Policies by State:

Key : Less or later than national average · More or earlier than national average

Policies to prevent COVID

Mask order

NC: 6/26/20–5/14/21
National Average: 7/3/20–Ongoing
4/8/20
Ongoing

Stay-at-home order

NC: 3/30/20–5/22/20
National Average: 3/27/20–10/18/20
3/19/20
Ongoing

Restaurant closures and reopenings

NC: 3/18/20–12/11/20
National Average: 3/20/20–1/27/22
3/16/20
Ongoing

Bar closures and reopenings

NC: 3/17/20–5/16/20
National Average: 3/19/20–3/2/21
3/15/20
Ongoing

Policies to address economic precarity

Unemployment insurance amount

NC: 350.00
National Average: 479.43
235.00
823.00

Eviction freezes

NC: 3/16/20–7/1/21
National Average: 3/21/20–1/15/23
3/13/20
Ongoing

Minimum wage

NC: 7.25
National Average: 9.22
7.25
15.00