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 164,446,964 Americans have been fully vaccinated, or 50.3% of the U.S. population.
So far, states have largely managed their own vaccination coordination efforts — and some have proven more effective than others. In Vermont, 67.3% of the population are fully vaccinated, higher than the U.S. average.
As of July 30, Vermont has received about 950,600 vaccinations and administered about 91.8% of those doses.
Meanwhile, the virus continues to spread. In total, there have been 23,176 confirmed cases of the virus in Vermont as of July 30 — or 3,700 for every 100,000 people. For context, there have been 10,565 known infections for every 100,000 people nationwide.
All COVID-19 and vaccination data used in this story are current as of July 30, 2021.
| Rank | Place | Share of pop. fully vaccinated | Fully vaccinated residents | Total COVID-19 cases per 100k people |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vermont | 67.3% | 421,444 | 3,700 |
| 2 | Massachusetts | 63.8% | 4,406,452 | 10,402 |
| 3 | Maine | 63.8% | 853,795 | 5,250 |
| 4 | Connecticut | 63.2% | 2,256,204 | 9,895 |
| 5 | Rhode Island | 61.6% | 651,498 | 14,561 |
| 6 | Maryland | 58.9% | 3,559,190 | 7,736 |
| 7 | New Hampshire | 58.4% | 792,278 | 7,406 |
| 8 | Washington | 58.2% | 4,388,828 | 6,257 |
| 9 | New Jersey | 58.2% | 5,187,136 | 11,629 |
| 10 | New Mexico | 57.2% | 1,198,386 | 10,007 |
| 11 | New York | 56.9% | 11,109,858 | 10,961 |
| 12 | Washington D.C. | 56.5% | 386,475 | 7,344 |
| 13 | Oregon | 56.3% | 2,360,847 | 5,195 |
| 14 | Colorado | 55.0% | 3,134,331 | 10,058 |
| 15 | Virginia | 54.6% | 4,652,774 | 8,138 |
| 16 | Minnesota | 54.1% | 3,033,637 | 10,897 |
| 17 | Hawaii | 53.4% | 758,152 | 2,773 |
| 18 | Delaware | 53.1% | 513,528 | 11,478 |
| 19 | California | 52.8% | 20,870,533 | 10,057 |
| 20 | Pennsylvania | 52.3% | 6,694,268 | 9,544 |
| 21 | Wisconsin | 51.9% | 3,015,017 | 11,783 |
| 22 | Nebraska | 49.6% | 957,498 | 11,822 |
| 23 | Iowa | 49.6% | 1,565,884 | 12,006 |
| 24 | Florida | 49.3% | 10,497,212 | 11,981 |
| 25 | Michigan | 48.8% | 4,878,436 | 10,097 |
| 26 | Illinois | 48.3% | 6,151,554 | 11,110 |
| 27 | South Dakota | 47.1% | 415,448 | 14,193 |
| 28 | Ohio | 46.5% | 5,437,218 | 9,628 |
| 29 | Arizona | 45.9% | 3,294,048 | 12,848 |
| 30 | Kentucky | 45.6% | 2,035,457 | 10,729 |
| 31 | Utah | 45.5% | 1,436,969 | 13,607 |
| 32 | Kansas | 45.2% | 1,317,263 | 11,366 |
| 33 | Alaska | 45.2% | 333,092 | 9,731 |
| 34 | Nevada | 45.1% | 1,367,562 | 11,658 |
| 35 | Montana | 44.6% | 473,831 | 10,888 |
| 36 | Indiana | 44.5% | 2,977,432 | 11,486 |
| 37 | Texas | 44.3% | 12,713,003 | 10,760 |
| 38 | North Carolina | 44.2% | 4,590,721 | 10,031 |
| 39 | Missouri | 41.5% | 2,541,006 | 10,978 |
| 40 | South Carolina | 41.1% | 2,091,278 | 12,067 |
| 41 | Oklahoma | 40.4% | 1,593,194 | 12,144 |
| 42 | North Dakota | 40.2% | 305,794 | 14,668 |
| 43 | Tennessee | 39.4% | 2,670,396 | 13,128 |
| 44 | Georgia | 39.0% | 4,104,779 | 11,134 |
| 45 | West Virginia | 38.8% | 699,786 | 9,220 |
| 46 | Idaho | 38.1% | 668,198 | 11,374 |
| 47 | Louisiana | 36.8% | 1,716,556 | 11,415 |
| 48 | Wyoming | 36.7% | 212,230 | 11,186 |
| 49 | Arkansas | 36.4% | 1,097,775 | 12,599 |
| 50 | Alabama | 34.4% | 1,683,584 | 11,870 |
| 51 | Mississippi | 34.4% | 1,026,837 | 11,447 |
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