Dr. Yppej, as usual, uses statistics as a drunken man uses lamp posts — for support rather than illumination. I would fail them from any data analysis course I've ever taught.
But, if one wants to cherry pick, without any context or delving into sample differences, hey:
Deaths per million:
San Juan County, WA 0
Vermont 729
Hawaii 757
Maine 1088
Utah 1166
Alaska 1251
Washington 1283
Oregon 1318
New Hampshire 1347
Mississippi 3490