how many are wearing face masks in your area?

[pstokely]

I'm in a blue area of a red midwestern region, haven't been inside any stores but have seen a few with masks on going in and out of grocery stores and Target but not everyone, seen even less with masks on at Quiktrip including the employees, Hy-Vee is mandating masks for employees, masks are only a recommendation at this point, not any store or local requirement, the sprawl of the area probably spared it from a major outbreak outside of some nursing homes, some places around here begin lifting orders next week

[muntrv]

1. In SE Michigan, most people are wearing masks at the grocery store.

[LizBeth]

2. Very blue NW. I have been hibernating but I finally ran to walmart this morning.

Customer maybe on about 10-20% wore masks. All the employees did.

[TexasTowelie]

3. About one-third of the people are wearing some type of facial covering

at the grocery store in my neighborhood in the Bryan/College Station region.

[marybourg]

4. Very red area. About 1/3 wearing in the P.O. today.

[niyad]

5. I am in a blue section of fundieville, and the last two times that I went to the grocery store,

all the staff were masked and gloved, almost all customers (the ones who weren't got dirty looks from most), and more than half were gloved as well. Cannot speak to what the rwnj's side of town is doing. May all the rwnj's croak.

[cwydro]

46. Gotta ask, how in the world can you identify a "dirty look" on a masked person's face?

From six feet away?

[niyad]

48. Unlike the white satan, I can see people's eyes over their masks.

[Buckeye_Democrat]

6. VERY small percentage at the Kroger near me.

That was about a week ago, and the employees were not wearing masks either!

Kroger finally made masks a requirement for their employees a few days ago.

Gov. DeWine initially made it a requirement for customers to wear masks in stores too, but later backed down!

(Rural-ish suburb of Dayton OH.)

[TalenaGor]

7. Tacoma Washington... maybe a third of the people

But I only go out once every two weeks for groceries so I don't really know.....

[MontanaMama]

8. Blue city in a red state here...

Most people wear masks. All age groups. The only people who aren’t are the twenty somethings. Almost all stores that are open are requiring face covering to enter.

[marlakay]

23. Opposite here red city in blue state Oregon

And I mostly see masks at Trader Joes, organic stores, but regular ones hardly any wear them. We always do.

[I_UndergroundPanther]

9. Everyone I've seen

Has a mask on.

[Raine]

10. I'm in a burb of Los Angeles County, last time I went to the store

about a week and a half ago everyone (customers, employees even kids) were wearing masks. The stores all have signs that say if you're face isn't covered you can't come in.

[Cha]

11. Practically Everybody.. the bus driver hands them

on the bus to those who don't have them.. and it's only for essential travel.

And, we have no deaths.. thank Goodness and 21 cases.

[LuckyCharms]

12. 60% to 70%. New York State.

[Danascot]

55. Cuomo issued an executive order that requires people to wear masks under certain circumstances

Basically if you're out and can't observe social distancing you have to wear a mask.

https://cbs6albany.com/news/coronavirus/faqs-about-new-yorks-face-mask-in-public-executive-order-now-in-effect

[LeftInTX]

13. Mandatory til Friday, then Abbott takes over

His overlords Trump and Pence must have told him to knock the mask stuff off

[Laffy Kat]

14. I work in a clinic and live in Boulder County, so almost everyone.

I haven't been outside my work/life zone since mid-Feb.

[Buckeye_Democrat]

19. A few years ago, the NYT had an online article about...

... popular TV shows in different parts of the USA, with color-coded maps generated from them.

My “best fit” based on that criteria — which is a bit silly — was the Boulder CO area.

My brother used to live in Colorado, but he worked in the right-wing hellhole of Colorado Springs. (He loved visiting Boulder.)

[dawg day]

15. I'd say half to 3/4 wear masks

I live in the midwest, but in a biggish city, with a lot of cases-- everyone knows someone who is sick.

Most of the people not masked are young.

All the cashiers and fast-food workers are masked and gloved. The gov hasn't yet mandated that, but it looks like most of the managers have been able to get masks and gloves and required their employees to wear them.

There are some really styling masks... they put my homemade "no-sew" pillowcase one to shame.

[NameAlreadyTaken]

16. None.

We live in the town of Goldfield, Nevada (population 300). This is in deep red rural Nevada: Trump won 77.78% of the vote in Esmeralda County and HRC won 15.37%. (Hillary just barely won Nevada overall.)

People in our town are ignoring social distancing guidelines; I see cars parked at friends' houses for dinners; people go to church events; I have yet to see a single mask in use. I heard that some people gather for karaoke 2-3 nights a week.

There are no recorded cases in this county yet, but NO testing either, so it's alla big unknown here.

It seems that people here don't believe the virus will ever get here, despite the fact that everyone goes to other cities (Tonopah, Pahrump, Bishop or Las Vegas) for shopping and services, so they are risking exposure there.

Sadly, if the virus does spread to this county it will be a disaster as there are NO health care services other than very basic EMT responders, no testing, no doctors, no nurses and no functioning health department. Plus the population is elderly.

In Tonopah at least, 26 miles from Goldfield, where we shop for food, about half the customers wear masks while the other half ignore social distancing guidelines and act as if nothing is different. Only one doctor there and no hospital.

[Skittles]

17. more than I would have thought, but still not enough

no indeed

[ProfessorGAC]

44. That's My Answer, Too

In grocery stores, maybe 60%, or a bit less.
Sit in parking lot of Ace, maybe 1 in 5. Pharmacy over half.
That said, essentially all staff is wearing them. Not sure about the hardware store. Had no need to go in.
So, high among staff, more customers than I thought it would be, but only about 3 in 5.
Shockingly very few customers with gloves of any type!

[jeffreyi]

18. Practically nobody.

One of 3 or 4 counties in CA with no cases. Politically infrared.

[Bucky]

20. As I stay in my neighborhood east side of Houston, it's 70-80%

There's a countywide order mandating the masks. I'm pretty sure the police and sheriff department will not be enforcing that, although there is $1,000 ticket for violating that county order.

[msongs]

21. on the street way less than half. stores etc, most are. 20somethings are the worst and

least likely anywhere they are not required based on my anecdotal viewing

[IcyPeas]

22. 97% Los Angeles area.

[kurtcagle]

24. In Seattle,about 75%.

Many are home made, bandanas have become popular as well.

[bluecollar2]

25. Went to Publix this morning

Everyone was wearing some form of face covering...

SW Florida_ Dade county...

[TreasonousBastard]

26. It's now the law in NY state, so there's over 90% compliance in places where I've been...

Some things I don't understand though...

Why are almost all Chinese takeouts closed?

Why is Harbor Freight Tools open? And Dollar Tree?

Why is Gold's Gym open, but Planet Fitness closed?

[marybourg]

30. The only one I can answer is Harbor Freight:

Tradespeople are allowed to do needed maintainence and repairs and they sometimes need tools and equipment. But Gold's Gym? I would call somebody about that one.

[Raine]

31. Dollar Tree has lots of food

that's why they're open, any gyms seems like they should be closed.

[mvd]

27. Everyone I have seen in stores at least

Masks are required in PA and it seems like enforcement has been strong.

[TheBlackAdder]

28. In NJ, it is mandatory to have a face covering when entering a store.

[Midnight Writer]

29. Rural Illinois. Way South of 80. I'd say 20 to 30% wearing masks, but growing in the last week.

[mike_c]

32. pretty much everyone here in northern California

Went grocery shopping yesterday. It was my first outing in almost a week. Pretty much everyone wore masks. I saw one guy with a full organic solvents quality carbon cartridge mask, and another guy who just kept his full face motorcycle helmet on. Grocery stores had social distancing tape on the floor and one-way traffic in the aisles. I had to circle some of them over and over to find things without backtracking. The employees were all masked, too. I ran several errands and found that true everywhere.

Less encouraging, I could not find replacement masks anywhere. Tried two hardware stores, two grocery stores, and three pharmacies/dept store, i.e CVS, Rite-Aid, and Walgreens. We bought a pair of masks right at the beginning of California's SIP order from some neighborhood angels who were making them, so we have those. I have two dust masks from my workshop, one of them is disposable and getting pretty ragged. The other desperately needs a new filter insert. I've had some on order from Amazon for a couple of weeks now, but no sign of them.

[Tribetime]

33. More and more masks as time goes on

Probably about 50% two weeks ago and grocery stores now about 75% I'm in Ohio

[FreeState]

34. Almost everyone - 60% of walkers in the neighborhood

It’s required now in most places (anywhere you might not be able to social distance, grocery stores etc.) About 60% of the people walking in the neighborhood, even a few runners, have them on.

San Diego area.

[GReedDiamond]

35. I am in Pasadena CA...

...the face mask percentage at the Stater Bros is, from what I could see, 99% (I did see a guy with a mask, but it was pulled down, exposing all of his various face-holes to the general public).

I go there right when they open, so there are very few people there - with virtually all wearing masks - and maintaining the 6' social distancing is generally easy to do, except when passing by somebody else for a fleeting moment.

Plus, going there at opening time, they've presumably done the overnight cleansing procedures, so it's all good.

So, Two Thumbs Up for Stater Bros Pasadena CA!

[MiniMe]

36. I'm in Blue Maryland, it is mandatory here

Our republican Governor is taking it very seriously. I don't go into stores, but I have to go get my bloodwork done once a week. Everybody has masks on.

[John Ludi]

37. In SW Wisconsin

After decades in cities I moved out to an off-grid yurt in the woods in a REALLY rural area...towns of 600 people or so. The largest town in the area has an awkward mix of Trumpers, Trustafarians drawn to Organic Valley and a Waldorf school, wannabee New Age gurus, conspiracy thinkers, and the Amish and Mennonites.

So there's your cultural backdrop. We are a microcosm of cultural division here.

There are Trumper stores and Newcomer stores (like the local co-op)...at the Trumper stores I'd says masks are at about 30%, at the co-op it's about 80%. It's been steadily increasing, especially among people over 50 or so.

On the weekends as I drive around I've seen an almost total lack of distancing among the part-timers who come out here for the fishing and kayaking and such. Huge draw here. Large groups of people in from the cities all clustered together bringing their pathogens with them as they jauntily bounce in and out of the local stores and gas stations, mask-free.

[KT2000]

38. In NW Washington

I went to the store in our small town and I would say about 80% with masks. Went to the Walmart in the next town which is larger and it was about 15% wore masks. I will stay out of that town from now on.

[JI7]

39. everyone

[dewsgirl]

40. Very red panhandle of Florida, 60-70 percent at WM yesterday

wearing masks..

[Celerity]

41. Almost no one. (Stockholm, Sweden) nt

[Dorian Gray]

42. I'm in Brooklyn

The majority are. I've been lucky to not have to go into any stores. But Prospect Park is filled with people. Majority wearing masks.

[Maxheader]

43. S.C. Kansaas...checking in...

Approx. half are wearing...Did a trip to Walmart and Dillon's outside script

drive up...over half of the people working..

[Dem2]

45. Most everybody at the supermarket, only me at my factory

Losing respect for my coworkers on a daily basis.

[Tracer]

47. EVERYONE here in MA wears a mask in stores.

NOBODY wears a mask (in my town) to walk the dog, jog or do other outdoor things.

And why should they? I'm usually all alone walking the dogs, and if I come across another person, we are always 30 feet apart.

[niyad]

49. Even the dinosaur at the Dinosaur Resource Center was wearing a mask.

[HotTeaBag]

50. Probably 98% when in public here in Northern New Jersey.

But in backyards and such about 50% when people are around.

We wear them 100% of the time when in public, but never when outside on our own property with just our immediate family (me, wife, two little kids).

[Marrah_Goodman]

51. Many towns in MA have made them mandatory and all of RI it is mandatory

Here in Peabody, MA where I am sheltering, there is a 1000 dollar fine for not wearing one.

[highplainsdem]

52. Blue city in a red midwestern state. Almost no one wearing masks when just out walking or biking.

Haven't been shopping in about a week, but when I was at a local supermarket last week, and a local Walgreens, no employees were wearing masks, and fewer than half the customers were. Very low rate of infection here so far.

I'm wearing a mask inside stores, but not when I'm outside for fresh air and exercise.

[meow2u3]

53. I wear my mask everywhere except in my apartment or car

I don't want to see any more deaths that could be prevented by common sense.

Fortunately for me, I bought a UV-C cell phone sanitizer (yes, I smelled it working) and throw my masks in it before reusing. I only have 2 masks and am awaiting shipment of more.

[Hobo]

54. Here in Long Beach

Nearly everyone is wearing them. I’d say 95%.....


Hobo