About 39.5 percent of Georgia adults are considered at risk of coronavirus complications because of age or pre-existing medical conditions, the 10th-lowest share among the 50 states, according to a study released March 17 by the website 24/7 Wall St. 

The share of adults over age 60 out of the total at-risk adult population is 69 percent, the 24/7 Wall St. report said. The share of adults age 18 to 60 who are at risk is 16.8 percent.

The source of the data used in the study was the nonprofit policy group Kaiser Family Foundation. The number of fatalities related to coronavirus in the U.S. eventually could be as high as 1.7 million, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, although the vast majority of those infected will not endure serious ailments.

About 105.5 million American adults age 18 and older, or 41 percent, face an elevated risk of serious illness if they contract the COVID-19 virus, Wall St. 24/7 reports. And among those at-risk adults, 5.7 million lack health insurance, according to the analysis.

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Share of States’ Adult Populations at High Coronavirus Risk

Rank State % of Adults at Risk Due to Age or Medical Conditions % of Adults Over 60 Among All At-risk Adults % of Residents Age 18-60 Who Are at Risk Poverty Rate Uninsured Population
1 West Virginia 51.1% 68.3% 24.9% 17.8% 6.3%
2 Maine 47.2% 75.6% 17.9% 11.6% 8.1%
3 Arkansas 46.5% 66.9% 22.3% 17.2% 8.1%
3 Florida 46.5% 74.9% 17.9% 13.6% 13.0%
5 Alabama 46.1% 67.8% 21.6% 16.8% 9.7%
6 Kentucky 45.5% 68.8% 20.7% 16.9% 5.5%
7 South Carolina 44.7% 71.6% 18.7% 15.3% 10.8%
8 New Hampshire 44.5% 73.3% 17.6% 7.6% 5.8%
9 Tennessee 44.2% 68.3% 20.1% 15.3% 9.8%
10 Delaware 43.9% 74.2% 16.8% 12.5% 5.7%
11 Pennsylvania 43.8% 74.2% 16.7% 12.2% 5.5%
12 Missouri 43.7% 70.3% 18.7% 13.2% 9.3%
13 Mississippi 43.6% 68.3% 19.7% 19.7% 12.1%
13 Montana 43.6% 77.8% 14.6% 13.0% 8.4%
15 Vermont 43.5% 79.7% 13.5% 11.0% 4.3%
16 Ohio 43.4% 72.6% 17.4% 13.9% 6.3%
16 Oregon 43.4% 71.6% 17.9% 12.6% 7.0%
18 Michigan 43.3% 72.5% 17.3% 14.1% 5.3%
19 Louisiana 43.2% 67.2% 20.0% 18.6% 8.2%
20 Indiana 42.8% 69.0% 18.9% 13.1% 8.3%
20 New Mexico 42.8% 73.6% 16.5% 19.5% 9.3%
22 Oklahoma 42.5% 69.9% 18.2% 15.6% 14.2%
23 Rhode Island 42.4% 73.3% 16.4% 12.9% 4.4%
24 Arizona 42.2% 72.7% 16.6% 14.0% 10.4%
25 North Carolina 41.9% 71.2% 17.2% 14.0% 10.7%
26 Idaho 41.4% 73.5% 15.8% 11.8% 10.6%
27 Iowa 41.2% 76.4% 14.2% 11.2% 4.7%
28 Hawaii 41.1% 76.3% 14.2% 8.8% 4.0%
29 Kansas 40.9% 74.0% 15.2% 12.0% 8.8%
30 Connecticut 40.8% 76.4% 14.0% 10.4% 5.4%
31 Wyoming 40.6% 74.5% 14.9% 11.1% 11.4%
32 South Dakota 40.5% 77.8% 13.1% 13.1% 9.5%
33 Maryland 40.2% 71.9% 15.9% 9.0% 6.1%
34 Nebraska 40.0% 74.6% 14.5% 11.0% 8.3%
35 New Jersey 39.8% 73.4% 15.0% 9.5% 7.6%
36 Illinois 39.7% 72.9% 15.1% 12.1% 6.9%
36 Nevada 39.7% 73.5% 14.8% 12.9% 11.2%
36 New York 39.7% 73.6% 14.8% 13.6% 5.6%
36 Wisconsin 39.7% 77.7% 12.8% 11.0% 5.5%
40 Washington 39.6% 74.7% 14.2% 10.3% 6.3%
41 Georgia 39.5% 69.0% 16.8% 14.3% 13.6%
42 Virginia 39.2% 73.2% 14.8% 10.7% 8.8%
43 Massachusetts 39.0% 77.2% 12.7% 10.0% 2.8%
44 Minnesota 38.8% 77.7% 12.4% 9.6% 4.4%
45 North Dakota 38.0% 75.6% 13.0% 10.7% 7.4%
46 California 37.0% 72.6% 13.9% 12.8% 7.2%
47 Texas 36.5% 68.8% 15.2% 14.9% 17.5%
48 Colorado 36.4% 74.4% 12.8% 9.6% 7.5%
49 Alaska 35.3% 69.5% 14.3% 10.9% 13.2%
50 Utah 33.5% 68.0% 13.9% 9.0% 9.3%