New York ranked 9th safest state during the pandemic

NEW YORK (WWTI) — As the COVID-19 pandemic continues, safety is an important factor for United States citizens.

The personal-finance website WalletHub compared the 50 states and the District of Columbia across five key metrics to determine which states are the safest. The data included the rates of COVID-19 transmission, positive testing, hospitalizations, and death, as well as the share of the eligible population getting vaccinated.

The study determined that the District of Columbia was the safest state during the pandemic with a score of 91.30. The District of Columbia was followed by Connecticut with a score of 86.64 and Rhode Island with a score of 86.53. According to the data, Wyoming was the least safe state with a score of 18.65.

Source: WalletHub

Specifically, New York was ranked 12th for vaccination rate, 11th for positive testing, 20th for hospitalization rates, and 9th for their death rate. Overall New York was ranked the 9th safest state during the pandemic with a score of 78.86. The rest of the states were ranked as follows:

Overall Rank*	State	Total Score
1	District of Columbia	91.30
2	Connecticut	86.64
3	Rhode Island	86.53
4	Florida	85.90
5	Massachusetts	85.43
6	Vermont	82.17
7	California	81.17
8	Maryland	78.88
9	New York	78.86
10	Hawaii	77.96
11	New Jersey	77.93
12	North Carolina	74.21
13	Illinois	70.15
14	New Hampshire	69.85
15	Louisiana	68.27
16	Washington	67.33
17	Oklahoma	67.31
18	Mississippi	67.15
19	Virginia	67.14
20	Texas	66.81
21	Kansas	64.98
22	Alabama	64.32
23	Maine	63.74
24	South Carolina	62.75
25	Delaware	60.53
26	Oregon	59.75
27	Pennsylvania	59.49
28	Georgia	58.94
29	Arkansas	58.83
30	Tennessee	57.07
31	Minnesota	56.03
32	Utah	55.24
33	Wisconsin	54.36
34	Nevada	52.37
35	Alaska	49.65
36	Nebraska	49.12
37	Michigan	47.23
38	Indiana	46.72
39	New Mexico	45.35
40	Iowa	45.16
41	South Dakota	44.32
42	Colorado	42.91
43	Missouri	42.81
44	Arizona	41.54
45	Ohio	39.02
46	North Dakota	35.48
47	Idaho**	32.44
48	Kentucky	27.78
49	West Virginia	24.15
50	Montana	23.59
51	Wyoming	18.56