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 186,060,146 Americans have been fully vaccinated, or 56.9% of the U.S. population.
Some states are proving more effective than others in getting their residents vaccinated. In Washington, 62.2% 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 are still significant quantities of the vaccine sitting idle. As of Oct. 5, Washington has received about 11,494,200 vaccinations and administered about 84.6% of those doses.
Meanwhile, the virus continues to spread. In total, there have been 660,910 confirmed cases of the virus in Washington as of Oct. 5 — or 8,771 for every 100,000 people. For context, there have been 13,266 known infections for every 100,000 people nationwide.
All COVID-19 and vaccination data used in this story are current as of Oct. 5, 2021.
| Rank | Place | Share of pop. fully vaccinated | Fully vaccinated residents | Total COVID-19 cases per 100k people |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vermont | 69.5% | 435,247 | 5,017 |
| 2 | Maine | 69.0% | 924,131 | 6,834 |
| 3 | Connecticut | 69.0% | 2,464,693 | 10,946 |
| 4 | Rhode Island | 68.9% | 728,787 | 16,336 |
| 5 | Massachusetts | 68.1% | 4,702,253 | 11,788 |
| 6 | New Jersey | 64.5% | 5,748,260 | 13,017 |
| 7 | Maryland | 64.5% | 3,895,540 | 8,874 |
| 8 | New York | 64.0% | 12,511,620 | 12,494 |
| 9 | New Mexico | 63.6% | 1,332,380 | 12,113 |
| 10 | Washington D.C. | 62.4% | 426,895 | 8,960 |
| 11 | Washington | 62.2% | 4,685,496 | 8,771 |
| 12 | New Hampshire | 61.9% | 840,195 | 8,903 |
| 13 | Oregon | 61.6% | 2,581,492 | 7,915 |
| 14 | Virginia | 61.2% | 5,209,839 | 10,247 |
| 15 | Colorado | 60.4% | 3,442,553 | 11,825 |
| 16 | California | 59.4% | 23,482,292 | 11,897 |
| 17 | Minnesota | 58.7% | 3,293,694 | 12,739 |
| 18 | Florida | 58.3% | 12,421,289 | 16,840 |
| 19 | Delaware | 58.3% | 563,872 | 13,919 |
| 20 | Pennsylvania | 58.2% | 7,455,024 | 11,283 |
| 21 | Hawaii | 58.1% | 825,118 | 5,469 |
| 22 | Wisconsin | 56.9% | 3,306,845 | 14,005 |
| 23 | Nebraska | 55.1% | 1,063,886 | 13,883 |
| 24 | Iowa | 54.3% | 1,712,414 | 14,435 |
| 25 | Illinois | 53.6% | 6,824,845 | 12,800 |
| 26 | Kentucky | 52.9% | 2,363,081 | 15,564 |
| 27 | Michigan | 52.6% | 5,260,265 | 11,599 |
| 28 | Arizona | 52.2% | 3,747,008 | 15,372 |
| 29 | Texas | 52.1% | 14,958,248 | 14,175 |
| 30 | South Dakota | 52.1% | 459,518 | 16,489 |
| 31 | Utah | 52.0% | 1,643,039 | 16,140 |
| 32 | Nevada | 51.9% | 1,575,904 | 13,918 |
| 33 | Kansas | 51.6% | 1,501,221 | 14,127 |
| 34 | North Carolina | 50.7% | 5,263,543 | 13,485 |
| 35 | Ohio | 50.6% | 5,909,570 | 12,231 |
| 36 | Alaska | 50.5% | 372,563 | 15,032 |
| 37 | Montana | 49.1% | 521,457 | 14,309 |
| 38 | Indiana | 49.0% | 3,277,797 | 14,435 |
| 39 | South Carolina | 48.4% | 2,463,199 | 16,911 |
| 40 | Missouri | 48.4% | 2,965,555 | 13,468 |
| 41 | Oklahoma | 48.2% | 1,901,780 | 15,641 |
| 42 | Tennessee | 46.3% | 3,136,795 | 18,271 |
| 43 | Georgia | 46.2% | 4,855,141 | 15,039 |
| 44 | Arkansas | 46.1% | 1,387,937 | 16,526 |
| 45 | Louisiana | 45.7% | 2,130,560 | 15,921 |
| 46 | North Dakota | 44.7% | 339,385 | 17,602 |
| 47 | Mississippi | 43.8% | 1,307,770 | 16,381 |
| 48 | Alabama | 43.2% | 2,111,925 | 16,396 |
| 49 | Idaho | 42.8% | 750,824 | 14,842 |
| 50 | Wyoming | 42.1% | 243,192 | 15,780 |
| 51 | West Virginia | 40.2% | 726,445 | 13,550 |
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