion — 12th least)
> Total economic impact payments received: 542,426 payments, $923.96 million
> Funding for test sites and testing: $62.68 million (5th least)
> Testing sites as of May 15: .
> Testing rate as of May 18: 2,968 — 21st lowest (total: 42,164)
> Rainy day fund as % of annual expenditures as of start of FY 2020: 4.8% (12th lowest)
> Unemployment claims since mid-March as % of labor force: 33.3% — 3rd highest (total: 221,643)
> COVID cases: 45 per 100,000 — 2nd lowest (total: 641)
11. West Virginia
> Est. federal funding disbursed as of May 19: $4.98 billion
> Est. federal funding disbursed as of May 19 per COVID-19 case: $3,299,329 (6th most)
> Est. federal funding disbursed as of May 19 per unemployment claim since March: $34,905 (22nd most)
> Total small business loans administered: 15,972 (total $1.77 billion — 8th least)
> Total economic impact payments received: 784,111 payments, $1.36 billion
> Funding for test sites and testing: $67.77 million (10th least)
> Testing sites as of May 15: 87
> Testing rate as of May 18: 4,211 — 15th highest (total: 76,035)
> Rainy day fund as % of annual expenditures as of start of FY 2020: 16.9% (5th highest)
> Unemployment claims since mid-March as % of labor force: 18.1% — 22nd lowest (total: 142,635)
> COVID cases: 84 per 100,000 — 4th lowest (total: 1,509)
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12. Texas
> Est. federal funding disbursed as of May 19: $78.81 billion
> Est. federal funding disbursed as of May 19 per COVID-19 case: $1,578,885 (13th most)
> Est. federal funding disbursed as of May 19 per unemployment claim since March: $40,598 (12th most)
> Total small business loans administered: 346,839 (total $40.47 billion — 2nd most)
> Total economic impact payments received: 10,728,541 payments, $18.80 billion
> Funding for test sites and testing: $641.51 million (4th most)
> Testing sites as of May 15: 199
> Testing rate as of May 18: 2,519 — 9th lowest (total: 723,013)
> Rainy day fund as % of annual expenditures as of start of FY 2020: 12.9% (10th highest)
> Unemployment claims since mid-March as % of labor force: 13.9% — 6th lowest (total: 1,941,132)
> COVID cases: 174 per 100,000 — 12th lowest (total: 49,912)
13. Maine
> Est. federal funding disbursed as of May 19: $4.94 billion
> Est. federal funding disbursed as of May 19 per COVID-19 case: $2,838,461 (8th most)
> Est. federal funding disbursed as of May 19 per unemployment claim since March: $36,612 (20th most)
> Total small business loans administered: 25,420 (total $2.23 billion — 11th least)
> Total economic impact payments received: 594,555 payments, $1.01 billion
> Funding for test sites and testing: $62.32 million (4th least)
> Testing sites as of May 15: 28
> Testing rate as of May 18: 2,596 — 11th lowest (total: 34,748)
> Rainy day fund as % of annual expenditures as of start of FY 2020: 7.8% (23rd lowest)
> Unemployment claims since mid-March as % of labor force: 19.7% — 22nd highest (total: 134,978)
> COVID cases: 130 per 100,000 — 7th lowest (total: 1,741)
14. Nebraska
> Est. federal funding disbursed as of May 19: $6.63 billion
> Est. federal funding disbursed as of May 19 per COVID-19 case: $611,195 (11th least)
> Est. federal funding disbursed as of May 19 per unemployment claim since March: $56,584 (5th most)
> Total small business loans administered: 39,655 (total $3.40 billion — 17th least)
> Total economic impact payments received: 743,803 payments, $1.35 billion
> Funding for test sites and testing: $83.40 million (13th least)
> Testing sites as of May 15: 73
> Testing rate as of May 18: 3,636 — 20th highest (total: 70,147)
> Rainy day fund as % of annual expenditures as of start of FY 2020: 11.0% (13th highest)
> Unemployment claims since mid-March as % of labor force: 11.4% — 3rd lowest (total: 117,153)
> COVID cases: 562 per 100,000 — 10th highest (total: 10,846)
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15. Arkansas
> Est. federal funding disbursed as of May 19: $7.58 billion
> Est. federal funding disbursed as of May 19 per COVID-19 case: $1,539,032 (14th most)
> Est. federal funding disbursed as of May 19 per unemployment claim since March: $37,412 (16th most)
> Total small business loans administered: 39,694 (total $3.29 billion — 16th least)
> Total economic impact payments received: 1,216,253 payments, $2.13 billion
> Funding for test sites and testing: $91.28 million (14th least)
> Testing sites as of May 15: 113
> Testing rate as of May 18: 2,907 — 20th lowest (total: 87,614)
> Rainy day fund as % of annual expenditures as of start of FY 2020: 2.7% (6th lowest)
> Unemployment claims since mid-March as % of labor force: 14.9% — 9th lowest (total: 202,517)
> COVID cases: 163 per 100,000 — 11th lowest (total: 4,923)
16. Colorado
> Est. federal funding disbursed as of May 19: $17.93 billion
> Est. federal funding disbursed as of May 19 per COVID-19 case: $797,546 (18th least)
> Est. federal funding disbursed as of May 19 per unemployment claim since March: $45,894 (7th most)
> Total small business loans administered: 96,285 (total $10.31 billion — 16th most)
> Total economic impact payments received: 2,141,841 payments, $3.62 billion
> Funding for test sites and testing: $185.90 million (19th most)
> Testing sites as of May 15: 24
> Testing rate as of May 18: 2,268 — 2nd lowest (total: 129,159)
> Rainy day fund as % of annual expenditures as of start of FY 2020: 7.9% (24th lowest)
> Unemployment claims since mid-March as % of labor force: 12.5% — 5th lowest (total: 390,692)
> COVID cases: 395 per 100,000 — 16th highest (total: 22,482)
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17. Missouri
> Est. federal funding disbursed as of May 19: $17.70 billion
> Est. federal funding disbursed as of May 19 per COVID-19 case: $1,597,058 (12th most)
> Est. federal funding disbursed as of May 19 per unemployment claim since March: $33,415 (25th least)
> Total small business loans administered: 84,497 (total $9.09 billion — 20th most)
> Total economic impact payments received: 2,482,825 payments, $4.34 billion
> Funding for test sites and testing: $160.08 million (22nd most)
> Testing sites as of May 15: 121
> Testing rate as of May 18: 2,515 — 8th lowest (total: 154,110)
> Rainy day fund as % of annual expenditures as of start of FY 2020: 6.3% (18th lowest)
> Unemployment claims since mid-March as % of labor force: 17.3% — 19th lowest (total: 529,564)
> COVID cases: 181 per 100,000 — 15th lowest (total: 11,080)
18. Illinois
> Est. federal funding disbursed as of May 19: $41.28 billion
> Est. federal funding disbursed as of May 19 per COVID-19 case: $421,127 (7th least)
> Est. federal funding disbursed as of May 19 per unemployment claim since March: $42,712 (8th most)
> Total small business loans administered: 176,819 (total $22.16 billion — 5th most)
> Total economic impact payments received: 4,844,140 payments, $8.17 billion
> Funding for test sites and testing: $535.78 million (5th most)
> Testing sites as of May 15: 244
> Testing rate as of May 18: 4,735 — 12th highest (total: 603,241)
> Rainy day fund as % of annual expenditures as of start of FY 2020: 0.0% (the lowest)
> Unemployment claims since mid-March as % of labor force: 15.0% — 10th lowest (total: 966,537)
> COVID cases: 769 per 100,000 — 7th highest (total: 98,030)
19. Oklahoma
> Est. federal funding disbursed as of May 19: $10.97 billion
> Est. federal funding disbursed as of May 19 per COVID-19 case: $1,998,447 (10th most)
> Est. federal funding disbursed as of May 19 per unemployment claim since March: $27,141 (12th least)
> Total small business loans administered: 60,050 (total $5.39 billion — 23rd least)
> Total economic impact payments received: 1,556,747 payments, $2.78 billion
> Funding for test sites and testing: $102.38 million (19th least)
> Testing sites as of May 15: 21
> Testing rate as of May 18: 3,557 — 21st highest (total: 140,262)
> Rainy day fund as % of annual expenditures as of start of FY 2020: 11.5% (11th highest)
> Unemployment claims since mid-March as % of labor force: 22.0% — 14th highest (total: 404,161)
> COVID cases: 139 per 100,000 — 8th lowest (total: 5,489)
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20. New Mexico
> Est. federal funding disbursed as of May 19: $5.58 billion
> Est. federal funding disbursed as of May 19 per COVID-19 case: $901,637 (19th least)
> Est. federal funding disbursed as of May 19 per unemployment claim since March: $40,140 (13th most)
> Total small business loans administered: 20,192 (total $2.21 billion — 10th least)
> Total economic impact payments received: 851,449 payments, $1.44 billion
> Funding for test sites and testing: $93.00 million (15th least)
> Testing sites as of May 15: 53
> Testing rate as of May 18: 6,568 — 5th highest (total: 137,620)
> Rainy day fund as % of annual expenditures as of start of FY 2020: 26.8% (4th highest)
> Unemployment claims since mid-March as % of labor force: 14.7% — 7th lowest (total: 139,085)
> COVID cases: 296 per 100,000 — 21st highest (total: 6,192)
21. Tennessee
> Est. federal funding disbursed as of May 19: $18.49 billion
> Est. federal funding disbursed as of May 19 per COVID-19 case: $1,006,330 (21st least)
> Est. federal funding disbursed as of May 19 per unemployment claim since March: $37,586 (15th most)
> Total small business loans administered: 82,768 (total $8.84 billion — 21st most)
> Total economic impact payments received: 2,881,709 payments, $4.98 billion
> Funding for test sites and testing: $183.99 million (20th most)
> Testing sites as of May 15: 150
> Testing rate as of May 18: 4,984 — 9th highest (total: 337,428)
> Rainy day fund as % of annual expenditures as of start of FY 2020: 7.0% (20th lowest)
> Unemployment claims since mid-March as % of labor force: 14.8% — 8th lowest (total: 492,054)
> COVID cases: 271 per 100,000 — 24th highest (total: 18,378)
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22. Wisconsin
> Est. federal funding disbursed as of May 19: $17.56 billion
> Est. federal funding disbursed as of May 19 per COVID-19 case: $1,363,180 (19th most)
> Est. federal funding disbursed as of May 19 per unemployment claim since March: $33,834 (24th most)
> Total small business loans administered: 78,490 (total $9.80 billion — 18th most)
> Total economic impact payments received: 2,307,675 payments, $4.03 billion
> Funding for test sites and testing: $159.61 million (23rd most)
> Testing sites as of May 15: 66
> Testing rate as of May 18: 2,704 — 15th lowest (total: 157,189)
> Rainy day fund as % of annual expenditures as of start of FY 2020: 3.6% (8th lowest)
> Unemployment claims since mid-March as % of labor force: 16.7% — 17th lowest (total: 519,134)
> COVID cases: 222 per 100,000 — 20th lowest (total: 12,885)
23. Delaware
> Est. federal funding disbursed as of May 19: $3.78 billion
> Est. federal funding disbursed as of May 19 per COVID-19 case: $470,913 (9th least)
> Est. federal funding disbursed as of May 19 per unemployment claim since March: $41,761 (11th most)
> Total small business loans administered: 11,199 (total $1.45 billion — 4th least)
> Total economic impact payments received: 385,599 payments, $646.91 million
> Funding for test sites and testing: $77.08 million (12th least)
> Testing sites as of May 15: 14
> Testing rate as of May 18: 4,390 — 13th highest (total: 42,458)
> Rainy day fund as % of annual expenditures as of start of FY 2020: 5.4% (15th lowest)
> Unemployment claims since mid-March as % of labor force: 18.8% — 25th lowest (total: 90,628)
> COVID cases: 831 per 100,000 — 6th highest (total: 8,037)
24. Kansas
> Est. federal funding disbursed as of May 19: $9.04 billion
> Est. federal funding disbursed as of May 19 per COVID-19 case: $1,084,349 (23rd least)
> Est. federal funding disbursed as of May 19 per unemployment claim since March: $37,282 (18th most)
> Total small business loans administered: 48,230 (total $4.95 billion — 19th least)
> Total economic impact payments received: 1,098,473 payments, $1.98 billion
> Funding for test sites and testing: $93.82 million (16th least)
> Testing sites as of May 15: 56
> Testing rate as of May 18: 2,301 — 4th lowest (total: 66,990)
> Rainy day fund as % of annual expenditures as of start of FY 2020: 0.0% (the lowest)
> Unemployment claims since mid-March as % of labor force: 16.4% — 16th lowest (total: 242,572)
> COVID cases: 286 per 100,000 — 22nd highest (total: 8,340)
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25. Arizona
> Est. federal funding disbursed as of May 19: $18.34 billion
> Est. federal funding disbursed as of May 19 per COVID-19 case: $1,293,967 (22nd most)
> Est. federal funding disbursed as of May 19 per unemployment claim since March: $33,429 (25th most)
> Total small business loans administered: 72,523 (total $8.56 billion — 22nd most)
> Total economic impact payments received: 2,734,978 payments, $4.71 billion
> Funding for test sites and testing: $178.82 million (21st most)
> Testing sites as of May 15: 62
> Testing rate as of May 18: 2,831 — 19th lowest (total: 203,006)
> Rainy day fund as % of annual expenditures as of start of FY 2020: 8.8% (23rd highest)
> Unemployment claims since mid-March as % of labor force: 15.6% — 14th lowest (total: 548,489)
> COVID cases: 198 per 100,000 — 17th lowest (total: 14,170)
26. California
> Est. federal funding disbursed as of May 19: $118.68 billion
> Est. federal funding disbursed as of May 19 per COVID-19 case: $1,450,958 (15th most)
> Est. federal funding disbursed as of May 19 per unemployment claim since March: $28,203 (14th least)
> Total small business loans administered: 505,798 (total $66.50 billion — the most)
> Total economic impact payments received: 13,564,730 payments, $22.47 billion
> Funding for test sites and testing: $941.03 million (2nd most)
> Testing sites as of May 15: 242
> Testing rate as of May 18: 3,123 — 22nd lowest (total: 1,235,243)
> Rainy day fund as % of annual expenditures as of start of FY 2020: 13.0% (9th highest)
> Unemployment claims since mid-March as % of labor force: 21.7% — 16th highest (total: 4,208,140)
> COVID cases: 207 per 100,000 — 18th lowest (total: 81,795)
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27. Florida
> Est. federal funding disbursed as of May 19: $60.85 billion
> Est. federal funding disbursed as of May 19 per COVID-19 case: $1,296,143 (21st most)
> Est. federal funding disbursed as of May 19 per unemployment claim since March: $30,605 (22nd least)
> Total small business loans administered: 325,845 (total $30.34 billion — 4th most)
> Total economic impact payments received: 9,169,713 payments, $15.17 billion
> Funding for test sites and testing: $492.43 million (6th most)
> Testing sites as of May 15: 169
> Testing rate as of May 18: 3,182 — 23rd lowest (total: 677,710)
> Rainy day fund as % of annual expenditures as of start of FY 2020: 4.6% (11th lowest)
> Unemployment claims since mid-March as % of labor force: 19.4% — 23rd highest (total: 1,988,106)
> COVID cases: 220 per 100,000 — 19th lowest (total: 46,944)
28. New Hampshire
> Est. federal funding disbursed as of May 19: $5.12 billion
> Est. federal funding disbursed as of May 19 per COVID-19 case: $1,377,169 (18th most)
> Est. federal funding disbursed as of May 19 per unemployment claim since March: $28,264 (15th least)
> Total small business loans administered: 22,084 (total $2.54 billion — 13th least)
> Total economic impact payments received: 560,833 payments, $941.10 million
> Funding for test sites and testing: $71.41 million (11th least)
> Testing sites as of May 15: 16
> Testing rate as of May 18: 3,647 — 19th highest (total: 49,474)
> Rainy day fund as % of annual expenditures as of start of FY 2020: 7.4% (21st lowest)
> Unemployment claims since mid-March as % of labor force: 23.6% — 12th highest (total: 181,309)
> COVID cases: 274 per 100,000 — 23rd highest (total: 3,721)
29. North Carolina
> Est. federal funding disbursed as of May 19: $26.22 billion
> Est. federal funding disbursed as of May 19 per COVID-19 case: $1,330,881 (20th most)
> Est. federal funding disbursed as of May 19 per unemployment claim since March: $29,478 (18th least)
> Total small business loans administered: 109,032 (total $12.27 billion — 13th most)
> Total economic impact payments received: 4,076,334 payments, $6.99 billion
> Funding for test sites and testing: $218.13 million (14th most)
> Testing sites as of May 15: 118
> Testing rate as of May 18: 2,463 — 7th lowest (total: 255,755)
> Rainy day fund as % of annual expenditures as of start of FY 2020: 5.3% (14th lowest)
> Unemployment claims since mid-March as % of labor force: 17.6% — 21st lowest (total: 889,410)
> COVID cases: 190 per 100,000 — 16th lowest (total: 19,700)
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30. South Carolina
> Est. federal funding disbursed as of May 19: $12.59 billion
> Est. federal funding disbursed as of May 19 per COVID-19 case: $1,389,713 (17th most)
> Est. federal funding disbursed as of May 19 per unemployment claim since March: $25,489 (10th least)
> Total small business loans administered: 57,179 (total $5.64 billion — 24th least)
> Total economic impact payments received: 2,060,588 payments, $3.52 billion
> Funding for test sites and testing: $137.53 million (25th most)
> Testing sites as of May 15: 46
> Testing rate as of May 18: 2,588 — 10th lowest (total: 131,559)
> Rainy day fund as % of annual expenditures as of start of FY 2020: 6.6% (19th lowest)
> Unemployment claims since mid-March as % of labor force: 20.9% — 19th highest (total: 493,761)
> COVID cases: 178 per 100,000 — 13th lowest (total: 9,056)
31. Virginia
> Est. federal funding disbursed as of May 19: $23.87 billion
> Est. federal funding disbursed as of May 19 per COVID-19 case: $781,647 (17th least)
> Est. federal funding disbursed as of May 19 per unemployment claim since March: $35,070 (21st most)
> Total small business loans administered: 97,659 (total $12.46 billion — 12th most)
> Total economic impact payments received: 3,196,178 payments, $5.46 billion
> Funding for test sites and testing: $241.56 million (12th most)
> Testing sites as of May 15: 170
> Testing rate as of May 18: 2,286 — 3rd lowest (total: 194,677)
> Rainy day fund as % of annual expenditures as of start of FY 2020: 6.0% (16th lowest)
> Unemployment claims since mid-March as % of labor force: 15.5% — 13th lowest (total: 680,664)
> COVID cases: 359 per 100,000 — 19th highest (total: 30,539)
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32. Kentucky
> Est. federal funding disbursed as of May 19: $11.50 billion
> Est. federal funding disbursed as of May 19 per COVID-19 case: $1,424,909 (16th most)
> Est. federal funding disbursed as of May 19 per unemployment claim since March: $15,489 (the least)
> Total small business loans administered: 44,705 (total $5.19 billion — 21st least)
> Total economic impact payments received: 1,878,814 payments, $3.28 billion
> Funding for test sites and testing: $113.50 million (23rd least)
> Testing sites as of May 15: 28
> Testing rate as of May 18: 3,250 — 25th lowest (total: 145,238)
> Rainy day fund as % of annual expenditures as of start of FY 2020: 2.6% (5th lowest)
> Unemployment claims since mid-March as % of labor force: 36.1% — the highest (total: 742,299)
> COVID cases: 181 per 100,000 — 14th lowest (total: 8,069)
33. Maryland
> Est. federal funding disbursed as of May 19: $18.17 billion
> Est. federal funding disbursed as of May 19 per COVID-19 case: $437,227 (8th least)
> Est. federal funding disbursed as of May 19 per unemployment claim since March: $36,843 (19th most)
> Total small business loans administered: 70,364 (total $9.81 billion — 17th most)
> Total economic impact payments received: 2,186,404 payments, $3.58 billion
> Funding for test sites and testing: $234.29 million (13th most)
> Testing sites as of May 15: 68
> Testing rate as of May 18: 3,426 — 23rd highest (total: 206,994)
> Rainy day fund as % of annual expenditures as of start of FY 2020: 6.2% (17th lowest)
> Unemployment claims since mid-March as % of labor force: 15.3% — 12th lowest (total: 493,036)
> COVID cases: 688 per 100,000 — 9th highest (total: 41,546)
34. New York
> Est. federal funding disbursed as of May 19: $74.82 billion
> Est. federal funding disbursed as of May 19 per COVID-19 case: $212,949 (the least)
> Est. federal funding disbursed as of May 19 per unemployment claim since March: $37,312 (17th most)
> Total small business loans administered: 281,058 (total $37.80 billion — 3rd most)
> Total economic impact payments received: 7,737,476 payments, $12.52 billion
> Funding for test sites and testing: $1598.22 million (the most)
> Testing sites as of May 15: 346
> Testing rate as of May 18: 7,233 — 3rd highest (total: 1,413,396)
> Rainy day fund as % of annual expenditures as of start of FY 2020: 3.2% (7th lowest)
> Unemployment claims since mid-March as % of labor force: 21.0% — 17th highest (total: 2,005,360)
> COVID cases: 1,798 per 100,000 — the highest (total: 351,371)
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35. Ohio
> Est. federal funding disbursed as of May 19: $34.43 billion
> Est. federal funding disbursed as of May 19 per COVID-19 case: $1,189,167 (25th least)
> Est. federal funding disbursed as of May 19 per unemployment claim since March: $29,413 (17th least)
> Total small business loans administered: 128,316 (total $18.39 billion — 7th most)
> Total economic impact payments received: 4,916,174 payments, $8.32 billion
> Funding for test sites and testing: $278.73 million (11th most)
> Testing sites as of May 15: 97
> Testing rate as of May 18: 2,310 — 5th lowest (total: 270,041)
> Rainy day fund as % of annual expenditures as of start of FY 2020: 7.7% (22nd lowest)
> Unemployment claims since mid-March as % of labor force: 20.3% — 21st highest (total: 1,170,540)
> COVID cases: 248 per 100,000 — 24th lowest (total: 28,952)
36. Minnesota
> Est. federal funding disbursed as of May 19: $18.54 billion
> Est. federal funding disbursed as of May 19 per COVID-19 case: $1,088,796 (24th least)
> Est. federal funding disbursed as of May 19 per unemployment claim since March: $29,261 (16th least)
> Total small business loans administered: 90,315 (total $11.01 billion — 15th most)
> Total economic impact payments received: 2,124,142 payments, $3.71 billion
> Funding for test sites and testing: $157.16 million (24th most)
> Testing sites as of May 15: 55
> Testing rate as of May 18: 2,791 — 17th lowest (total: 156,606)
> Rainy day fund as % of annual expenditures as of start of FY 2020: 10.4% (16th highest)
> Unemployment claims since mid-March as % of labor force: 20.5% — 20th highest (total: 633,648)
> COVID cases: 303 per 100,000 — 20th highest (total: 17,029)
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37. Mississippi
> Est. federal funding disbursed as of May 19: $7.52 billion
> Est. federal funding disbursed as of May 19 per COVID-19 case: $642,645 (14th least)
> Est. federal funding disbursed as of May 19 per unemployment claim since March: $30,897 (23rd least)
> Total small business loans administered: 41,147 (total $3.15 billion — 15th least)
> Total economic impact payments received: 1,225,834 payments, $2.09 billion
> Funding for test sites and testing: $103.49 million (21st least)
> Testing sites as of May 15: 70
> Testing rate as of May 18: 3,876 — 16th highest (total: 115,767)
> Rainy day fund as % of annual expenditures as of start of FY 2020: 8.1% (25th highest)
> Unemployment claims since mid-March as % of labor force: 19.2% — 24th highest (total: 243,438)
> COVID cases: 392 per 100,000 — 17th highest (total: 11,704)
38. Iowa
> Est. federal funding disbursed as of May 19: $9.39 billion
> Est. federal funding disbursed as of May 19 per COVID-19 case: $613,690 (12th least)
> Est. federal funding disbursed as of May 19 per unemployment claim since March: $31,279 (24th least)
> Total small business loans administered: 53,419 (total $5.04 billion — 20th least)
> Total economic impact payments received: 1,230,814 payments, $2.21 billion
> Funding for test sites and testing: $114.24 million (24th least)
> Testing sites as of May 15: 53
> Testing rate as of May 18: 3,268 — 25th highest (total: 103,148)
> Rainy day fund as % of annual expenditures as of start of FY 2020: 10.3% (17th highest)
> Unemployment claims since mid-March as % of labor force: 17.5% — 20th lowest (total: 300,109)
> COVID cases: 485 per 100,000 — 13th highest (total: 15,296)
39. Alabama
> Est. federal funding disbursed as of May 19: $12.94 billion
> Est. federal funding disbursed as of May 19 per COVID-19 case: $1,045,488 (22nd least)
> Est. federal funding disbursed as of May 19 per unemployment claim since March: $27,446 (13th least)
> Total small business loans administered: 59,570 (total $6.17 billion — 25th least)
> Total economic impact payments received: 1,996,007 payments, $3.43 billion
> Funding for test sites and testing: $132.34 million (25th least)
> Testing sites as of May 15: 45
> Testing rate as of May 18: 3,199 — 24th lowest (total: 156,350)
> Rainy day fund as % of annual expenditures as of start of FY 2020: 10.1% (18th highest)
> Unemployment claims since mid-March as % of labor force: 21.0% — 18th highest (total: 471,441)
> COVID cases: 253 per 100,000 — 25th lowest (total: 12,376)
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40. Washington
> Est. federal funding disbursed as of May 19: $22.68 billion
> Est. federal funding disbursed as of May 19 per COVID-19 case: $1,218,495 (24th most)
> Est. federal funding disbursed as of May 19 per unemployment claim since March: $21,085 (5th least)
> Total small business loans administered: 90,505 (total $12.11 billion — 14th most)
> Total economic impact payments received: 2,856,962 payments, $4.88 billion
> Funding for test sites and testing: $208.97 million (17th most)
> Testing sites as of May 15: 106
> Testing rate as of May 18: 3,785 — 18th highest (total: 285,243)
> Rainy day fund as % of annual expenditures as of start of FY 2020: 8.0% (25th lowest)
> Unemployment claims since mid-March as % of labor force: 27.7% — 10th highest (total: 1,075,501)
> COVID cases: 247 per 100,000 — 23rd lowest (total: 18,611)
41. Indiana
> Est. federal funding disbursed as of May 19: $19.04 billion
> Est. federal funding disbursed as of May 19 per COVID-19 case: $663,325 (15th least)
> Est. federal funding disbursed as of May 19 per unemployment claim since March: $29,569 (19th least)
> Total small business loans administered: 72,543 (total $9.44 billion — 19th most)
> Total economic impact payments received: 2,742,791 payments, $4.86 billion
> Funding for test sites and testing: $209.44 million (16th most)
> Testing sites as of May 15: 160
> Testing rate as of May 18: 2,748 — 16th lowest (total: 183,912)
> Rainy day fund as % of annual expenditures as of start of FY 2020: 8.6% (24th highest)
> Unemployment claims since mid-March as % of labor force: 19.0% — 25th highest (total: 643,932)
> COVID cases: 429 per 100,000 — 15th highest (total: 28,705)
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42. Nevada
> Est. federal funding disbursed as of May 19: $8.42 billion
> Est. federal funding disbursed as of May 19 per COVID-19 case: $1,192,485 (25th most)
> Est. federal funding disbursed as of May 19 per unemployment claim since March: $19,215 (3rd least)
> Total small business loans administered: 36,799 (total $4.00 billion — 18th least)
> Total economic impact payments received: 1,279,890 payments, $2.13 billion
> Funding for test sites and testing: $102.78 million (20th least)
> Testing sites as of May 15: 26
> Testing rate as of May 18: 2,661 — 14th lowest (total: 80,732)
> Rainy day fund as % of annual expenditures as of start of FY 2020: 8.9% (22nd highest)
> Unemployment claims since mid-March as % of labor force: 28.6% — 7th highest (total: 438,211)
> COVID cases: 233 per 100,000 — 21st lowest (total: 7,061)
43. New Jersey
> Est. federal funding disbursed as of May 19: $31.98 billion
> Est. federal funding disbursed as of May 19 per COVID-19 case: $214,617 (2nd least)
> Est. federal funding disbursed as of May 19 per unemployment claim since March: $30,557 (21st least)
> Total small business loans administered: 128,638 (total $16.96 billion — 8th most)
> Total economic impact payments received: 3,208,179 payments, $5.29 billion
> Funding for test sites and testing: $650.42 million (3rd most)
> Testing sites as of May 15: 110
> Testing rate as of May 18: 5,675 — 7th highest (total: 505,569)
> Rainy day fund as % of annual expenditures as of start of FY 2020: 1.0% (4th lowest)
> Unemployment claims since mid-March as % of labor force: 23.5% — 13th highest (total: 1,046,578)
> COVID cases: 1,673 per 100,000 — 2nd highest (total: 149,013)
44. Massachusetts
> Est. federal funding disbursed as of May 19: $24.65 billion
> Est. federal funding disbursed as of May 19 per COVID-19 case: $280,363 (3rd least)
> Est. federal funding disbursed as of May 19 per unemployment claim since March: $29,866 (20th least)
> Total small business loans administered: 104,415 (total $14.30 billion — 10th most)
> Total economic impact payments received: 2,503,206 payments, $4.01 billion
> Funding for test sites and testing: $403.56 million (8th most)
> Testing sites as of May 15: 114
> Testing rate as of May 18: 6,798 — 4th highest (total: 469,199)
> Rainy day fund as % of annual expenditures as of start of FY 2020: 9.5% (20th highest)
> Unemployment claims since mid-March as % of labor force: 21.7% — 15th highest (total: 825,389)
> COVID cases: 1,274 per 100,000 — 3rd highest (total: 87,925)
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45. Pennsylvania
> Est. federal funding disbursed as of May 19: $39.35 billion
> Est. federal funding disbursed as of May 19 per COVID-19 case: $618,024 (13th least)
> Est. federal funding disbursed as of May 19 per unemployment claim since March: $21,974 (6th least)
> Total small business loans administered: 153,537 (total $20.76 billion — 6th most)
> Total economic impact payments received: 5,215,824 payments, $8.82 billion
> Funding for test sites and testing: $445.21 million (7th most)
> Testing sites as of May 15: 272
> Testing rate as of May 18: 2,660 — 13th lowest (total: 340,609)
> Rainy day fund as % of annual expenditures as of start of FY 2020: 1.0% (4th lowest)
> Unemployment claims since mid-March as % of labor force: 27.8% — 9th highest (total: 1,790,615)
> COVID cases: 497 per 100,000 — 12th highest (total: 63,666)
46. Georgia
> Est. federal funding disbursed as of May 19: $28.70 billion
> Est. federal funding disbursed as of May 19 per COVID-19 case: $738,680 (16th least)
> Est. federal funding disbursed as of May 19 per unemployment claim since March: $15,637 (2nd least)
> Total small business loans administered: 131,085 (total $14.03 billion — 11th most)
> Total economic impact payments received: 4,069,403 payments, $6.94 billion
> Funding for test sites and testing: $302.44 million (10th most)
> Testing sites as of May 15: 91
> Testing rate as of May 18: 3,463 — 22nd highest (total: 364,289)
> Rainy day fund as % of annual expenditures as of start of FY 2020: 10.6% (15th highest)
> Unemployment claims since mid-March as % of labor force: 35.9% — 2nd highest (total: 1,835,654)
> COVID cases: 369 per 100,000 — 18th highest (total: 38,858)
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47. Michigan
> Est. federal funding disbursed as of May 19: $30.62 billion
> Est. federal funding disbursed as of May 19 per COVID-19 case: $584,916 (10th least)
> Est. federal funding disbursed as of May 19 per unemployment claim since March: $22,285 (7th least)
> Total small business loans administered: 111,773 (total $15.78 billion — 9th most)
> Total economic impact payments received: 4,081,884 payments, $7.05 billion
> Funding for test sites and testing: $352.99 million (9th most)
> Testing sites as of May 15: 213
> Testing rate as of May 18: 4,252 — 14th highest (total: 424,998)
> Rainy day fund as % of annual expenditures as of start of FY 2020: 11.0% (13th highest)
> Unemployment claims since mid-March as % of labor force: 27.9% — 8th highest (total: 1,374,062)
> COVID cases: 524 per 100,000 — 11th highest (total: 52,350)
48. Rhode Island
> Est. federal funding disbursed as of May 19: $4.31 billion
> Est. federal funding disbursed as of May 19 per COVID-19 case: $332,864 (5th least)
> Est. federal funding disbursed as of May 19 per unemployment claim since March: $27,033 (11th least)
> Total small business loans administered: 15,857 (total $1.86 billion — 9th least)
> Total economic impact payments received: 446,941 payments, $725.57 million
> Funding for test sites and testing: $98.24 million (17th least)
> Testing sites as of May 15: 19
> Testing rate as of May 18: 10,913 — the highest (total: 115,384)
> Rainy day fund as % of annual expenditures as of start of FY 2020: 5.2% (13th lowest)
> Unemployment claims since mid-March as % of labor force: 28.9% — 5th highest (total: 159,467)
> COVID cases: 1,225 per 100,000 — 4th highest (total: 12,951)
49. Louisiana
> Est. federal funding disbursed as of May 19: $14.23 billion
> Est. federal funding disbursed as of May 19 per COVID-19 case: $406,022 (6th least)
> Est. federal funding disbursed as of May 19 per unemployment claim since March: $23,730 (9th least)
> Total small business loans administered: 65,158 (total $7.22 billion — 23rd most)
> Total economic impact payments received: 1,877,721 payments, $3.18 billion
> Funding for test sites and testing: $210.20 million (15th most)
> Testing sites as of May 15: 65
> Testing rate as of May 18: 5,789 — 6th highest (total: 269,748)
> Rainy day fund as % of annual expenditures as of start of FY 2020: 4.4% (9th lowest)
> Unemployment claims since mid-March as % of labor force: 28.8% — 6th highest (total: 599,501)
> COVID cases: 752 per 100,000 — 8th highest (total: 35,038)
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50. Connecticut
> Est. federal funding disbursed as of May 19: $11.94 billion
> Est. federal funding disbursed as of May 19 per COVID-19 case: $313,377 (4th least)
> Est. federal funding disbursed as of May 19 per unemployment claim since March: $20,026 (4th least)
> Total small business loans administered: 54,559 (total $6.66 billion — 25th most)
> Total economic impact payments received: 1,325,813 payments, $2.16 billion
> Funding for test sites and testing: $202.89 million (18th most)
> Testing sites as of May 15: 62
> Testing rate as of May 18: 4,973 — 10th highest (total: 177,679)
> Rainy day fund as % of annual expenditures as of start of FY 2020: 15.3% (6th highest)
> Unemployment claims since mid-March as % of labor force: 31.5% — 4th highest (total: 596,457)
> COVID cases: 1,067 per 100,000 — 5th highest (total: 38,116)
Methodology:
To determine federal funding to states per COVID-19 case, 24/7 Wall St. reviewed data on the allocation of funding from the Coronavirus Preparedness and Response Supplemental Appropriations Act, the Families First Coronavirus Response Act, the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act, and the Paycheck Protection program and Health Care Enhancement Act, as well as COVID-19 case counts from state and local health departments. The programs we looked at include:
> Direct aid paid to state, local, and tribal governments through the Coronavirus Relief Fund of the CARES Act
> The value of all Paycheck Protection Program loans approved for small businesses as of May 16, 2020 through the CARES Act
> The value of all Economic Impact Payment payments paid to individuals as of May 8, 2020 through the CARES Act
> The value of initial Public Health and Social Services Emergency Fund payments to health care providers through CARES Act
> The value of COVID-19 High Impact Allocation payments to hospitals through the Provider Relief Fund of the CARES Act
> Direct payments to states for UI emergency funding through Families First Coronavirus Response Act
> Estimated direct payments to states through the Governor’s Emergency Education Relief Fund of the CARES Act
> Estimated direct payments to states through the Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief Fund of the CARES Act
> Estimated direct payments to states through IHE grants through the Higher Education Emergency Relief Fund of the CARES Act
> FEMA disaster relief allocations as of Mar. 31, 2020
> FTA Transit Infrastructure Grant allocations through CARES Act
> Payments to airports made as of Apr. 15, 2020 through the Airport Improvement Program through the CARES Act
> Direct payments made to state and local governments as of Apr. 17, 2020 through HUD Community Development Block Grants through the CARES Act
> Direct payments allocated to state and local governments as of Apr. 17, 2020 through HUD Emergency Solutions Grants through the CARES Act
> Direct payments allocated to state and tribal governments as of Apr. 15, 2020 through HHS Child Care & Development Block Grants through CARES Act
> Direct payments made to state, local, and tribal governments for COVID-19 testing through Coronavirus Preparedness and Response Supplemental Appropriations Act
> Direct payments made to state, local, and tribal governments for COVID-19 testing through the CARES Act
> Direct payments made to state, local, and tribal governments for COVID-19 testing through Payment Protection Program and Health Care Enhancement Act
Data on COVID-19 case and death counts was collected from state and local health departments by 24/7 Wall St. and is current as of May 19, 2020.
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