Multistate US grabbed a ton of data about each state’s political response to COVID19. Their focus is on how open they are now or how quickly they plan to reopen. Some have gone backward, and the rankings are a reflection of that. New Hampshire is in the bottom half of the pack at number twenty-eight.
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It could be worse.
Twenty-Two state’s current strategy is slower, more locked down, or, as we like to say, more oppressive. Places like Vermont, Massachusetts, New York, California, New Mexico, Oregon, Pennsylvania, and Illinois have more lockdowns, more limitations, or more restrictions. They are less open.
California is the worst (and still has the highest positive case rate), with New Mexico being the second least-open state.
Everyone else they ranked is either opening faster than New Hampshire or has opened faster. The top five most open are Alaska, Florida, South Dakota, Alabama, and Missouri. They have few to no restrictions.
In New England, only Maine scored better than the Granite State.
Here’s their list.
You can see this chart in its natural internet form and see their methodology here.
