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Some States Are Vaccinating for COVID Faster Than Others, Here's How Colorado Stacks Up
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An estimated 222,682,315 Americans have been fully vaccinated against COVID-19, or 68.1% of the U.S. population.
Some states are proving more effective than others in getting their residents vaccinated. In Colorado, 71.8% of the population are fully vaccinated, higher than the U.S. average.
Though Colorado is doing a better job vaccinating its population than other states, there are still significant quantities of the vaccine sitting idle. As of July 18, Colorado has received about 13,528,300 vaccinations and administered about 82.9% of those doses.
Meanwhile, the virus continues to spread. In total, there have been 1,563,803 confirmed cases of the virus in Colorado as of July 18 — or 27,457 for every 100,000 people. For context, there have been 26,906 known infections for every 100,000 people nationwide.
All COVID-19 and vaccination data used in this story are current as of July 18, 2022.
| Rank | Place | Share of pop. fully vaccinated | Fully vaccinated residents | Total COVID-19 cases per 100k people |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rhode Island | 84.1% | 889,412 | 36,522 |
| 2 | Vermont | 81.8% | 512,291 | 20,280 |
| 3 | Maine | 81.0% | 1,084,551 | 20,370 |
| 4 | Connecticut | 80.1% | 2,860,091 | 23,514 |
| 5 | Massachusetts | 80.0% | 5,524,061 | 28,056 |
| 6 | Washington D.C. | 79.0% | 540,890 | 23,301 |
| 7 | Hawaii | 79.0% | 1,122,122 | 21,793 |
| 8 | New York | 77.6% | 15,162,143 | 29,123 |
| 9 | Maryland | 76.6% | 4,630,717 | 19,114 |
| 10 | New Jersey | 76.4% | 6,802,022 | 28,409 |
| 11 | Virginia | 74.1% | 6,307,510 | 22,409 |
| 12 | Washington | 73.9% | 5,567,197 | 22,505 |
| 13 | California | 72.9% | 28,824,931 | 26,153 |
| 14 | New Mexico | 72.2% | 1,512,682 | 27,454 |
| 15 | New Hampshire | 71.9% | 975,450 | 24,685 |
| 16 | Colorado | 71.8% | 4,087,310 | 27,457 |
| 17 | Oregon | 70.8% | 2,966,806 | 19,807 |
| 18 | Delaware | 70.7% | 684,079 | 29,838 |
| 19 | Minnesota | 70.2% | 3,938,992 | 27,828 |
| 20 | Pennsylvania | 69.7% | 8,932,293 | 23,722 |
| 21 | Illinois | 68.8% | 8,762,881 | 27,361 |
| 22 | Florida | 68.3% | 14,549,762 | 31,120 |
| 23 | Wisconsin | 66.3% | 3,855,151 | 30,039 |
| 24 | Utah | 65.8% | 2,080,418 | 31,311 |
| 25 | Nebraska | 64.4% | 1,241,668 | 26,306 |
| 26 | Arizona | 63.5% | 4,552,363 | 30,133 |
| 27 | North Carolina | 63.3% | 6,576,141 | 28,162 |
| 28 | Texas | 63.1% | 18,103,722 | 25,226 |
| 29 | South Dakota | 62.9% | 555,362 | 28,028 |
| 30 | Kansas | 62.7% | 1,826,799 | 28,153 |
| 31 | Iowa | 62.5% | 1,972,517 | 25,532 |
| 32 | Nevada | 62.5% | 1,895,353 | 26,029 |
| 33 | Alaska | 62.3% | 459,677 | 36,166 |
| 34 | Michigan | 60.7% | 6,063,790 | 26,373 |
| 35 | Ohio | 58.9% | 6,885,058 | 24,529 |
| 36 | South Carolina | 58.5% | 2,974,902 | 30,951 |
| 37 | Oklahoma | 58.3% | 2,297,268 | 27,819 |
| 38 | Kentucky | 58.0% | 2,590,737 | 31,884 |
| 39 | Montana | 57.8% | 613,840 | 27,237 |
| 40 | West Virginia | 57.8% | 1,043,095 | 29,962 |
| 41 | Idaho | 57.0% | 999,610 | 26,819 |
| 42 | Missouri | 56.9% | 3,485,985 | 24,852 |
| 43 | Indiana | 56.8% | 3,803,600 | 26,818 |
| 44 | North Dakota | 56.3% | 428,006 | 33,287 |
| 45 | Georgia | 56.0% | 5,894,561 | 25,611 |
| 46 | Tennessee | 55.5% | 3,756,545 | 31,853 |
| 47 | Arkansas | 55.2% | 1,664,181 | 29,246 |
| 48 | Louisiana | 53.9% | 2,511,808 | 26,934 |
| 49 | Mississippi | 52.3% | 1,561,513 | 28,542 |
| 50 | Alabama | 51.9% | 2,534,488 | 28,391 |
| 51 | Wyoming | 51.6% | 297,846 | 28,973 |
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