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 168,897,604 Americans have been fully vaccinated, or 51.6% of the U.S. population. Some states are…
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 168,897,604 Americans have been fully vaccinated, or 51.6% of the U.S. population.
Some states are proving more effective than others in getting their residents vaccinated. In Washington, 59.5% of the population are fully vaccinated, a larger share than the U.S. average.
As of August 17, Washington has received about 10,004,700 vaccinations and administered about 92.3% of those doses.
Meanwhile, the virus continues to spread. In total, there have been 507,294 confirmed cases of the virus in Washington as of August 17 — or 6,732 for every 100,000 people. For context, there have been 11,171 known infections for every 100,000 people nationwide.
All COVID-19 and vaccination data used in this story are current as of August 17, 2021.
| Rank | Place | Share of pop. fully vaccinated | Fully vaccinated residents | Total COVID-19 cases per 100k people |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vermont | 66.9% | 418,708 | 3,877 |
| 2 | Maine | 65.0% | 870,343 | 5,418 |
| 3 | Massachusetts | 64.8% | 4,473,466 | 10,641 |
| 4 | Connecticut | 64.5% | 2,302,652 | 10,128 |
| 5 | Rhode Island | 63.0% | 666,007 | 14,905 |
| 6 | Maryland | 60.1% | 3,634,107 | 7,943 |
| 7 | New Jersey | 59.7% | 5,316,248 | 11,909 |
| 8 | Washington | 59.5% | 4,484,046 | 6,732 |
| 9 | New Hampshire | 59.1% | 801,010 | 7,586 |
| 10 | New Mexico | 58.4% | 1,224,169 | 10,431 |
| 11 | New York | 58.3% | 11,388,592 | 11,288 |
| 12 | Washington D.C. | 58.0% | 397,089 | 7,626 |
| 13 | Oregon | 57.2% | 2,396,449 | 5,690 |
| 14 | Colorado | 56.3% | 3,203,826 | 10,351 |
| 15 | Virginia | 56.0% | 4,766,294 | 8,455 |
| 16 | Minnesota | 55.0% | 3,084,927 | 11,136 |
| 17 | California | 54.3% | 21,479,164 | 10,593 |
| 18 | Delaware | 54.3% | 525,051 | 11,837 |
| 19 | Hawaii | 54.2% | 769,575 | 3,464 |
| 20 | Pennsylvania | 53.7% | 6,880,507 | 9,764 |
| 21 | Wisconsin | 52.8% | 3,068,121 | 12,124 |
| 22 | Florida | 51.0% | 10,863,504 | 13,772 |
| 23 | Nebraska | 50.8% | 979,312 | 12,046 |
| 24 | Iowa | 50.6% | 1,595,747 | 12,332 |
| 25 | Illinois | 49.6% | 6,322,093 | 11,441 |
| 26 | Michigan | 49.6% | 4,955,984 | 10,291 |
| 27 | South Dakota | 48.1% | 424,575 | 14,366 |
| 28 | Ohio | 47.4% | 5,539,574 | 9,921 |
| 29 | Arizona | 47.3% | 3,388,691 | 13,462 |
| 30 | Kentucky | 46.9% | 2,094,475 | 11,463 |
| 31 | Nevada | 46.7% | 1,418,246 | 12,231 |
| 32 | Kansas | 46.6% | 1,356,902 | 11,950 |
| 33 | Utah | 46.5% | 1,469,618 | 14,058 |
| 34 | Alaska | 46.0% | 338,872 | 10,352 |
| 35 | Texas | 45.9% | 13,179,043 | 11,581 |
| 36 | Indiana | 45.5% | 3,042,425 | 11,906 |
| 37 | North Carolina | 45.3% | 4,705,445 | 10,665 |
| 38 | Montana | 45.3% | 480,817 | 11,283 |
| 39 | Missouri | 43.3% | 2,655,248 | 11,791 |
| 40 | South Carolina | 42.3% | 2,151,795 | 12,906 |
| 41 | Oklahoma | 41.8% | 1,650,107 | 12,904 |
| 42 | North Dakota | 40.9% | 310,727 | 14,910 |
| 43 | Tennessee | 40.6% | 2,748,390 | 13,903 |
| 44 | Georgia | 40.1% | 4,218,980 | 11,908 |
| 45 | West Virginia | 39.0% | 704,774 | 9,525 |
| 46 | Arkansas | 38.9% | 1,170,974 | 13,929 |
| 47 | Idaho | 38.9% | 681,540 | 11,860 |
| 48 | Louisiana | 38.7% | 1,801,301 | 13,193 |
| 49 | Wyoming | 37.6% | 217,399 | 11,817 |
| 50 | Mississippi | 36.0% | 1,074,309 | 12,762 |
| 51 | Alabama | 35.8% | 1,748,529 | 12,989 |