Study: Alaska 4th safest state for COVID

With around 30% of the population fully vaccinated against COVID-19 as of April 28, and vaccination being an essential component for full reopening of the economy, WalletHub today released updated rankings for the Safest States During COVID-19, along with accompanying videos and audio files.

In order to find out the safest states during the COVID-19 pandemic, WalletHub compared the 50 states and the District of Columbia across five key metrics. Our data set includes the rates of COVID-19 transmission, positive testing, hospitalizations and death, as well as the share of the eligible population getting vaccinated. Below, you can see highlights from the report, along with a WalletHub Q&A.

Alaska’s Safety During Coronavirus (1=Best; 25=Avg.):

28^th – Vaccination Rate12^th – Positive Testing Rate6^th – Hospitalization Rate1^st – Death Rate

Overall Rank* StateTotal Score 1Vermont85.032Hawaii84.103Maine81.174Alaska76.945Massachusetts75.996California74.517Rhode Island73.018Utah72.839District of Columbia71.2610New Hampshire71.1411Kansas70.3712North Dakota70.0513Connecticut66.9714Washington66.1715New Mexico65.6016Oregon65.3817Virginia65.2318Wyoming65.0819South Dakota64.8920Colorado64.4521Minnesota64.0722Wisconsin63.6023Arkansas63.2824Alabama61.8525Nebraska61.8126Missouri61.5927South Carolina60.6228Iowa60.4529Arizona59.9030Indiana59.3731Illinois58.7132Idaho56.8733Ohio56.7134Oklahoma56.2335Montana56.0736Maryland55.7737Delaware55.4438Texas55.2739Louisiana54.6840Kentucky53.9841New York52.6542Tennessee51.3543North Carolina51.2344Mississippi50.0945Pennsylvania42.3846West Virginia39.9747New Jersey39.7348Nevada39.6949Florida39.5350Georgia37.5451Michigan24.65Note: *No. 1 = Safest Rankings are based on data available as of 12:30 p.m. ET on Wednesday, April 28, 2021.COVID-19 Death Rate Ranking vs. Vaccination Rate RankingStateCOVID19 Death Rate RankingVaccination Rate RankingCategoryAZ3029High COVID-19 Death Rate & Low Vaccination RateCA2310Low COVID-19 Death Rate & High Vaccination RateCO1914Low COVID-19 Death Rate & High Vaccination RateCT353High COVID-19 Death Rate & High Vaccination RateDE4118High COVID-19 Death Rate & High Vaccination RateAL250Low COVID-19 Death Rate & Low Vaccination RateAK128Low COVID-19 Death Rate & Low Vaccination RateAR1045Low COVID-19 Death Rate & Low Vaccination RateDC719Low COVID-19 Death Rate & High Vaccination RateFL4631High COVID-19 Death Rate & Low Vaccination RateGA4744High COVID-19 Death Rate & Low Vaccination RateHI57Low COVID-19 Death Rate & High Vaccination RateID2543Low COVID-19 Death Rate & Low Vaccination RateIL4021High COVID-19 Death Rate & High Vaccination RateIN1742Low COVID-19 Death Rate & Low Vaccination RateIA3124High COVID-19 Death Rate & High Vaccination RateKS927Low COVID-19 Death Rate & Low Vaccination RateKY3432High COVID-19 Death Rate & Low Vaccination RateLA2149Low COVID-19 Death Rate & Low Vaccination RateME154Low COVID-19 Death Rate & High Vaccination RateMD4311High COVID-19 Death Rate & High Vaccination RateMA282High COVID-19 Death Rate & High Vaccination RateMI5030High COVID-19 Death Rate & Low Vaccination RateMN2613High COVID-19 Death Rate & High Vaccination RateMS1151Low COVID-19 Death Rate & Low Vaccination RateMO1640Low COVID-19 Death Rate & Low Vaccination RateMT3734High COVID-19 Death Rate & Low Vaccination RateNE2423Low COVID-19 Death Rate & High Vaccination RateNV4833High COVID-19 Death Rate & Low Vaccination RateNH421High COVID-19 Death Rate & High Vaccination RateNJ518High COVID-19 Death Rate & High Vaccination RateNM386High COVID-19 Death Rate & High Vaccination RateNY4520High COVID-19 Death Rate & High Vaccination RateNC3938High COVID-19 Death Rate & Low Vaccination RateND337Low COVID-19 Death Rate & Low Vaccination RateOH3636High COVID-19 Death Rate & Low Vaccination RateOK3339High COVID-19 Death Rate & Low Vaccination RateOR1226Low COVID-19 Death Rate & Low Vaccination RatePA4912High COVID-19 Death Rate & High Vaccination RateRI209Low COVID-19 Death Rate & High Vaccination RateSC1341Low COVID-19 Death Rate & Low Vaccination RateSD1817Low COVID-19 Death Rate & High Vaccination RateTN2246Low COVID-19 Death Rate & Low Vaccination RateTX3235High COVID-19 Death Rate & Low Vaccination RateUT625Low COVID-19 Death Rate & High Vaccination RateVT85Low COVID-19 Death Rate & High Vaccination RateVA2715High COVID-19 Death Rate & High Vaccination RateWA1416Low COVID-19 Death Rate & High Vaccination RateWV4447High COVID-19 Death Rate & Low Vaccination RateWI2922High COVID-19 Death Rate & High Vaccination RateWY448Low COVID-19 Death Rate & Low Vaccination Rate