Special Report

States Where the Most People Are Vaccinated

Samuel Stebbins

Published: May 6, 2021 5:45 am

The Biden Administration announced a target goal of delivering at least one vaccination dose to 70% of American adults by July 4. Whether or not the timeline is achievable remains to be seen. Currently, 106,168,588 people have been fully vaccinated, or 32.5% of the population.

So far, vaccination coordination efforts have been largely left to states to manage themselves — and some have proven more efficient at it than others. Depending on the state, the share of the population that has been fully vaccinated ranges from as low as 24.1% all the way up to 41.7%.

Regardless of the share of the population each state has managed to vaccinate, data reveals inefficiencies in vaccination campaigns everywhere in the country as millions of doses are currently sitting idle under the purview of state governments, yet to be administered. As of May 4, only about 77.8% of the 318,474,000 doses of the vaccine that have been distributed to the 50 states and Washington D.C. have been administered. In one state, only 63.8% of delivered doses have gone into the arms of residents. Meanwhile, the state that has proven most efficient has used 88.9% of the vaccine doses it has received.

As the virus mutates and new variants spread, vaccinating the population as rapidly as possible is critical. In total, there have been 9,806 known infections for every 100,000 people nationwide.

Alabama
> Residents who are fully vaccinated as of May 4, 2021: 1,179,793 (24.1% of the pop.)
> Share of vaccine doses administered: 63.8%
> Cumulative COVID-19 cases as of May 4, 2021: 10,814 per 100,000 people (total: 528,597)
> Population: 4,887,871

These are all the counties in Alabama where COVID-19 is slowing (and where it’s still getting worse).

Alaska
> Residents who are fully vaccinated as of May 4, 2021: 263,754 (35.8% of the pop.)
> Share of vaccine doses administered: 72.9%
> Cumulative COVID-19 cases as of May 4, 2021: 8,870 per 100,000 people (total: 65,409)
> Population: 737,438

These are all the counties in Alaska where COVID-19 is slowing (and where it’s still getting worse).

Arizona
> Residents who are fully vaccinated as of May 4, 2021: 2,183,095 (30.4% of the pop.)
> Share of vaccine doses administered: 75.1%
> Cumulative COVID-19 cases as of May 4, 2021: 12,046 per 100,000 people (total: 863,927)
> Population: 7,171,646

These are all the counties in Arizona where COVID-19 is slowing (and where it’s still getting worse).

Arkansas
> Residents who are fully vaccinated as of May 4, 2021: 795,792 (26.4% of the pop.)
> Share of vaccine doses administered: 69.3%
> Cumulative COVID-19 cases as of May 4, 2021: 11,152 per 100,000 people (total: 336,105)
> Population: 3,013,825

These are all the counties in Arkansas where COVID-19 is slowing (and where it’s still getting worse).

California
> Residents who are fully vaccinated as of May 4, 2021: 12,676,173 (32.0% of the pop.)
> Share of vaccine doses administered: 77.6%
> Cumulative COVID-19 cases as of May 4, 2021: 9,208 per 100,000 people (total: 3,642,480)
> Population: 39,557,045

These are all the counties in California where COVID-19 is slowing (and where it’s still getting worse).

Colorado
> Residents who are fully vaccinated as of May 4, 2021: 1,972,476 (34.6% of the pop.)
> Share of vaccine doses administered: 82.2%
> Cumulative COVID-19 cases as of May 4, 2021: 9,020 per 100,000 people (total: 513,765)
> Population: 5,695,564

These are all the counties in Colorado where COVID-19 is slowing (and where it’s still getting worse).

Connecticut
> Residents who are fully vaccinated as of May 4, 2021: 1,447,776 (40.5% of the pop.)
> Share of vaccine doses administered: 84.3%
> Cumulative COVID-19 cases as of May 4, 2021: 9,495 per 100,000 people (total: 339,233)
> Population: 3,572,665

These are all the counties in Connecticut where COVID-19 is slowing (and where it’s still getting worse).

Delaware
> Residents who are fully vaccinated as of May 4, 2021: 334,001 (34.5% of the pop.)
> Share of vaccine doses administered: 77.8%
> Cumulative COVID-19 cases as of May 4, 2021: 10,847 per 100,000 people (total: 104,909)
> Population: 967,171

These are all the counties in Delaware where COVID-19 is slowing (and where it’s still getting worse).

District of Columbia
> Residents who are fully vaccinated as of May 4, 2021: 220,887 (32.3% of the pop.)
> Share of vaccine doses administered: 70.9%
> Cumulative COVID-19 cases as of May 4, 2021: 6,983 per 100,000 people (total: 47,800)
> Population: 684,498

Click here to see all current COVID-19 data for Washington D.C.

Florida
> Residents who are fully vaccinated as of May 4, 2021: 6,481,275 (30.4% of the pop.)
> Share of vaccine doses administered: 73.7%
> Cumulative COVID-19 cases as of May 4, 2021: 10,333 per 100,000 people (total: 2,200,795)
> Population: 21,299,325

These are all the counties in Florida where COVID-19 is slowing (and where it’s still getting worse).

Georgia
> Residents who are fully vaccinated as of May 4, 2021: 2,730,134 (26.0% of the pop.)
> Share of vaccine doses administered: 66.9%
> Cumulative COVID-19 cases as of May 4, 2021: 10,483 per 100,000 people (total: 1,102,789)
> Population: 10,519,475

These are all the counties in Georgia where COVID-19 is slowing (and where it’s still getting worse).

Hawaii
> Residents who are fully vaccinated as of May 4, 2021: 522,156 (36.8% of the pop.)
> Share of vaccine doses administered: 83.2%
> Cumulative COVID-19 cases as of May 4, 2021: 2,219 per 100,000 people (total: 31,522)
> Population: 1,420,491

These are all the counties in Hawaii where COVID-19 is slowing (and where it’s still getting worse).

Idaho
> Residents who are fully vaccinated as of May 4, 2021: 500,882 (28.6% of the pop.)
> Share of vaccine doses administered: 75.9%
> Cumulative COVID-19 cases as of May 4, 2021: 10,704 per 100,000 people (total: 187,776)
> Population: 1,754,208

These are all the counties in Idaho where COVID-19 is slowing (and where it’s still getting worse).

Illinois
> Residents who are fully vaccinated as of May 4, 2021: 3,998,074 (31.4% of the pop.)
> Share of vaccine doses administered: 78.5%
> Cumulative COVID-19 cases as of May 4, 2021: 10,515 per 100,000 people (total: 1,339,728)
> Population: 12,741,080

These are all the counties in Illinois where COVID-19 is slowing (and where it’s still getting worse).

Indiana
> Residents who are fully vaccinated as of May 4, 2021: 1,886,703 (28.2% of the pop.)
> Share of vaccine doses administered: 76.2%
> Cumulative COVID-19 cases as of May 4, 2021: 10,799 per 100,000 people (total: 722,646)
> Population: 6,691,878

These are all the counties in Indiana where COVID-19 is slowing (and where it’s still getting worse).

Iowa
> Residents who are fully vaccinated as of May 4, 2021: 1,128,668 (35.8% of the pop.)
> Share of vaccine doses administered: 86.2%
> Cumulative COVID-19 cases as of May 4, 2021: 11,581 per 100,000 people (total: 365,519)
> Population: 3,156,145

These are all the counties in Iowa where COVID-19 is slowing (and where it’s still getting worse).

Kansas
> Residents who are fully vaccinated as of May 4, 2021: 951,548 (32.7% of the pop.)
> Share of vaccine doses administered: 74.5%
> Cumulative COVID-19 cases as of May 4, 2021: 10,618 per 100,000 people (total: 309,130)
> Population: 2,911,505

These are all the counties in Kansas where COVID-19 is slowing (and where it’s still getting worse).

Kentucky
> Residents who are fully vaccinated as of May 4, 2021: 1,456,343 (32.6% of the pop.)
> Share of vaccine doses administered: 79.4%
> Cumulative COVID-19 cases as of May 4, 2021: 9,962 per 100,000 people (total: 445,139)
> Population: 4,468,402

These are all the counties in Kentucky where COVID-19 is slowing (and where it’s still getting worse).

Louisiana
> Residents who are fully vaccinated as of May 4, 2021: 1,252,156 (26.9% of the pop.)
> Share of vaccine doses administered: 74.1%
> Cumulative COVID-19 cases as of May 4, 2021: 9,841 per 100,000 people (total: 458,581)
> Population: 4,659,978

These are all the parishes in Louisiana where COVID-19 is slowing (and where it’s still getting worse).

Maine
> Residents who are fully vaccinated as of May 4, 2021: 557,579 (41.7% of the pop.)
> Share of vaccine doses administered: 85.6%
> Cumulative COVID-19 cases as of May 4, 2021: 4,639 per 100,000 people (total: 62,092)
> Population: 1,338,404

These are all the counties in Maine where COVID-19 is slowing (and where it’s still getting worse).

Maryland
> Residents who are fully vaccinated as of May 4, 2021: 2,147,415 (35.5% of the pop.)
> Share of vaccine doses administered: 79.1%
> Cumulative COVID-19 cases as of May 4, 2021: 7,439 per 100,000 people (total: 449,509)
> Population: 6,042,718

These are all the counties in Maryland where COVID-19 is slowing (and where it’s still getting worse).

Massachusetts
> Residents who are fully vaccinated as of May 4, 2021: 2,655,965 (38.5% of the pop.)
> Share of vaccine doses administered: 82.6%
> Cumulative COVID-19 cases as of May 4, 2021: 9,528 per 100,000 people (total: 657,664)
> Population: 6,902,149

These are all the counties in Massachusetts where COVID-19 is slowing (and where it’s still getting worse).

Michigan
> Residents who are fully vaccinated as of May 4, 2021: 3,325,862 (33.3% of the pop.)
> Share of vaccine doses administered: 74.1%
> Cumulative COVID-19 cases as of May 4, 2021: 9,406 per 100,000 people (total: 940,175)
> Population: 9,995,915

These are all the counties in Michigan where COVID-19 is slowing (and where it’s still getting worse).

Minnesota
> Residents who are fully vaccinated as of May 4, 2021: 2,021,447 (36.0% of the pop.)
> Share of vaccine doses administered: 87.1%
> Cumulative COVID-19 cases as of May 4, 2021: 10,323 per 100,000 people (total: 579,235)
> Population: 5,611,179

These are all the counties in Minnesota where COVID-19 is slowing (and where it’s still getting worse).

Mississippi
> Residents who are fully vaccinated as of May 4, 2021: 723,710 (24.2% of the pop.)
> Share of vaccine doses administered: 65.5%
> Cumulative COVID-19 cases as of May 4, 2021: 10,460 per 100,000 people (total: 312,400)
> Population: 2,986,530

These are all the counties in Mississippi where COVID-19 is slowing (and where it’s still getting worse).

Missouri
> Residents who are fully vaccinated as of May 4, 2021: 1,756,227 (28.7% of the pop.)
> Share of vaccine doses administered: 76.3%
> Cumulative COVID-19 cases as of May 4, 2021: 9,581 per 100,000 people (total: 586,988)
> Population: 6,126,452

These are all the counties in Missouri where COVID-19 is slowing (and where it’s still getting worse).

Montana
> Residents who are fully vaccinated as of May 4, 2021: 353,547 (33.3% of the pop.)
> Share of vaccine doses administered: 77.2%
> Cumulative COVID-19 cases as of May 4, 2021: 10,264 per 100,000 people (total: 109,030)
> Population: 1,062,305

These are all the counties in Montana where COVID-19 is slowing (and where it’s still getting worse).

Nebraska
> Residents who are fully vaccinated as of May 4, 2021: 666,579 (34.6% of the pop.)
> Share of vaccine doses administered: 80.7%
> Cumulative COVID-19 cases as of May 4, 2021: 11,415 per 100,000 people (total: 220,225)
> Population: 1,929,268

These are all the counties in Nebraska where COVID-19 is slowing (and where it’s still getting worse).

Nevada
> Residents who are fully vaccinated as of May 4, 2021: 898,594 (29.6% of the pop.)
> Share of vaccine doses administered: 82.2%
> Cumulative COVID-19 cases as of May 4, 2021: 10,395 per 100,000 people (total: 315,438)
> Population: 3,034,392

These are all the counties in Nevada where COVID-19 is slowing (and where it’s still getting worse).

New Hampshire
> Residents who are fully vaccinated as of May 4, 2021: 410,323 (30.2% of the pop.)
> Share of vaccine doses administered: 85.5%
> Cumulative COVID-19 cases as of May 4, 2021: 7,031 per 100,000 people (total: 95,377)
> Population: 1,356,458

These are all the counties in New Hampshire where COVID-19 is slowing (and where it’s still getting worse).

New Jersey
> Residents who are fully vaccinated as of May 4, 2021: 3,354,569 (37.7% of the pop.)
> Share of vaccine doses administered: 83.5%
> Cumulative COVID-19 cases as of May 4, 2021: 11,225 per 100,000 people (total: 1,000,010)
> Population: 8,908,520

These are all the counties in New Jersey where COVID-19 is slowing (and where it’s still getting worse).

New Mexico
> Residents who are fully vaccinated as of May 4, 2021: 817,718 (39.0% of the pop.)
> Share of vaccine doses administered: 88.9%
> Cumulative COVID-19 cases as of May 4, 2021: 9,436 per 100,000 people (total: 197,733)
> Population: 2,095,428

These are all the counties in New Mexico where COVID-19 is slowing (and where it’s still getting worse).

New York
> Residents who are fully vaccinated as of May 4, 2021: 7,072,752 (36.2% of the pop.)
> Share of vaccine doses administered: 83.6%
> Cumulative COVID-19 cases as of May 4, 2021: 10,514 per 100,000 people (total: 2,054,619)
> Population: 19,542,209

These are all the counties in New York where COVID-19 is slowing (and where it’s still getting worse).

North Carolina
> Residents who are fully vaccinated as of May 4, 2021: 3,212,803 (30.9% of the pop.)
> Share of vaccine doses administered: 71.5%
> Cumulative COVID-19 cases as of May 4, 2021: 9,372 per 100,000 people (total: 973,193)
> Population: 10,383,620

These are all the counties in North Carolina where COVID-19 is slowing (and where it’s still getting worse).

North Dakota
> Residents who are fully vaccinated as of May 4, 2021: 253,372 (33.3% of the pop.)
> Share of vaccine doses administered: 87.8%
> Cumulative COVID-19 cases as of May 4, 2021: 14,178 per 100,000 people (total: 107,763)
> Population: 760,077

These are all the counties in North Dakota where COVID-19 is slowing (and where it’s still getting worse).

Ohio
> Residents who are fully vaccinated as of May 4, 2021: 3,915,682 (33.5% of the pop.)
> Share of vaccine doses administered: 79.8%
> Cumulative COVID-19 cases as of May 4, 2021: 9,196 per 100,000 people (total: 1,075,004)
> Population: 11,689,442

These are all the counties in Ohio where COVID-19 is slowing (and where it’s still getting worse).

Oklahoma
> Residents who are fully vaccinated as of May 4, 2021: 1,199,983 (30.4% of the pop.)
> Share of vaccine doses administered: 72.0%
> Cumulative COVID-19 cases as of May 4, 2021: 11,384 per 100,000 people (total: 448,872)
> Population: 3,943,079

These are all the counties in Oklahoma where COVID-19 is slowing (and where it’s still getting worse).

Oregon
> Residents who are fully vaccinated as of May 4, 2021: 1,353,950 (32.3% of the pop.)
> Share of vaccine doses administered: 77.8%
> Cumulative COVID-19 cases as of May 4, 2021: 4,447 per 100,000 people (total: 186,344)
> Population: 4,190,713

These are all the counties in Oregon where COVID-19 is slowing (and where it’s still getting worse).

Pennsylvania
> Residents who are fully vaccinated as of May 4, 2021: 4,308,237 (33.6% of the pop.)
> Share of vaccine doses administered: 80.4%
> Cumulative COVID-19 cases as of May 4, 2021: 9,032 per 100,000 people (total: 1,156,758)
> Population: 12,807,060

These are all the counties in Pennsylvania where COVID-19 is slowing (and where it’s still getting worse).

Rhode Island
> Residents who are fully vaccinated as of May 4, 2021: 409,424 (38.7% of the pop.)
> Share of vaccine doses administered: 81.0%
> Cumulative COVID-19 cases as of May 4, 2021: 14,015 per 100,000 people (total: 148,186)
> Population: 1,057,315

These are all the counties in Rhode Island where COVID-19 is slowing (and where it’s still getting worse).

South Carolina
> Residents who are fully vaccinated as of May 4, 2021: 1,461,521 (28.7% of the pop.)
> Share of vaccine doses administered: 71.9%
> Cumulative COVID-19 cases as of May 4, 2021: 11,408 per 100,000 people (total: 579,994)
> Population: 5,084,127

These are all the counties in South Carolina where COVID-19 is slowing (and where it’s still getting worse).

South Dakota
> Residents who are fully vaccinated as of May 4, 2021: 336,891 (38.2% of the pop.)
> Share of vaccine doses administered: 78.9%
> Cumulative COVID-19 cases as of May 4, 2021: 13,903 per 100,000 people (total: 122,660)
> Population: 882,235

These are all the counties in South Dakota where COVID-19 is slowing (and where it’s still getting worse).

Tennessee
> Residents who are fully vaccinated as of May 4, 2021: 1,740,456 (25.7% of the pop.)
> Share of vaccine doses administered: 74.0%
> Cumulative COVID-19 cases as of May 4, 2021: 12,541 per 100,000 people (total: 849,000)
> Population: 6,770,010

These are all the counties in Tennessee where COVID-19 is slowing (and where it’s still getting worse).

Texas
> Residents who are fully vaccinated as of May 4, 2021: 8,130,177 (28.3% of the pop.)
> Share of vaccine doses administered: 74.4%
> Cumulative COVID-19 cases as of May 4, 2021: 10,062 per 100,000 people (total: 2,888,020)
> Population: 28,701,845

These are all the counties in Texas where COVID-19 is slowing (and where it’s still getting worse).

Utah
> Residents who are fully vaccinated as of May 4, 2021: 800,160 (25.3% of the pop.)
> Share of vaccine doses administered: 84.2%
> Cumulative COVID-19 cases as of May 4, 2021: 12,591 per 100,000 people (total: 398,012)
> Population: 3,161,105

These are all the counties in Utah where COVID-19 is slowing (and where it’s still getting worse).

Vermont
> Residents who are fully vaccinated as of May 4, 2021: 248,809 (39.7% of the pop.)
> Share of vaccine doses administered: 83.8%
> Cumulative COVID-19 cases as of May 4, 2021: 3,692 per 100,000 people (total: 23,126)
> Population: 626,299

These are all the counties in Vermont where COVID-19 is slowing (and where it’s still getting worse).

Virginia
> Residents who are fully vaccinated as of May 4, 2021: 2,952,623 (34.7% of the pop.)
> Share of vaccine doses administered: 81.5%
> Cumulative COVID-19 cases as of May 4, 2021: 7,771 per 100,000 people (total: 661,925)
> Population: 8,517,685

These are all the counties in Virginia where COVID-19 is slowing (and where it’s still getting worse).

Washington
> Residents who are fully vaccinated as of May 4, 2021: 2,573,072 (34.1% of the pop.)
> Share of vaccine doses administered: 79.7%
> Cumulative COVID-19 cases as of May 4, 2021: 5,371 per 100,000 people (total: 404,709)
> Population: 7,535,591

These are all the counties in Washington where COVID-19 is slowing (and where it’s still getting worse).

West Virginia
> Residents who are fully vaccinated as of May 4, 2021: 555,684 (30.8% of the pop.)
> Share of vaccine doses administered: 71.4%
> Cumulative COVID-19 cases as of May 4, 2021: 8,523 per 100,000 people (total: 153,918)
> Population: 1,805,832

These are all the counties in West Virginia where COVID-19 is slowing (and where it’s still getting worse).

Wisconsin
> Residents who are fully vaccinated as of May 4, 2021: 2,137,739 (36.8% of the pop.)
> Share of vaccine doses administered: 87.3%
> Cumulative COVID-19 cases as of May 4, 2021: 11,382 per 100,000 people (total: 661,685)
> Population: 5,813,568

These are all the counties in Wisconsin where COVID-19 is slowing (and where it’s still getting worse).

Wyoming
> Residents who are fully vaccinated as of May 4, 2021: 163,997 (28.4% of the pop.)
> Share of vaccine doses administered: 74.7%
> Cumulative COVID-19 cases as of May 4, 2021: 10,064 per 100,000 people (total: 58,142)
> Population: 577,737

These are all the counties in Wyoming where COVID-19 is slowing (and where it’s still getting worse).

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