Some States Are Vaccinating for COVID Faster Than Others, Here’s How Washington Stacks Up
The Biden Administration announced a target goal of delivering at least one vaccination dose to 70% of American adults by July 4. Whether or not this timeline is achievable remains to be seen. Currently, 131,078,608 people have been fully vaccinated,…
The Biden Administration announced a target goal of delivering at least one vaccination dose to 70% of American adults by July 4. Whether or not this timeline is achievable remains to be seen. Currently, 131,078,608 people have been fully vaccinated, or 40.1% of the U.S. population.
So far, states have largely managed their own vaccination coordination efforts — and some have proven more efficient at it than others. In Washington, 44.7% of the population are fully vaccinated, higher than the U.S. average.
Though Washington is doing a better job vaccinating its population than other states, there still appears to be some room for improvement. As of May 25, Washington has received about 8,754,000 vaccinations and administered about 84.0% of those doses.
As the virus mutates and new variants spread, vaccinating the population as rapidly as possible is critical. In total, there have been 428,572 confirmed cases of the virus in Washington as of May 25 — or 5,687 for every 100,000 people. For context, there have been 10,025 known infections for every 100,000 people nationwide.
All COVID-19 and vaccination data used in this story are current as of May 25, 2021.
| Rank | Place | Share of pop. fully vaccinated | Fully vaccinated residents | Total COVID-19 cases per 100k people |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Maine | 53.1% | 710,625 | 5,011 |
| 2 | Vermont | 52.9% | 331,529 | 3,849 |
| 3 | Connecticut | 51.7% | 1,846,899 | 9,694 |
| 4 | Massachusetts | 50.7% | 3,499,591 | 10,216 |
| 5 | Rhode Island | 50.1% | 529,682 | 14,306 |
| 6 | New Jersey | 47.1% | 4,198,864 | 11,383 |
| 7 | Hawaii | 46.8% | 664,651 | 2,325 |
| 8 | New Mexico | 46.5% | 973,947 | 9,634 |
| 9 | Washington D.C. | 45.9% | 314,050 | 7,122 |
| 10 | Maryland | 45.6% | 2,752,911 | 7,588 |
| 11 | New York | 45.2% | 8,824,107 | 10,711 |
| 12 | Minnesota | 44.9% | 2,518,108 | 10,671 |
| 13 | Washington | 44.7% | 3,370,529 | 5,687 |
| 14 | Colorado | 44.4% | 2,526,489 | 9,435 |
| 15 | Wisconsin | 43.6% | 2,533,467 | 11,566 |
| 16 | Virginia | 43.6% | 3,709,569 | 7,902 |
| 17 | Oregon | 43.2% | 1,809,594 | 4,741 |
| 18 | Iowa | 42.7% | 1,348,285 | 11,743 |
| 19 | South Dakota | 42.0% | 370,948 | 14,045 |
| 20 | Pennsylvania | 42.0% | 5,378,692 | 9,338 |
| 21 | Delaware | 41.8% | 404,308 | 11,204 |
| 22 | California | 41.6% | 16,463,950 | 9,285 |
| 23 | Nebraska | 41.4% | 799,467 | 11,553 |
| 24 | New Hampshire | 41.4% | 561,808 | 7,247 |
| 25 | Michigan | 40.9% | 4,088,004 | 9,868 |
| 26 | Ohio | 39.3% | 4,590,074 | 9,387 |
| 27 | Illinois | 38.7% | 4,926,691 | 10,796 |
| 28 | Alaska | 38.4% | 283,291 | 9,100 |
| 29 | Florida | 38.1% | 8,108,043 | 10,644 |
| 30 | Montana | 37.8% | 401,149 | 10,468 |
| 31 | Kansas | 37.6% | 1,094,472 | 10,750 |
| 32 | Kentucky | 37.6% | 1,678,845 | 10,200 |
| 33 | Nevada | 36.3% | 1,100,149 | 10,623 |
| 34 | North Dakota | 36.1% | 274,335 | 14,424 |
| 35 | North Carolina | 35.7% | 3,711,655 | 9,590 |
| 36 | Arizona | 35.7% | 2,559,836 | 12,225 |
| 37 | Texas | 34.7% | 9,966,234 | 10,216 |
| 38 | Indiana | 34.6% | 2,312,972 | 11,061 |
| 39 | Missouri | 33.8% | 2,068,170 | 9,736 |
| 40 | South Carolina | 33.4% | 1,695,996 | 11,624 |
| 41 | Oklahoma | 33.3% | 1,313,936 | 11,470 |
| 42 | West Virginia | 33.3% | 601,629 | 8,846 |
| 43 | Idaho | 32.7% | 573,143 | 10,896 |
| 44 | Utah | 32.2% | 1,016,859 | 12,795 |
| 45 | Wyoming | 31.4% | 181,453 | 10,326 |
| 46 | Tennessee | 31.3% | 2,120,958 | 12,715 |
| 47 | Georgia | 31.0% | 3,258,138 | 10,647 |
| 48 | Louisiana | 30.5% | 1,421,591 | 10,039 |
| 49 | Arkansas | 30.4% | 915,272 | 11,286 |
| 50 | Alabama | 29.0% | 1,415,771 | 11,094 |
| 51 | Mississippi | 26.7% | 798,278 | 10,606 |