, according to the US Travel Association. The association estimates that the US travel economy has lost $60.8 billion in the past five weeks. Some states have been hit harder than others because their economies are more dependent on tourism.
The site then compiled a total score out of 100 for each state. A score of 100 represents the state with the tourism industry that's most affected by the pandemic. With a total score of 81.38, Hawaii was found to have the hardest-hit tourism sector, followed by Montana and Nevada. Here are the top 15 states where tourism has taken the biggest hit from the coronavirus pandemic, ranked in ascending order.William Campbell-Corbis via Getty ImagesState aggressiveness against coronavirus rank