Some States Are Vaccinating for COVID Faster Than Others, Here’s How Washington Stacks Up
The rapidly spreading Delta variant is fueling a surge in new cases of COVID-19 and adding urgency to the vaccination effort. So far, an estimated 166,861,912 Americans have been fully vaccinated, or 51.0% of the U.S. population. So far, states…
The rapidly spreading Delta variant is fueling a surge in new cases of COVID-19 and adding urgency to the vaccination effort. So far, an estimated 166,861,912 Americans have been fully vaccinated, or 51.0% of the U.S. population.
So far, states have largely managed their own vaccination coordination efforts — and some have proven more effective than others. In Washington, 59.0% of the population are fully vaccinated, higher than the U.S. average.
As of August 10, Washington has received about 9,873,700 vaccinations and administered about 92.5% of those doses.
Meanwhile, the virus continues to spread. In total, there have been 488,640 confirmed cases of the virus in Washington as of August 10 — or 6,484 for every 100,000 people. For context, there have been 10,899 known infections for every 100,000 people nationwide.
All COVID-19 and vaccination data used in this story are current as of August 10, 2021.
| Rank | Place | Share of pop. fully vaccinated | Fully vaccinated residents | Total COVID-19 cases per 100k people |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vermont | 67.8% | 424,362 | 3,775 |
| 2 | Maine | 64.6% | 864,683 | 5,328 |
| 3 | Massachusetts | 64.4% | 4,443,878 | 10,524 |
| 4 | Connecticut | 63.8% | 2,281,033 | 10,023 |
| 5 | Rhode Island | 62.4% | 659,926 | 14,738 |
| 6 | Maryland | 59.6% | 3,600,906 | 7,844 |
| 7 | New Jersey | 59.0% | 5,255,860 | 11,778 |
| 8 | Washington | 59.0% | 4,443,655 | 6,484 |
| 9 | New Hampshire | 58.9% | 799,090 | 7,495 |
| 10 | New Mexico | 57.9% | 1,213,844 | 10,203 |
| 11 | New York | 57.6% | 11,265,249 | 11,137 |
| 12 | Washington D.C. | 57.5% | 393,396 | 7,466 |
| 13 | Oregon | 56.9% | 2,383,599 | 5,414 |
| 14 | Colorado | 55.7% | 3,171,403 | 10,213 |
| 15 | Virginia | 55.3% | 4,713,170 | 8,294 |
| 16 | Minnesota | 54.6% | 3,062,274 | 11,010 |
| 17 | Hawaii | 53.8% | 764,046 | 3,140 |
| 18 | Delaware | 53.8% | 519,962 | 11,660 |
| 19 | California | 53.7% | 21,227,975 | 10,384 |
| 20 | Pennsylvania | 53.1% | 6,803,251 | 9,646 |
| 21 | Wisconsin | 52.4% | 3,043,823 | 11,959 |
| 22 | Nebraska | 50.2% | 968,924 | 11,977 |
| 23 | Florida | 50.2% | 10,684,883 | 13,062 |
| 24 | Iowa | 50.1% | 1,582,252 | 12,167 |
| 25 | Michigan | 49.2% | 4,921,730 | 10,190 |
| 26 | Illinois | 49.0% | 6,240,103 | 11,273 |
| 27 | South Dakota | 47.6% | 420,280 | 14,236 |
| 28 | Ohio | 47.0% | 5,492,252 | 9,772 |
| 29 | Arizona | 46.6% | 3,340,305 | 13,192 |
| 30 | Utah | 46.4% | 1,465,221 | 13,871 |
| 31 | Kentucky | 46.3% | 2,068,500 | 11,081 |
| 32 | Nevada | 46.0% | 1,395,968 | 11,982 |
| 33 | Kansas | 45.9% | 1,337,778 | 11,662 |
| 34 | Alaska | 45.5% | 335,812 | 10,068 |
| 35 | Texas | 45.1% | 12,946,189 | 11,236 |
| 36 | Indiana | 45.0% | 3,012,672 | 11,676 |
| 37 | Montana | 45.0% | 477,935 | 11,097 |
| 38 | North Carolina | 44.8% | 4,648,737 | 10,316 |
| 39 | Missouri | 42.4% | 2,595,376 | 11,474 |
| 40 | South Carolina | 41.8% | 2,123,387 | 12,474 |
| 41 | Oklahoma | 41.1% | 1,621,616 | 12,588 |
| 42 | North Dakota | 40.5% | 308,131 | 14,780 |
| 43 | Tennessee | 40.0% | 2,710,462 | 13,609 |
| 44 | Georgia | 39.7% | 4,175,678 | 11,516 |
| 45 | West Virginia | 38.9% | 702,545 | 9,368 |
| 46 | Idaho | 38.5% | 675,261 | 11,634 |
| 47 | Arkansas | 37.8% | 1,138,453 | 13,414 |
| 48 | Louisiana | 37.6% | 1,752,030 | 12,316 |
| 49 | Wyoming | 37.2% | 214,853 | 11,502 |
| 50 | Alabama | 35.1% | 1,715,676 | 12,523 |
| 51 | Mississippi | 35.0% | 1,046,719 | 11,992 |
