Throughout August and early September, the number of daily COVID-19 cases diagnosed in the U.S. appeared to be in decline. Yet the week ending Sept. 27 was the second week in a row in which the average of daily new cases per capita increased, up from 11.5 the week before to 13.1 cases per 100,000 Americans. During this time, 30 states reported a week-over-week increase in daily average cases per capita.
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. 27 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.
Each of the six states with the greatest week-over-week decline in cases per capita were in the South, and half of the 20 states that reported declining cases are also from the region. Yet not all Southern states are reporting declining cases. In 16 states, the week-over-week increase in average daily new cases outpaced the national average increase of 1.6 daily cases per 100,000 residents. Seven of these states are in the West, and six are in the Midwest.
Each of the Northeastern states had relatively small fluctuations in their levels of COVID-19 cases per capita, and all nine of these states have reported among the lowest numbers of average daily cases. The relatively low number of cases in the Northeast is a marked improvement from the earlier days of the pandemic, when states in the region had by far the highest rates of cases per capita. Though none of these states ranks among the states with the most cumulative cases per capita since the start of the pandemic, they rank among the highest of all states for the number of COVID-19 deaths per 100,000 people. These are the states where the most people died from COVID-19.
Though COVID-19 cases have been on the rise, many states are pushing to get life back to normal. This includes reopening restaurants and allowing students to go back to school. However, each state has implemented different rules and strategies to keep students safe, whether that is allowing schools to teach remotely or use a hybrid model, or implementing temperature checks and cutting down on interaction between students. This is how schools are managing coronavirus in every state.
Click here to see the states where the virus spread is slowing (and where it’s still getting worse)
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50. Tennessee
> Change in daily avg. new COVID-19 cases week over week: -2.8 per 100,000 people
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending Sept. 27: 18.9 per 100,000 people — 15th most
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending Sept. 20: 21.7 per 100,000 people — 7th most
> Cumulative COVID-19 cases as of Sept. 27: 2,820 per 100,000 people — 8th most (total: 190,891)
> Cumulative COVID-19 deaths as of Sept. 27: 35 per 100,000 people — 22nd fewest (total: 2,374)
> Population: 6.8 million
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49. Georgia
> 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. 27: 13.8 per 100,000 people — 23rd most
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending Sept. 20: 16.0 per 100,000 people — 13th most
> Cumulative COVID-19 cases as of Sept. 27: 2,991 per 100,000 people — 6th most (total: 314,685)
> Cumulative COVID-19 deaths as of Sept. 27: 66 per 100,000 people — 12th most (total: 6,946)
> Population: 10.5 million
48. Delaware
> 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. 27: 9.8 per 100,000 people — 20th fewest
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending Sept. 20: 11.9 per 100,000 people — 24th most
> Cumulative COVID-19 cases as of Sept. 27: 2,095 per 100,000 people — 23rd most (total: 20,260)
> Cumulative COVID-19 deaths as of Sept. 27: 65 per 100,000 people — 13th most (total: 633)
> Population: 967,171
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47. Maryland
> 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. 27: 8.1 per 100,000 people — 14th fewest
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending Sept. 20: 9.8 per 100,000 people — 20th fewest
> Cumulative COVID-19 cases as of Sept. 27: 2,042 per 100,000 people — 24th most (total: 123,403)
> Cumulative COVID-19 deaths as of Sept. 27: 65 per 100,000 people — 15th most (total: 3,935)
> Population: 6.0 million
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46. Virginia
> 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. 27: 10.2 per 100,000 people — 21st fewest
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending Sept. 20: 11.6 per 100,000 people — 25th fewest
> Cumulative COVID-19 cases as of Sept. 27: 1,716 per 100,000 people — 18th fewest (total: 146,144)
> Cumulative COVID-19 deaths as of Sept. 27: 37 per 100,000 people — 25th fewest (total: 3,159)
> Population: 8.5 million
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45. Louisiana
> 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. 27: 11.4 per 100,000 people — 24th fewest
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending Sept. 20: 12.9 per 100,000 people — 22nd most
> Cumulative COVID-19 cases as of Sept. 27: 3,538 per 100,000 people — the most (total: 164,851)
> Cumulative COVID-19 deaths as of Sept. 27: 113 per 100,000 people — 5th most (total: 5,283)
> Population: 4.7 million
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44. 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. 27: 12.0 per 100,000 people — 25th fewest
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending Sept. 20: 13.2 per 100,000 people — 21st most
> Cumulative COVID-19 cases as of Sept. 27: 1,755 per 100,000 people — 20th fewest (total: 117,450)
> Cumulative COVID-19 deaths as of Sept. 27: 50 per 100,000 people — 20th most (total: 3,354)
> Population: 6.7 million
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43. Hawaii
> 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. 27: 7.0 per 100,000 people — 11th fewest
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending Sept. 20: 8.1 per 100,000 people — 14th fewest
> Cumulative COVID-19 cases as of Sept. 27: 846 per 100,000 people — 5th fewest (total: 12,018)
> Cumulative COVID-19 deaths as of Sept. 27: 09 per 100,000 people — 3rd fewest (total: 131)
> Population: 1.4 million
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42. Ohio
> 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. 27: 7.8 per 100,000 people — 13th fewest
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending Sept. 20: 8.9 per 100,000 people — 17th fewest
> Cumulative COVID-19 cases as of Sept. 27: 1,290 per 100,000 people — 13th fewest (total: 150,809)
> Cumulative COVID-19 deaths as of Sept. 27: 41 per 100,000 people — 24th most (total: 4,741)
> Population: 11.7 million
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41. Connecticut
> 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. 27: 4.4 per 100,000 people — 5th fewest
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending Sept. 20: 5.1 per 100,000 people — 8th fewest
> Cumulative COVID-19 cases as of Sept. 27: 1,584 per 100,000 people — 17th fewest (total: 56,587)
> Cumulative COVID-19 deaths as of Sept. 27: 126 per 100,000 people — 4th most (total: 4,501)
> Population: 3.6 million
40. Nebraska
> 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. 27: 18.9 per 100,000 people — 16th most
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending Sept. 20: 19.4 per 100,000 people — 10th most
> Cumulative COVID-19 cases as of Sept. 27: 2,260 per 100,000 people — 20th most (total: 43,596)
> Cumulative COVID-19 deaths as of Sept. 27: 24 per 100,000 people — 13th fewest (total: 469)
> Population: 1.9 million
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39. West Virginia
> 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. 27: 10.4 per 100,000 people — 22nd fewest
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending Sept. 20: 10.8 per 100,000 people — 22nd fewest
> Cumulative COVID-19 cases as of Sept. 27: 850 per 100,000 people — 6th fewest (total: 15,348)
> Cumulative COVID-19 deaths as of Sept. 27: 18 per 100,000 people — 9th fewest (total: 334)
> Population: 1.8 million
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38. Florida
> 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. 27: 12.4 per 100,000 people — 24th most
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending Sept. 20: 12.8 per 100,000 people — 23rd most
> Cumulative COVID-19 cases as of Sept. 27: 3,289 per 100,000 people — 2nd most (total: 700,564)
> Cumulative COVID-19 deaths as of Sept. 27: 67 per 100,000 people — 11th most (total: 14,202)
> Population: 21.3 million
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37. Pennsylvania
> 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. 27: 6.2 per 100,000 people — 10th fewest
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending Sept. 20: 6.6 per 100,000 people — 11th fewest
> Cumulative COVID-19 cases as of Sept. 27: 1,219 per 100,000 people — 12th fewest (total: 156,150)
> Cumulative COVID-19 deaths as of Sept. 27: 63 per 100,000 people — 16th most (total: 8,106)
> Population: 12.8 million
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36. Vermont
> 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. 27: 0.5 per 100,000 people — the fewest
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending Sept. 20: 0.9 per 100,000 people — the fewest
> Cumulative COVID-19 cases as of Sept. 27: 278 per 100,000 people — the fewest (total: 1,742)
> Cumulative COVID-19 deaths as of Sept. 27: 09 per 100,000 people — 4th fewest (total: 58)
> Population: 626,299
35. Arkansas
> 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. 27: 27.0 per 100,000 people — 7th most
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending Sept. 20: 27.4 per 100,000 people — 3rd most
> Cumulative COVID-19 cases as of Sept. 27: 2,696 per 100,000 people — 11th most (total: 81,242)
> Cumulative COVID-19 deaths as of Sept. 27: 43 per 100,000 people — 21st most (total: 1,308)
> Population: 3.0 million
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34. Rhode Island
> 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. 27: 9.5 per 100,000 people — 19th fewest
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending Sept. 20: 9.8 per 100,000 people — 18th fewest
> Cumulative COVID-19 cases as of Sept. 27: 2,287 per 100,000 people — 17th most (total: 24,181)
> Cumulative COVID-19 deaths as of Sept. 27: 105 per 100,000 people — 6th most (total: 1,107)
> Population: 1.1 million
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33. 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. 27: 2.4 per 100,000 people — 2nd fewest
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending Sept. 20: 2.6 per 100,000 people — 3rd fewest
> Cumulative COVID-19 cases as of Sept. 27: 602 per 100,000 people — 3rd fewest (total: 8,172)
> Cumulative COVID-19 deaths as of Sept. 27: 32 per 100,000 people — 19th fewest (total: 439)
> Population: 1.4 million
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32. Missouri
> 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. 27: 23.9 per 100,000 people — 8th most
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending Sept. 20: 24.1 per 100,000 people — 5th most
> Cumulative COVID-19 cases as of Sept. 27: 2,013 per 100,000 people — 25th fewest (total: 123,342)
> Cumulative COVID-19 deaths as of Sept. 27: 34 per 100,000 people — 21st fewest (total: 2,063)
> Population: 6.1 million
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31. South 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. 27: 20.6 per 100,000 people — 13th most
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending Sept. 20: 20.8 per 100,000 people — 9th most
> Cumulative COVID-19 cases as of Sept. 27: 2,869 per 100,000 people — 7th most (total: 145,887)
> Cumulative COVID-19 deaths as of Sept. 27: 65 per 100,000 people — 14th most (total: 3,326)
> Population: 5.1 million
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30. 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. 27: 8.7 per 100,000 people — 16th fewest
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending Sept. 20: 8.6 per 100,000 people — 16th fewest
> Cumulative COVID-19 cases as of Sept. 27: 3,029 per 100,000 people — 5th most (total: 217,237)
> Cumulative COVID-19 deaths as of Sept. 27: 78 per 100,000 people — 8th most (total: 5,622)
> Population: 7.2 million
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29. 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. 27: 2.4 per 100,000 people — 3rd fewest
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending Sept. 20: 2.2 per 100,000 people — 2nd fewest
> Cumulative COVID-19 cases as of Sept. 27: 395 per 100,000 people — 2nd fewest (total: 5,288)
> Cumulative COVID-19 deaths as of Sept. 27: 10 per 100,000 people — 5th fewest (total: 140)
> Population: 1.3 million
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28. 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. 27: 19.0 per 100,000 people — 14th most
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending Sept. 20: 18.7 per 100,000 people — 11th most
> Cumulative COVID-19 cases as of Sept. 27: 3,116 per 100,000 people — 4th most (total: 152,321)
> Cumulative COVID-19 deaths as of Sept. 27: 51 per 100,000 people — 19th most (total: 2,501)
> Population: 4.9 million
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27. New York
> 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. 27: 4.1 per 100,000 people — 4th fewest
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending Sept. 20: 3.8 per 100,000 people — 4th fewest
> Cumulative COVID-19 cases as of Sept. 27: 2,331 per 100,000 people — 15th most (total: 455,626)
> Cumulative COVID-19 deaths as of Sept. 27: 130 per 100,000 people — 3rd most (total: 25,456)
> Population: 19.5 million
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26. Michigan
> 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. 27: 8.2 per 100,000 people — 15th fewest
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending Sept. 20: 8.0 per 100,000 people — 13th fewest
> Cumulative COVID-19 cases as of Sept. 27: 1,344 per 100,000 people — 14th fewest (total: 134,373)
> Cumulative COVID-19 deaths as of Sept. 27: 70 per 100,000 people — 9th most (total: 7,044)
> Population: 10.0 million
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25. Alaska
> 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. 27: 11.4 per 100,000 people — 23rd fewest
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending Sept. 20: 11.0 per 100,000 people — 23rd fewest
> Cumulative COVID-19 cases as of Sept. 27: 1,143 per 100,000 people — 9th fewest (total: 8,431)
> Cumulative COVID-19 deaths as of Sept. 27: 08 per 100,000 people — the fewest (total: 56)
> Population: 737,438
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24. California
> 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. 27: 8.7 per 100,000 people — 17th fewest
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending Sept. 20: 8.4 per 100,000 people — 15th fewest
> Cumulative COVID-19 cases as of Sept. 27: 2,028 per 100,000 people — 25th most (total: 802,308)
> Cumulative COVID-19 deaths as of Sept. 27: 39 per 100,000 people — 25th most (total: 15,587)
> Population: 39.6 million
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23. New Jersey
> 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. 27: 5.3 per 100,000 people — 6th fewest
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending Sept. 20: 4.7 per 100,000 people — 5th fewest
> Cumulative COVID-19 cases as of Sept. 27: 2,285 per 100,000 people — 18th most (total: 203,548)
> Cumulative COVID-19 deaths as of Sept. 27: 181 per 100,000 people — the most (total: 16,106)
> Population: 8.9 million
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22. Massachusetts
> 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. 27: 5.6 per 100,000 people — 7th fewest
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending Sept. 20: 4.9 per 100,000 people — 6th fewest
> Cumulative COVID-19 cases as of Sept. 27: 1,861 per 100,000 people — 21st fewest (total: 128,426)
> Cumulative COVID-19 deaths as of Sept. 27: 133 per 100,000 people — 2nd most (total: 9,191)
> Population: 6.9 million
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21. Kentucky
> 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. 27: 15.4 per 100,000 people — 20th most
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending Sept. 20: 14.7 per 100,000 people — 16th most
> Cumulative COVID-19 cases as of Sept. 27: 1,478 per 100,000 people — 16th fewest (total: 66,036)
> Cumulative COVID-19 deaths as of Sept. 27: 26 per 100,000 people — 16th fewest (total: 1,154)
> Population: 4.5 million
20. Mississippi
> 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. 27: 16.7 per 100,000 people — 17th most
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending Sept. 20: 15.9 per 100,000 people — 14th most
> Cumulative COVID-19 cases as of Sept. 27: 3,243 per 100,000 people — 3rd most (total: 96,859)
> Cumulative COVID-19 deaths as of Sept. 27: 98 per 100,000 people — 7th most (total: 2,919)
> Population: 3.0 million
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19. Washington
> 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. 27: 6.0 per 100,000 people — 8th fewest
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending Sept. 20: 5.2 per 100,000 people — 9th fewest
> Cumulative COVID-19 cases as of Sept. 27: 1,145 per 100,000 people — 10th fewest (total: 86,269)
> Cumulative COVID-19 deaths as of Sept. 27: 28 per 100,000 people — 17th fewest (total: 2,100)
> Population: 7.5 million
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18. Illinois
> 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. 27: 14.9 per 100,000 people — 21st most
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending Sept. 20: 13.9 per 100,000 people — 18th most
> Cumulative COVID-19 cases as of Sept. 27: 2,260 per 100,000 people — 19th most (total: 287,930)
> Cumulative COVID-19 deaths as of Sept. 27: 68 per 100,000 people — 10th most (total: 8,601)
> Population: 12.7 million
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17. Oregon
> 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. 27: 6.1 per 100,000 people — 9th fewest
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending Sept. 20: 4.9 per 100,000 people — 7th fewest
> Cumulative COVID-19 cases as of Sept. 27: 783 per 100,000 people — 4th fewest (total: 32,820)
> Cumulative COVID-19 deaths as of Sept. 27: 13 per 100,000 people — 6th fewest (total: 547)
> Population: 4.2 million
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16. New Mexico
> 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. 27: 7.1 per 100,000 people — 12th fewest
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending Sept. 20: 5.3 per 100,000 people — 10th fewest
> Cumulative COVID-19 cases as of Sept. 27: 1,377 per 100,000 people — 15th fewest (total: 28,844)
> Cumulative COVID-19 deaths as of Sept. 27: 42 per 100,000 people — 23rd most (total: 870)
> Population: 2.1 million
15. Colorado
> 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. 27: 9.4 per 100,000 people — 18th fewest
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending Sept. 20: 7.5 per 100,000 people — 12th fewest
> Cumulative COVID-19 cases as of Sept. 27: 1,203 per 100,000 people — 11th fewest (total: 68,510)
> Cumulative COVID-19 deaths as of Sept. 27: 36 per 100,000 people — 24th fewest (total: 2,040)
> Population: 5.7 million
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14. Nevada
> 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. 27: 12.2 per 100,000 people — 25th most
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending Sept. 20: 9.8 per 100,000 people — 19th fewest
> Cumulative COVID-19 cases as of Sept. 27: 2,595 per 100,000 people — 12th most (total: 78,728)
> Cumulative COVID-19 deaths as of Sept. 27: 52 per 100,000 people — 18th most (total: 1,585)
> Population: 3.0 million
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13. North Carolina
> Change in daily avg. new COVID-19 cases week over week: +3.1 per 100,000 people
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending Sept. 27: 14.8 per 100,000 people — 22nd most
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending Sept. 20: 11.7 per 100,000 people — 25th most
> Cumulative COVID-19 cases as of Sept. 27: 1,997 per 100,000 people — 24th fewest (total: 207,380)
> Cumulative COVID-19 deaths as of Sept. 27: 33 per 100,000 people — 20th fewest (total: 3,441)
> Population: 10.4 million
12. Kansas
> 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. 27: 20.9 per 100,000 people — 12th most
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending Sept. 20: 17.2 per 100,000 people — 12th most
> Cumulative COVID-19 cases as of Sept. 27: 1,944 per 100,000 people — 22nd fewest (total: 56,592)
> Cumulative COVID-19 deaths as of Sept. 27: 22 per 100,000 people — 11th fewest (total: 632)
> Population: 2.9 million
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11. Oklahoma
> 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. 27: 28.2 per 100,000 people — 5th most
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending Sept. 20: 24.2 per 100,000 people — 4th most
> Cumulative COVID-19 cases as of Sept. 27: 2,139 per 100,000 people — 22nd most (total: 84,333)
> Cumulative COVID-19 deaths as of Sept. 27: 26 per 100,000 people — 15th fewest (total: 1,006)
> Population: 3.9 million
10. Iowa
> 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. 27: 27.7 per 100,000 people — 6th most
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending Sept. 20: 23.6 per 100,000 people — 6th most
> Cumulative COVID-19 cases as of Sept. 27: 2,732 per 100,000 people — 9th most (total: 86,229)
> Cumulative COVID-19 deaths as of Sept. 27: 42 per 100,000 people — 22nd most (total: 1,315)
> Population: 3.2 million
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9. Minnesota
> Change in daily avg. new COVID-19 cases week over week: +4.7 per 100,000 people
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending Sept. 27: 16.2 per 100,000 people — 18th most
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending Sept. 20: 11.6 per 100,000 people — 24th fewest
> Cumulative COVID-19 cases as of Sept. 27: 1,724 per 100,000 people — 19th fewest (total: 96,734)
> Cumulative COVID-19 deaths as of Sept. 27: 36 per 100,000 people — 23rd fewest (total: 2,008)
> Population: 5.6 million
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8. Wyoming
> Change in daily avg. new COVID-19 cases week over week: +5.1 per 100,000 people
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending Sept. 27: 15.9 per 100,000 people — 19th most
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending Sept. 20: 10.8 per 100,000 people — 21st fewest
> Cumulative COVID-19 cases as of Sept. 27: 975 per 100,000 people — 7th fewest (total: 5,633)
> Cumulative COVID-19 deaths as of Sept. 27: 09 per 100,000 people — 2nd fewest (total: 50)
> Population: 577,737
7. North Dakota
> Change in daily avg. new COVID-19 cases week over week: +5.6 per 100,000 people
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending Sept. 27: 49.5 per 100,000 people — the most
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending Sept. 20: 43.9 per 100,000 people — the most
> Cumulative COVID-19 cases as of Sept. 27: 2,727 per 100,000 people — 10th most (total: 20,724)
> Cumulative COVID-19 deaths as of Sept. 27: 30 per 100,000 people — 18th fewest (total: 231)
> Population: 760,077
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6. Idaho
> Change in daily avg. new COVID-19 cases week over week: +6.0 per 100,000 people
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending Sept. 27: 21.8 per 100,000 people — 10th most
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending Sept. 20: 15.8 per 100,000 people — 15th most
> Cumulative COVID-19 cases as of Sept. 27: 2,309 per 100,000 people — 16th most (total: 40,501)
> Cumulative COVID-19 deaths as of Sept. 27: 21 per 100,000 people — 10th fewest (total: 372)
> Population: 1.8 million
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5. Montana
> Change in daily avg. new COVID-19 cases week over week: +7.5 per 100,000 people
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending Sept. 27: 21.3 per 100,000 people — 11th most
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending Sept. 20: 13.8 per 100,000 people — 19th most
> Cumulative COVID-19 cases as of Sept. 27: 1,140 per 100,000 people — 8th fewest (total: 12,107)
> Cumulative COVID-19 deaths as of Sept. 27: 16 per 100,000 people — 8th fewest (total: 173)
> Population: 1.1 million
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4. Utah
> Change in daily avg. new COVID-19 cases week over week: +8.1 per 100,000 people
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending Sept. 27: 29.0 per 100,000 people — 4th most
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending Sept. 20: 20.9 per 100,000 people — 8th most
> Cumulative COVID-19 cases as of Sept. 27: 2,234 per 100,000 people — 21st most (total: 70,615)
> Cumulative COVID-19 deaths as of Sept. 27: 14 per 100,000 people — 7th fewest (total: 453)
> Population: 3.2 million
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3. Texas
> Change in daily avg. new COVID-19 cases week over week: +8.4 per 100,000 people
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending Sept. 27: 22.2 per 100,000 people — 9th most
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending Sept. 20: 13.8 per 100,000 people — 20th most
> Cumulative COVID-19 cases as of Sept. 27: 2,561 per 100,000 people — 13th most (total: 735,132)
> Cumulative COVID-19 deaths as of Sept. 27: 54 per 100,000 people — 17th most (total: 15,522)
> Population: 28.7 million
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2. South Dakota
> Change in daily avg. new COVID-19 cases week over week: +10.0 per 100,000 people
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending Sept. 27: 39.4 per 100,000 people — 3rd most
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending Sept. 20: 29.3 per 100,000 people — 2nd most
> Cumulative COVID-19 cases as of Sept. 27: 2,442 per 100,000 people — 14th most (total: 21,541)
> Cumulative COVID-19 deaths as of Sept. 27: 25 per 100,000 people — 14th fewest (total: 218)
> Population: 882,235
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1. Wisconsin
> Change in daily avg. new COVID-19 cases week over week: +29.4 per 100,000 people
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending Sept. 27: 43.8 per 100,000 people — 2nd most
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending Sept. 20: 14.4 per 100,000 people — 17th most
> Cumulative COVID-19 cases as of Sept. 27: 1,993 per 100,000 people — 23rd fewest (total: 115,862)
> Cumulative COVID-19 deaths as of Sept. 27: 22 per 100,000 people — 12th fewest (total: 1,281)
> Population: 5.8 million
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