COVID-19: Over 14.7 Million Vaccines Have Been Distributed to Washington. This is How Many the State Has Actually Given Out

It has now been 52 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 December 16, 599,876,215 doses of the vaccine have been sent out across the country — equivalent to 182.8% 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 December 16, in line with the national average of 81.4% and the 21st largest share of all states.

The administered doses amount to 157.8% of the state population, greater than the 148.8% national figure and the 15th 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 December 16. Data on confirmed COVID-19 cases as of December 16 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	Alabama	8,050,350	5,460,176	67.8%	111.4%	17,435
49	Idaho	2,859,380	1,969,299	68.9%	110.2%	17,492
48	Georgia	18,007,865	12,816,855	71.2%	120.7%	15,858
47	Mississippi	4,590,605	3,342,478	72.8%	112.3%	17,481
46	Arkansas	4,981,130	3,680,723	73.9%	122.0%	17,877
45	Hawaii	2,895,880	2,151,540	74.3%	152.0%	6,115
44	South Carolina	8,687,875	6,482,500	74.6%	125.9%	18,120
43	Alaska	1,311,475	998,574	76.1%	136.5%	20,283
42	Texas	51,087,345	39,092,205	76.5%	134.8%	15,109
41	Indiana	10,681,230	8,198,469	76.8%	121.8%	17,324
40	Michigan	17,433,460	13,447,493	77.1%	134.7%	15,940
39	Kentucky	7,347,705	5,693,497	77.5%	127.4%	18,305
38	Maryland	12,895,180	10,000,259	77.6%	165.4%	9,803
37	North Carolina	18,366,030	14,263,904	77.7%	136.0%	15,038
36	South Dakota	1,561,065	1,215,722	77.9%	137.4%	19,476
35	Kansas	4,996,025	3,892,995	77.9%	133.6%	16,797
34	Pennsylvania	24,795,615	19,368,852	78.1%	151.3%	14,455
33	Wyoming	846,525	662,860	78.3%	114.5%	19,565
32	Oregon	8,326,475	6,561,512	78.8%	155.6%	9,542
31	Delaware	1,934,125	1,528,187	79.0%	156.9%	16,601
30	Louisiana	6,883,940	5,444,169	79.1%	117.1%	16,729
29	New Jersey	17,970,205	14,298,992	79.6%	161.0%	14,761
28	Ohio	19,118,695	15,260,191	79.8%	130.6%	15,373
27	Tennessee	10,673,460	8,564,176	80.2%	125.4%	19,647
26	New Hampshire	2,824,360	2,272,295	80.5%	167.1%	13,162
25	Iowa	5,514,975	4,445,277	80.6%	140.9%	17,524
24	Missouri	9,689,985	7,834,180	80.8%	127.6%	15,408
23	Florida	40,092,675	32,476,162	81.0%	151.2%	17,340
22	Montana	1,713,365	1,390,359	81.1%	130.1%	18,162
21	Washington	14,733,545	12,016,673	81.6%	157.8%	10,438
20	Utah	5,259,900	4,323,177	82.2%	134.8%	19,160
19	Arizona	12,240,490	10,107,688	82.6%	138.9%	18,145
18	Oklahoma	6,187,080	5,119,102	82.7%	129.4%	17,295
17	North Dakota	1,185,880	982,970	82.9%	129.0%	22,079
16	Minnesota	10,573,970	8,785,061	83.1%	155.8%	17,190
15	Nebraska	3,315,520	2,755,242	83.1%	142.4%	16,787
14	Illinois	22,701,125	18,996,806	83.7%	149.9%	15,086
13	Nevada	4,932,560	4,154,011	84.2%	134.9%	15,604
12	Virginia	16,411,695	13,842,098	84.3%	162.2%	11,789
11	Maine	2,805,900	2,386,694	85.1%	177.6%	9,885
10	California	73,894,795	62,975,652	85.2%	159.4%	13,053
9	Colorado	10,627,255	9,127,029	85.9%	158.5%	14,934
8	Rhode Island	2,162,695	1,858,004	85.9%	175.4%	19,347
7	New York	37,612,645	32,551,013	86.5%	167.3%	14,778
6	Vermont	1,380,300	1,194,972	86.6%	191.5%	8,349
5	New Mexico	3,776,575	3,311,462	87.7%	157.9%	15,880
4	Massachusetts	14,081,580	12,363,451	87.8%	179.4%	14,305
3	Connecticut	7,184,835	6,374,882	88.7%	178.8%	12,631
2	Wisconsin	9,797,375	8,727,382	89.1%	149.9%	17,836
1	West Virginia	3,454,105	3,104,106	89.9%	173.2%	17,241