10 states with the quickest, slowest COVID-19 recovery

South Dakota and Iowa are seeing the quickest recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a July 13 state ranking published by WalletHub.

For the ranking, WalletHub compared how each state performed across three metrics: COVID-19 health, leisure/travel and economy/labor market. COVID-19 health, including vaccination rates and vaccine supply use, was weighted the most at 50 percent, followed by economy/labor market with 30 percent and leisure/travel with the remaining 20 percent.

Ten states recovering the quickest:

1. South Dakota
2. Iowa
3. Maine
4. Nebraska
5. Vermont 
6. Connecticut 
7. New Hampshire
8. Alaska
9. Idaho
10. Delaware

Ten states recovering the slowest:

1. Missouri
2. Arizona
3. Wyoming
4. Nevada 
5. Arkansas 
6. Louisiana 
7. Florida 
8. Texas 
9. Oklahoma 
10. West Virginia

View the full ranking here.

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