As summer sees a rise in Coronavirus cases nationwide, a recent study has highlighted the states with the lowest COVID-19 vaccination rates among adults, placing Kentucky in the bottom 10.
Personal injury attorneys at Zinda Law Group analyzed data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to determine the percentage of the adult population, 18 and older, vaccinated against COVID-19 in each state.
The 10 states with the lowest vaccination rates are as follows: Wyoming, Louisiana, Oklahoma, Montana, Alabama, North Dakota, Mississippi, Alaska, Kansas, Kentucky, and South Dakota.
Wyoming stands at the lowest with just 64.3 percent of its adult population vaccinated, while Kentucky also shows low figures. According to the study, 73.1 percent of adults in Kentucky have received the COVID-19 vaccine, which translates to approximately 943,991 individuals. Among those vaccinated, only 16.5 percent, or about 579,028 residents, have opted for an updated vaccine dose between 2023 and 2024.
Conversely, Rhode Island and Massachusetts boast the highest vaccination rates in the nation, with 90.1 percent of their adult populations vaccinated. Rhode Island has around 88,320 adults who remain unvaccinated, while Massachusetts has approximately 560,300 unvaccinated residents.
A representative from Zinda Law Group remarked that the data shows significant disparities in vaccination rates across states, which could be influenced by factors such as healthcare access, vaccine availability, and public confidence in vaccines.
The vaccination data for adults in each state was obtained from the CDC, with the rankings based on the percentage of vaccinated individuals. Estimates of unvaccinated individuals were calculated using state population data from the U.S. Census Bureau.