Wyoming just became the 27th state where more than 1 out of 10 residents has tested positive for #COVID19 to date. 
📣 UPDATE/CORRECTION: As @mlow29 just noted, all my estimates until now have been based on 2019 estimated state population data--with the US Census Bureau having released at least the statewide April 2020 numbers, I've updated my spreadsheet...
...as a result of the updated, official Census data, SOUTH DAKOTA now takes the TOP SPOT in cumulative #COVID19 cases per capita.
NORTH Dakota now ranks second, and RHODE ISLAND drops back to third, at least for the moment.
NORTH Dakota now ranks second, and RHODE ISLAND drops back to third, at least for the moment.
This also means that WYOMING is "only" the 25th state to break 1 out of 10 residents testing positive, as MINNESOTA and MONTANA drop slightly below that threshold due to the updated population totals.
For anyone wondering, here's how far off every state's official 2020 Census population is from the 2019 estimate I've been using until now...New Jersey's population is 4.6% higher, while DC's is 2.3% lower:
This doesn't do much to change the *mortality* rate for each state...New Jersey is still #1, it just drops from 1 out of 350 residents dead to...1 out of 365 residents dead of COVID.
SIDE NOTE: When you throw in Guam, USVI, American Samoa and the N. Mariana Islands, the TOTAL U.S. population tops *334* Million, which means we'd need about 3 million *more* people vaccinated to achieve 100%...
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