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 171,367,657 Americans have been fully vaccinated, or 52.4% 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 171,367,657 Americans have been fully vaccinated, or 52.4% of the U.S. population.
Some states are proving more effective than others in getting their residents vaccinated. In Washington, 60.1% of the population are fully vaccinated, higher than the U.S. average.
As of August 24, Washington has received about 10,258,800 vaccinations and administered about 91.3% of those doses.
Meanwhile, the virus continues to spread. In total, there have been 528,453 confirmed cases of the virus in Washington as of August 24 — or 7,013 for every 100,000 people. For context, there have been 11,489 known infections for every 100,000 people nationwide.
All COVID-19 and vaccination data used in this story are current as of August 24, 2021.
| Rank | Place | Share of pop. fully vaccinated | Fully vaccinated residents | Total COVID-19 cases per 100k people |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vermont | 67.3% | 421,304 | 3,985 |
| 2 | Maine | 65.5% | 876,846 | 5,503 |
| 3 | Massachusetts | 65.3% | 4,507,841 | 10,775 |
| 4 | Connecticut | 65.1% | 2,326,321 | 10,240 |
| 5 | Rhode Island | 64.0% | 676,631 | 15,105 |
| 6 | Maryland | 60.8% | 3,673,476 | 8,059 |
| 7 | New Jersey | 60.4% | 5,379,775 | 12,059 |
| 8 | Washington | 60.1% | 4,531,163 | 7,013 |
| 9 | New Hampshire | 59.5% | 807,422 | 7,709 |
| 10 | New Mexico | 59.1% | 1,238,378 | 10,680 |
| 11 | New York | 59.0% | 11,526,991 | 11,449 |
| 12 | Washington D.C. | 58.5% | 400,642 | 7,793 |
| 13 | Oregon | 57.8% | 2,423,556 | 6,037 |
| 14 | Colorado | 56.9% | 3,239,024 | 10,516 |
| 15 | Virginia | 56.6% | 4,820,547 | 8,650 |
| 16 | Minnesota | 55.5% | 3,115,109 | 11,291 |
| 17 | California | 55.0% | 21,763,355 | 10,848 |
| 18 | Delaware | 54.9% | 531,368 | 12,073 |
| 19 | Hawaii | 54.5% | 774,774 | 3,804 |
| 20 | Pennsylvania | 54.4% | 6,962,263 | 9,899 |
| 21 | Wisconsin | 53.4% | 3,105,125 | 12,292 |
| 22 | Florida | 52.1% | 11,102,484 | 14,473 |
| 23 | Nebraska | 51.4% | 991,773 | 12,310 |
| 24 | Iowa | 51.1% | 1,612,476 | 12,521 |
| 25 | Illinois | 50.2% | 6,399,805 | 11,635 |
| 26 | Michigan | 50.0% | 4,996,080 | 10,411 |
| 27 | South Dakota | 48.6% | 428,402 | 14,542 |
| 28 | Arizona | 47.9% | 3,434,438 | 13,750 |
| 29 | Ohio | 47.9% | 5,595,833 | 10,103 |
| 30 | Kentucky | 47.6% | 2,128,895 | 11,960 |
| 31 | Utah | 47.6% | 1,504,895 | 14,288 |
| 32 | Nevada | 47.6% | 1,444,294 | 12,480 |
| 33 | Kansas | 47.4% | 1,381,260 | 12,230 |
| 34 | Texas | 46.8% | 13,446,300 | 12,003 |
| 35 | Alaska | 46.4% | 342,075 | 10,778 |
| 36 | North Carolina | 46.0% | 4,780,238 | 11,026 |
| 37 | Indiana | 46.0% | 3,078,431 | 12,211 |
| 38 | Montana | 45.8% | 486,931 | 11,514 |
| 39 | Missouri | 44.4% | 2,718,526 | 12,070 |
| 40 | South Carolina | 43.0% | 2,187,563 | 13,407 |
| 41 | Oklahoma | 42.7% | 1,684,647 | 13,374 |
| 42 | Tennessee | 41.3% | 2,798,249 | 14,673 |
| 43 | North Dakota | 41.3% | 313,745 | 15,105 |
| 44 | Georgia | 40.8% | 4,293,478 | 12,425 |
| 45 | Arkansas | 40.2% | 1,211,140 | 14,442 |
| 46 | Louisiana | 40.1% | 1,866,495 | 13,947 |
| 47 | Idaho | 39.4% | 691,413 | 12,139 |
| 48 | West Virginia | 39.2% | 707,563 | 9,831 |
| 49 | Wyoming | 38.1% | 220,359 | 12,232 |
| 50 | Mississippi | 37.1% | 1,107,891 | 13,603 |
| 51 | Alabama | 36.9% | 1,802,279 | 13,618 |