COVID-19: Over 9.7 Million Vaccines Have Been Distributed to Washington. This is How Many the State Has Actually Given Out

It has now been 33 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 4, 402,010,455 doses of the vaccine have been sent out across the country — equivalent to 122.5% 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, 92.6% of allocated vaccines have been administered to residents as of August 4, greater than the national average of 86.6% and the fourth largest share of all states.

The administered doses amount to 118.8% of the state population, greater than the 106.1% national figure and the ninth 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 4. Data on confirmed COVID-19 cases as of August 4 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	Alabama	5,201,860	3,646,234	70.1%	74.4%	12,082
49	West Virginia	1,979,725	1,488,957	75.2%	83.1%	9,356
48	Georgia	11,834,555	8,942,802	75.6%	84.2%	11,166
47	Mississippi	2,882,705	2,188,235	75.9%	73.5%	11,763
46	Idaho	1,758,680	1,380,947	78.5%	77.3%	11,267
45	South Carolina	5,613,085	4,446,983	79.2%	86.4%	12,117
44	North Carolina	12,220,900	9,794,429	80.1%	93.4%	10,075
43	Arkansas	3,085,940	2,497,552	80.9%	82.8%	12,899
42	Alaska	864,075	700,531	81.1%	95.8%	9,977
41	Michigan	12,067,890	9,840,190	81.5%	98.5%	10,144
40	Delaware	1,341,515	1,096,340	81.7%	112.6%	11,469
39	Maryland	8,821,030	7,250,347	82.2%	119.9%	7,773
38	Texas	33,696,655	27,700,931	82.2%	95.5%	10,803
37	Oregon	5,791,335	4,762,995	82.2%	112.9%	5,259
36	Arizona	8,598,140	7,146,081	83.1%	98.2%	12,796
35	Oklahoma	4,197,060	3,494,346	83.3%	88.3%	12,312
34	New Hampshire	1,919,470	1,599,189	83.3%	117.6%	7,427
33	Missouri	6,597,935	5,518,017	83.6%	89.9%	11,167
32	Kansas	3,254,825	2,724,194	83.7%	93.5%	11,486
31	Louisiana	4,407,230	3,698,745	83.9%	79.6%	11,891
30	Wyoming	531,645	447,749	84.2%	77.4%	11,312
29	Rhode Island	1,566,385	1,335,521	85.3%	126.1%	14,612
28	South Dakota	998,685	855,676	85.7%	96.7%	14,154
27	Tennessee	6,768,780	5,805,067	85.8%	85.0%	13,185
26	Montana	1,139,065	977,293	85.8%	91.4%	10,913
25	Florida	26,509,645	22,806,443	86.0%	106.2%	12,300
24	New Jersey	12,136,315	10,443,839	86.1%	117.6%	11,722
23	Hawaii	1,997,660	1,723,982	86.3%	121.8%	2,927
22	Ohio	12,899,475	11,140,551	86.4%	95.3%	9,676
21	Indiana	7,061,470	6,108,426	86.5%	90.7%	11,498
20	Maine	1,927,270	1,677,415	87.0%	124.8%	5,261
19	Iowa	3,603,555	3,157,898	87.6%	100.1%	12,079
18	Illinois	15,481,285	13,737,959	88.7%	108.4%	11,247
17	California	51,192,395	45,467,015	88.8%	115.1%	10,220
16	North Dakota	745,230	665,764	89.3%	87.4%	14,676
15	Nebraska	2,185,810	1,954,156	89.4%	101.0%	11,861
14	Utah	3,384,110	3,029,907	89.5%	94.5%	13,559
13	Colorado	7,264,845	6,509,188	89.6%	113.0%	10,025
12	Virginia	10,865,775	9,738,560	89.6%	114.1%	8,193
11	Pennsylvania	16,357,185	14,662,319	89.6%	114.5%	9,589
10	Kentucky	4,723,475	4,234,268	89.6%	94.8%	10,881
9	Nevada	3,326,460	2,994,091	90.0%	97.2%	11,653
8	Minnesota	6,739,110	6,110,306	90.7%	108.3%	10,875
7	Massachusetts	10,031,010	9,177,481	91.5%	133.2%	10,473
6	New York	25,195,845	23,091,118	91.6%	118.7%	11,078
5	Vermont	951,510	875,208	92.0%	140.3%	3,752
4	Washington	9,770,815	9,048,440	92.6%	118.8%	6,249
3	Connecticut	4,962,765	4,612,302	92.9%	129.4%	9,973
2	Wisconsin	6,412,055	6,189,517	96.5%	106.3%	11,838
1	New Mexico	2,460,065	2,502,898	99.9%	119.4%	10,086