States where at least 20% of hospitals have staff shortages

Percent of hospitals reporting critical staff shortages in the first seven days of September, compared with the first seven days of July.

Percents shown are the average for that week. Analysis includes only states that had at least 75% of hospitals reporting staff conditions in September, which excludes Iowa, Nevada, Tennessee and Texas. Kentucky's July data is omitted due to too few hospitals reporting during that week.

Chart: Emily Barone Source: HHS