It has been a few days since this screen shot was posted. I think it would be interesting to see how the states compare from that point to now.
New Jersey has the highest death rate. They were at 1,779.9 and a few days later they're now at 1,783.5. Their death rate has increased by 3.6 in the last few days. Just out of curiosity, let's see how all the states have changed in the last few days. Here are the states ranked by death rate and the amount they have increased by in the last few days.
#1: New Jersey (+3.6)
#2: New York (+3.2)
#3: Connecticut (+2)
#4: Massachusetts (+6.9)
#5: Rhode Island (not listed)
#6: Louisiana (+23.4)
#7: Michigan (+1.8)
#8: Illinois (+4.7)
#9: Delaware (not listed)
#10: Maryland (+3.3)
#11: Pennsylvania (+6)
#12: Mississippi (not listed)
#13: Arizona (+30.8)
#14: Indiana (+5.7)
#15: Georgia (+17.7)
#16: Colorado (+4.7)
#17: New Hampshire (not listed)
#18: Alabama (not listed)
#19: New Mexico (not listed)
#20: Minnesota (+3.2)
#21: Ohio (+7.1)
#22: South Carolina (not listed)
#23: Florida (+20.8)
Arizona, Louisiana, Florida, and Georgia's death rates are moving up much quicker than the other states.