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A Washington state nursing home was Ground Zero for the coronavirus pandemic, prompting nursing homes across the country to take extreme precautions to prevent the virus from gaining a foothold among a uniquely vulnerable population.
According to the 2014-18 American Community Survey, almost 1.5 million Americans, or 1 in every 217 people, live in a nursing home, with the greatest concentration in the upper Midwest states of North Dakota, Iowa, and South Dakota. Take a look at the nursing home population of your state with Social Explorer.
Nursing Home Populations Across the United States. Click here to explore further.