Is Your State Doing Enough to Combat the Coronavirus?

As the nation grapples with the spread of the coronavirus, many states are ramping up efforts to reduce transmission by enforcing social distancing. In some states, that has included leaders issuing mandatory stay-at-home orders; bans on all large gatherings; and closure of non-essential businesses. In other states, the approach has been less comprehensive. Using recently released Kaiser Family Foundation data and news reports, Cheapism took a closer look at how each state is trying to keep a lid on the coronavirus pandemic.

Note: State policies continue to evolve daily. The data covers state mandates; some cities and municipalities have enacted social-distancing orders at the local level.

Saundra Latham also contributed to this story.

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Stay-at-home order in effect? No
Non-essential businesses closed? No
Large gatherings ban? Yes (25 or more people)
Schools closed? Yes
Bars and restaurants closed? Yes (takeout and delivery allowed)

Stay-at-home order in effect? High-risk groups only
Non-essential businesses closed? In select locations
Large gatherings ban? Yes (10 or more people)
Schools closed? Yes
Bars and restaurants closed? Yes (takeout and delivery allowed)

Stay-at-home order in effect? No
Non-essential businesses closed? No
Large gatherings ban? No
Schools closed? Yes
Bars and restaurants closed? Yes (takeout and delivery allowed)

Stay-at-home order in effect? No
Non-essential businesses closed? No
Large gatherings ban? No
Schools closed? Yes
Bars and restaurants closed? Yes (takeout and delivery allowed)

Stay-at-home order in effect? Yes
Non-essential businesses closed? Yes
Large gatherings ban? Yes (all gatherings)
Schools closed? Yes (not officially mandated, but an effect of stay-at-home order)
Bars and restaurants closed? Yes (takeout and delivery allowed)

Stay-at-home order in effect? Yes 
Non-essential businesses closed? Yes
Large gatherings ban? Yes (10 or more people)
Schools closed? Yes
Bars and restaurants closed? Yes (takeout and delivery allowed)

Stay-at-home order in effect? Yes 
Non-essential businesses closed? Yes
Large gatherings ban? Yes (50 or more people)
Schools closed? Yes
Bars and restaurants closed? Yes (takeout and delivery allowed)

Stay-at-home order in effect? Yes
Non-essential businesses closed? Yes
Large gatherings ban? Yes (50 or more people)
Schools closed? Yes
Bars and restaurants closed? Yes (takeout and delivery allowed)

Stay-at-home order in effect? No
Non-essential businesses closed? Yes
Large gatherings ban? Yes (10 or more people)
Schools closed? Yes
Bars and restaurants closed? Yes (takeout and delivery allowed)

Stay-at-home order in effect? High-risk groups only
Non-essential businesses closed? No
Large gatherings ban? No
Schools closed? Yes
Bars and restaurants closed? Yes (takeout and delivery allowed)

Stay-at-home order in effect? High-risk groups only
Non-essential businesses closed? No
Large gatherings ban? No
Schools closed? Yes
Bars and restaurants closed? No (limited on-site service allowed)

Stay-at-home order in effect? Yes
Non-essential businesses closed? Yes
Large gatherings ban? Yes (10 or more people)
Schools closed? Yes
Bars and restaurants closed? Yes (takeout and delivery allowed)

Stay-at-home order in effect? Yes 
Non-essential businesses closed? Yes 
Large gatherings ban? Yes
Schools closed? Yes 
Bars and restaurants closed? Yes (takeout, drive-thru, and delivery allowed)

Stay-at-home order in effect? Yes
Non-essential businesses closed? Yes
Large gatherings ban? Yes (all gatherings)
Schools closed? Yes
Bars and restaurants closed? Yes (takeout and delivery allowed)

Stay-at-home order in effect? Yes
Non-essential businesses closed? Yes
Large gatherings ban? Yes (all gatherings)
Schools closed? Yes
Bars and restaurants closed? Yes (takeout and delivery allowed)

Stay-at-home order in effect? No
Non-essential businesses closed? No
Large gatherings ban? Yes (10 or more people)
Schools closed? No
Bars and restaurants closed? Yes (takeout and delivery allowed)

Stay-at-home order in effect?  Yes (beginning Monday, March 30 at 12:01 a.m.)
Non-essential businesses closed? No
Large gatherings ban? Yes (10 or more people)
Schools closed? Yes
Bars and restaurants closed? No (limited on-site service allowed)

Stay-at-home order in effect? Yes 
Non-essential businesses closed? Non-essential retail only
Large gatherings ban? Yes (unspecified "mass gatherings")
Schools closed? Yes
Bars and restaurants closed? Yes (takeout and delivery allowed)

Stay-at-home order in effect? Yes
Non-essential businesses closed? No
Large gatherings ban? Yes (10 or more people)
Schools closed? Yes
Bars and restaurants closed? Yes (takeout and delivery allowed)

Stay-at-home order in effect? No 
Non-essential businesses closed? Yes
Large gatherings ban? Yes (10 or more people)
Schools closed? No
Bars and restaurants closed? Yes (takeout and delivery allowed)

Stay-at-home order in effect? No
Non-essential businesses closed? Yes
Large gatherings ban? Yes (10 or more people)
Schools closed? Yes
Bars and restaurants closed? Yes (takeout and delivery allowed)

Stay-at-home order in effect? Yes 
Non-essential businesses closed? Yes
Large gatherings ban? Yes (10 or more people)
Schools closed? Yes
Bars and restaurants closed? Yes (takeout and delivery allowed)

Stay-at-home order in effect? Yes
Non-essential businesses closed? Yes
Large gatherings ban? Yes (all gatherings)
Schools closed? Yes
Bars and restaurants closed? Yes (takeout and delivery allowed)

Stay-at-home order in effect? Yes 
Non-essential businesses closed? Yes 
Large gatherings ban? No
Schools closed? Yes
Bars and restaurants closed? Yes (takeout and delivery allowed)

Stay-at-home order in effect? No
Non-essential businesses closed? No
Large gatherings ban? No
Schools closed? Yes
Bars and restaurants closed? No

Stay-at-home order in effect? No
Non-essential businesses closed? No
Large gatherings ban? Yes (10 or more people)
Schools closed? Yes
Bars and restaurants closed? Yes (takeout and delivery allowed)

Stay-at-home order in effect? Yes 
Non-essential businesses closed? No
Large gatherings ban? Yes (10 or more people)
Schools closed? Yes
Bars and restaurants closed? Yes (takeout and delivery allowed)

Stay-at-home order in effect? No
Non-essential businesses closed? No
Large gatherings ban? In select locations
Schools closed? In select locations
Bars and restaurants closed? In select locations

Stay-at-home order in effect? No
Non-essential businesses closed? Yes
Large gatherings ban? Yes (10 or more people)
Schools closed? Yes
Bars and restaurants closed? Yes (takeout and delivery allowed)

Stay-at-home order in effect? Yes
Non-essential businesses closed? Yes
Large gatherings ban? Yes (10 or more people)
Schools closed? Yes
Bars and restaurants closed? Yes (takeout and delivery allowed)

Stay-at-home order in effect? Yes
Non-essential businesses closed? Yes
Large gatherings ban? Yes
Schools closed? Yes
Bars and restaurants closed? Yes (takeout and delivery allowed)

Stay-at-home order in effect? Yes 
Non-essential businesses closed? Yes
Large gatherings ban? Yes
Schools closed? Yes
Bars and restaurants closed? Yes (takeout and delivery allowed)

Stay-at-home order in effect? Yes 
Non-essential businesses closed? Yes
Large gatherings ban? Yes
Schools closed? Yes
Bars and restaurants closed? Yes (take-out and delivery only)

Stay-at-home order in effect? Yes (beginning Monday, March 30 at 5 p.m.)
Non-essential businesses closed? Yes
Large gatherings ban? Yes (10 or more people)
Schools closed? Yes
Bars and restaurants closed? Yes (takeout and delivery allowed)

Stay-at-home order in effect? No
Non-essential businesses closed? No
Large gatherings ban? No
Schools closed? Yes
Bars and restaurants closed? Yes (takeout and delivery allowed)

Stay-at-home order in effect? Yes
Non-essential businesses closed? Yes
Large gatherings ban? Yes
Schools closed? Yes
Bars and restaurants closed? Yes (takeout and delivery allowed)

Stay-at-home order in effect? High-risk groups only
Non-essential businesses closed?  Yes (in counties where COVID-19 cases have been reported)
Large gatherings ban? Yes 
Schools closed? Yes
Bars and restaurants closed? In select counties (takeout and delivery allowed)

Stay-at-home order in effect? Yes
Non-essential businesses closed? Yes
Large gatherings ban? Yes
Schools closed? Yes
Bars and restaurants closed? Yes (takeout and delivery allowed)

Stay-at-home order in effect? In select locations only
Non-essential businesses closed? Yes
Large gatherings ban? No
Schools closed? Yes
Bars and restaurants closed? Yes (takeout and delivery allowed)

Stay-at-home order in effect? Yes 
Non-essential businesses closed? Yes 
Large gatherings ban? Yes (10 or more people)
Schools closed? Yes
Bars and restaurants closed? Yes (takeout and delivery allowed)

Stay-at-home order in effect? No
Non-essential businesses closed? No
Large gatherings ban? Yes (50 or more people)
Schools closed? Yes
Bars and restaurants closed? Yes (takeout and delivery allowed)

Stay-at-home order in effect? No
Non-essential businesses closed? No
Large gatherings ban? Yes (10 or more people)
Schools closed? Yes
Bars and restaurants closed? No

Stay-at-home order in effect? No
Non-essential businesses closed? No
Large gatherings ban? Yes (10 or more people)
Schools closed? Yes
Bars and restaurants closed? Yes (takeout and delivery allowed)

Stay-at-home order in effect? No
Non-essential businesses closed? No
Large gatherings ban? Yes (10 or more people)
Schools closed? Yes
Bars and restaurants closed? Yes (takeout and delivery allowed)

Stay-at-home order in effect? No
Non-essential businesses closed? No
Large gatherings ban? Yes (10 or more people)
Schools closed? Yes
Bars and restaurants closed? Yes (takeout and delivery allowed)

Stay-at-home order in effect? Yes
Non-essential businesses closed? Yes 
Large gatherings ban? Yes (10 or more people)
Schools closed? Yes
Bars and restaurants closed? Yes (takeout and delivery allowed)

Stay-at-home order in effect? No
Non-essential businesses closed? No
Large gatherings ban? Yes (10 or more people)
Schools closed? Yes
Bars and restaurants closed? Yes (takeout and delivery allowed)

Stay-at-home order in effect? Yes
Non-essential businesses closed? Yes
Large gatherings ban? Yes
Schools closed? Yes
Bars and restaurants closed? Yes (takeout and delivery allowed)

Stay-at-home order in effect? Yes
Non-essential businesses closed? Yes
Large gatherings ban? Yes
Schools closed? Yes
Bars and restaurants closed? Yes (takeout and delivery allowed)

Stay-at-home order in effect? Yes
Non-essential businesses closed? Yes
Large gatherings ban? Yes
Schools closed? Yes
Bars and restaurants closed? Yes (takeout and delivery allowed)

Stay-at-home order in effect? No
Non-essential businesses closed? No
Large gatherings ban? Yes (10 or more people)
Schools closed? Yes
Bars and restaurants closed? Yes (takeout and delivery allowed)