Oregon Is The 6th Best For COVID Safety
A study came out in WalletHub this morning listing the safest states during COVID-19, and Oregon has ranked 6th over all on the list. Here’s the full list:
Source: WalletHub
| Overall Rank* | State | Total Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hawaii | 80.01 |
| 2 | California | 75.77 |
| 3 | Virginia | 74.22 |
| 4 | District of Columbia | 73.49 |
| 5 | Maine | 71.03 |
| 6 | Oregon | 70.01 |
| 7 | Florida | 67.03 |
| 8 | Vermont | 65.93 |
| 9 | New Hampshire | 61.81 |
| 10 | Maryland | 58.53 |
| 11 | Colorado | 58.17 |
| 12 | North Carolina | 56.75 |
| 13 | Alaska | 56.33 |
| 14 | Minnesota | 56.02 |
| 15 | New York | 56.02 |
| 16 | Rhode Island | 54.77 |
| 17 | Washington | 53.43 |
| 18 | North Dakota | 52.44 |
| 19 | Connecticut | 52.44 |
| 20 | South Carolina | 51.16 |
| 21 | Delaware | 50.98 |
| 22 | Nebraska | 50.53 |
| 23 | New Mexico | 49.67 |
| 24 | Iowa | 49.15 |
| 25 | New Jersey | 48.32 |
| 26 | Wyoming | 47.72 |
| 27 | Utah | 47.22 |
| 28 | Arkansas | 47.10 |
| 29 | Pennsylvania | 47.10 |
| 30 | Texas | 46.79 |
| 31 | Massachusetts | 45.98 |
| 32 | Alabama | 42.69 |
| 33 | Michigan | 42.15 |
| 34 | Georgia | 41.81 |
| 35 | Wisconsin | 41.65 |
| 36 | Nevada | 41.17 |
| 37 | Kansas | 38.89 |
| 38 | Idaho | 38.72 |
| 39 | South Dakota | 37.68 |
| 40 | Montana | 36.73 |
| 41 | Illinois | 36.46 |
| 42 | Kentucky | 36.29 |
| 43 | Louisiana | 34.82 |
| 44 | Arizona | 32.50 |
| 45 | Mississippi | 32.42 |
| 46 | West Virginia | 29.24 |
| 47 | Missouri | 24.76 |
| 48 | Tennessee | 20.12 |
| 49 | Ohio | 19.61 |
| 50 | Indiana | 18.35 |
| 51 | Oklahoma | 16.03 |
Some highlights are Oregon’s Death Rate, which is ranked third lowest, and the hospitalization rate, which is second lowest (only behind Alaska)!
