States ranked by COVID-19 test positivity rates

Here are the rates of positive COVID-19 tests in each state, along with the number of new cases most recently reported and number of tests conducted per 100,000 people. 

Data for positivity rates and tests are seven-day moving averages. New cases are daily counts as reported by states and the District of Columbia. The information cited is from the Johns Hopkins Coronavirus Resource Center. States are arranged in descending order of test positivity rates.

Datapoints were last updated on Thursday, December 15, 2022 at 07:20 AM EST .

Tennessee: 19.3%
New Daily Cases: 554
Tests per 100k: 71.3

North Carolina: 19.0%
New Daily Cases: 1884
Tests per 100k: 116.1

South Dakota: 18.2%
New Daily Cases: 132
Tests per 100k: 73.8

North Dakota: 17.7%
New Daily Cases: 33
Tests per 100k: 108.2

Puerto Rico: 17.4%
New Daily Cases: 1401
Tests per 100k: 30.6

Michigan: 16.3%
New Daily Cases: 1863
Tests per 100k: 125.1

Arkansas: 15.2%
New Daily Cases: 545
Tests per 100k: 75.2

Idaho: 14.6%
New Daily Cases: 190
Tests per 100k: 54.6

Virginia: 13.0%
New Daily Cases: 1681
Tests per 100k: 98.0

Pennsylvania: 12.9%
New Daily Cases: 1977
Tests per 100k: 113.2

Texas: 12.7%
New Daily Cases: 4358
Tests per 100k: 79.7

Utah: 12.6%
New Daily Cases: 455
Tests per 100k: 71.9

Delaware: 11.8%
New Daily Cases: 163
Tests per 100k: 173.2

Florida: 11.7%
New Daily Cases: 0
Tests per 100k: 136.6

Georgia: 11.2%
New Daily Cases: 2816
Tests per 100k: 110.1

Rhode Island: 10.8%
New Daily Cases: 257
Tests per 100k: 217.1

Indiana: 10.5%
New Daily Cases: 1389
Tests per 100k: 103.7

Wisconsin: 10.5%
New Daily Cases: 1248
Tests per 100k: 182.9

New Jersey: 9.7%
New Daily Cases: 2531
Tests per 100k: 174.5

Montana: 9.4%
New Daily Cases: 162
Tests per 100k: 114.6

Arizona: 8.7%
New Daily Cases: 1650
Tests per 100k: 107.2

Maine: 8.7%
New Daily Cases: 180
Tests per 100k: 147.2

Massachusetts: 8.6%
New Daily Cases: 1242
Tests per 100k: 213.0

Louisiana: 8.3%
New Daily Cases: 675
Tests per 100k: 120.5

Vermont: 8.0%
New Daily Cases: 62
Tests per 100k: 120.1

Maryland: 7.7%
New Daily Cases: 948
Tests per 100k: 198.7

West Virginia: 7.5%
New Daily Cases: 282
Tests per 100k: 233.3

New York: 7.0%
New Daily Cases: 6373
Tests per 100k: 314.9

Colorado: 5.9%
New Daily Cases: 901
Tests per 100k: 198.8

New Mexico: 5.4%
New Daily Cases: 481
Tests per 100k: 186.6

Oregon: 5.4%
New Daily Cases: 569
Tests per 100k: 140.6

California: 4.8%
New Daily Cases: 5334
Tests per 100k: 187.8

Hawaii: 4.2%
New Daily Cases: 170
Tests per 100k: 133.8

Wyoming: 3.1%
New Daily Cases: 72
Tests per 100k: 103.2

Alabama: 0.0%
New Daily Cases: 924
Tests per 100k: 0.0

Alaska: 0.0%
New Daily Cases: 51
Tests per 100k: 0.0

Connecticut: 0.0%
New Daily Cases: 665
Tests per 100k: 0.0

District of Columbia: 0.0%
New Daily Cases: 62
Tests per 100k: 0.0

Illinois: 0.0%
New Daily Cases: 3232
Tests per 100k: 0.0

Iowa: 0.0%
New Daily Cases: 529
Tests per 100k: 0.0

Kansas: 0.0%
New Daily Cases: 572
Tests per 100k: 0.0

Kentucky: 0.0%
New Daily Cases: 787
Tests per 100k: 0.0

Minnesota: 0.0%
New Daily Cases: 908
Tests per 100k: 0.0

Mississippi: 0.0%
New Daily Cases: 465
Tests per 100k: 0.0

Missouri: 0.0%
New Daily Cases: 1168
Tests per 100k: 0.0

Nebraska: 0.0%
New Daily Cases: 517
Tests per 100k: 0.0

Nevada: 0.0%
New Daily Cases: 431
Tests per 100k: 0.0

New Hampshire: 0.0%
New Daily Cases: 193
Tests per 100k: 0.0

Ohio: 0.0%
New Daily Cases: 2294
Tests per 100k: 0.0

Oklahoma: 0.0%
New Daily Cases: 886
Tests per 100k: 0.0

South Carolina: 0.0%
New Daily Cases: 925
Tests per 100k: 0.0

Washington: 0.0%
New Daily Cases: 928
Tests per 100k: 0.0

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