With the threat of the Omicron variant looming, the national COVID-19 vaccination effort is as urgent as it ever has been. So far, an estimated 199,687,439 Americans have been fully vaccinated, or 61.0% of the U.S. population.
Some states are proving more effective than others in getting their residents vaccinated. In Tennessee, 50.5% of the population are fully vaccinated, lower than the U.S. average.
Lower than average vaccination rates in Tennessee appear to be attributable in part to vaccine hesitancy and resistance among residents. As of Dec. 7, Tennessee has received about 10,376,700 vaccinations and administered about 80.7% of those doses.
Meanwhile, the virus continues to spread. In total, there have been 1,323,222 confirmed cases of the virus in Tennessee as of Dec. 7 — or 19,545 for every 100,000 people. For context, there have been 14,912 known infections for every 100,000 people nationwide.
All COVID-19 and vaccination data used in this story are current as of Dec. 7, 2021.
| Rank | Place | Share of pop. fully vaccinated | Fully vaccinated residents | Total COVID-19 cases per 100k people |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rhode Island | 74.0% | 782,906 | 18,430 |
| 2 | Vermont | 73.9% | 462,912 | 7,627 |
| 3 | Maine | 73.6% | 985,201 | 9,199 |
| 4 | Connecticut | 72.7% | 2,598,963 | 11,904 |
| 5 | Massachusetts | 72.2% | 4,983,806 | 13,559 |
| 6 | New York | 68.9% | 13,466,844 | 14,243 |
| 7 | Maryland | 68.6% | 4,144,638 | 9,808 |
| 8 | New Jersey | 68.4% | 6,097,687 | 14,287 |
| 9 | Washington D.C. | 67.5% | 461,868 | 9,851 |
| 10 | Washington | 66.8% | 5,030,544 | 10,362 |
| 11 | Virginia | 66.2% | 5,638,663 | 11,496 |
| 12 | New Hampshire | 65.4% | 886,860 | 12,206 |
| 13 | Oregon | 65.3% | 2,734,587 | 9,415 |
| 14 | Colorado | 65.0% | 3,700,789 | 14,724 |
| 15 | New Mexico | 64.4% | 1,349,097 | 15,296 |
| 16 | California | 64.0% | 25,330,031 | 12,855 |
| 17 | Minnesota | 63.8% | 3,578,931 | 16,519 |
| 18 | Florida | 62.5% | 13,321,578 | 17,382 |
| 19 | Delaware | 62.3% | 602,666 | 16,176 |
| 20 | Illinois | 62.1% | 7,916,319 | 14,403 |
| 21 | Hawaii | 61.6% | 875,041 | 6,007 |
| 22 | Wisconsin | 60.4% | 3,509,884 | 17,161 |
| 23 | Pennsylvania | 59.4% | 7,605,646 | 13,892 |
| 24 | Nebraska | 58.4% | 1,126,807 | 16,272 |
| 25 | Iowa | 57.5% | 1,813,404 | 16,939 |
| 26 | Utah | 57.0% | 1,800,713 | 19,042 |
| 27 | Arizona | 56.2% | 4,030,601 | 18,016 |
| 28 | Texas | 56.0% | 16,064,673 | 15,079 |
| 29 | Nevada | 55.9% | 1,696,624 | 15,593 |
| 30 | South Dakota | 55.6% | 490,572 | 19,073 |
| 31 | North Carolina | 55.6% | 5,769,190 | 14,875 |
| 32 | Kansas | 55.4% | 1,611,788 | 16,297 |
| 33 | Michigan | 55.2% | 5,519,936 | 15,179 |
| 34 | Alaska | 54.6% | 402,529 | 19,874 |
| 35 | Ohio | 53.7% | 6,282,308 | 14,808 |
| 36 | Kentucky | 52.8% | 2,361,175 | 17,787 |
| 37 | Montana | 52.8% | 560,890 | 18,096 |
| 38 | South Carolina | 52.6% | 2,675,321 | 18,127 |
| 39 | Oklahoma | 52.3% | 2,062,867 | 17,048 |
| 40 | Missouri | 51.7% | 3,170,312 | 15,057 |
| 41 | Indiana | 51.3% | 3,433,754 | 16,712 |
| 42 | Tennessee | 50.5% | 3,417,065 | 19,545 |
| 43 | Georgia | 50.1% | 5,266,415 | 15,865 |
| 44 | Arkansas | 49.9% | 1,504,165 | 17,697 |
| 45 | North Dakota | 49.5% | 376,592 | 21,669 |
| 46 | Louisiana | 49.1% | 2,288,925 | 16,584 |
| 47 | West Virginia | 48.8% | 880,942 | 16,649 |
| 48 | Mississippi | 47.3% | 1,411,175 | 17,261 |
| 49 | Alabama | 46.7% | 2,283,759 | 17,365 |
| 50 | Idaho | 46.4% | 813,745 | 17,607 |
| 51 | Wyoming | 46.3% | 267,460 | 19,353 |
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