Share of Population vs. Share of New COVID-19 Cases
Five states accounted for 43% of all new COVID-19 cases in the U.S. over the past week, despite representing just 21.8% of the U.S. population. Below you can see that each had a share of new cases that far exceeded its share of the population.
Florida has 6.5% of the U.S. population and 8.7% of new COVID-19 cases. New York has 5.8% of the U.S. population and 11.1% of new COVID-19 cases. Pennsylvania has 3.8% of the U.S. population and 6.5% of new COVID-19 cases. Michigan has 3% of the U.S. population and 10.9% of new COVID-19 cases. New Jersey has 2.7% of the U.S. population and 6% of new COVID-19 cases.