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Counties with the highest COVID-19 vaccination rate in Alabama

The vaccine deployment in December 2020 signaled a turning point in the COVID-19 pandemic. By the end of May 2021, 40% of the U.S. population was fully vaccinated. But as vaccination rates lagged over the summer, new surges of COVID-19 came, including Delta in the summer of 2021, and now the Omicron variant, which comprises the majority of cases in the U.S.

Researchers around the world have reported that Omicron is more transmissible than Delta, making breakthrough and repeat infections more likely. Early research suggests this strain may cause less severe illness than Delta and the original virus, however, health officials have warned an Omicron-driven surge could still increase hospitalization and death rates—especially in areas with less vaccinated populations.

The United States as of Feb. 11 reached 917,622 COVID-19-related deaths and 77.5 million COVID-19 cases, according to Johns Hopkins University. Currently, 64.3% of the population is fully vaccinated, and 42.6% have received booster doses.

Stacker compiled a list of the counties with highest COVID-19 vaccination rates in Alabama using data from the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services and Covid Act Now. Counties are ranked by the highest vaccination rate as of Feb. 10, 2022. Due to inconsistencies in reporting, some counties do not have vaccination data available. Keep reading to see whether your county ranks among the highest COVID-19 vaccination rates in your state.

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#50. Tallapoosa County

– Population that is fully vaccinated: 37.9% (15,314 fully vaccinated)
— 23.9% lower vaccination rate than Alabama
– Cumulative deaths per 100k: 528 (213 total deaths)
— 47.9% more deaths per 100k residents than Alabama
– Cumulative cases per 100k: 27,562 (11,126 total cases)
— 7.5% more cases per 100k residents than Alabama

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#49. Limestone County

– Population that is fully vaccinated: 38.1% (37,688 fully vaccinated)
— 23.5% lower vaccination rate than Alabama
– Cumulative deaths per 100k: 251 (248 total deaths)
— 29.7% less deaths per 100k residents than Alabama
– Cumulative cases per 100k: 24,349 (24,085 total cases)
— 5.0% less cases per 100k residents than Alabama

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#48. St. Clair County

– Population that is fully vaccinated: 38.4% (34,351 fully vaccinated)
— 22.9% lower vaccination rate than Alabama
– Cumulative deaths per 100k: 427 (382 total deaths)
— 19.6% more deaths per 100k residents than Alabama
– Cumulative cases per 100k: 27,386 (24,514 total cases)
— 6.8% more cases per 100k residents than Alabama

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#47. Butler County

– Population that is fully vaccinated: 38.6% (7,501 fully vaccinated)
— 22.5% lower vaccination rate than Alabama
– Cumulative deaths per 100k: 566 (110 total deaths)
— 58.5% more deaths per 100k residents than Alabama
– Cumulative cases per 100k: 25,514 (4,962 total cases)
— 0.5% less cases per 100k residents than Alabama

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#46. Lee County

– Population that is fully vaccinated: 39.2% (64,522 fully vaccinated)
— 21.3% lower vaccination rate than Alabama
– Cumulative deaths per 100k: 176 (289 total deaths)
— 50.7% less deaths per 100k residents than Alabama
– Cumulative cases per 100k: 22,498 (37,018 total cases)
— 12.2% less cases per 100k residents than Alabama

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#45. Geneva County

– Population that is fully vaccinated: 39.6% (10,398 fully vaccinated)
— 20.5% lower vaccination rate than Alabama
– Cumulative deaths per 100k: 556 (146 total deaths)
— 55.7% more deaths per 100k residents than Alabama
– Cumulative cases per 100k: 22,961 (6,032 total cases)
— 10.4% less cases per 100k residents than Alabama

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#44. Russell County

– Population that is fully vaccinated: 39.6% (22,974 fully vaccinated)
— 20.5% lower vaccination rate than Alabama
– Cumulative deaths per 100k: 129 (75 total deaths)
— 63.9% less deaths per 100k residents than Alabama
– Cumulative cases per 100k: 16,720 (9,691 total cases)
— 34.8% less cases per 100k residents than Alabama

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#43. Coosa County

– Population that is fully vaccinated: 39.9% (4,258 fully vaccinated)
— 19.9% lower vaccination rate than Alabama
– Cumulative deaths per 100k: 497 (53 total deaths)
— 39.2% more deaths per 100k residents than Alabama
– Cumulative cases per 100k: 26,709 (2,848 total cases)
— 4.2% more cases per 100k residents than Alabama

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#42. Etowah County

– Population that is fully vaccinated: 40.2% (41,154 fully vaccinated)
— 19.3% lower vaccination rate than Alabama
– Cumulative deaths per 100k: 544 (556 total deaths)
— 52.4% more deaths per 100k residents than Alabama
– Cumulative cases per 100k: 27,388 (28,009 total cases)
— 6.9% more cases per 100k residents than Alabama

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#41. Clay County

– Population that is fully vaccinated: 41.0% (5,426 fully vaccinated)
— 17.7% lower vaccination rate than Alabama
– Cumulative deaths per 100k: 552 (73 total deaths)
— 54.6% more deaths per 100k residents than Alabama
– Cumulative cases per 100k: 30,314 (4,012 total cases)
— 18.3% more cases per 100k residents than Alabama

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#40. Pike County

– Population that is fully vaccinated: 41.1% (13,605 fully vaccinated)
— 17.5% lower vaccination rate than Alabama
– Cumulative deaths per 100k: 359 (119 total deaths)
— 0.6% more deaths per 100k residents than Alabama
– Cumulative cases per 100k: 21,870 (7,242 total cases)
— 14.7% less cases per 100k residents than Alabama

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#39. Houston County

– Population that is fully vaccinated: 42.3% (44,781 fully vaccinated)
— 15.1% lower vaccination rate than Alabama
– Cumulative deaths per 100k: 432 (457 total deaths)
— 21.0% more deaths per 100k residents than Alabama
– Cumulative cases per 100k: 23,075 (24,432 total cases)
— 10.0% less cases per 100k residents than Alabama

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#38. Conecuh County

– Population that is fully vaccinated: 42.7% (5,150 fully vaccinated)
— 14.3% lower vaccination rate than Alabama
– Cumulative deaths per 100k: 522 (63 total deaths)
— 46.2% more deaths per 100k residents than Alabama
– Cumulative cases per 100k: 23,245 (2,805 total cases)
— 9.3% less cases per 100k residents than Alabama

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#37. Monroe County

– Population that is fully vaccinated: 42.7% (8,854 fully vaccinated)
— 14.3% lower vaccination rate than Alabama
– Cumulative deaths per 100k: 342 (71 total deaths)
— 4.2% less deaths per 100k residents than Alabama
– Cumulative cases per 100k: 24,994 (5,182 total cases)
— 2.5% less cases per 100k residents than Alabama

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#36. Tuscaloosa County

– Population that is fully vaccinated: 42.7% (89,445 fully vaccinated)
— 14.3% lower vaccination rate than Alabama
– Cumulative deaths per 100k: 333 (697 total deaths)
— 6.7% less deaths per 100k residents than Alabama
– Cumulative cases per 100k: 25,317 (53,002 total cases)
— 1.2% less cases per 100k residents than Alabama

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#35. Franklin County

– Population that is fully vaccinated: 42.8% (13,412 fully vaccinated)
— 14.1% lower vaccination rate than Alabama
– Cumulative deaths per 100k: 392 (123 total deaths)
— 9.8% more deaths per 100k residents than Alabama
– Cumulative cases per 100k: 30,633 (9,607 total cases)
— 19.5% more cases per 100k residents than Alabama

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#34. Autauga County

– Population that is fully vaccinated: 42.8% (23,936 fully vaccinated)
— 14.1% lower vaccination rate than Alabama
– Cumulative deaths per 100k: 310 (173 total deaths)
— 13.2% less deaths per 100k residents than Alabama
– Cumulative cases per 100k: 27,065 (15,121 total cases)
— 5.6% more cases per 100k residents than Alabama

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#33. Morgan County

– Population that is fully vaccinated: 42.8% (51,221 fully vaccinated)
— 14.1% lower vaccination rate than Alabama
– Cumulative deaths per 100k: 381 (456 total deaths)
— 6.7% more deaths per 100k residents than Alabama
– Cumulative cases per 100k: 29,204 (34,951 total cases)
— 13.9% more cases per 100k residents than Alabama

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#32. Lamar County

– Population that is fully vaccinated: 43.0% (5,934 fully vaccinated)
— 13.7% lower vaccination rate than Alabama
– Cumulative deaths per 100k: 449 (62 total deaths)
— 25.8% more deaths per 100k residents than Alabama
– Cumulative cases per 100k: 25,455 (3,514 total cases)
— 0.7% less cases per 100k residents than Alabama

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#31. Dallas County

– Population that is fully vaccinated: 44.0% (16,384 fully vaccinated)
— 11.6% lower vaccination rate than Alabama
– Cumulative deaths per 100k: 608 (226 total deaths)
— 70.3% more deaths per 100k residents than Alabama
– Cumulative cases per 100k: 21,825 (8,118 total cases)
— 14.8% less cases per 100k residents than Alabama

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#30. Barbour County

– Population that is fully vaccinated: 44.1% (10,884 fully vaccinated)
— 11.4% lower vaccination rate than Alabama
– Cumulative deaths per 100k: 344 (85 total deaths)
— 3.6% less deaths per 100k residents than Alabama
– Cumulative cases per 100k: 21,794 (5,380 total cases)
— 15.0% less cases per 100k residents than Alabama

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#29. Henry County

– Population that is fully vaccinated: 44.6% (7,676 fully vaccinated)
— 10.4% lower vaccination rate than Alabama
– Cumulative deaths per 100k: 389 (67 total deaths)
— 9.0% more deaths per 100k residents than Alabama
– Cumulative cases per 100k: 25,312 (4,355 total cases)
— 1.2% less cases per 100k residents than Alabama

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#28. Marshall County

– Population that is fully vaccinated: 44.7% (43,262 fully vaccinated)
— 10.2% lower vaccination rate than Alabama
– Cumulative deaths per 100k: 358 (346 total deaths)
— 0.3% more deaths per 100k residents than Alabama
– Cumulative cases per 100k: 27,682 (26,789 total cases)
— 8.0% more cases per 100k residents than Alabama

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#27. Elmore County

– Population that is fully vaccinated: 45.0% (36,525 fully vaccinated)
— 9.6% lower vaccination rate than Alabama
– Cumulative deaths per 100k: 388 (315 total deaths)
— 8.7% more deaths per 100k residents than Alabama
– Cumulative cases per 100k: 27,818 (22,591 total cases)
— 8.5% more cases per 100k residents than Alabama

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#26. Washington County

– Population that is fully vaccinated: 45.1% (7,355 fully vaccinated)
— 9.4% lower vaccination rate than Alabama
– Cumulative deaths per 100k: 325 (53 total deaths)
— 9.0% less deaths per 100k residents than Alabama
– Cumulative cases per 100k: 21,891 (3,574 total cases)
— 14.6% less cases per 100k residents than Alabama

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#25. Lauderdale County

– Population that is fully vaccinated: 45.3% (42,041 fully vaccinated)
— 9.0% lower vaccination rate than Alabama
– Cumulative deaths per 100k: 370 (343 total deaths)
— 3.6% more deaths per 100k residents than Alabama
– Cumulative cases per 100k: 25,198 (23,366 total cases)
— 1.7% less cases per 100k residents than Alabama

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#24. Calhoun County

– Population that is fully vaccinated: 45.9% (52,193 fully vaccinated)
— 7.8% lower vaccination rate than Alabama
– Cumulative deaths per 100k: 497 (565 total deaths)
— 39.2% more deaths per 100k residents than Alabama
– Cumulative cases per 100k: 27,278 (30,989 total cases)
— 6.4% more cases per 100k residents than Alabama

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#23. Coffee County

– Population that is fully vaccinated: 46.0% (24,103 fully vaccinated)
— 7.6% lower vaccination rate than Alabama
– Cumulative deaths per 100k: 405 (212 total deaths)
— 13.4% more deaths per 100k residents than Alabama
– Cumulative cases per 100k: 25,106 (13,141 total cases)
— 2.0% less cases per 100k residents than Alabama

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#22. Lawrence County

– Population that is fully vaccinated: 46.3% (15,241 fully vaccinated)
— 7.0% lower vaccination rate than Alabama
– Cumulative deaths per 100k: 437 (144 total deaths)
— 22.4% more deaths per 100k residents than Alabama
– Cumulative cases per 100k: 22,254 (7,327 total cases)
— 13.2% less cases per 100k residents than Alabama

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#21. Walker County

– Population that is fully vaccinated: 46.4% (29,453 fully vaccinated)
— 6.8% lower vaccination rate than Alabama
– Cumulative deaths per 100k: 630 (400 total deaths)
— 76.5% more deaths per 100k residents than Alabama
– Cumulative cases per 100k: 28,359 (18,014 total cases)
— 10.6% more cases per 100k residents than Alabama

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#20. Macon County

– Population that is fully vaccinated: 46.5% (8,409 fully vaccinated)
— 6.6% lower vaccination rate than Alabama
– Cumulative deaths per 100k: 393 (71 total deaths)
— 10.1% more deaths per 100k residents than Alabama
– Cumulative cases per 100k: 20,932 (3,782 total cases)
— 18.3% less cases per 100k residents than Alabama

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#19. Dale County

– Population that is fully vaccinated: 46.6% (22,911 fully vaccinated)
— 6.4% lower vaccination rate than Alabama
– Cumulative deaths per 100k: 421 (207 total deaths)
— 17.9% more deaths per 100k residents than Alabama
– Cumulative cases per 100k: 24,864 (12,226 total cases)
— 3.0% less cases per 100k residents than Alabama

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#18. Colbert County

– Population that is fully vaccinated: 47.1% (26,006 fully vaccinated)
— 5.4% lower vaccination rate than Alabama
– Cumulative deaths per 100k: 402 (222 total deaths)
— 12.6% more deaths per 100k residents than Alabama
– Cumulative cases per 100k: 28,611 (15,805 total cases)
— 11.6% more cases per 100k residents than Alabama

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#17. Perry County

– Population that is fully vaccinated: 47.3% (4,218 fully vaccinated)
— 5.0% lower vaccination rate than Alabama
– Cumulative deaths per 100k: 459 (41 total deaths)
— 28.6% more deaths per 100k residents than Alabama
– Cumulative cases per 100k: 22,414 (2,000 total cases)
— 12.6% less cases per 100k residents than Alabama

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#16. Jackson County

– Population that is fully vaccinated: 48.0% (24,791 fully vaccinated)
— 3.6% lower vaccination rate than Alabama
– Cumulative deaths per 100k: 415 (214 total deaths)
— 16.2% more deaths per 100k residents than Alabama
– Cumulative cases per 100k: 28,358 (14,640 total cases)
— 10.6% more cases per 100k residents than Alabama

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#15. Pickens County

– Population that is fully vaccinated: 48.1% (9,580 fully vaccinated)
— 3.4% lower vaccination rate than Alabama
– Cumulative deaths per 100k: 477 (95 total deaths)
— 33.6% more deaths per 100k residents than Alabama
– Cumulative cases per 100k: 24,987 (4,980 total cases)
— 2.5% less cases per 100k residents than Alabama

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#14. Mobile County

– Population that is fully vaccinated: 48.5% (200,605 fully vaccinated)
— 2.6% lower vaccination rate than Alabama
– Cumulative deaths per 100k: 364 (1,504 total deaths)
— 2.0% more deaths per 100k residents than Alabama
– Cumulative cases per 100k: 26,624 (110,014 total cases)
— 3.9% more cases per 100k residents than Alabama

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#13. Lowndes County

– Population that is fully vaccinated: 49.0% (4,764 fully vaccinated)
— 1.6% lower vaccination rate than Alabama
– Cumulative deaths per 100k: 709 (69 total deaths)
— 98.6% more deaths per 100k residents than Alabama
– Cumulative cases per 100k: 26,496 (2,577 total cases)
— 3.4% more cases per 100k residents than Alabama

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#12. Sumter County

– Population that is fully vaccinated: 49.3% (6,125 fully vaccinated)
— 1.0% lower vaccination rate than Alabama
– Cumulative deaths per 100k: 346 (43 total deaths)
— 3.1% less deaths per 100k residents than Alabama
– Cumulative cases per 100k: 18,806 (2,337 total cases)
— 26.6% less cases per 100k residents than Alabama

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#11. Greene County

– Population that is fully vaccinated: 49.4% (4,005 fully vaccinated)
— 0.8% lower vaccination rate than Alabama
– Cumulative deaths per 100k: 592 (48 total deaths)
— 65.8% more deaths per 100k residents than Alabama
– Cumulative cases per 100k: 21,847 (1,772 total cases)
— 14.8% less cases per 100k residents than Alabama

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#10. Baldwin County

– Population that is fully vaccinated: 49.7% (111,046 fully vaccinated)
— 0.2% lower vaccination rate than Alabama
– Cumulative deaths per 100k: 280 (626 total deaths)
— 21.6% less deaths per 100k residents than Alabama
– Cumulative cases per 100k: 24,232 (54,095 total cases)
— 5.5% less cases per 100k residents than Alabama

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#9. Clarke County

– Population that is fully vaccinated: 50.2% (11,859 fully vaccinated)
— 0.8% higher vaccination rate than Alabama
– Cumulative deaths per 100k: 394 (93 total deaths)
— 10.4% more deaths per 100k residents than Alabama
– Cumulative cases per 100k: 29,299 (6,921 total cases)
— 14.3% more cases per 100k residents than Alabama

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#8. Montgomery County

– Population that is fully vaccinated: 50.6% (114,626 fully vaccinated)
— 1.6% higher vaccination rate than Alabama
– Cumulative deaths per 100k: 365 (827 total deaths)
— 2.2% more deaths per 100k residents than Alabama
– Cumulative cases per 100k: 23,634 (53,528 total cases)
— 7.8% less cases per 100k residents than Alabama

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#7. Bullock County

– Population that is fully vaccinated: 51.5% (5,206 fully vaccinated)
— 3.4% higher vaccination rate than Alabama
– Cumulative deaths per 100k: 485 (49 total deaths)
— 35.9% more deaths per 100k residents than Alabama
– Cumulative cases per 100k: 22,384 (2,261 total cases)
— 12.7% less cases per 100k residents than Alabama

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#6. Wilcox County

– Population that is fully vaccinated: 52.1% (5,407 fully vaccinated)
— 4.6% higher vaccination rate than Alabama
– Cumulative deaths per 100k: 386 (40 total deaths)
— 8.1% more deaths per 100k residents than Alabama
– Cumulative cases per 100k: 26,858 (2,786 total cases)
— 4.8% more cases per 100k residents than Alabama

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#5. Marengo County

– Population that is fully vaccinated: 53.4% (10,067 fully vaccinated)
— 7.2% higher vaccination rate than Alabama
– Cumulative deaths per 100k: 514 (97 total deaths)
— 44.0% more deaths per 100k residents than Alabama
– Cumulative cases per 100k: 24,556 (4,632 total cases)
— 4.2% less cases per 100k residents than Alabama

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#4. Jefferson County

– Population that is fully vaccinated: 56.6% (372,739 fully vaccinated)
— 13.7% higher vaccination rate than Alabama
– Cumulative deaths per 100k: 322 (2,122 total deaths)
— 9.8% less deaths per 100k residents than Alabama
– Cumulative cases per 100k: 27,229 (179,326 total cases)
— 6.2% more cases per 100k residents than Alabama

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#3. Hale County

– Population that is fully vaccinated: 59.9% (8,780 fully vaccinated)
— 20.3% higher vaccination rate than Alabama
– Cumulative deaths per 100k: 655 (96 total deaths)
— 83.5% more deaths per 100k residents than Alabama
– Cumulative cases per 100k: 30,605 (4,484 total cases)
— 19.4% more cases per 100k residents than Alabama

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#2. Madison County

– Population that is fully vaccinated: 60.4% (225,301 fully vaccinated)
— 21.3% higher vaccination rate than Alabama
– Cumulative deaths per 100k: 224 (834 total deaths)
— 37.3% less deaths per 100k residents than Alabama
– Cumulative cases per 100k: 23,025 (85,863 total cases)
— 10.2% less cases per 100k residents than Alabama

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#1. Choctaw County

– Population that is fully vaccinated: 64.4% (8,110 fully vaccinated)
— 29.3% higher vaccination rate than Alabama
– Cumulative deaths per 100k: 262 (33 total deaths)
— 26.6% less deaths per 100k residents than Alabama
– Cumulative cases per 100k: 15,124 (1,904 total cases)
— 41.0% less cases per 100k residents than Alabama