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. 2021 Apr 14;16(4):e0249891. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0249891

Table 1. States with high COVID-19 population risk characteristics.

High risk category States
>15% non-Hispanic Black AL, AR, DC, DE, FL, GA, HI, LA, MD, MS, NC, SC, TN, VA
>15% Hispanic AZ, CA, CO, CT, FL, IL, NJ, NM, NV, NY, RI, TX
Median age >40 years CT, DE, FL, ME, MT, NH, NJ, PA, RI, VT, WV
Pop. density > 200/mile2 CA, CT, DC, DE, FL, HI, MA, MD, NH, NY, OH, PA, RI
No stay at home order AR, CT, IA, KY, ND, NE, OK, SD, TX, UT, WY
No mask policy Apr-Sep AZ, FL, GA, IA, ID, MO, MT, ND, NE, NH, OK, SC, SD, TN, WY
<25%ile mask adherence Apr-Sep IA, KS, ND, SD