The average number of residents in Lake County deemed at high risk to COVID-19 is 23%, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.
On average in Illinois, the share of residents across the state most vulnerable to the coronavirus is 24%.
High-risk residents are those having 3 or more risk factors, such as being 65 or older, low income, disabled, lacking health insurance or having serious preexisting conditions.
Half of all residents in Lake County had one to two risk factors, and, on average, 26% of county residents have no risk factors, according to the bureau.
A county where 30% of the population has three or more risk factors is considered at high risk during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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States’ Resilience to Disasters and Other Emergencies
| State | Avg. % of County Populations With 3 or More Risk Factors | Avg. % of County Populations With 1 to 2 Risk Factors | Avg. % of County Populations With 0 Risk Factors |
| Alabama | 30% | 45% | 26% |
| Alaska | 22% | 58% | 19% |
| Arizona | 32% | 52% | 16% |
| Arkansas | 29% | 48% | 24% |
| California | 27% | 58% | 15% |
| Colorado | 24% | 50% | 26% |
| Connecticut | 22% | 47% | 31% |
| Delaware | 27% | 49% | 24% |
| Florida | 30% | 47% | 22% |
| Georgia | 27% | 47% | 26% |
| Hawaii | 26% | 57% | 17% |
| Idaho | 23% | 50% | 27% |
| Illinois | 24% | 46% | 30% |
| Indiana | 22% | 46% | 32% |
| Iowa | 22% | 44% | 34% |
| Kansas | 24% | 46% | 30% |
| Kentucky | 26% | 46% | 28% |
| Louisiana | 28% | 49% | 23% |
| Maine | 23% | 46% | 31% |
| Maryland | 25% | 49% | 27% |
| Massachusetts | 24% | 50% | 27% |
| Michigan | 25% | 46% | 29% |
| Minnesota | 22% | 45% | 34% |
| Mississippi | 30% | 46% | 24% |
| Missouri | 24% | 46% | 30% |
| Montana | 25% | 48% | 27% |
| Nebraska | 24% | 45% | 30% |
| Nevada | 26% | 51% | 24% |
| New Hampshire | 21% | 46% | 33% |
| New Jersey | 25% | 51% | 23% |
| New Mexico | 30% | 50% | 20% |
| New York | 25% | 48% | 27% |
| North Carolina | 28% | 47% | 26% |
| North Dakota | 24% | 45% | 31% |
| Ohio | 23% | 46% | 31% |
| Oklahoma | 28% | 49% | 23% |
| Oregon | 26% | 53% | 21% |
| Pennsylvania | 25% | 46% | 29% |
| Rhode Island | 23% | 47% | 29% |
| South Carolina | 28% | 47% | 25% |
| South Dakota | 25% | 45% | 30% |
| Tennessee | 27% | 46% | 27% |
| Texas | 30% | 50% | 20% |
| Utah | 19% | 51% | 30% |
| Vermont | 21% | 45% | 34% |
| Virginia | 27% | 48% | 25% |
| Washington | 25% | 52% | 23% |
| West Virginia | 27% | 45% | 28% |
| Wisconsin | 23% | 47% | 30% |
| Wyoming | 22% | 50% | 28% |
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