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Some States Are Vaccinating for COVID Faster Than Others, Here's How Texas 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 Texas, 63.1% of the population are fully vaccinated, lower than the U.S. average.
Lower than average vaccination rates in Texas appear to be attributable in part to vaccine hesitancy and resistance among residents. As of July 18, Texas has received about 65,805,300 vaccinations and administered about 73.7% of those doses.
Meanwhile, the virus continues to spread. In total, there have been 7,240,199 confirmed cases of the virus in Texas as of July 18 — or 25,226 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.
These are all the counties in Texas where COVID-19 is slowing (and where it’s still getting worse).
| 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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