Texas Is the State With The 15th Fewest Coronavirus Restrictions
For what seems like an eternity of social distancing and the closure of non-essential businesses in order to fight coronavirus. Today all states have partially opened Wallethub did a survey comparing all fifty states and The District of Columbia to determine which have the fewest coronavirus restrictions. We will look at that report and see how Texas ranked.
Coronavirus Restrictions in Texas (1=Fewest, 25=Avg.):
1st – Requirement to Wear a Face Mask in Public
8th – Travel Restrictions
2nd – Large Gatherings Restrictions
7th – Strictness of “Shelter in Place” Order
22nd – Reopening of Non-Essential Businesses
11th – Reopening of Restaurants and Bars
Basically Texas was pretty relaxed compared to other states restrictions. Ranked are least restrictions to strictest nationally.
States with the Fewest COVID-19 Restrictions
| Overall Rank | State | Total Score | Delta in Overall Rank vs. May 19 |
| 1 | South Dakota | 92.29 | 0 |
| 2 | North Dakota | 75.59 | 7 |
| 3 | Wisconsin | 73.89 | -1 |
| 4 | Idaho | 67.08 | -1 |
| 4 | Utah | 67.08 | 1 |
| 6 | Missouri | 64.79 | -2 |
| 7 | Alaska | 64.17 | 10 |
| 8 | Montana | 63.37 | -1 |
| 9 | Wyoming | 62.36 | -3 |
| 10 | Tennessee | 59.86 | 3 |
| 11 | Iowa | 58.40 | -1 |
| 12 | Florida | 55.63 | 5 |
| 13 | Arizona | 55.31 | -5 |
| 14 | South Carolina | 54.44 | 5 |
| 15 | Texas | 54.41 | -3 |
| 16 | Nebraska | 53.96 | 4 |
| 17 | Alabama | 53.33 | -6 |
| 18 | Kansas | 52.57 | 3 |
| 19 | Louisiana | 50.56 | 10 |
| 20 | Arkansas | 48.82 | -6 |
| 21 | North Carolina | 48.54 | 15 |
| 22 | Kentucky | 48.44 | 14 |
| 23 | West Virginia | 46.94 | -9 |
| 24 | Indiana | 46.60 | -8 |
| 25 | Michigan | 45.83 | 16 |
| 26 | Nevada | 45.76 | 1 |
| 27 | Connecticut | 45.56 | 14 |
| 28 | Mississippi | 44.17 | -6 |
| 29 | Ohio | 43.16 | 9 |
| 30 | Minnesota | 43.13 | -4 |
| 31 | Washington | 42.22 | 13 |
| 32 | Oregon | 41.18 | -8 |
| 33 | Rhode Island | 40.21 | 17 |
| 34 | Maine | 39.17 | 0 |
| 34 | Oklahoma | 39.17 | -11 |
| 36 | District of Columbia | 37.71 | 13 |
| 37 | Colorado | 37.50 | -6 |
| 38 | Delaware | 36.70 | 1 |
| 39 | Georgia | 36.67 | -11 |
| 40 | New York | 35.00 | 1 |
| 41 | Pennsylvania | 34.72 | -16 |
| 42 | Maryland | 32.22 | -12 |
| 43 | Illinois | 30.97 | 8 |
| 44 | Massachusetts | 30.00 | 4 |
| 45 | Virginia | 26.25 | -12 |
| 46 | Vermont | 23.13 | 1 |
| 47 | New Mexico | 19.06 | -3 |
| 48 | Hawaii | 16.81 | -2 |
| 49 | New Jersey | 16.53 | -10 |
| 50 | California | 16.46 | -18 |
| 51 | New Hampshire | 16.04 | -16 |
More From ESPN 960 San Angelo
