Special Report
States Where the Virus Spread Is Slowing (and Where It’s Still Getting Worse)
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After several weeks of declining COVID-19 cases, health authorities nationwide reported more average daily cases per capita in the most recent week than in the week before. There were 11.5 average daily new cases of the virus for every 100,000 Americans in the week ending Sept. 20. In the week ending Sept. 13, there were an average of 10.9 new daily COVID-19 cases per 100,000 Americans.
This increase was not evenly dispersed among states. While some states actually reported fewer daily new COVID-19 cases week over week, the majority of states — 37 — reported more new cases per day. Similarly, while the U.S. reported an average increase of 0.6 daily new cases per 100,000 week-over-week, nine states reported an increase over five times higher, eclipsing 3.0 additional average daily new cases per 100,000 residents compared to the previous week.
Using data from state and local health departments, 24/7 Wall St. calculated average new daily confirmed COVID-19 cases for the week ending Sept. 20 and compared it to the average from the previous week to determine the states where the spread of the coronavirus is declining the fastest, where it is remaining relatively unchanged, and where it is still increasing.
Unlike many past weeks, there does not appear to be one region that makes up a large share of the states where the virus is spreading the fastest. The Western, Southern, and Midwestern regions of the country each had at least three states in the top 10 states where the coronavirus is spreading the fastest as well as in the 10 states where its spread is decreasing.
All of the Northeastern states had relatively minor fluctuations in their average daily case counts. In all nine states in the region, average daily cases per capita for the week ending September 20 are also below the national average. The vast majority of states with the highest averages of daily new cases per capita in the last week are either in the Midwest or the South.
Cases may be increasing for a number of reasons, including the relaxing of social distancing and safety measures by state and local officials. COVID-19 may also be spreading as students return to schools. There are dozens of colleges across the country in which hundreds of students have been infected since the school year began in August. These are the colleges that reported spikes in COVID-19 cases after reopening.
Click here to see the states where the virus spread is slowing (and where it’s still getting worse)
50. Hawaii
> Change in daily avg. new COVID-19 cases week over week: -4.1 per 100,000 people
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending Sept. 20: 8.1 per 100,000 people — 14th fewest
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending Sept. 13: 12.2 per 100,000 people — 22nd most
> Cumulative COVID-19 cases as of Sept. 20: 797 per 100,000 people — 6th fewest (total: 11,326)
> Cumulative COVID-19 deaths as of Sept. 20: 8 per 100,000 people — 3rd fewest (total: 120)
> Population: 1.4 million
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49. Wisconsin
> Change in daily avg. new COVID-19 cases week over week: -2.3 per 100,000 people
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending Sept. 20: 14.4 per 100,000 people — 17th most
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending Sept. 13: 16.7 per 100,000 people — 11th most
> Cumulative COVID-19 cases as of Sept. 20: 1,571 per 100,000 people — 18th fewest (total: 91,304)
> Cumulative COVID-19 deaths as of Sept. 20: 21 per 100,000 people — 12th fewest (total: 1,220)
> Population: 5.8 million
48. Illinois
> Change in daily avg. new COVID-19 cases week over week: -1.8 per 100,000 people
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending Sept. 20: 13.9 per 100,000 people — 18th most
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending Sept. 13: 15.8 per 100,000 people — 14th most
> Cumulative COVID-19 cases as of Sept. 20: 2,153 per 100,000 people — 17th most (total: 274,258)
> Cumulative COVID-19 deaths as of Sept. 20: 66 per 100,000 people — 10th most (total: 8,450)
> Population: 12.7 million
47. Louisiana
> Change in daily avg. new COVID-19 cases week over week: -1.8 per 100,000 people
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending Sept. 20: 12.9 per 100,000 people — 22nd most
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending Sept. 13: 14.6 per 100,000 people — 16th most
> Cumulative COVID-19 cases as of Sept. 20: 3,460 per 100,000 people — the most (total: 161,219)
> Cumulative COVID-19 deaths as of Sept. 20: 112 per 100,000 people — 5th most (total: 5,198)
> Population: 4.7 million
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46. California
> Change in daily avg. new COVID-19 cases week over week: -1.1 per 100,000 people
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending Sept. 20: 8.4 per 100,000 people — 15th fewest
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending Sept. 13: 9.5 per 100,000 people — 18th fewest
> Cumulative COVID-19 cases as of Sept. 20: 1,968 per 100,000 people — 24th most (total: 778,400)
> Cumulative COVID-19 deaths as of Sept. 20: 38 per 100,000 people — 25th most (total: 14,987)
> Population: 39.6 million
45. Nevada
> Change in daily avg. new COVID-19 cases week over week: -1.0 per 100,000 people
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending Sept. 20: 9.8 per 100,000 people — 19th fewest
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending Sept. 13: 10.8 per 100,000 people — 22nd fewest
> Cumulative COVID-19 cases as of Sept. 20: 2,498 per 100,000 people — 11th most (total: 75,804)
> Cumulative COVID-19 deaths as of Sept. 20: 50 per 100,000 people — 18th most (total: 1,531)
> Population: 3.0 million
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44. Mississippi
> Change in daily avg. new COVID-19 cases week over week: -0.5 per 100,000 people
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending Sept. 20: 15.9 per 100,000 people — 14th most
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending Sept. 13: 16.4 per 100,000 people — 12th most
> Cumulative COVID-19 cases as of Sept. 20: 3,126 per 100,000 people — 3rd most (total: 93,364)
> Cumulative COVID-19 deaths as of Sept. 20: 94 per 100,000 people — 7th most (total: 2,810)
> Population: 3.0 million
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43. North Carolina
> Change in daily avg. new COVID-19 cases week over week: -0.4 per 100,000 people
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending Sept. 20: 11.7 per 100,000 people — 25th most
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending Sept. 13: 12.1 per 100,000 people — 23rd most
> Cumulative COVID-19 cases as of Sept. 20: 1,864 per 100,000 people — 25th fewest (total: 193,581)
> Cumulative COVID-19 deaths as of Sept. 20: 31 per 100,000 people — 20th fewest (total: 3,243)
> Population: 10.4 million
42. Georgia
> Change in daily avg. new COVID-19 cases week over week: -0.4 per 100,000 people
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending Sept. 20: 16.0 per 100,000 people — 13th most
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending Sept. 13: 16.4 per 100,000 people — 13th most
> Cumulative COVID-19 cases as of Sept. 20: 2,910 per 100,000 people — 6th most (total: 306,155)
> Cumulative COVID-19 deaths as of Sept. 20: 63 per 100,000 people — 15th most (total: 6,602)
> Population: 10.5 million
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41. Kansas
> Change in daily avg. new COVID-19 cases week over week: -0.3 per 100,000 people
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending Sept. 20: 17.2 per 100,000 people — 12th most
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending Sept. 13: 17.6 per 100,000 people — 9th most
> Cumulative COVID-19 cases as of Sept. 20: 1,796 per 100,000 people — 22nd fewest (total: 52,285)
> Cumulative COVID-19 deaths as of Sept. 20: 20 per 100,000 people — 11th fewest (total: 596)
> Population: 2.9 million
40. Michigan
> Change in daily avg. new COVID-19 cases week over week: -0.1 per 100,000 people
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending Sept. 20: 8.0 per 100,000 people — 13th fewest
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending Sept. 13: 8.1 per 100,000 people — 16th fewest
> Cumulative COVID-19 cases as of Sept. 20: 1,281 per 100,000 people — 14th fewest (total: 128,087)
> Cumulative COVID-19 deaths as of Sept. 20: 70 per 100,000 people — 9th most (total: 6,969)
> Population: 10.0 million
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39. Maryland
> Change in daily avg. new COVID-19 cases week over week: +0.0 per 100,000 people
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending Sept. 20: 9.8 per 100,000 people — 20th fewest
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending Sept. 13: 9.8 per 100,000 people — 20th fewest
> Cumulative COVID-19 cases as of Sept. 20: 1,988 per 100,000 people — 23rd most (total: 120,156)
> Cumulative COVID-19 deaths as of Sept. 20: 64 per 100,000 people — 12th most (total: 3,879)
> Population: 6.0 million
38. Florida
> Change in daily avg. new COVID-19 cases week over week: +0.0 per 100,000 people
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending Sept. 20: 12.8 per 100,000 people — 23rd most
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending Sept. 13: 12.8 per 100,000 people — 20th most
> Cumulative COVID-19 cases as of Sept. 20: 3,210 per 100,000 people — 2nd most (total: 683,754)
> Cumulative COVID-19 deaths as of Sept. 20: 63 per 100,000 people — 13th most (total: 13,459)
> Population: 21.3 million
37. Virginia
> Change in daily avg. new COVID-19 cases week over week: +0.1 per 100,000 people
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending Sept. 20: 11.6 per 100,000 people — 25th fewest
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending Sept. 13: 11.6 per 100,000 people — 25th fewest
> Cumulative COVID-19 cases as of Sept. 20: 1,650 per 100,000 people — 20th fewest (total: 140,511)
> Cumulative COVID-19 deaths as of Sept. 20: 35 per 100,000 people — 25th fewest (total: 3,015)
> Population: 8.5 million
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36. Ohio
> Change in daily avg. new COVID-19 cases week over week: +0.1 per 100,000 people
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending Sept. 20: 8.9 per 100,000 people — 17th fewest
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending Sept. 13: 8.8 per 100,000 people — 17th fewest
> Cumulative COVID-19 cases as of Sept. 20: 1,235 per 100,000 people — 13th fewest (total: 144,309)
> Cumulative COVID-19 deaths as of Sept. 20: 39 per 100,000 people — 23rd most (total: 4,615)
> Population: 11.7 million
35. Washington
> Change in daily avg. new COVID-19 cases week over week: +0.1 per 100,000 people
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending Sept. 20: 5.2 per 100,000 people — 9th fewest
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending Sept. 13: 5.1 per 100,000 people — 11th fewest
> Cumulative COVID-19 cases as of Sept. 20: 1,095 per 100,000 people — 10th fewest (total: 82,548)
> Cumulative COVID-19 deaths as of Sept. 20: 27 per 100,000 people — 18th fewest (total: 2,037)
> Population: 7.5 million
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34. Alaska
> Change in daily avg. new COVID-19 cases week over week: +0.2 per 100,000 people
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending Sept. 20: 11.0 per 100,000 people — 23rd fewest
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending Sept. 13: 10.8 per 100,000 people — 23rd fewest
> Cumulative COVID-19 cases as of Sept. 20: 1,053 per 100,000 people — 9th fewest (total: 7,767)
> Cumulative COVID-19 deaths as of Sept. 20: 6 per 100,000 people — 2nd fewest (total: 45)
> Population: 737,438
33. New York
> Change in daily avg. new COVID-19 cases week over week: +0.2 per 100,000 people
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending Sept. 20: 3.8 per 100,000 people — 4th fewest
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending Sept. 13: 3.6 per 100,000 people — 5th fewest
> Cumulative COVID-19 cases as of Sept. 20: 2,302 per 100,000 people — 14th most (total: 449,900)
> Cumulative COVID-19 deaths as of Sept. 20: 130 per 100,000 people — 3rd most (total: 25,427)
> Population: 19.5 million
32. Delaware
> Change in daily avg. new COVID-19 cases week over week: +0.2 per 100,000 people
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending Sept. 20: 11.9 per 100,000 people — 24th most
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending Sept. 13: 11.6 per 100,000 people — 25th most
> Cumulative COVID-19 cases as of Sept. 20: 2,023 per 100,000 people — 21st most (total: 19,566)
> Cumulative COVID-19 deaths as of Sept. 20: 64 per 100,000 people — 11th most (total: 621)
> Population: 967,171
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31. New Hampshire
> Change in daily avg. new COVID-19 cases week over week: +0.3 per 100,000 people
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending Sept. 20: 2.6 per 100,000 people — 3rd fewest
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending Sept. 13: 2.3 per 100,000 people — 3rd fewest
> Cumulative COVID-19 cases as of Sept. 20: 586 per 100,000 people — 3rd fewest (total: 7,947)
> Cumulative COVID-19 deaths as of Sept. 20: 32 per 100,000 people — 21st fewest (total: 438)
> Population: 1.4 million
30. Vermont
> Change in daily avg. new COVID-19 cases week over week: +0.3 per 100,000 people
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending Sept. 20: 0.9 per 100,000 people — the fewest
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending Sept. 13: 0.6 per 100,000 people — the fewest
> Cumulative COVID-19 cases as of Sept. 20: 274 per 100,000 people — the fewest (total: 1,715)
> Cumulative COVID-19 deaths as of Sept. 20: 9 per 100,000 people — 5th fewest (total: 58)
> Population: 626,299
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29. Alabama
> Change in daily avg. new COVID-19 cases week over week: +0.3 per 100,000 people
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending Sept. 20: 18.7 per 100,000 people — 11th most
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending Sept. 13: 18.4 per 100,000 people — 8th most
> Cumulative COVID-19 cases as of Sept. 20: 2,966 per 100,000 people — 5th most (total: 144,962)
> Cumulative COVID-19 deaths as of Sept. 20: 50 per 100,000 people — 19th most (total: 2,437)
> Population: 4.9 million
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28. Minnesota
> Change in daily avg. new COVID-19 cases week over week: +0.4 per 100,000 people
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending Sept. 20: 11.6 per 100,000 people — 24th fewest
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending Sept. 13: 11.2 per 100,000 people — 24th fewest
> Cumulative COVID-19 cases as of Sept. 20: 1,604 per 100,000 people — 19th fewest (total: 90,017)
> Cumulative COVID-19 deaths as of Sept. 20: 35 per 100,000 people — 23rd fewest (total: 1,965)
> Population: 5.6 million
27. Oregon
> Change in daily avg. new COVID-19 cases week over week: +0.4 per 100,000 people
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending Sept. 20: 4.9 per 100,000 people — 7th fewest
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending Sept. 13: 4.5 per 100,000 people — 8th fewest
> Cumulative COVID-19 cases as of Sept. 20: 735 per 100,000 people — 4th fewest (total: 30,801)
> Cumulative COVID-19 deaths as of Sept. 20: 13 per 100,000 people — 7th fewest (total: 526)
> Population: 4.2 million
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26. Maine
> Change in daily avg. new COVID-19 cases week over week: +0.4 per 100,000 people
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending Sept. 20: 2.2 per 100,000 people — 2nd fewest
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending Sept. 13: 1.8 per 100,000 people — 2nd fewest
> Cumulative COVID-19 cases as of Sept. 20: 379 per 100,000 people — 2nd fewest (total: 5,079)
> Cumulative COVID-19 deaths as of Sept. 20: 10 per 100,000 people — 6th fewest (total: 139)
> Population: 1.3 million
25. Massachusetts
> Change in daily avg. new COVID-19 cases week over week: +0.5 per 100,000 people
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending Sept. 20: 4.9 per 100,000 people — 6th fewest
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending Sept. 13: 4.3 per 100,000 people — 7th fewest
> Cumulative COVID-19 cases as of Sept. 20: 1,818 per 100,000 people — 23rd fewest (total: 125,479)
> Cumulative COVID-19 deaths as of Sept. 20: 132 per 100,000 people — 2nd most (total: 9,100)
> Population: 6.9 million
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24. Pennsylvania
> Change in daily avg. new COVID-19 cases week over week: +0.7 per 100,000 people
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending Sept. 20: 6.6 per 100,000 people — 11th fewest
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending Sept. 13: 5.9 per 100,000 people — 12th fewest
> Cumulative COVID-19 cases as of Sept. 20: 1,176 per 100,000 people — 12th fewest (total: 150,578)
> Cumulative COVID-19 deaths as of Sept. 20: 62 per 100,000 people — 16th most (total: 7,981)
> Population: 12.8 million
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23. New Mexico
> Change in daily avg. new COVID-19 cases week over week: +0.7 per 100,000 people
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending Sept. 20: 5.3 per 100,000 people — 10th fewest
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending Sept. 13: 4.6 per 100,000 people — 9th fewest
> Cumulative COVID-19 cases as of Sept. 20: 1,316 per 100,000 people — 15th fewest (total: 27,579)
> Cumulative COVID-19 deaths as of Sept. 20: 41 per 100,000 people — 21st most (total: 849)
> Population: 2.1 million
22. New Jersey
> Change in daily avg. new COVID-19 cases week over week: +0.7 per 100,000 people
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending Sept. 20: 4.7 per 100,000 people — 5th fewest
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending Sept. 13: 4.0 per 100,000 people — 6th fewest
> Cumulative COVID-19 cases as of Sept. 20: 2,242 per 100,000 people — 15th most (total: 199,762)
> Cumulative COVID-19 deaths as of Sept. 20: 180 per 100,000 people — the most (total: 16,067)
> Population: 8.9 million
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21. Indiana
> Change in daily avg. new COVID-19 cases week over week: +0.9 per 100,000 people
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending Sept. 20: 13.2 per 100,000 people — 21st most
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending Sept. 13: 12.3 per 100,000 people — 21st most
> Cumulative COVID-19 cases as of Sept. 20: 1,666 per 100,000 people — 21st fewest (total: 111,505)
> Cumulative COVID-19 deaths as of Sept. 20: 49 per 100,000 people — 20th most (total: 3,281)
> Population: 6.7 million
20. West Virginia
> Change in daily avg. new COVID-19 cases week over week: +1.2 per 100,000 people
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending Sept. 20: 10.8 per 100,000 people — 22nd fewest
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending Sept. 13: 9.6 per 100,000 people — 19th fewest
> Cumulative COVID-19 cases as of Sept. 20: 778 per 100,000 people — 5th fewest (total: 14,054)
> Cumulative COVID-19 deaths as of Sept. 20: 17 per 100,000 people — 10th fewest (total: 310)
> Population: 1.8 million
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19. Iowa
> Change in daily avg. new COVID-19 cases week over week: +1.5 per 100,000 people
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending Sept. 20: 23.6 per 100,000 people — 6th most
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending Sept. 13: 22.1 per 100,000 people — 3rd most
> Cumulative COVID-19 cases as of Sept. 20: 2,535 per 100,000 people — 9th most (total: 80,009)
> Cumulative COVID-19 deaths as of Sept. 20: 40 per 100,000 people — 22nd most (total: 1,265)
> Population: 3.2 million
18. Kentucky
> Change in daily avg. new COVID-19 cases week over week: +1.6 per 100,000 people
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending Sept. 20: 14.7 per 100,000 people — 16th most
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending Sept. 13: 13.1 per 100,000 people — 19th most
> Cumulative COVID-19 cases as of Sept. 20: 1,368 per 100,000 people — 16th fewest (total: 61,106)
> Cumulative COVID-19 deaths as of Sept. 20: 25 per 100,000 people — 16th fewest (total: 1,108)
> Population: 4.5 million
17. Connecticut
> Change in daily avg. new COVID-19 cases week over week: +1.8 per 100,000 people
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending Sept. 20: 5.1 per 100,000 people — 8th fewest
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending Sept. 13: 3.3 per 100,000 people — 4th fewest
> Cumulative COVID-19 cases as of Sept. 20: 1,554 per 100,000 people — 17th fewest (total: 55,527)
> Cumulative COVID-19 deaths as of Sept. 20: 126 per 100,000 people — 4th most (total: 4,492)
> Population: 3.6 million
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16. Rhode Island
> Change in daily avg. new COVID-19 cases week over week: +1.9 per 100,000 people
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending Sept. 20: 9.8 per 100,000 people — 18th fewest
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending Sept. 13: 7.9 per 100,000 people — 15th fewest
> Cumulative COVID-19 cases as of Sept. 20: 2,234 per 100,000 people — 16th most (total: 23,620)
> Cumulative COVID-19 deaths as of Sept. 20: 103 per 100,000 people — 6th most (total: 1,088)
> Population: 1.1 million
15. Idaho
> Change in daily avg. new COVID-19 cases week over week: +1.9 per 100,000 people
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending Sept. 20: 15.8 per 100,000 people — 15th most
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending Sept. 13: 13.9 per 100,000 people — 17th most
> Cumulative COVID-19 cases as of Sept. 20: 2,137 per 100,000 people — 18th most (total: 37,491)
> Cumulative COVID-19 deaths as of Sept. 20: 2 per 100,000 people — the fewest (total: 38)
> Population: 1.8 million
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14. Texas
> Change in daily avg. new COVID-19 cases week over week: +2.0 per 100,000 people
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending Sept. 20: 13.8 per 100,000 people — 20th most
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending Sept. 13: 11.8 per 100,000 people — 24th most
> Cumulative COVID-19 cases as of Sept. 20: 2,399 per 100,000 people — 12th most (total: 688,534)
> Cumulative COVID-19 deaths as of Sept. 20: 52 per 100,000 people — 17th most (total: 14,893)
> Population: 28.7 million
13. Arizona
> Change in daily avg. new COVID-19 cases week over week: +2.1 per 100,000 people
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending Sept. 20: 8.6 per 100,000 people — 16th fewest
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending Sept. 13: 6.5 per 100,000 people — 14th fewest
> Cumulative COVID-19 cases as of Sept. 20: 2,984 per 100,000 people — 4th most (total: 214,018)
> Cumulative COVID-19 deaths as of Sept. 20: 76 per 100,000 people — 8th most (total: 5,476)
> Population: 7.2 million
12. Tennessee
> Change in daily avg. new COVID-19 cases week over week: +2.2 per 100,000 people
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending Sept. 20: 21.7 per 100,000 people — 7th most
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending Sept. 13: 19.5 per 100,000 people — 7th most
> Cumulative COVID-19 cases as of Sept. 20: 2,711 per 100,000 people — 7th most (total: 183,514)
> Cumulative COVID-19 deaths as of Sept. 20: 33 per 100,000 people — 22nd fewest (total: 2,218)
> Population: 6.8 million
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11. Missouri
> Change in daily avg. new COVID-19 cases week over week: +2.6 per 100,000 people
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending Sept. 20: 24.1 per 100,000 people — 5th most
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending Sept. 13: 21.4 per 100,000 people — 4th most
> Cumulative COVID-19 cases as of Sept. 20: 1,841 per 100,000 people — 24th fewest (total: 112,802)
> Cumulative COVID-19 deaths as of Sept. 20: 29 per 100,000 people — 19th fewest (total: 1,795)
> Population: 6.1 million
10. Colorado
> Change in daily avg. new COVID-19 cases week over week: +2.7 per 100,000 people
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending Sept. 20: 7.5 per 100,000 people — 12th fewest
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending Sept. 13: 4.8 per 100,000 people — 10th fewest
> Cumulative COVID-19 cases as of Sept. 20: 1,130 per 100,000 people — 11th fewest (total: 64,356)
> Cumulative COVID-19 deaths as of Sept. 20: 35 per 100,000 people — 24th fewest (total: 2,013)
> Population: 5.7 million
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9. Montana
> Change in daily avg. new COVID-19 cases week over week: +3.0 per 100,000 people
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending Sept. 20: 13.8 per 100,000 people — 19th most
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending Sept. 13: 10.8 per 100,000 people — 21st fewest
> Cumulative COVID-19 cases as of Sept. 20: 969 per 100,000 people — 8th fewest (total: 10,299)
> Cumulative COVID-19 deaths as of Sept. 20: 15 per 100,000 people — 9th fewest (total: 157)
> Population: 1.1 million
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8. South Dakota
> Change in daily avg. new COVID-19 cases week over week: +3.7 per 100,000 people
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending Sept. 20: 29.3 per 100,000 people — 2nd most
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending Sept. 13: 25.7 per 100,000 people — 2nd most
> Cumulative COVID-19 cases as of Sept. 20: 2,119 per 100,000 people — 19th most (total: 18,696)
> Cumulative COVID-19 deaths as of Sept. 20: 23 per 100,000 people — 13th fewest (total: 202)
> Population: 882,235
7. Oklahoma
> Change in daily avg. new COVID-19 cases week over week: +3.8 per 100,000 people
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending Sept. 20: 24.2 per 100,000 people — 4th most
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending Sept. 13: 20.4 per 100,000 people — 5th most
> Cumulative COVID-19 cases as of Sept. 20: 1,948 per 100,000 people — 25th most (total: 76,807)
> Cumulative COVID-19 deaths as of Sept. 20: 24 per 100,000 people — 15th fewest (total: 946)
> Population: 3.9 million
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6. Nebraska
> Change in daily avg. new COVID-19 cases week over week: +4.0 per 100,000 people
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending Sept. 20: 19.4 per 100,000 people — 10th most
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending Sept. 13: 15.5 per 100,000 people — 15th most
> Cumulative COVID-19 cases as of Sept. 20: 2,115 per 100,000 people — 20th most (total: 40,797)
> Cumulative COVID-19 deaths as of Sept. 20: 23 per 100,000 people — 14th fewest (total: 442)
> Population: 1.9 million
5. South Carolina
> Change in daily avg. new COVID-19 cases week over week: +4.1 per 100,000 people
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending Sept. 20: 20.8 per 100,000 people — 9th most
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending Sept. 13: 16.7 per 100,000 people — 10th most
> Cumulative COVID-19 cases as of Sept. 20: 2,709 per 100,000 people — 8th most (total: 137,708)
> Cumulative COVID-19 deaths as of Sept. 20: 63 per 100,000 people — 14th most (total: 3,199)
> Population: 5.1 million
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4. Wyoming
> Change in daily avg. new COVID-19 cases week over week: +4.4 per 100,000 people
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending Sept. 20: 10.8 per 100,000 people — 21st fewest
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending Sept. 13: 6.4 per 100,000 people — 13th fewest
> Cumulative COVID-19 cases as of Sept. 20: 843 per 100,000 people — 7th fewest (total: 4,871)
> Cumulative COVID-19 deaths as of Sept. 20: 8 per 100,000 people — 4th fewest (total: 49)
> Population: 577,737
3. Arkansas
> Change in daily avg. new COVID-19 cases week over week: +7.2 per 100,000 people
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending Sept. 20: 27.4 per 100,000 people — 3rd most
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending Sept. 13: 20.2 per 100,000 people — 6th most
> Cumulative COVID-19 cases as of Sept. 20: 2,513 per 100,000 people — 10th most (total: 75,723)
> Cumulative COVID-19 deaths as of Sept. 20: 39 per 100,000 people — 24th most (total: 1,181)
> Population: 3.0 million
2. Utah
> Change in daily avg. new COVID-19 cases week over week: +7.7 per 100,000 people
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending Sept. 20: 20.9 per 100,000 people — 8th most
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending Sept. 13: 13.2 per 100,000 people — 18th most
> Cumulative COVID-19 cases as of Sept. 20: 2,017 per 100,000 people — 22nd most (total: 63,772)
> Cumulative COVID-19 deaths as of Sept. 20: 14 per 100,000 people — 8th fewest (total: 440)
> Population: 3.2 million
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1. North Dakota
> Change in daily avg. new COVID-19 cases week over week: +9.7 per 100,000 people
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending Sept. 20: 43.9 per 100,000 people — the most
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending Sept. 13: 34.2 per 100,000 people — the most
> Cumulative COVID-19 cases as of Sept. 20: 2,363 per 100,000 people — 13th most (total: 17,958)
> Cumulative COVID-19 deaths as of Sept. 20: 25 per 100,000 people — 17th fewest (total: 192)
> Population: 760,077
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