COVID-19: Over 10.2 Million Vaccines Have Been Distributed to Washington. This is How Many the State Has Actually Given Out

It has now been 36 weeks since the first shipments of the COVID-19 vaccine were sent out to states, kicking off the largest vaccination campaign in human history. As of August 25, 430,118,615 doses of the vaccine have been sent out across the country — equivalent to 131.0% of the U.S. population.

While the initial distribution of the vaccine took longer than federal projections had indicated, in recent months the U.S. has made great leaps in the worldwide race to administer vaccinations — and some states are faring far better than others. Under the current system, led by the White House COVID-19 Response Team, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention sends states limited shipments of the vaccine as well as funding and tasks them with distributing the vaccine in accordance with relatively loose federal guidelines.

Each state has developed its own rollout plan, prioritizing different age groups and classes of essential workers. The mix of policies and logistical challenges across the country has led to wide variations across states in both the percentage of vaccines that have been administered and the percentage of the population that has been vaccinated.

In Washington, 91.2% of allocated vaccines have been administered to residents as of August 25, greater than the national average of 84.8% and the fourth largest share of all states.

The administered doses amount to 123.2% of the state population, greater than the 111.2% national figure and the 11th largest share of all states.

While a majority of Americans remain unvaccinated due to a lack of supply, there are some who have no plans to receive a vaccine at all. According to a survey from the U.S. Census Bureau, 45.8% of U.S. adults 18 and over who have not yet received the vaccine will either probably not or definitely not get a COVID-19 vaccine in the future. In Washington, 49.6% of adults who have not yet received the vaccine report that they will probably not or definitely not get a vaccine in the future, the 10th largest share of any state. The most common reason cited for not wanting a vaccine is being concerned about possible side effects. Other commonly cited reasons include that they were planning to wait and see if it is safe, not trusting COVID-19 vaccines, and not trusting the government.

To determine how states are doing with the vaccine rollout, 24/7 Wall St. reviewed data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. States were ranked based on the number of vaccines administered within a state as a percentage of the number of vaccines distributed to that state by the federal government as of August 25. Data on confirmed COVID-19 cases as of August 25 came from various state and local health departments and were adjusted for population using data from the U.S. Census Bureau’s 2019 American Community Survey. Data on the percentage of adults who probably or definitely will not get a COVID-19 vaccine and their reasons for not getting one came from the Census Bureau’s Household Pulse Survey, conducted from June 23, 2021 to July 5, 2021.

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

Rank	State	Vaccines distributed from federal gov’t	Vaccines administered in state	Pct. of vaccines administered	Vaccines administered as % of pop.	COVID-19 cases per 100,000
50	West Virginia	2,308,205	1,507,134	65.3%	84.1%	10,045
49	Alabama	5,889,060	3,966,712	67.4%	80.9%	13,576
48	Mississippi	3,373,555	2,415,291	71.6%	81.2%	14,004
47	Idaho	1,965,020	1,440,247	73.3%	80.6%	11,976
46	Georgia	12,807,285	9,637,399	75.2%	90.8%	12,509
45	Arkansas	3,578,220	2,730,865	76.3%	90.5%	14,456
44	South Carolina	6,089,625	4,713,892	77.4%	91.6%	13,494
43	Louisiana	5,207,910	4,099,997	78.7%	88.2%	14,215
42	North Carolina	12,933,050	10,296,864	79.6%	98.2%	11,078
41	Delaware	1,422,655	1,137,714	80.0%	116.8%	12,020
40	Michigan	12,622,170	10,094,695	80.0%	101.1%	10,463
39	Texas	36,920,965	29,607,686	80.2%	102.1%	11,901
38	Alaska	898,425	721,608	80.3%	98.6%	11,009
37	Oregon	6,059,845	4,907,139	81.0%	116.3%	6,109
36	Arizona	9,163,550	7,470,149	81.5%	102.6%	13,584
35	Oklahoma	4,571,250	3,730,118	81.6%	94.3%	13,454
34	Kansas	3,507,375	2,867,419	81.8%	98.4%	12,317
33	Maryland	9,167,470	7,511,456	81.9%	124.2%	8,084
32	Tennessee	7,516,050	6,183,614	82.3%	90.5%	14,606
31	Missouri	7,120,835	5,871,226	82.5%	95.7%	12,086
30	Wyoming	570,845	470,787	82.5%	81.3%	12,365
29	Florida	29,353,105	24,384,379	83.1%	113.5%	14,452
28	Montana	1,215,235	1,011,534	83.2%	94.6%	11,505
27	Ohio	13,748,215	11,509,194	83.7%	98.5%	10,127
26	New Hampshire	1,992,530	1,676,223	84.1%	123.3%	7,744
25	Indiana	7,506,710	6,339,158	84.4%	94.2%	12,263
24	South Dakota	1,052,405	890,935	84.7%	100.7%	14,540
23	New Jersey	12,795,445	10,871,311	85.0%	122.4%	12,113
22	Rhode Island	1,614,135	1,378,261	85.4%	130.1%	15,135
21	Hawaii	2,062,360	1,764,818	85.6%	124.6%	3,857
20	Maine	1,998,740	1,722,739	86.2%	128.2%	5,507
19	Iowa	3,780,165	3,269,229	86.5%	103.6%	12,599
18	Pennsylvania	17,421,485	15,218,928	87.4%	118.9%	9,917
17	Illinois	16,458,145	14,379,712	87.4%	113.5%	11,771
16	Nevada	3,605,680	3,154,754	87.5%	102.4%	12,394
15	Utah	3,658,550	3,205,951	87.6%	100.0%	14,173
14	North Dakota	785,280	688,542	87.7%	90.4%	15,132
13	California	53,846,465	47,379,380	88.0%	119.9%	10,887
12	Virginia	11,509,185	10,127,805	88.0%	118.7%	8,719
11	Minnesota	7,160,020	6,312,075	88.2%	111.9%	11,264
10	Nebraska	2,294,750	2,033,248	88.6%	105.1%	12,360
9	Kentucky	5,042,875	4,469,252	88.6%	100.0%	12,155
8	Colorado	7,604,055	6,740,506	88.6%	117.0%	10,476
7	Vermont	972,980	868,224	89.2%	139.1%	4,067
6	New York	26,838,995	24,056,936	89.6%	123.7%	11,521
5	Massachusetts	10,329,150	9,395,608	91.0%	136.3%	10,840
4	Washington	10,287,035	9,379,363	91.2%	123.2%	7,050
3	Connecticut	5,227,595	4,768,174	91.2%	133.7%	10,305
2	Wisconsin	6,844,955	6,394,030	93.4%	109.8%	12,330
1	New Mexico	2,619,095	2,603,973	99.4%	124.2%	10,778