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Which Coloradans Are Staying Home: Most Compliant Counties
Which Colorado residents are staying home? Researchers have released the latest anonymous cell phone tracking data by county.
Some Colorado counties remain under stay-at-home order and other counties are under the statewide safer-at-home order; however, regardless of which order you're under, health officials are asking everyone to stay at home as much as possible amid the spread of the new coronavirus.
The data company SafeGraph has posted its latest 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.
Colorado has been consistently among the top 10 states for compliance in the U.S., the data show; however, over the past week, our state has dropped to No. 15 in the ranking.
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According to statistics posted between April 1 and April 23, Broomfield, Gilpin and Douglas counties were consistently the top three for compliance. Out of all metro Denver counties, Adams County residents left their homes the most throughout April.
Percent of people who stayed home Thursday:
| Broomfield | 48.2 percent |
| Gilpin | 46.5 percent |
| Douglas | 46.3 percent |
| Arapahoe | 45.1 percent |
| Jefferson | 44.8 percent |
| Denver | 44 percent |
| Boulder | 44 percent |
| Custer | 43.8 percent |
| Hinsdale | 43.8 percent |
| San Juan | 43.1 percent |
| Clear Creek | 43.1 percent |
| Larimer | 42.4 percent |
| Park | 42.1 percent |
| El Paso | 42.1 percent |
| Adams | 41.7 percent |
Percent of people who stayed home Thursday, state ranking:
| New Jersey | 50.8 percent |
| New York | 49.6 percent |
| Massachusetts | 47.1 percent |
| Maryland | 46.7 percent |
| District of Columbia | 46 percent |
| Michigan | 45.6 percent |
| Connecticut | 44.6 percent |
| Pennsylvania | 44.4 percent |
| California | 44.4 percent |
| Rhode Island | 44.4 percent |
| Washington | 43 percent |
| Illinois | 42.7 percent |
| Nevada | 42.5 percent |
| Delaware | 42.5 percent |
| Colorado | 42.1 percent |
Around 45 million smartphones were tracked in the report.
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