Weekly U.S. COVID-19 Hospitalization Metrics by State, 2022-2024

CDC's archived dataset provides weekly COVID-19 hospitalization metrics aggregated to national, state, and regional levels. The data, reported by approximately 6,000 hospitals to the National Healthcare Safety Network, includes counts for admissions, inpatient bed occupancy, and ICU capacity. This dataset is archived and was last updated on February 23, 2025, as mandatory reporting ended in May 2024.

Use Cases

• Forecast hospital bed demand using avg_percent_inpatient_beds_occupied_covid_confirmed and avg_percent_staff_icu_beds_covid.
• Analyze weekly admission trends with sum_adm_all_covid_confirmed and total_adm_all_covid_confirmed_past_7days_per_100k.
• Track state-level changes in occupancy using abs_chg_avg_percent_inpatient_beds_occupied_covid_confirmed and pct_chg_avg_adm_all_covid_confirmed_per_100k.
• Correlate confirmed patient counts and admission rates across jurisdictions using avg_total_patients_hospitalized_covid_confirmed and avg_adm_all_covid_confirmed.

Strengths

• Data sourced from approximately 6,000 U.S. hospitals via the CDC's National Healthcare Safety Network.
• Includes 12 columns covering key metrics like admissions, bed occupancy, and ICU capacity.
• Aggregated at multiple geographic levels: national, state/territory, and regional.

Limitations

• Dataset is archived and no longer updated as of May 3, 2024.
• Row count and total time range are unknown, limiting suitability assessment.
• Psychiatric, rehabilitation, and religious non-medical hospital types are excluded from calculations.

Provenance

Source

data.cdc.gov

Collection Method

Aggregated counts reported by hospitals to the CDC's National Healthcare Safety Network.

Time Range

Weekly data; specific start date unknown, reporting ended May 2024.

Freshness

Last updated 2025-02-23 23:05:57; dataset is archived and static.

Geography

United States, aggregated to state/territory and regional levels.