In Coronavirus Fight, Ranking the Most and Least Aggressive States

As coronavirus rampages across America, some states have been much more aggressive than others in addressing the crisis, according to a report from WalletHub, a personal finance website.

Many of the more proactive ones have legally enforced social distancing in accord with the recommendation of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

Other states are focused on ensuring more funding to combat the disease or guarantee that insurance covers treatment. New York is manufacturing its own hand sanitizer to make up for shortages.

In order to determine how aggressive the states have been in taking measures to limit virus exposure, WalletHub compared the 50 states and the District of Columbia across three dimensions, evaluating them using 35 relevant metrics, each graded on a 100-point scale, with a score of 100 representing the highest value.

The WalletHub data set ranges from tested cases of Covid-19 per capita and state legislation on the pandemic to the uninsured population and share of the workforce in affected industries.

The three dimensions:

• Prevention and containment – 60 points
• Risk factors and infrastructure – 20 points
• Economic impact – 20 points

51. Wyoming

• Prevention and containment:  49
• Risk factors and infrastructure:  21
• Economic impact: 48

50. Mississippi

• Prevention and containment:  48
• Risk factors and infrastructure:  51
• Economic impact: 28

49. Texas

• Prevention and containment:  51
• Risk factors and infrastructure:  31
• Economic impact: 19

48. Nevada

• Prevention and containment:  34
• Risk factors and infrastructure:  37
• Economic impact: 51

47. Oklahoma

• Prevention and containment:  44
• Risk factors and infrastructure:  47
• Economic impact: 34

46. Missouri

• Prevention and containment:  47
• Risk factors and infrastructure:  38
• Economic impact: 29

45. Hawaii

• Prevention and containment:  36
• Risk factors and infrastructure:  35
• Economic impact: 47

44. Kansas

• Prevention and containment:  50
• Risk factors and infrastructure:  19
• Economic impact: 17

43. Tennessee

• Prevention and containment:  41
• Risk factors and infrastructure:  42
• Economic impact: 35

42. Indiana

• Prevention and containment:  45
• Risk factors and infrastructure:  24
• Economic impact: 21

41. South Carolina

• Prevention and containment:  42
• Risk factors and infrastructure:  36
• Economic impact: 22

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40. Kentucky

• Prevention and containment:  39
• Risk factors and infrastructure:  45
• Economic impact: 32

39. Georgia

• Prevention and containment:  46
• Risk factors and infrastructure:  30
• Economic impact: 7

38. Idaho

• Prevention and containment:  40
• Risk factors and infrastructure:  16
• Economic impact: 37

37. Florida

• Prevention and containment:  33
• Risk factors and infrastructure:  41
• Economic impact: 45

36. Nebraska

• Prevention and containment:  43
• Risk factors and infrastructure:  14
• Economic impact: 8

35. Colorado

• Prevention and containment:  37
• Risk factors and infrastructure:  2
• Economic impact: 41

34. Iowa

• Prevention and containment:  38
• Risk factors and infrastructure:  6
• Economic impact: 9

33. Maine.

• Prevention and containment:  26
• Risk factors and infrastructure:  26
• Economic impact: 42

32. West Virginia

• Prevention and containment:  25
• Risk factors and infrastructure:  48
• Economic impact: 20

31. Alabama

• Prevention and containment:  35
• Risk factors and infrastructure:  50
• Economic impact: 1

30. North Carolina

• Prevention and containment:  29
• Risk factors and infrastructure:  39
• Economic impact: 16

29. Arizona

• Prevention and containment:  32
• Risk factors and infrastructure:  43
• Economic impact: 6

28. Oregon

• Prevention and containment:  21
• Risk factors and infrastructure:  27
• Economic impact: 46

27. Michigan

• Prevention and containment:  31
• Risk factors and infrastructure:  29
• Economic impact: 10

26. Montana

• Prevention and containment:  15
• Risk factors and infrastructure:  23
• Economic impact: 50

25. Arkansas

• Prevention and containment:  23
• Risk factors and infrastructure:  49
• Economic impact: 13

24. Virginia

• Prevention and containment:  30
• Risk factors and infrastructure:  13
• Economic impact: 11

23. California

• Prevention and containment:  18
• Risk factors and infrastructure:  32
• Economic impact: 40

22. Louisiana

• Prevention and containment:  16
• Risk factors and infrastructure:  44
• Economic impact: 36

21. Pennsylvania

• Prevention and containment:  22
• Risk factors and infrastructure:  25
• Economic impact: 33

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20. North Dakota

• Prevention and containment:  27
• Risk factors and infrastructure:  3
• Economic impact: 31

19. Alaska

• Prevention and containment:  14
• Risk factors and infrastructure:  15
• Economic impact: 49

18. Delaware

• Prevention and containment:  28
• Risk factors and infrastructure:  11
• Economic impact: 12

17. Illinois

• Prevention and containment:  19
• Risk factors and infrastructure:  17
• Economic impact: 39

16. South Dakota

• Prevention and containment:  20
• Risk factors and infrastructure:  20
• Economic impact: 30

15. Utah

• Prevention and containment:  24
• Risk factors and infrastructure:  4
• Economic impact: 15

14. New Mexico

• Prevention and containment:  10
• Risk factors and infrastructure:  46
• Economic impact: 38

13. Wisconsin

• Prevention and containment:  13
• Risk factors and infrastructure:  12
• Economic impact: 27

12. Ohio

• Prevention and containment: 11
• Risk factors and infrastructure: 34
• Economic impact: 23

11. New Hampshire

• Prevention and containment: 12
• Risk factors and infrastructure: 5
• Economic impact: 25

10. District of Columbia

• Prevention and containment: 8
• Risk factors and infrastructure: 33
• Economic impact: 26

9. Vermont

• Prevention and containment: 7
• Risk factors and infrastructure: 7
• Economic impact: 44

8. Minnesota

• Prevention and containment: 17
• Risk factors and infrastructure: 1
• Economic impact: 4

7. New Jersey

• Prevention and containment: 6
• Risk factors and infrastructure: 28
• Economic impact: 24

6. Massachusetts

• Prevention and containment: 9
• Risk factors and infrastructure: 10
• Economic impact: 3

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5. Washington

• Prevention and containment: 5
• Risk factors and infrastructure: 9
• Economic impact: 14

4. New York

• Prevention and containment: 4
• Risk factors and infrastructure: 40
• Economic impact: 5

3. Maryland

• Prevention and containment: 3
• Risk factors and infrastructure: 18
• Economic impact: 2

2. Connecticut

• Prevention and containment: 2
• Risk factors and infrastructure: 8
• Economic impact: 18

1. Rhode Island

• Prevention and containment: 1
• Risk factors and infrastructure: 22
• Economic impact: 43

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