The slowing of COVID-19’s spread in the United States appears to have continued last week. During the first week of September, from Sept. 1-7, there was just one day in which the U.S. recorded more than 50,000 confirmed COVID-19 cases. In the first seven days of August, there were six such days.
While the spread appears to be slowing across the nation, the majority of states reported an increase in confirmed cases per capita in the past week compared to the week before.
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. 7 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. Case and death count data is through Sept. 7 for all states except Oregon, for which data is through Sept. 6.
For the week ending on Sept. 7, there were an average of 12.5 confirmed infections per day per 100,000 people nationwide, down from 12.7 per 100,000 the week before, and 13.3 per 100,000 the week before that.
In 25 states, the rate of the virus’ spread changed marginally compared to last week — with average daily growth either dropping by less than 1 confirmed case per 100,000 per day, or increasing by less than 1 per 100,000. In eight states, average daily infections increased by 2 or more per 100,000 in the week ending Sept. 7 compared to the week before. Four of these states are in the South, and four are in the Midwest.
Northeastern states like New York and New Jersey were hit hardest by the pandemic in its early days in March and April. Though new daily cases have dropped in the region since, nationwide new daily cases began to spike again in June, with Southern and Western states comprising many of the states in which the virus was spreading the fastest. Now it appears that in Midwestern states the virus is spreading the fastest.
Of the 10 states with the highest week-over-week increase in new daily cases per capita, five are in the Midwest, including the only two states in which cases increased by a daily average of more than 4 cases per 100,000. Just two of the dozen Midwestern states reported a week-over-week decrease in average daily cases. Many of these states are seeing increases due at least in part to cases spiking in large college towns. Some Midwestern metro areas home to major universities have reported week-over-week increases in excess of 10 cases per 100,000 residents. These are the cities where COVID-19 is growing the fastest.
Click here to see the states where the virus spread is slowing (and where it’s still getting worse)
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50. Alabama
> Change in daily avg. new COVID-19 cases week over week: -5.0 per 100,000 people
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending Sept. 7: 29.7 per 100,000 people — 4th most
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending Aug. 31: 34.7 per 100,000 people — the most
> Cumulative COVID-19 cases as of Sept. 7: 2,720 per 100,000 people — 5th most (total: 132,973)
> Cumulative COVID-19 deaths as of Sept. 7: 47 per 100,000 people — 19th most (total: 2,276)
> Population: 4.9 million
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49. Mississippi
> Change in daily avg. new COVID-19 cases week over week: -4.2 per 100,000 people
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending Sept. 7: 20.9 per 100,000 people — 7th most
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending Aug. 31: 25.1 per 100,000 people — 5th most
> Cumulative COVID-19 cases as of Sept. 7: 2,917 per 100,000 people — 3rd most (total: 87,130)
> Cumulative COVID-19 deaths as of Sept. 7: 87 per 100,000 people — 7th most (total: 2,585)
> Population: 3.0 million
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48. Texas
> 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. 7: 14.3 per 100,000 people — 22nd most
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending Aug. 31: 17.0 per 100,000 people — 12th most
> Cumulative COVID-19 cases as of Sept. 7: 2,231 per 100,000 people — 11th most (total: 640,370)
> Cumulative COVID-19 deaths as of Sept. 7: 47 per 100,000 people — 17th most (total: 13,492)
> Population: 28.7 million
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47. Nevada
> 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. 7: 13.7 per 100,000 people — 24th most
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending Aug. 31: 16.4 per 100,000 people — 16th most
> Cumulative COVID-19 cases as of Sept. 7: 2,372 per 100,000 people — 9th most (total: 71,967)
> Cumulative COVID-19 deaths as of Sept. 7: 46 per 100,000 people — 20th most (total: 1,393)
> Population: 3.0 million
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46. Georgia
> Change in daily avg. new COVID-19 cases week over week: -2.4 per 100,000 people
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending Sept. 7: 19.0 per 100,000 people — 12th most
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending Aug. 31: 21.4 per 100,000 people — 6th most
> Cumulative COVID-19 cases as of Sept. 7: 2,698 per 100,000 people — 6th most (total: 283,807)
> Cumulative COVID-19 deaths as of Sept. 7: 57 per 100,000 people — 14th most (total: 6,044)
> Population: 10.5 million
45. Idaho
> 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. 7: 14.4 per 100,000 people — 20th most
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending Aug. 31: 16.6 per 100,000 people — 14th most
> Cumulative COVID-19 cases as of Sept. 7: 1,923 per 100,000 people — 17th most (total: 33,741)
> Cumulative COVID-19 deaths as of Sept. 7: 02 per 100,000 people — the fewest (total: 36)
> Population: 1.8 million
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44. California
> 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. 7: 11.9 per 100,000 people — 23rd fewest
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending Aug. 31: 14.0 per 100,000 people — 23rd most
> Cumulative COVID-19 cases as of Sept. 7: 1,859 per 100,000 people — 21st most (total: 735,235)
> Cumulative COVID-19 deaths as of Sept. 7: 35 per 100,000 people — 24th most (total: 13,726)
> Population: 39.6 million
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43. Rhode Island
> Change in daily avg. new COVID-19 cases week over week: -1.7 per 100,000 people
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending Sept. 7: 7.3 per 100,000 people — 14th fewest
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending Aug. 31: 9.0 per 100,000 people — 20th fewest
> Cumulative COVID-19 cases as of Sept. 7: 2,104 per 100,000 people — 15th most (total: 22,243)
> Cumulative COVID-19 deaths as of Sept. 7: 100 per 100,000 people — 6th most (total: 1,055)
> Population: 1.1 million
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42. Indiana
> 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. 7: 13.7 per 100,000 people — 23rd most
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending Aug. 31: 14.9 per 100,000 people — 20th most
> Cumulative COVID-19 cases as of Sept. 7: 1,500 per 100,000 people — 21st fewest (total: 100,394)
> Cumulative COVID-19 deaths as of Sept. 7: 47 per 100,000 people — 18th most (total: 3,144)
> Population: 6.7 million
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41. Hawaii
> Change in daily avg. new COVID-19 cases week over week: -0.6 per 100,000 people
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending Sept. 7: 16.5 per 100,000 people — 15th most
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending Aug. 31: 17.0 per 100,000 people — 13th most
> Cumulative COVID-19 cases as of Sept. 7: 694 per 100,000 people — 6th fewest (total: 9,855)
> Cumulative COVID-19 deaths as of Sept. 7: 06 per 100,000 people — 3rd fewest (total: 85)
> Population: 1.4 million
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40. Colorado
> 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. 7: 4.8 per 100,000 people — 8th fewest
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending Aug. 31: 5.3 per 100,000 people — 9th fewest
> Cumulative COVID-19 cases as of Sept. 7: 1,041 per 100,000 people — 11th fewest (total: 59,274)
> Cumulative COVID-19 deaths as of Sept. 7: 35 per 100,000 people — 25th most (total: 1,972)
> Population: 5.7 million
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39. Michigan
> 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. 7: 7.5 per 100,000 people — 15th fewest
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending Aug. 31: 8.0 per 100,000 people — 17th fewest
> Cumulative COVID-19 cases as of Sept. 7: 1,185 per 100,000 people — 14th fewest (total: 118,403)
> Cumulative COVID-19 deaths as of Sept. 7: 68 per 100,000 people — 9th most (total: 6,810)
> Population: 10.0 million
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38. New Mexico
> 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. 7: 5.9 per 100,000 people — 11th fewest
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending Aug. 31: 6.3 per 100,000 people — 15th fewest
> Cumulative COVID-19 cases as of Sept. 7: 1,248 per 100,000 people — 16th fewest (total: 26,144)
> Cumulative COVID-19 deaths as of Sept. 7: 39 per 100,000 people — 21st most (total: 807)
> Population: 2.1 million
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37. Washington
> 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. 7: 5.9 per 100,000 people — 12th fewest
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending Aug. 31: 6.3 per 100,000 people — 14th fewest
> Cumulative COVID-19 cases as of Sept. 7: 1,029 per 100,000 people — 10th fewest (total: 77,545)
> Cumulative COVID-19 deaths as of Sept. 7: 26 per 100,000 people — 18th fewest (total: 1,953)
> Population: 7.5 million
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36. Wyoming
> 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. 7: 5.6 per 100,000 people — 10th fewest
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending Aug. 31: 6.0 per 100,000 people — 11th fewest
> Cumulative COVID-19 cases as of Sept. 7: 698 per 100,000 people — 7th fewest (total: 4,032)
> Cumulative COVID-19 deaths as of Sept. 7: 07 per 100,000 people — 4th fewest (total: 42)
> Population: 0.6 million
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35. 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. 6: 5.1 per 100,000 people — 9th fewest
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending Aug. 31: 5.6 per 100,000 people — 10th fewest
> Cumulative COVID-19 cases as of Sept. 6: 669 per 100,000 people — 5th fewest (total: 28,044)
> Cumulative COVID-19 deaths as of Sept. 6: 11 per 100,000 people — 8th fewest (total: 481)
> Population: 4.2 million
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34. Connecticut
> 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. 7: 3.3 per 100,000 people — 4th fewest
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending Aug. 31: 3.7 per 100,000 people — 6th fewest
> Cumulative COVID-19 cases as of Sept. 7: 1,494 per 100,000 people — 19th fewest (total: 53,365)
> Cumulative COVID-19 deaths as of Sept. 7: 125 per 100,000 people — 4th most (total: 4,468)
> Population: 3.6 million
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33. Vermont
> 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. 7: 1.1 per 100,000 people — the fewest
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending Aug. 31: 1.1 per 100,000 people — the fewest
> Cumulative COVID-19 cases as of Sept. 7: 264 per 100,000 people — the fewest (total: 1,651)
> Cumulative COVID-19 deaths as of Sept. 7: 09 per 100,000 people — 5th fewest (total: 58)
> Population: 626,299
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32. Massachusetts
> 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. 7: 4.7 per 100,000 people — 7th fewest
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending Aug. 31: 4.7 per 100,000 people — 7th fewest
> Cumulative COVID-19 cases as of Sept. 7: 1,754 per 100,000 people — 23rd most (total: 121,046)
> Cumulative COVID-19 deaths as of Sept. 7: 129 per 100,000 people — 3rd most (total: 8,925)
> Population: 6.9 million
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31. Arizona
> 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. 7: 7.6 per 100,000 people — 16th fewest
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending Aug. 31: 7.5 per 100,000 people — 16th fewest
> Cumulative COVID-19 cases as of Sept. 7: 2,872 per 100,000 people — 4th most (total: 205,964)
> Cumulative COVID-19 deaths as of Sept. 7: 73 per 100,000 people — 8th most (total: 5,219)
> Population: 7.2 million
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30. Maine
> 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. 7: 2.0 per 100,000 people — 3rd fewest
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending Aug. 31: 1.7 per 100,000 people — 3rd fewest
> Cumulative COVID-19 cases as of Sept. 7: 351 per 100,000 people — 2nd fewest (total: 4,701)
> Cumulative COVID-19 deaths as of Sept. 7: 10 per 100,000 people — 6th fewest (total: 134)
> Population: 1.3 million
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29. North Carolina
> 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. 7: 15.4 per 100,000 people — 17th most
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending Aug. 31: 15.2 per 100,000 people — 18th most
> Cumulative COVID-19 cases as of Sept. 7: 1,713 per 100,000 people — 25th fewest (total: 177,919)
> Cumulative COVID-19 deaths as of Sept. 7: 28 per 100,000 people — 21st fewest (total: 2,897)
> Population: 10.4 million
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28. 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. 7: 1.8 per 100,000 people — 2nd fewest
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending Aug. 31: 1.5 per 100,000 people — 2nd fewest
> Cumulative COVID-19 cases as of Sept. 7: 551 per 100,000 people — 3rd fewest (total: 7,476)
> Cumulative COVID-19 deaths as of Sept. 7: 32 per 100,000 people — 24th fewest (total: 433)
> Population: 1.4 million
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27. Tennessee
> 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. 7: 21.4 per 100,000 people — 6th most
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending Aug. 31: 21.0 per 100,000 people — 7th most
> Cumulative COVID-19 cases as of Sept. 7: 2,439 per 100,000 people — 8th most (total: 165,109)
> Cumulative COVID-19 deaths as of Sept. 7: 28 per 100,000 people — 20th fewest (total: 1,869)
> Population: 6.8 million
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26. New Jersey
> 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. 7: 3.8 per 100,000 people — 6th fewest
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending Aug. 31: 3.3 per 100,000 people — 5th fewest
> Cumulative COVID-19 cases as of Sept. 7: 2,182 per 100,000 people — 13th most (total: 194,390)
> Cumulative COVID-19 deaths as of Sept. 7: 180 per 100,000 people — the most (total: 15,991)
> Population: 8.9 million
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25. New York
> Change in daily avg. new COVID-19 cases week over week: +0.6 per 100,000 people
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending Sept. 7: 3.7 per 100,000 people — 5th fewest
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending Aug. 31: 3.1 per 100,000 people — 4th fewest
> Cumulative COVID-19 cases as of Sept. 7: 2,252 per 100,000 people — 10th most (total: 440,021)
> Cumulative COVID-19 deaths as of Sept. 7: 130 per 100,000 people — 2nd most (total: 25,361)
> Population: 19.5 million
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24. Kansas
> Change in daily avg. new COVID-19 cases week over week: +0.6 per 100,000 people
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending Sept. 7: 20.4 per 100,000 people — 9th most
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending Aug. 31: 19.7 per 100,000 people — 8th most
> Cumulative COVID-19 cases as of Sept. 7: 1,611 per 100,000 people — 23rd fewest (total: 46,914)
> Cumulative COVID-19 deaths as of Sept. 7: 17 per 100,000 people — 11th fewest (total: 485)
> Population: 2.9 million
23. Virginia
> Change in daily avg. new COVID-19 cases week over week: +0.6 per 100,000 people
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending Sept. 7: 11.8 per 100,000 people — 22nd fewest
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending Aug. 31: 11.2 per 100,000 people — 22nd fewest
> Cumulative COVID-19 cases as of Sept. 7: 1,498 per 100,000 people — 20th fewest (total: 127,571)
> Cumulative COVID-19 deaths as of Sept. 7: 32 per 100,000 people — 23rd fewest (total: 2,684)
> Population: 8.5 million
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22. Alaska
> 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. 7: 10.4 per 100,000 people — 21st fewest
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending Aug. 31: 9.7 per 100,000 people — 21st fewest
> Cumulative COVID-19 cases as of Sept. 7: 907 per 100,000 people — 9th fewest (total: 6,690)
> Cumulative COVID-19 deaths as of Sept. 7: 06 per 100,000 people — 2nd fewest (total: 42)
> Population: 737,438
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21. Louisiana
> 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. 7: 15.4 per 100,000 people — 18th most
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending Aug. 31: 14.7 per 100,000 people — 21st most
> Cumulative COVID-19 cases as of Sept. 7: 3,287 per 100,000 people — the most (total: 153,177)
> Cumulative COVID-19 deaths as of Sept. 7: 106 per 100,000 people — 5th most (total: 4,942)
> Population: 4.7 million
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20. Utah
> 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. 7: 12.6 per 100,000 people — 25th fewest
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending Aug. 31: 11.9 per 100,000 people — 24th fewest
> Cumulative COVID-19 cases as of Sept. 7: 1,741 per 100,000 people — 24th most (total: 55,033)
> Cumulative COVID-19 deaths as of Sept. 7: 13 per 100,000 people — 9th fewest (total: 423)
> Population: 3.2 million
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19. Montana
> Change in daily avg. new COVID-19 cases week over week: +0.8 per 100,000 people
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending Sept. 7: 12.3 per 100,000 people — 24th fewest
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending Aug. 31: 11.6 per 100,000 people — 23rd fewest
> Cumulative COVID-19 cases as of Sept. 7: 783 per 100,000 people — 8th fewest (total: 8,316)
> Cumulative COVID-19 deaths as of Sept. 7: 11 per 100,000 people — 7th fewest (total: 118)
> Population: 1.1 million
18. Iowa
> 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. 7: 30.2 per 100,000 people — 3rd most
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending Aug. 31: 29.3 per 100,000 people — 3rd most
> Cumulative COVID-19 cases as of Sept. 7: 2,228 per 100,000 people — 12th most (total: 70,314)
> Cumulative COVID-19 deaths as of Sept. 7: 37 per 100,000 people — 22nd most (total: 1,167)
> Population: 3.2 million
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17. Maryland
> 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. 7: 9.8 per 100,000 people — 19th fewest
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending Aug. 31: 8.9 per 100,000 people — 19th fewest
> Cumulative COVID-19 cases as of Sept. 7: 1,868 per 100,000 people — 19th most (total: 112,883)
> Cumulative COVID-19 deaths as of Sept. 7: 63 per 100,000 people — 12th most (total: 3,804)
> Population: 6.0 million
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16. Wisconsin
> 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. 7: 13.2 per 100,000 people — 25th most
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending Aug. 31: 12.0 per 100,000 people — 25th fewest
> Cumulative COVID-19 cases as of Sept. 7: 1,406 per 100,000 people — 17th fewest (total: 81,760)
> Cumulative COVID-19 deaths as of Sept. 7: 20 per 100,000 people — 13th fewest (total: 1,168)
> Population: 5.8 million
15. Minnesota
> 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. 7: 14.3 per 100,000 people — 21st most
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending Aug. 31: 13.1 per 100,000 people — 25th most
> Cumulative COVID-19 cases as of Sept. 7: 1,448 per 100,000 people — 18th fewest (total: 81,225)
> Cumulative COVID-19 deaths as of Sept. 7: 33 per 100,000 people — 25th fewest (total: 1,860)
> Population: 5.6 million
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14. Pennsylvania
> 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. 7: 6.1 per 100,000 people — 13th fewest
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending Aug. 31: 4.9 per 100,000 people — 8th fewest
> Cumulative COVID-19 cases as of Sept. 7: 1,092 per 100,000 people — 12th fewest (total: 139,863)
> Cumulative COVID-19 deaths as of Sept. 7: 61 per 100,000 people — 13th most (total: 7,780)
> Population: 12.8 million
13. Kentucky
> 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. 7: 15.4 per 100,000 people — 19th most
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending Aug. 31: 14.1 per 100,000 people — 22nd most
> Cumulative COVID-19 cases as of Sept. 7: 1,188 per 100,000 people — 15th fewest (total: 53,064)
> Cumulative COVID-19 deaths as of Sept. 7: 22 per 100,000 people — 17th fewest (total: 996)
> Population: 4.5 million
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12. Florida
> Change in daily avg. new COVID-19 cases week over week: +1.4 per 100,000 people
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending Sept. 7: 16.7 per 100,000 people — 13th most
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending Aug. 31: 15.3 per 100,000 people — 17th most
> Cumulative COVID-19 cases as of Sept. 7: 3,044 per 100,000 people — 2nd most (total: 648,269)
> Cumulative COVID-19 deaths as of Sept. 7: 56 per 100,000 people — 16th most (total: 12,023)
> Population: 21.3 million
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11. Illinois
> 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. 7: 16.6 per 100,000 people — 14th most
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending Aug. 31: 15.1 per 100,000 people — 19th most
> Cumulative COVID-19 cases as of Sept. 7: 1,970 per 100,000 people — 16th most (total: 250,961)
> Cumulative COVID-19 deaths as of Sept. 7: 64 per 100,000 people — 10th most (total: 8,179)
> Population: 12.7 million
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10. Arkansas
> 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. 7: 20.7 per 100,000 people — 8th most
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending Aug. 31: 18.9 per 100,000 people — 9th most
> Cumulative COVID-19 cases as of Sept. 7: 2,169 per 100,000 people — 14th most (total: 65,377)
> Cumulative COVID-19 deaths as of Sept. 7: 30 per 100,000 people — 22nd fewest (total: 894)
> Population: 3.0 million
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9. Ohio
> 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. 7: 10.3 per 100,000 people — 20th fewest
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending Aug. 31: 8.4 per 100,000 people — 18th fewest
> Cumulative COVID-19 cases as of Sept. 7: 1,124 per 100,000 people — 13th fewest (total: 131,336)
> Cumulative COVID-19 deaths as of Sept. 7: 37 per 100,000 people — 23rd most (total: 4,276)
> Population: 11.7 million
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8. Oklahoma
> Change in daily avg. new COVID-19 cases week over week: +2.4 per 100,000 people
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending Sept. 7: 20.0 per 100,000 people — 10th most
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending Aug. 31: 17.6 per 100,000 people — 11th most
> Cumulative COVID-19 cases as of Sept. 7: 1,629 per 100,000 people — 24th fewest (total: 64,220)
> Cumulative COVID-19 deaths as of Sept. 7: 22 per 100,000 people — 16th fewest (total: 853)
> Population: 3.9 million
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7. South Carolina
> 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. 7: 19.1 per 100,000 people — 11th most
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending Aug. 31: 16.5 per 100,000 people — 15th most
> Cumulative COVID-19 cases as of Sept. 7: 2,471 per 100,000 people — 7th most (total: 125,607)
> Cumulative COVID-19 deaths as of Sept. 7: 57 per 100,000 people — 15th most (total: 2,907)
> Population: 5.1 million
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6. Missouri
> Change in daily avg. new COVID-19 cases week over week: +3.3 per 100,000 people
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending Sept. 7: 21.9 per 100,000 people — 5th most
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending Aug. 31: 18.6 per 100,000 people — 10th most
> Cumulative COVID-19 cases as of Sept. 7: 1,539 per 100,000 people — 22nd fewest (total: 94,304)
> Cumulative COVID-19 deaths as of Sept. 7: 27 per 100,000 people — 19th fewest (total: 1,659)
> Population: 6.1 million
5. Nebraska
> Change in daily avg. new COVID-19 cases week over week: +3.3 per 100,000 people
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending Sept. 7: 16.4 per 100,000 people — 16th most
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending Aug. 31: 13.1 per 100,000 people — 24th most
> Cumulative COVID-19 cases as of Sept. 7: 1,860 per 100,000 people — 20th most (total: 35,886)
> Cumulative COVID-19 deaths as of Sept. 7: 21 per 100,000 people — 15th fewest (total: 404)
> Population: 1.9 million
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4. West Virginia
> Change in daily avg. new COVID-19 cases week over week: +3.5 per 100,000 people
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending Sept. 7: 9.7 per 100,000 people — 18th fewest
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending Aug. 31: 6.2 per 100,000 people — 13th fewest
> Cumulative COVID-19 cases as of Sept. 7: 641 per 100,000 people — 4th fewest (total: 11,575)
> Cumulative COVID-19 deaths as of Sept. 7: 14 per 100,000 people — 10th fewest (total: 247)
> Population: 1.8 million
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3. Delaware
> Change in daily avg. new COVID-19 cases week over week: +3.6 per 100,000 people
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending Sept. 7: 9.6 per 100,000 people — 17th fewest
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending Aug. 31: 6.0 per 100,000 people — 12th fewest
> Cumulative COVID-19 cases as of Sept. 7: 1,887 per 100,000 people — 18th most (total: 18,249)
> Cumulative COVID-19 deaths as of Sept. 7: 63 per 100,000 people — 11th most (total: 609)
> Population: 967,171
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2. North Dakota
> 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. 7: 35.0 per 100,000 people — the most
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending Aug. 31: 31.0 per 100,000 people — 2nd most
> Cumulative COVID-19 cases as of Sept. 7: 1,816 per 100,000 people — 22nd most (total: 13,801)
> Cumulative COVID-19 deaths as of Sept. 7: 21 per 100,000 people — 14th fewest (total: 156)
> Population: 760,077
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1. South Dakota
> Change in daily avg. new COVID-19 cases week over week: +7.6 per 100,000 people
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending Sept. 7: 33.4 per 100,000 people — 2nd most
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending Aug. 31: 25.8 per 100,000 people — 4th most
> Cumulative COVID-19 cases as of Sept. 7: 1,734 per 100,000 people — 25th most (total: 15,300)
> Cumulative COVID-19 deaths as of Sept. 7: 20 per 100,000 people — 12th fewest (total: 173)
> Population: 882,235
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