Flu Ranking Question
Which States Have the Worst Flu Right Now?
Right now the highest current flu activity is in Hawaii and Louisiana at 4.0%, followed by District of Columbia at 3.3%. The broader top group this week is Hawaii (4.0%), Louisiana (3.5%), District of Columbia (3.3%), Florida (3.2%), New Jersey (3.2%).
15-second answer
- The highest current flu states are Hawaii (4.0%), Louisiana (3.5%), District of Columbia (3.3%), Florida (3.2%), New Jersey (3.2%).
- Only 1 states are currently in the high bucket, while 14 are moderate and 36 are low.
- This list changes weekly, so the most useful move after the ranking is to open the specific state page you care about instead of treating a national answer like a local one.
Why this matters 1
A lot of users search for the broad ranking question before they decide whether to care about one place. This page gives the ranking fast and then routes into the actual state pages.
Why this matters 2
This is also a good shareable utility page for journalists, travelers, and families comparing one place against another.
Best Next Clicks
What to open next
Open the Hawaii flu page
Best next click if you want the strongest current state-level flu answer.
Open the Louisiana flu page
Best next click if you want the second-highest current state page.
Open the District of Columbia flu page
Best next click if you want the next state in the current top tier.
Open the national flu map
Best next click if you want the full state-by-state picture, not just the top tier.
Source and context
How this answer is built
Source
Updated
Week ending Oct 10
Coverage
All 50 states + national comparison
Best For
Fast ranking question plus direct state-page routing
This page is strongest when it stays current and routes quickly into the live state pages. It should not try to replace the actual state-level flu pages.
FAQ
Quick questions about this answer
Does “worst” here mean most dangerous?
No. Here it means highest current flu-like illness activity in the public CDC surveillance signal, not an all-purpose severity score.
Why use flu-like illness percentage for this ranking?
It is one of the clearest broad public state-level flu signals available weekly, which makes it useful for a fast ranking page like this.
This week
The sendable weekly version
What's Going Around This Week? U.S. Health Briefing
Flu-like illness: moderate; COVID-19 hospital admissions: moderate; RSV hospital admissions: low. See the source weeks and find your state or city report.
Flu-like illness
2.1% · moderate
COVID-19
1.1 per 100K · moderate
RSV
0.2 per 100K · low
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