COVID-19: Over 13.0 Million Vaccines Have Been Distributed to Washington. This is How Many the State Has Actually Given Out

It has now been 47 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 November 9, 536,665,505 doses of the vaccine have been sent out across the country — equivalent to 163.5% 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, 81.6% of allocated vaccines have been administered to residents as of November 9, in line with the national average of 80.7% and the 19th largest share of all states.

The administered doses amount to 139.9% of the state population, greater than the 132.0% national figure and the 14th 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, 59.2% 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, 69.8% 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 not trusting COVID-19 vaccines, not trusting the government, and that they were planning to wait and see if it is safe.

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 November 9. Data on confirmed COVID-19 cases as of November 9 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 August 18, 2021 to August 30, 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	3,245,205	1,595,383	49.2%	89.0%	15,522
49	Alabama	7,456,320	4,974,840	66.7%	101.5%	17,055
48	Idaho	2,576,300	1,778,416	69.0%	99.5%	16,580
47	Georgia	16,396,995	11,794,648	71.9%	111.1%	15,456
46	Mississippi	4,234,505	3,057,408	72.2%	102.7%	17,021
45	Arkansas	4,605,820	3,332,542	72.4%	110.4%	17,107
44	South Carolina	7,967,785	5,864,549	73.6%	113.9%	17,519
43	Alaska	1,219,685	898,205	73.6%	122.8%	18,703
42	Hawaii	2,676,660	2,007,776	75.0%	141.8%	5,811
41	South Dakota	1,409,635	1,068,985	75.8%	120.8%	17,746
40	Texas	46,500,495	35,310,032	75.9%	121.8%	14,638
39	Wyoming	779,965	593,608	76.1%	102.6%	18,197
38	North Carolina	16,716,820	12,725,344	76.1%	121.3%	14,203
37	Delaware	1,768,425	1,348,976	76.3%	138.5%	14,983
36	Kentucky	6,626,815	5,057,650	76.3%	113.2%	16,809
35	North Dakota	1,091,870	835,642	76.5%	109.7%	19,925
34	Louisiana	6,480,740	4,967,426	76.6%	106.9%	16,388
33	Michigan	15,428,290	11,836,574	76.7%	118.5%	13,114
32	Oregon	7,547,345	5,793,597	76.8%	137.4%	8,823
31	Kansas	4,480,155	3,443,255	76.9%	118.2%	15,113
30	Maryland	11,320,030	8,787,145	77.6%	145.3%	9,363
29	Indiana	9,478,320	7,404,005	78.1%	110.0%	15,304
28	Ohio	17,106,875	13,406,944	78.4%	114.7%	13,450
27	Iowa	4,920,995	3,882,251	78.9%	123.0%	15,670
26	Montana	1,553,115	1,236,276	79.6%	115.7%	16,884
25	Tennessee	9,606,290	7,658,125	79.7%	112.1%	18,841
24	Missouri	8,731,335	6,968,902	79.8%	113.5%	14,062
23	New Jersey	15,716,475	12,621,584	80.3%	142.1%	13,594
22	Florida	36,303,255	29,210,389	80.5%	136.0%	17,046
21	Arizona	11,145,560	9,012,914	80.9%	123.8%	16,345
20	New Hampshire	2,438,530	1,976,488	81.1%	145.4%	10,247
19	Washington	13,056,655	10,653,762	81.6%	139.9%	9,688
18	Nebraska	2,947,380	2,413,268	81.9%	124.8%	14,955
17	Oklahoma	5,577,170	4,608,699	82.6%	116.5%	16,396
16	Utah	4,619,740	3,821,824	82.7%	119.2%	17,486
15	Pennsylvania	22,011,795	18,230,746	82.8%	142.4%	12,450
14	Nevada	4,501,510	3,737,729	83.0%	121.3%	14,777
13	Maine	2,468,160	2,052,027	83.1%	152.7%	8,017
12	Virginia	14,592,035	12,164,053	83.4%	142.5%	10,953
11	Illinois	20,058,495	16,740,820	83.5%	132.1%	13,518
10	Vermont	1,216,340	1,024,686	84.2%	164.2%	6,184
9	Minnesota	8,961,860	7,564,211	84.4%	134.1%	14,451
8	Rhode Island	1,905,745	1,616,003	84.8%	152.5%	17,093
7	New York	33,186,845	28,147,724	84.8%	144.7%	13,318
6	California	65,558,965	55,671,028	84.9%	140.9%	12,495
5	Colorado	9,299,635	7,967,585	85.7%	138.4%	13,205
4	New Mexico	3,391,665	2,912,035	85.9%	138.9%	13,484
3	Massachusetts	12,455,120	10,770,746	86.5%	156.3%	12,499
2	Wisconsin	8,745,225	7,591,686	86.8%	130.4%	15,451
1	Connecticut	6,405,345	5,581,584	87.1%	156.6%	11,359