According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), approximately 32.3 million people have received at least one dose of the COVID-19 vaccine in the United States. Of these people, about 9.5 million people have been fully vaccinated, having received two doses.
Current CDC estimates show that approximately 1.2 million new doses were administered on February 8, which is below the current 7-day average of more than 1.4 million doses per day. In December, approximately 2.8 million vaccines were administered. Before the opening day on January 20, approximately 12.9 million additional doses were administered.
While most statistics focus on the effectiveness of the vaccine strategy at the national level, it is important to understand the success rates at the state level. Below is an analysis of current vaccine rates, categorized by state.
Alabama
At least one dose: 7.7%.
Two doses: 1.8%.
Alaska
At least one dose: 15%.
Two doses: 5.6%.
Arizona
At least one dose: 9.3%.
Two doses: 2.2%.
Arkansas
At least one dose: 10.1%.
Two doses: 3.1%.
California
At least one dose: 9.6%.
Two doses: 2.1%.
Colorado
At least one dose: 9.4%.
Two doses: 3.6%.
Connecticut
At least one dose: 11.4%.
Two doses: 3.6%.
Delaware
At least one dose: 10.3%.
Two doses: 2.6%.
Florida
At least one dose: 9.2%.
Two doses: 2.9%.
Georgia
At least one dose: 8.7%.
Two doses: 2.1%.
Hawaii
At least one dose: 10.0%.
Two doses: 3.0%.
Idaho
At least one dose: 8.4%.
Two doses: 2.0%.
Illinois
At least one dose: 8.9%.
Two doses: 2.4%.
Indiana
At least one dose: 8.8%.
Two doses: 2.3%.
Iowa
At least one dose: 8.0%.
Two doses: 2.8%.
Kansas
At least one dose: 8.0%.
Two doses: 2.4%.
Kentucky
At least one dose: 9.7%.
Two doses: 2.9%.
Louisiana
At least one dose: 9.4%.
Two doses: 3.8%.
Maine
At least one dose: 9.8%.
Two doses: 3.3%.
Maryland
At least one dose: 8.8%.
Two doses: 2.5%.
Massachusetts
At least one dose: 9.1%.
Two doses: 2.5%.
Michigan
At least one dose: 9.4%.
Two doses: 3.3%.
Minnesota
At least one dose: 9.6%.
Two doses: 2.9%.
Mississippi
At least one dose: 9.0%.
Two doses: 2.0%.
Missouri
At least one dose: 8.0%.
Two doses: 2.4%.
Montana
At least one dose: 9.6%.
Two doses: 3.4%.
Nebraska
At least one dose: 8.5%.
Two doses: 3.5%.
Nevada
At least one dose: 9.0%.
Two doses: 2.2%.
New Hampshire
At least one dose: 8.8%.
Two doses: 3.4%.
New Jersey
At least one dose: 9.3%.
Two doses: 2.5%.
New Mexico
At least one dose: 12.0%.
Two doses: 4.2%.
New York
At least one dose: 9.1%.
Two doses: 2.8%.
North Caroline
At least one dose: 9.5%.
Two doses: 2.6%.
North Dakota
At least one dose: 11.5%.
Two doses: 5.0%.
Ohio
At least one dose: 8.9%.
Two doses: 2.6%.
Oklahoma
At least one dose: 10.9%.
Two doses: 3.8%.
Oregon
At least one dose: 9.8%.
Two doses: 3.3%.
Pennsylvania
At least one dose: 8.7%.
Two doses: 2.6%.
Rhode Island
At least one dose: 8.0%.
Two doses: 3.3%.
South Carolina
At least one dose: 8.9%.
Two doses: 2.3%.
South Dakota
At least one dose: 10.5%.
Two doses: 4.6%.
Tennessee
At least one dose: 8.1%.
Two doses: 3.6%.
Texas
At least one dose: 8.7%.
Two doses: 2.8%.
Utah
At least one dose: 9.5%.
Two doses: 3.3%.
Vermont
At least one dose: 10.1%.
Two doses: 4.4%.
Virginia
At least one dose: 10.5%.
Two doses: 2.4%.
Washington
At least one dose: 9.6%.
Two doses: 2.5%.
West Virginia
At least one dose: 12.2%.
Two doses: 5.8%.
Wisconsin
At least one dose: 10.2%.
Two doses: 2.7%.
Wyoming
At least one dose: 10.2%.
Two doses: 2.9%.
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If we classify these states by the percentage of people who received at least one dose of the vaccine, the top ten states are Alaska (15%), West Virginia (12%), New Mexico (11%), North Dakota (11%), Connecticut (11%), Oklahoma (11%), Virginia (11%), South Dakota (10%), Delaware (10%) and Wisconsin (10%). The last ten states are Alabama (7.7%), Kansas (8.0%), Missouri (8.0%), Iowa (8.0%), Rhode Island (8.0%), Tennessee (8, 1%), Idaho (8.4%), Nebraska (8.5%), Pennsylvania (8.7%) and Texas (8.7%).
If we rank these states by the percentage of people fully vaccinated with two doses, the top ten states are West Virginia (7.5%), Alaska (5.6%), North Dakota (5.0%), South Dakota (4, 6%), Vermont (4.4%), New Mexico (4.2%), Oklahoma (3.8%), Louisiana (3.8%), Tennessee (3.6%) and Colorado (3.6 %). The last ten states are Alabama (1.8%), Mississippi (2.0%), Idaho (2.0%), Georgia (2.1%), California (2.1%), Nevada (2.2 %), Arizona (2.2%), South Carolina (2.3%), Indiana (2.3%) and Kansas (2.4%).
It is also interesting to note the number of doses administered and the number of doses administered, giving us the percentage of doses wore by each state.
If we classify these states by percentage of doses used, the top ten states are Utah (103%), North Dakota (99%), New Mexico (94%), West Virginia (91%), South Carolina (86%) , Montana (85%), South Dakota (83%), Wisconsin (82%), Virginia (82%) and Nevada (81%). The last ten states are Alabama (58%), Alaska (61%), Kansas (62%), Rhode Island (63%), Pennsylvania (63%), Mississippi (64%), Massachusetts (65%), New Hampshire (65%), Maryland (66%) and Missouri (67%).
California received the majority of doses, with more than 6.9 million doses delivered and more than 4.6 million doses administered (67%). Texas is the second, receiving more than 4.4 million doses, but administering a greater proportion of 75% (more than 3.3 million doses). Florida comes in third place, receiving almost 3.8 million doses and administering more than 2.6 million (6.9%).
It appears that there is a strong correlation – unsurprisingly – between the size of the state’s population and the efficiency of vaccine distribution. Smaller states by population – for example, Wyoming, Vermont and North and South Dakota – received the fewest doses, but have between the highest percentage of doses used and the percentage of people who received at least one dose. On the other hand, the most populous states – California, Texas, Florida and New York – received far more doses, but have a lower rate of people receiving at least one injection.
Of these states, California has the highest percentage of people receiving at least one injection (9.6%), while Texas has the lowest (8.1%). However, Florida has the highest percentage of people who received both vaccines (2.9%), while California has the lowest (2.1%). By percentage of doses administered, Texas also leads the most populous states, having administered 75% of its doses compared to California (67%), Florida (69%) and New York (72%).
According to the CDC, of these four states, New York still has the highest death rate, with New York City alone experiencing 330 deaths per 100,000 compared to Florida (129), Texas (133) and California (111) . In fact, New York City has been so hit by COVID-19 that CDC charts list New York City and New York state separately.
Ian Haworth is Editor and Writer for The Daily Wire. Follow him on Twitter at @ighaworth.
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