6 Facts About State and Local Resilience

COVID-19 and State Governments

The COVID-19 pandemic put state agencies under unprecedented strain, particularly with IT, due to the expansion of remote work to promote social distancing.

No. 1

the rank state chief information officers (CIOs) gave application development when asked to rate the top five competencies COVID-19 impacted in 2021. Source: National Association of State Chief Information Officers (NASCIO)

No. 1

the rank state CIOs placed expanded work-from-home and remote work options when asked which business processes, practices or investments they believed would change post-COVID-19. Source: NASCIO

State Cybersecurity and IT Modernization Rankings

The Internet Association’s (IA) State, Local, Tribal, and Territorial Information Technology Advancing Reform Achievements scorecard ranks states’ cybersecurity preparedness and IT modernization plans, which both factor into resilience.

0

the number of states that achieved “exceptional” or “excellent” ratings in either cybersecurity preparedness or IT modernization plans in 2020. The scorecard’s other rankings are “very good,” “good,” “baseline,” “getting started” and “needs help.” Source: IA

3

the number of states that scored “very good” on cybersecurity preparedness and IT modernization plans in 2020. Source: IA

High-Risk Counties

The Census Bureau’s Community Resilience Estimates (CREs) measure a community’s ability to endure, respond to and recover from the impact of disasters. Diabetes, heart disease and physical crowding are some of the high-risk factors populations may have.

30%

of rural communities were high-risk nationwide in June 2020. Source: Census

30%

14%

14%

of urban communities were high-risk nationwide in June 2020. Source: Census