Special Report

Some States Are Vaccinating for COVID Faster Than Others, Here's How New York Stacks Up

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Samuel Stebbins
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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 179,289,983 Americans have been fully vaccinated, or 54.8% of the U.S. population.

Some states are proving more effective than others in getting their residents vaccinated. In New York, 61.6% of the population are fully vaccinated, higher than the U.S. average.

Though New York is doing a better job vaccinating its population than other states, there are still significant quantities of the vaccine sitting idle. As of Sept. 14, New York has received about 28,457,000 vaccinations and administered about 88.2% of those doses.

Meanwhile, the virus continues to spread. In total, there have been 2,336,640 confirmed cases of the virus in New York as of Sept. 14 — or 11,957 for every 100,000 people. For context, there have been 12,472 known infections for every 100,000 people nationwide.

All COVID-19 and vaccination data used in this story are current as of Sept. 14, 2021.

These are all the counties in New York where COVID-19 is slowing (and where it’s still getting worse).

Rank Place Share of pop. fully vaccinated Fully vaccinated residents Total COVID-19 cases per 100k people
1 Vermont 68.4% 428,656 4,397
2 Maine 67.3% 900,614 6,015
3 Connecticut 67.1% 2,398,333 10,606
4 Massachusetts 66.8% 4,611,446 11,258
5 Rhode Island 66.4% 701,682 15,686
6 Maryland 62.8% 3,794,876 8,449
7 New Jersey 62.7% 5,587,002 12,544
8 Washington 62.4% 4,698,544 7,932
9 New York 61.6% 12,032,960 11,957
10 New Mexico 61.5% 1,288,968 11,448
11 New Hampshire 60.8% 824,795 8,191
12 Washington D.C. 60.5% 414,386 8,322
13 Oregon 59.7% 2,501,336 7,083
14 Virginia 58.8% 5,006,507 9,461
15 Colorado 58.8% 3,346,895 11,147
16 Minnesota 57.3% 3,217,321 11,878
17 California 57.2% 22,640,451 11,497
18 Delaware 56.9% 550,091 12,935
19 Pennsylvania 56.4% 7,226,149 10,522
20 Hawaii 56.3% 799,729 4,902
21 Florida 55.7% 11,872,566 16,161
22 Wisconsin 55.2% 3,209,820 12,969
23 Nebraska 53.5% 1,032,416 13,118
24 Iowa 52.8% 1,667,428 13,344
25 Illinois 52.0% 6,627,684 12,278
26 Michigan 51.2% 5,119,223 10,886
27 Arizona 50.6% 3,626,908 14,621
28 South Dakota 50.5% 445,130 15,503
29 Kentucky 50.2% 2,243,979 13,883
30 Nevada 50.0% 1,518,436 13,245
31 Texas 49.7% 14,278,607 13,257
32 Kansas 49.7% 1,447,023 13,297
33 Utah 49.6% 1,567,519 15,184
34 Ohio 49.3% 5,765,330 11,109
35 North Carolina 48.5% 5,038,028 12,322
36 Alaska 48.1% 354,618 12,333
37 Montana 47.5% 504,921 12,587
38 Indiana 47.5% 3,177,308 13,447
39 Missouri 46.6% 2,853,498 12,845
40 Oklahoma 45.9% 1,808,630 14,715
41 South Carolina 45.7% 2,325,482 15,415
42 Tennessee 43.9% 2,974,562 16,613
43 Arkansas 43.9% 1,323,456 15,761
44 Louisiana 43.3% 2,019,965 15,291
45 Georgia 43.2% 4,544,963 14,110
46 North Dakota 42.9% 325,756 16,125
47 Mississippi 41.2% 1,229,562 15,413
48 Idaho 41.0% 719,766 13,334
49 Alabama 40.5% 1,980,807 15,350
50 Wyoming 40.2% 232,414 13,958
51 West Virginia 39.7% 716,327 11,645

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