While the U.S. is still battling COVID-19, some states are doing a better job at staying safe. In order to identify the safest states during the COVID-19 pandemic, WalletHub compared the 50 states and the District of Columbia across five key metrics:
- Vaccination Rate
- Positive Testing Rate
- Hospitalization Rate
- Death Rate
- Transmission Rate
While this slideshow highlights the states that have done well, here is a list of those that ranked lower.
42. Tennessee
43. Deleware
44. New Jersey
45. Texas
46. Alabama
47. Georgia
48. Rhode Island
49. New York
50. South Carolina
51. Ohio
Source of data: Wallet Hub
