NOTE: Except for Hawaii which has few deaths and the most restrictions, the most restrictive states (green) have the highest death rate. The least restrictive states (red) have the fewest deaths.
States with the Fewest Coronavirus Restrictions
From Wallet Hub, May 5, 2020
Americans have experienced unprecedented restrictions on their everyday life in order to fight the coronavirus, but now some states are easing up on these limitations. In order to determine the states with the fewest coronavirus restrictions, WalletHub compared the 50 states and the District of Columbia across 9 key metrics. Their data set ranges from limits on large gatherings to the presence of a “shelter-in-place” order and whether restaurants and bars have reopened.
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States with the Fewest COVID-19 Restrictions
HAWAII – 51st – Score 6.15
| Overall Rank |
State |
Total Score |
| 1 |
South Dakota |
89.23 |
| 2 |
Utah |
73.85 |
| 3 |
North Dakota |
70.77 |
| 4 |
Missouri |
67.95 |
| 5 |
Idaho |
67.69 |
| 6 |
Tennessee |
66.67 |
| 7 |
Montana |
65.64 |
| 8 |
Texas |
63.08 |
| 9 |
Florida |
62.05 |
| 10 |
Iowa |
56.54 |
| 11 |
Georgia |
52.82 |
| 12 |
Arkansas |
52.69 |
| 13 |
Kansas |
51.28 |
| 14 |
Nebraska |
50.39 |
| 15 |
Oklahoma |
50 |
| 16 |
Indiana |
49.74 |
| 17 |
South Carolina |
47.69 |
| 18 |
Wyoming |
47.18 |
| 19 |
Mississippi |
46.67 |
| 20 |
Alabama |
46.41 |
| 21 |
Alaska |
44.62 |
| 21 |
Minnesota |
44.62 |
| 23 |
West Virginia |
41.03 |
| 24 |
Kentucky |
37.95 |
| 25 |
Nevada |
37.56 |
| 26 |
Maine |
35.39 |
| 27 |
Virginia |
34.49 |
| 28 |
North Carolina |
34.36 |
| 29 |
California |
33.08 |
| 30 |
Oregon |
32.82 |
| 31 |
New Hampshire |
32.44 |
| 32 |
Arizona |
31.8 |
| 33 |
Colorado |
29.74 |
| 34 |
Wisconsin |
28.59 |
| 35 |
New Mexico |
28.21 |
| 36 |
Louisiana |
25.9 |
| 37 |
Washington |
25.64 |
| 38 |
Michigan |
24.1 |
| 39 |
Vermont |
23.08 |
| 40 |
Maryland |
22.18 |
| 41 |
Delaware |
21.54 |
| 42 |
Connecticut |
21.41 |
| 43 |
Ohio |
20.13 |
| 44 |
Massachusetts |
19.62 |
| 45 |
New York |
17.95 |
| 46 |
New Jersey |
17.44 |
| 47 |
Pennsylvania |
16.03 |
| 48 |
Illinois |
12.82 |
| 49 |
District of Columbia |
11.28 |
| 50 |
Rhode Island |
10.26 |
| 51 |
Hawaii |
6.15 |
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