Hi,
I have done similar studies before and would be happy to assist in this study, however, I suggest that knowing only the state might not be enough.
The more data you could gather, the more meaningful the study could be.
I usually tend to correlate more than one factor, to reach to more accurate results.
For example, a state would have several hospitals, is there a hospital with higher rates of cases?
Maybe cases are more in a certain age group, or probably an obese person has a higher tendency....etc.
I understand that may be you don't have access to the full data, in that case, I am ready to help with the available data.
would be glad to hear back from you