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- The novel coronavirus can be especially dangerous for people over 65 years old or who have certain pre-existing health conditions.
- The Kaiser Family Foundation, a health research nonprofit, analyzed the shares of the adult populations in each state that are most at risk of developing a serious coronavirus illness.
- Many of the states with high shares of at-risk adults are located in the South, such as Kentucky, Alabama, and North Carolina.
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Although the novel coronavirus can cause illness in people of all different ages and health conditions, some populations are more vulnerable to developing extremely serious symptoms than others, including people over 65 years old and adults with certain pre-existing health conditions.
The non-profit health research Kaiser Family Foundation examined which states have the highest share of adults age 18 and over who are at risk of a serious illness if infected by the coronavirus.
According to a recent CDC study, the most at-risk groups for developing a serious illness include people over 65, as well as adults age 18 to 64 with heart disease, uncontrolled asthma, diabetes, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, lung disease, or a BMI over 40.
KFF used 2018 CDC data from the Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System to find the share of each state's population most at risk based on those conditions.
According to KFF, 37.6% of US adults — 92.6 million Americans — have a heightened chance of developing a serious illness from coronavirus. Of those nearly 93 million Americans, 51.1 million are adults age 65 and over.
At the state level, West Virginia had the highest share of adults at risk of a serious illness after being infected with coronavirus, with a share of 49.3% or nearly 690,000 adults, according to the study.
According to KFF's analysis, the high-risk population shares of 27 states are greater than the national share. Many of these states are in the South. For instance, Alabama, Tennessee, and Mississippi all had shares over 40%.
Read on to see the 27 states that have the largest shares of adults that are most vulnerable to developing a serious coronavirus illness based on KFF's analysis. We also included each state's share of at-risk adults from the over-65 and under-65 year old populations.
27. Kansas: 38.0% of adults age 18 and older are at a higher risk of developing a serious illness from the coronavirus.
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Share of at-risk adults under age 65: 21.7%
Share of at-risk adults over age 65: 54.7%
26. Rhode Island: 38.3% of adults age 18 and older are at a higher risk of developing a serious illness from the coronavirus.
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Share of at-risk adults under age 65: 21.4%
Share of at-risk adults over age 65: 56.1%
24 (tie). North Carolina: 39.0% of adults age 18 and older are at a higher risk of developing a serious illness from the coronavirus.
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Share of at-risk adults under age 65: 22.7%
Share of at-risk adults over age 65: 54.2%
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