At Mullets on March 17, Iowans came out to celebrate St. Patrick’s Day. That same day, the governor ordered Iowa bars to shut down at noon. (Photo by Linh Ta/Iowa Capital Dispatch)
No other state has fewer COVID-19 restrictions in place than Iowa does when it comes to using face masks in public and the reopening of child-care programs, restaurants and bars, according to a new national survey.
The survey, conducted by the personal-finance website Wallet Hub, represents the latest update of its rankings for the States with the Fewest Coronavirus Restrictions.
To determine which states currently have the fewest coronavirus restrictions in place, WalletHub compared the 50 states and the District of Columbia across 16 key metrics. Iowa ranks 7th on the list, meaning only six other states have fewer overall restrictions in place.
On several key measures, Iowa is at the top of the list with no other states having imposed fewer restrictions pertaining to sheltering in place; the reopening of child care programs; the reopening of restaurants and bars; and the wearing of face masks in public.
Iowa ranks lower on the list, 14th place to 16th place, when it comes to travel restrictions, limits on large gatherings and the reopening of all nonessential businesses.
The states on the list that have fewer overall restrictions than Iowa are, from first to sixth, South Dakota, Wisconsin, Utah, South Carolina, North Dakota and Missouri.
The states with the most overall restrictions are, in order, New Mexico, Vermont, California, Hawaii and New York.
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