Fact Based List:

Commonwealth Fund: Top 10 States with Most Excess Deaths

  1. Mississippi: 595.8 per 100,000 people
  2. West Virginia: 584.7
  3. Alabama: 503.4
  4. New Mexico: 494.5
  5. Arizona: 493.8
  6. Louisiana: 458.0
  7. Tennessee: 454.2
  8. Arkansas: 453.3
  9. Wyoming: 438.4
  10. Montana: 432.3

Source: Commonwealth Fund, 2022 Scorecard on State Health Systems Performance
Source URL: https://www.commonwealthfund.org/publications/scorecard/2022...
Notes: Number of deaths per 100,000 people between 2/1/20 and 4/23/22, in excess of what would have been expected based on historic mortality patterns. Includes deaths from all causes, which include, but not limited to deaths attributed to COVID-19.