The omicron variant pushed new daily cases of COVID-19 to all-time highs in the United States and underscored the urgency of the national vaccination effort. So far, an estimated 216,273,632 Americans have been fully vaccinated, or 66.1% of the U.S. population.
Some states are proving more effective than others in getting their residents vaccinated. In Maryland, 74.3% of the population are fully vaccinated, higher than the U.S. average.
Though Maryland is doing a better job vaccinating its population than other states, there are still significant quantities of the vaccine sitting idle. As of March 8, Maryland has received about 15,085,900 vaccinations and administered about 76.7% of those doses.
Meanwhile, the virus continues to spread. In total, there have been 1,004,290 confirmed cases of the virus in Maryland as of March 8 — or 16,620 for every 100,000 people. For context, there have been 24,008 known infections for every 100,000 people nationwide.
All COVID-19 and vaccination data used in this story are current as of March 8, 2022.
| Rank | Place | Share of pop. fully vaccinated | Fully vaccinated residents | Total COVID-19 cases per 100k people |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rhode Island | 81.1% | 857,538 | 32,075 |
| 2 | Vermont | 80.1% | 501,491 | 16,713 |
| 3 | Maine | 78.9% | 1,055,529 | 17,237 |
| 4 | Connecticut | 77.8% | 2,780,691 | 20,288 |
| 5 | Massachusetts | 77.7% | 5,363,997 | 24,279 |
| 6 | Hawaii | 77.2% | 1,096,480 | 16,278 |
| 7 | New York | 75.4% | 14,733,693 | 25,180 |
| 8 | Maryland | 74.3% | 4,490,564 | 16,620 |
| 9 | New Jersey | 74.3% | 6,616,592 | 24,409 |
| 10 | Washington D.C. | 74.1% | 506,949 | 19,675 |
| 11 | Washington | 72.4% | 5,456,338 | 18,980 |
| 12 | Virginia | 72.3% | 6,161,221 | 19,337 |
| 13 | California | 70.6% | 27,919,998 | 22,719 |
| 14 | Colorado | 70.2% | 3,995,945 | 23,131 |
| 15 | New Mexico | 69.9% | 1,465,056 | 24,497 |
| 16 | New Hampshire | 69.7% | 945,258 | 22,058 |
| 17 | Oregon | 69.3% | 2,903,210 | 16,625 |
| 18 | Minnesota | 68.8% | 3,858,620 | 25,268 |
| 19 | Delaware | 68.3% | 660,893 | 26,600 |
| 20 | Illinois | 67.4% | 8,584,750 | 23,838 |
| 21 | Pennsylvania | 67.1% | 8,598,089 | 21,564 |
| 22 | Florida | 66.7% | 14,197,009 | 27,319 |
| 23 | Wisconsin | 64.9% | 3,770,480 | 27,085 |
| 24 | Utah | 64.3% | 2,031,346 | 29,238 |
| 25 | Nebraska | 62.8% | 1,210,926 | 24,683 |
| 26 | Iowa | 61.2% | 1,932,773 | 23,939 |
| 27 | Arizona | 61.2% | 4,391,443 | 27,619 |
| 28 | Texas | 60.9% | 17,478,365 | 22,892 |
| 29 | Alaska | 60.8% | 448,558 | 31,587 |
| 30 | Nevada | 60.8% | 1,844,722 | 22,569 |
| 31 | Kansas | 60.5% | 1,760,907 | 26,360 |
| 32 | South Dakota | 60.3% | 531,647 | 26,782 |
| 33 | North Carolina | 60.1% | 6,241,557 | 25,020 |
| 34 | Michigan | 59.4% | 5,939,765 | 23,668 |
| 35 | Ohio | 57.7% | 6,749,773 | 22,751 |
| 36 | South Carolina | 56.8% | 2,889,026 | 28,769 |
| 37 | Kentucky | 56.6% | 2,528,731 | 28,795 |
| 38 | West Virginia | 56.5% | 1,019,725 | 27,260 |
| 39 | Montana | 56.4% | 599,406 | 25,513 |
| 40 | Oklahoma | 56.4% | 2,223,334 | 25,981 |
| 41 | Missouri | 55.4% | 3,392,850 | 22,847 |
| 42 | North Dakota | 54.6% | 415,382 | 31,395 |
| 43 | Indiana | 54.5% | 3,648,150 | 25,161 |
| 44 | Georgia | 54.3% | 5,715,203 | 23,484 |
| 45 | Idaho | 54.3% | 951,961 | 24,654 |
| 46 | Tennessee | 54.2% | 3,669,784 | 29,720 |
| 47 | Arkansas | 53.7% | 1,618,960 | 27,281 |
| 48 | Louisiana | 52.6% | 2,449,607 | 24,992 |
| 49 | Mississippi | 50.9% | 1,520,560 | 26,493 |
| 50 | Wyoming | 50.8% | 293,707 | 26,903 |
| 51 | Alabama | 50.5% | 2,469,598 | 26,324 |
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