Special Report

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

Joe Raedle / Getty Images News via Getty Images

An estimated 158,954,417 Americans have been fully vaccinated, or 48.6% of the U.S. population.

So far, states have largely managed their own vaccination coordination efforts — and some have proven more efficient at it than others. In Minnesota, 52.9% of the population are fully vaccinated, higher than the U.S. average.

As of July 9, Minnesota has received about 6,588,200 vaccinations and administered about 90.2% of those doses.

As the virus mutates and new variants spread, vaccinating the population as rapidly as possible is critical. In total, there have been 606,034 confirmed cases of the virus in Minnesota as of July 9 — or 10,800 for every 100,000 people. For context, there have been 10,225 known infections for every 100,000 people nationwide.

All COVID-19 and vaccination data used in this story are current as of July 9, 2021.

These are all the counties in Minnesota 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 66.1% 413,833 3,648
2 Maine 62.7% 838,767 5,170
3 Massachusetts 62.4% 4,308,593 10,294
4 Connecticut 61.5% 2,196,584 9,789
5 Rhode Island 59.9% 633,445 14,446
6 New Hampshire 57.3% 777,226 7,346
7 Maryland 57.1% 3,451,899 7,659
8 Washington 56.4% 4,250,081 6,026
9 New Jersey 56.1% 4,997,066 11,503
10 New Mexico 55.6% 1,165,333 9,831
11 Washington D.C. 55.0% 376,261 7,220
12 New York 54.9% 10,737,923 10,828
13 Oregon 54.9% 2,300,922 5,005
14 Colorado 53.4% 3,043,908 9,840
15 Virginia 52.9% 4,508,239 8,006
16 Minnesota 52.9% 2,967,470 10,800
17 Hawaii 52.4% 743,689 2,585
18 Delaware 51.4% 496,904 11,363
19 California 50.9% 20,124,209 9,407
20 Wisconsin 50.7% 2,945,809 11,666
21 Pennsylvania 50.5% 6,473,765 9,474
22 Iowa 48.6% 1,534,863 11,862
23 Nebraska 48.3% 931,751 11,666
24 Michigan 47.7% 4,772,417 10,016
25 Florida 47.3% 10,064,763 11,037
26 Illinois 46.8% 5,959,419 10,943
27 South Dakota 46.1% 406,710 14,128
28 Ohio 45.4% 5,309,302 9,521
29 Arizona 44.6% 3,196,388 12,525
30 Kentucky 44.3% 1,977,640 10,434
31 Alaska 44.1% 325,118 9,313
32 Montana 43.7% 464,357 10,741
33 Nevada 43.5% 1,318,982 11,092
34 Indiana 43.3% 2,895,106 11,298
35 North Carolina 42.9% 4,456,039 9,787
36 Kansas 42.6% 1,240,084 10,977
37 Texas 42.5% 12,205,276 10,444
38 South Carolina 39.9% 2,027,081 11,778
39 Missouri 39.7% 2,434,775 10,247
40 North Dakota 39.4% 299,715 14,579
41 Oklahoma 39.2% 1,544,385 11,669
42 Utah 38.6% 1,220,762 13,212
43 West Virginia 38.4% 693,240 9,101
44 Tennessee 38.3% 2,589,941 12,832
45 Georgia 37.5% 3,942,675 10,814
46 Idaho 37.3% 653,630 11,148
47 Wyoming 35.8% 206,571 10,859
48 Louisiana 35.6% 1,660,099 10,425
49 Arkansas 34.9% 1,051,172 11,716
50 Alabama 33.3% 1,629,745 11,323
51 Mississippi 33.2% 992,537 10,837

ALERT: Take This Retirement Quiz Now  (Sponsored)

Take the quiz below to get matched with a financial advisor today.

Each advisor has been vetted by SmartAsset and is held to a fiduciary standard to act in your best interests.

Here’s how it works:
1. Answer SmartAsset advisor match quiz
2. Review your pre-screened matches at your leisure. Check out the advisors’ profiles.
3. Speak with advisors at no cost to you. Have an introductory call on the phone or introduction in person and choose whom to work with in the future

Take the retirement quiz right here.

Thank you for reading! Have some feedback for us?
Contact the 24/7 Wall St. editorial team.