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Colorado Stay-At-Home Order: Most Compliant Counties, Ranked

Which Coloradans are following the stay-at-home order? Researchers have used cell phone data to rank the most compliant counties.

In public letters, social media posts and news conferences, Colorado health officials continue to thank people who are staying home amid the spread of the new coronavirus. Our state's stay-at-home order remains in effect until April 26, and Denver's order is set to end April 30.

The data company SafeGraph posted a report that shows the percent of people staying home in each state and county. Researchers used anonymous smartphone data to track who didn't leave their homes at all.

The report has been created to help non-profits, governments and academics track the spread of COVID-19.

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According to statistics posted between April 6 and April 10, Broomfield was the top county for compliance in Colorado, followed by Gilpin and Douglas counties, respectively.

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Percent of people who stayed home all day Friday:

Broomfield50 percent
Gilpin49.7 percent
Douglas48.5 percent
Arapahoe47.6 percent
Custer47.4 percent
Jefferson46.8 percent
Denver46.6 percent
Boulder46 percent
Clear Creek45.3 percent
Ouray45.2 percent
San Juan44.8 percent
El Paso44.5 percent
Adams44.1 percent
Teller44.1 percent
Larimer43.5 percent

Percent of people who stayed home all day Friday, state ranking:

New Jersey52.1 percent
New York51.9 percent
California49.9 percent
Maryland49.4 percent
District of Columbia49.2 percent
Massachusetts48.9 percent
Michigan47.6 percent
Connecticut46.6 percent
Pennsylvania46.6 percent
Nevada46.5 percent
Rhode Island45.5 percent
Illinois45.3 percent
Washington44.9 percent
Delaware44.5 percent
Colorado44.4 percent

Around 45 million smartphones were tracked in the report.

Read the full SafeGraph report here.

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