Best States to Survive the Coronavirus—Definitive Ranking of All 50 States With Category Breakdown

Economic and Financial Health

STATE	Cost Of Living Index (avg)	Corporate Tax Rate (avg)	Overall Financial Outlook (lower # = better outlook)	Overall Ranking
Alabama	89.3	6.5	95.8	13
Alaska	129.9	94	139.3	45
Arizona	97	4.9	101.9	23
Arkansas	86.9	6.5	93.4	7
California	151.7	8.84	160.54	49
Colorado	105.6	4.63	110.23	32
Connecticut	127.7	7.5	135.2	42
Delaware	108.1	8.7	116.8	37
Florida	97.9	5.5	103.4	27
Georgia	89.2	5.75	89.2	10
Hawaii	192.9	6.4	199.3	50
Idaho	92.3	6.925	99.225	19
Illinois	94.5	9.5	104	28
Indiana	90	5.75	95.75	12
Iowa	90.1	12	102.1	24
Kansas	89	7	96	15
Kentucky	90.9	5	95.9	14
Louisiana	93.9	8	101.9	22
Maine	117.5	8.93	126.43	41
Maryland	129.7	8.25	137.95	44
Massachusetts	131.6	8	139.6	46
Michigan	88.9	6	94.9	9
Minnesota	101.6	9.8	111.4	34
Mississippi	86.1	5	91.1	3
Missouri	87.1	6.25	93.35	6
Montana	106.9	9.8	116.7	36
Nebraska	90.8	7.81	98.61	18
Nevada	108.5	N/A	108.5	31
New Hampshire	109.7	7.7	117.4	38
New Jersey	125.1	11.5	136.6	43
New Mexico	87.5	5.9	93.4	8
New York	139.1	6.5	145.6	48
North Carolina	94.9	2.5	97.4	16
North Dakota	98.8	4.31	103.11	25
Ohio	90.8	N/A	90.8	2
Oklahoma	87	6	93	5
Oregon	134.2	7.6	141.8	47
Pennsylvania	101.7	9.99	111.69	35
Rhode Island	119.4	7	126.4	40
South Carolina	95.9	5	100.9	21
South Dakota	99.8	N/A	99.8	20
Tennessee	88.7	6.5	95.2	11
Texas	91.5	N/A	91.5	4
Utah	98.4	4.98	103.35	26
Vermont	114.5	8.5	123	39
Virginia	100.7	6	106.7	30
Washington	110.7	N/A	110.7	33
West Virginia	91.1	6.5	97.6	17
Wisconsin	97.3	7.9	105.2	29
Wyoming	89.3	N/A	89.3	1

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Least Economic Stressors

STATE	Initial Unemployment Claims (Wk of May 30)	Unemployment Rate per 100,000	Unemployment Rank (higher rank = less unemployment)	Baseline Fiscal Shock Projection (% of general budget; based on Moody's Baseline Fiscal Shock Projection )	Baseline Fiscal Shock Projection Rank (higher rank = less shock)	Overall Recession-Specfic Factors	Overall Ranking
Alabama	20785	423.4	33	-11.80%	6	19.5	18
Alaska	7818	1065.1	49	-66.80%	50	49.5	50
Arizona	22067	299.1	15	-16.60%	30	22.5	22
Arkansas	8050	264.9	11	-13.20%	13	12	5
California	230461	577.1	43	-18.30%	34	38.5	43
Colorado	12102	207	4	-15.50%	22	13	6
Connecticut	14268	400.4	31	-13.50%	16	23.5	23
Delaware	2966	301.8	16	-12.20%	10	13	7
Florida	206494	938.9	46	-23.90%	40	43	48
Georgia	148095	1379.4	50	-11.80%	7	28.5	31
Hawaii	7766	549.7	42	-13.40%	14	28	30
Idaho	3435	188.1	3	-23.60%	39	21	19
Illinois	46522	367.5	26	-15.90%	26	26	25
Indiana	23591	349.7	22	-19.10%	36	29	32
Iowa	6920	217.6	5	-14.00%	17	11	3
Kansas	10429	358.3	23	-19.10%	35	29	33
Kentucky	42793	951	47	-17.60%	32	39.5	44
Louisiana	19810	426.5	34	-38.40%	49	41.5	46
Maine	11191	831.6	45	-22.60%	38	41.5	47
Maryland	31343	515.2	41	-9.80%	2	21.5	20
Massachusetts	27174	389.5	28	-10.20%	3	15.5	11
Michigan	41035	408.5	32	-27.00%	42	37	42
Minnesota	22466	394.1	30	-12.10%	9	19.5	17
Mississippi	23945	801	44	-16.10%	27	35.5	41
Missouri	19139	310.2	17	-28.10%	44	30.5	35
Montana	2874	264.5	10	-16.60%	28	19	15
Nebraska	5135	263	9	-14.30%	18	13.5	8
Nevada	13879	442.1	38	-16.60%	29	33.5	40
New Hampshire	6036	440.2	37	-15.30%	21	29	34
New Jersey	25632	286.8	13	-27.20%	43	28	29
New Mexico	5856	279.3	12	-12.20%	11	11.5	4
New York	82981	426.8	35	-28.70%	45	40	45
North Carolina	36400	343	21	-13.00%	12	16.5	12
North Dakota	2546	334.2	19	-37.90%	48	33.5	38
Ohio	34638	294.8	14	-15.20%	20	17	13
Oklahoma	37986	960.5	48	-25.40%	41	44.5	49
Oregon	19506	453.5	40	-11.00%	4	22	21
Pennsylvania	50462	393.6	29	-9.60%	1	15	9
Rhode Island	2747	260.1	8	-15.70%	23	15.5	10
South Carolina	18986	364.4	25	-19.40%	37	31	36
South Dakota	1435	158.9	2	-11.60%	5	3.5	1
Tennessee	22784	330.3	18	-14.80%	19	18.5	14
Texas	106821	362.4	24	-16.90%	31	27.5	28
Utah	4996	152.2	1	-12.00%	8	4.5	2
Vermont	1382	220	6	-17.80%	33	19.5	16
Virginia	32202	373.3	27	-15.90%	25	26	26
Washington	34873	447.3	39	-15.80%	24	31.5	37
West Virginia	4535	255.1	7	-30.20%	46	26.5	27
Wisconsin	25026	427.7	36	-13.50%	15	25.5	24
Wyoming	1926	339.7	20	-31.10%	47	33.5	39

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Emergency Reserves and Relief

STATE	Unemployment: Maximum Weekly Benefits	Unemployment: Maximum Weekly Benefits Rank	CARES Act Funding (in millions)	CARES Act Funding (initial round) Rank	State "Rainy Day" Fund Balances % Of Annual Expenditures	State "Rainy Day" Fund Balances Rank	Overall Emergency Reserves	Overall Ranking
Alabama	$275	45	$1,901	25	10.10%	18	29.3	37
Alaska	$370	38	$1,250	31	52.60%	2	23.6	23
Arizona	$240	49	$2,822	14	8.80%	23	28.6	34
Arkansas	$451	25	$1,250	31	2.70%	45	33.6	45
California	$450	26	$15,321	1	13.00%	9	12	3
Colorado	$597	10	$2,233	22	7.90%	27	19.6	15
Connecticut	$649	5	$1,382	30	15.30%	6	13.6	4
Delaware	$400	35	$1,250	31	5.40%	36	34	47
Florida	$275	46	$8,328	3	4.60%	40	29.6	38
Georgia	$365	40	$4,117	8	10.60%	15	21	17
Hawaii	$648	7	$1,250	31	4.80%	39	25.6	26
Idaho	$414	34	$1,250	31	9.50%	21	28.6	33
Illinois	$471	24	$4,914	6	0.00%	49	26.3	28
Indiana	$390	37	$2,610	17	8.60%	24	26	27
Iowa	$591	11	$1,250	31	10.30%	17	19.6	14
Kansas	$488	23	$1,250	31	0.00%	50	34.6	48
Kentucky	$552	16	$1,732	27	2.60%	46	29.6	39
Louisiana	$247	48	$1,803	26	4.40%	42	38.6	50
Maine	$414	31	$1,250	31	7.80%	28	30	40
Maryland	$430	29	$2,344	19	6.20%	34	27.3	31
Massachusetts	$823	1	$2,673	15	9.50%	20	12	2
Michigan	$362	41	$3,873	10	11.00%	13	21.3	19
Minnesota	$717	3	$2,187	23	10.40%	16	14	6
Mississippi	$235	50	$1,250	31	8.10%	25	35.3	49
Missouri	$320	44	$2,380	18	6.30%	33	31.6	43
Montana	$552	15	$1,250	31	4.60%	41	29	35
Nebraska	$440	28	$1,250	31	11.00%	14	24.3	24
Nevada	$450	27	$1,250	31	8.90%	22	26.6	29
New Hampshire	$427	30	$1,250	31	7.40%	30	30.3	41
New Jersey	$696	4	$3,444	11	1.00%	47	20.6	16
New Mexico	$492	22	$1,250	31	26.80%	4	19	11
New York	$504	21	$7,543	4	3.20%	44	23	22
North Carolina	$350	42	$4,067	9	5.30%	37	29.3	36
North Dakota	$618	9	$1,250	31	30.00%	3	14.3	8
Ohio	$647	8	$4,533	7	7.70%	29	14.6	9
Oklahoma	$520	18	$1,534	29	11.50%	11	19.3	13
Oregon	$648	6	$1,635	28	13.50%	8	14	7
Pennsylvania	$572	13	$4,964	5	1.00%	48	22	20
Rhode Island	$586	12	$1,250	31	5.20%	38	27	30
South Carolina	$326	43	$1,996	24	6.60%	32	33	44
South Dakota	$414	33	$1,250	31	11.10%	12	25.3	25
Tennessee	$275	47	$2,648	16	7.00%	31	31.3	42
Texas	$521	17	$11,243	2	12.90%	10	6.3	1
Utah	$560	14	$1,250	31	9.90%	19	21.3	18
Vermont	$513	19	$1,250	31	13.70%	7	19	12
Virginia	$378	36	$3,310	12	6.00%	35	27.6	32
Washington	$790	2	$2,953	13	8.00%	26	13.6	5
West Virginia	$424	32	$1,250	31	16.90%	5	22.6	21
Wisconsin	$370	39	$2,258	20	3.60%	43	34	46
Wyoming	$508	20	$1,250	31	109.00%	1	17.3	10

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COVID-19 Rates & Healthcare Infrastructure

STATE	COVID-19 Cases, Per 100,000 (as of 6/4)	COVID-19 Cases, Rank (higher rank = less cases)	COVID-19 Deaths, Per 100,000 (as of 6/4)	COVID-19 Deaths, Rank	% of Citizens Without Health Insurance (2018)	Citizens Without Health Insurance Rank (higher rank = more insurance)	# of Hospital Beds per 1,000 (2018)	# of Hospital Beds Rank (higher rank = more beds)	COVID-19 and Healthcare Score	Overall Ranking
Alabama	384	29	13	26	10%	38	3.1	12	26.25	26
Alaska	71	3	1	2	12.60%	46	2.2	32	20.75	15
Arizona	306	20	14	28	10.60%	42	1.9	43	33.25	43
Arkansas	267	15	5	9	8.20%	29	3.2	11	16	8
California	305	19	11	22	7.20%	22	1.8	46	27.25	28
Colorado	470	33	26	37	7.50%	26	1.9	44	35	45
Connecticut	1205	46	112	48	5.30%	8	2	40	35.5	48
Delaware	997	45	39	40	5.70%	14	2.2	31	32.5	40
Florida	274	16	12	24	13%	47	2.6	21	27	27
Georgia	440	31	20	36	13.70%	48	2.4	27	35.5	47
Hawaii	45	1	1	1	4.10%	5	1.9	42	12.25	3
Idaho	167	8	5	8	1.11%	1	1.9	45	15.5	7
Illinois	981	44	45	43	7%	20	2.5	25	33	42
Indiana	544	34	33	39	8.30%	31	2.7	20	31	36
Iowa	652	40	18	32	4.70%	7	3	14	23.25	19
Kansas	353	26	8	14	8.80%	33	3.3	7	20	13
Kentucky	235	12	10	19	5.60%	13	3.2	10	13.5	4
Louisiana	887	42	62	45	8%	27	3.3	8	30.5	35
Maine	180	10	7	12	8%	28	2.5	23	18.25	10
Maryland	920	43	44	41	6%	16	1.9	41	35.25	46
Massachusetts	1474	48	104	47	2.80%	2	2.3	30	31.75	38
Michigan	591	38	56	44	5.40%	10	2.5	24	29	32
Minnesota	459	32	19	34	4.40%	6	2.5	22	23.5	21
Mississippi	548	35	26	38	12.10%	45	4	3	20.25	14
Missouri	228	11	13	25	9.40%	35	3.1	13	21	17
Montana	49	2	2	3	8.20%	30	3.3	9	11	2
Nebraska	769	41	10	21	8.30%	32	3.6	5	24.75	24
Nevada	291	17	14	27	11.20%	44	2.1	37	31.25	37
New Hampshire	353	27	19	33	5.70%	15	2.1	35	27.5	29
New Jersey	1825	49	134	49	7.40%	25	2.4	28	37.75	50
New Mexico	388	30	18	31	9.50%	37	1.8	48	36.5	49
New York	1948	50	154	50	5.40%	9	2.7	19	32	49
North Carolina	296	18	9	17	10.70%	43	2.1	36	28.5	31
North Dakota	352	25	9	18	7.30%	24	4.3	2	17.25	9
Ohio	315	22	20	35	6.50%	19	2.8	18	23.5	20
Oklahoma	172	9	9	16	14.20%	49	2.8	17	22.75	18
Oregon	104	4	4	5	7.10%	21	1.6	50	20	12
Pennsylvania	608	39	45	42	5.50%	11	2.9	16	24.5	23
Rhode Island	1437	47	70	46	4.10%	4	2.1	34	32.75	41
South Carolina	241	14	10	20	10.50%	40	2.4	26	30	34
South Dakota	584	37	7	13	7.30%	23	4.8	1	18.5	11
Tennessee	366	28	6	11	10.10%	39	2.9	15	20.75	16
Texas	240	13	6	10	17.70%	50	2.3	29	25.5	25
Utah	329	23	4	7	9.40%	36	1.8	47	28.25	30
Vermont	159	7	9	15	4%	3	2.1	33	14.5	6
Virginia	550	36	17	30	8.80%	34	2.1	38	34.5	44
Washington	309	21	15	29	6.40%	18	1.7	49	29.25	33
West Virginia	116	5	4	6	6.40%	17	3.8	4	8	1
Wisconsin	337	24	11	23	5.50%	12	2.1	39	24.5	22
Wyoming	158	6	3	4	10.50%	41	3.5	6	14.25	5

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Consumer Confidence

STATE	Consumer Confidence Index 5/15/20: Morning Consult	Overall Ranking
Alabama	98.8	1
Alaska	78.3	41
Arizona	88.8	17
Arkansas	92.2	6
California	80.6	36
Colorado	78.2	42
Connecticut	75.5	47
Delaware	84	27
Florida	89.4	13
Georgia	95.5	3
Hawaii	74.1	50
Idaho	90.8	11
Illinois	80.9	34
Indiana	86.9	23
Iowa	80.9	35
Kansas	81.8	30
Kentucky	87.3	21
Louisiana	95.6	2
Maine	75.6	46
Maryland	81.2	32
Massachusetts	75.4	48
Michigan	81.4	31
Minnesota	78.9	39
Mississippi	92.6	4
Missouri	88.3	18
Montana	87.9	19
Nebraska	86.9	24
Nevada	84.5	25
New Hampshire	77.3	44
New Jersey	79.3	38
New Mexico	91.9	7
New York	81	33
North Carolina	91.3	9
North Dakota	84.2	26
Ohio	83.6	28
Oklahoma	91.8	8
Oregon	76.2	45
Pennsylvania	80.5	37
Rhode Island	78.9	40
South Carolina	92.5	5
South Dakota	90.4	12
Tennessee	90.9	10
Texas	89.3	14
Utah	89.2	15
Vermont	74.6	49
Virginia	87.8	20
Washington	82.4	29
West Virginia	87.3	22
Wisconsin	77.7	43
Wyoming	89	16

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