Prairie State Wire

Among all 50 states and the District of Columbia, Illinois landed in the 24th spot in a study by WalletHub on how the tourism industry in each state has been affected by COVID-19.

To come up with the rankings, the personal-finance website scored each state based on 10 key metrics ranging from travel and tourism industry-generated GDP to share of employment in travel and tourism-related industries.

Illinois earned a total score of 45.89 out of a possible 100. It joined Indiana, New Jersey, Ohio and the District of Columbia on the list of states with the lowest share of employment in travel and tourism-related industries.

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States Whose Tourism Industries Are Affected Most by COVID-19

Overall Rank	State	Total Score	"State Dependency on Travel & Tourism Industry" Rank	"State Aggressiveness Against Coronavirus" Rank
1	Hawaii	81.38	1	2
2	Montana	67.75	3	10
3	Nevada	66.92	2	41
4	Vermont	64.60	5	5
5	Massachusetts	61.38	11	4
6	Florida	60.77	4	29
7	New Hampshire	59.64	6	18
8	District of Columbia	59.50	7	15
9	New York	59.33	8	14
10	California	56.88	10	23
11	Maine	56.70	15	8
12	Rhode Island	56.56	16	3
13	Connecticut	55.25	12	21
14	Alaska	55.16	17	1
15	Wyoming	54.45	9	45
16	New Mexico	53.49	14	12
17	Maryland	52.85	21	6
18	Colorado	52.52	13	36
19	Arizona	49.25	18	24
20	Idaho	48.38	19	29
21	Washington	47.89	22	17
22	Tennessee	47.66	20	33
23	Delaware	46.95	34	7
24	Illinois	45.89	23	28
25	Oregon	45.45	24	31
26	South Carolina	44.70	25	34
27	Louisiana	44.68	27	22
28	Georgia	43.78	28	35
29	Virginia	43.04	29	38
30	Texas	42.97	31	27
31	New Jersey	42.56	33	16
32	Utah	41.48	32	43
33	West Virginia	40.91	38	13
34	Missouri	40.74	35	37
35	North Carolina	39.95	36	39
36	Kansas	39.33	39	19
37	Kentucky	38.73	48	11
38	Ohio	38.07	51	9
39	Michigan	37.65	41	40
40	Pennsylvania	37.32	42	24
41	Minnesota	36.85	44	20
42	North Dakota	35.86	30	47
43	South Dakota	35.74	26	51
44	Mississippi	34.32	46	42
45	Indiana	34.00	49	26
46	Wisconsin	33.59	50	32
47	Alabama	33.35	47	43
48	Nebraska	31.30	37	50
49	Oklahoma	30.89	43	46
50	Iowa	30.42	40	48
51	Arkansas	26.83	45	49

Source: WalletHub.com