Thread by @TheValuesVoter

Here are the states that had the highest INCREASE in COVID deaths per 100,000 population when you compare 2020 with 2021 so far (through December 20th):

1) Oklahoma
2020: 63 COVID deaths per 100k
2021: 226 COVID deaths per 100k

2) West Virginia
2020: 75 COVID deaths per 100k
2021: 215 COVID deaths per 100k

3) Alabama
2020: 96 COVID deaths per 100k
2021: 229 COVID deaths per 100k

4) Kentucky
2020: 66 COVID deaths per 100k
2021: 198 COVID deaths per 100k

5) Wyoming
2020: 76 COVID deaths per 100k
2021: 184 COVID deaths per 100k

6) Montana
2020: 89 COVID deaths per 100k
2021: 177 COVID deaths per 100k

7) Florida
2020: 101 COVID deaths per 100k
2021: 188 COVID deaths per 100k

8) Ohio
2020: 76 COVID deaths per 100k
2021: 162 COVID deaths per 100k

9) Georgia
2020: 99 COVID deaths per 100k
2021: 180 COVID deaths per 100k

10) Arizona
2020: 124 COVID deaths per 100k
2021: 205 COVID deaths per 100k

The states that had the largest DECREASES in COVID deaths per 100,000 population between 2020 and 2021:

1) New York
2020: 205 COVID deaths per 100k
2021: 104 COVID deaths per 100k

2) New Jersey
2020: 186 COVID deaths per 100k
2021: 102 COVID deaths per 100k

3) Connecticut
2020: 166 COVID deaths per 100k
2021: 84 COVID deaths per 100k

4) North Dakota
2020: 167 COVID deaths per 100k
2021: 93 COVID deaths per 100k

5) Massachusetts
2020: 177 COVID deaths per 100k
2021: 106 COVID deaths per 100k

6) South Dakota
2020: 168 COVID deaths per 100k
2021: 107 COVID deaths per 100k

(District Of Columbia)
2020: 114 COVID deaths per 100k
2021: 61 COVID deaths per 100k

7) Rhode Island
2020: 162 COVID deaths per 100k
2021: 111 COVID deaths per 100k

8) Illinois
2020: 140 COVID deaths per 100k
2021: 96 COVID deaths per 100k

9) Nebraska
2020: 86 COVID deaths per 100k
2021: 61 COVID deaths per 100k

10) Maryland
2020: 95 COVID deaths per 100k
2021: 87 COVID deaths per 100k