Here's How Much COVID Cases Are Rising in Every State
See how each state is handling the virus by looking at its number of new cases per capita this past week.

With the coronavirus continuing to spread across the country, it can be tough to get a handle on which states are being hit the hardest. Some U.S. epicenters have begun to contain their outbreaks, while the virus is now spreading into new regions of the country. One of the best metrics we have for assessing how any given state is handling the pandemic is by looking at its number of new cases per capita for the past week. This seven-day average of daily new cases per 100,000 people tells us exactly how much COVID cases are rising in each state.
In fact, the daily new case rate is how the Harvard Global Health Institute (HGHI) determines the risk of coronavirus everywhere in the country. On their map, they assign each state a color based on the severity of its outbreak: green for fewer than 1 daily new case per 100,000 people, yellow for fewer than 10 cases per 100,000, orange for fewer than 25, and red for anything above that.
"Once a community reaches the red risk level, stay-at-home orders become necessary again," the HGHI experts explain. But beyond helping determine which states should consider another lockdown, the daily new case rate can help us get a sense of the bigger picture of where COVID is starting to take over.
Ranked from lowest to highest, this is the seven-day average of daily new cases per capita in every state, as of Aug. 3. Read on to see whether your state's COVID risk level is green, yellow, orange, or red. And for more on the states with the highest rates, These 13 States Need to Lock Down Immediately, Harvard Researchers Say.
50
Vermont

Daily new case rate: 0.6 cases per 100,000 people (green)
And for states that are rebuking federal guidance, These 4 States "Refused to Comply" With the White House's COVID Advice.
49
Maine

Daily new case rate: 1.6 cases per 100,000 people (yellow)
48
New Hampshire

Daily new case rate: 2.1 cases per 100,000 people (yellow)
47
New York

Daily new case rate: 3.4 cases per 100,000 people (yellow)
And for guidance on COVID containment, Most States Need to Shut Down Again for This Long, Johns Hopkins Says.
46
Connecticut

Daily new case rate: 4.2 cases per 100,000 people (yellow)
45
New Jersey

Daily new case rate: 5.5 cases per 100,000 people (yellow)
44
Hawaii

Daily new case rate: 5.8 cases per 100,000 people (yellow)
And for more on coronavirus in Hawaii, This State That Aggressively Cracked Down on COVID Is Now Seeing a Surge.
43
Massachusetts

Daily new case rate: 5.8 cases per 100,000 people (yellow)
42
Pennsylvania

Daily new case rate: 7.0 cases per 100,000 people (yellow)
41
West Virginia

Daily new case rate: 7.3 cases per 100,000 people (yellow)
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40
Oregon

Daily new case rate: 7.9 cases per 100,000 people (yellow)
39
Wyoming

Daily new case rate: 8.0 cases per 100,000 people (yellow)
38
Michigan

Daily new case rate: 8.4 cases per 100,000 people (yellow)
37
Colorado

Daily new case rate: 8.6 cases per 100,000 people (yellow)
36
Rhode Island

Daily new case rate: 8.9 cases per 100,000 people (yellow)
35
South Dakota

Daily new case rate: 9.1 cases per 100,000 people (yellow)
34
Delaware

Daily new case rate: 10.6 cases per 100,000 people (orange)
33
Washington

Daily new case rate: 10.8 cases per 100,000 people (orange)
32
Ohio

Daily new case rate: 10.9 cases per 100,000 people (orange)
31
Montana

Daily new case rate: 11.1 cases per 100,000 people (orange)
30
Illinois

Daily new case rate: 12.0 cases per 100,000 people (orange)
29
Virginia

Daily new case rate: 12.1 cases per 100,000 people (orange)
28
Minnesota

Daily new case rate: 12.6 cases per 100,000 people (orange)
27
Kentucky

Daily new case rate: 12.7 cases per 100,000 people (orange)
26
Nebraska

Daily new case rate: 13.3 cases per 100,000 people (orange)
25
Kansas

Daily new case rate: 13.5 cases per 100,000 people (orange)
24
New Mexico

Daily new case rate: 13.7 cases per 100,000 people (orange)
23
Utah

Daily new case rate: 14.1 cases per 100,000 people (orange)
22
Maryland

Daily new case rate: 14.9 cases per 100,000 people (orange)
21
Iowa

Daily new case rate: 15.0 cases per 100,000 people (orange)
20
Wisconsin

Daily new case rate: 15.1 cases per 100,000 people (orange)
19
Alaska

Daily new case rate: 15.6 cases per 100,000 people (orange)
18
North Dakota

Daily new case rate: 16.3 cases per 100,000 people (orange)
17
North Carolina

Daily new case rate: 17.4 cases per 100,000 people (orange)
16
California

Daily new case rate: 22.0 per 100,000 people (orange)
15
Missouri

Daily new case rate: 24.5 cases per 100,000 people (orange)
14
Arkansas

Daily new case rate: 24.7 cases per 100,000 people (orange)
13
Indiana

Daily new case rate: 25.8 cases per 100,000 people (red)
12
Idaho

Daily new case rate: 26.3 cases per 100,000 people (red)
11
Texas

Daily new case rate: 27.6 cases per 100,000 people (red)
10
Oklahoma

Daily new case rate: 27.7 cases per 100,000 people (red)
9
South Carolina

Daily new case rate: 28.9 cases per 100,000 people (red)
8
Alabama

Daily new case rate: 32.7 cases per 100,000 people (red)
7
Arizona

Daily new case rate: 33.3 cases per 100,000 people (red)
6
Nevada

Daily new case rate: 33.7 cases per 100,000 people (red)
5
Georgia

Daily new case rate: 33.9 cases per 100,000 people (red)
4
Tennessee

Daily new case rate: 35.9 cases per 100,000 people (red)
3
Louisiana

Daily new case rate: 38.6 cases per 100,000 people (red)
2
Mississippi

Daily new case rate: 42.2 cases per 100,000 people (red)
1
Florida

Daily new case rate: 43.6 cases per 100,000 people (red)