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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.

The United States as of Oct. 14 reached over 1 million COVID-19-related deaths and 96.9 million COVID-19 cases, according to Johns Hopkins University. Currently, 68.1% of the population is fully vaccinated, and 49% of vaccinated people 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 Oct. 13, 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: 39.3% (15,868 fully vaccinated)
— 32.5% lower vaccination rate than Alabama
– Cumulative deaths per 100k: 614 (248 total deaths)
— 46.9% more deaths per 100k residents than Alabama
– Cumulative cases per 100k: 33,654 (13,585 total cases)
— 7.9% more cases per 100k residents than Alabama

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#49. Limestone County

– Population that is fully vaccinated: 39.8% (39,391 fully vaccinated)
— 31.6% lower vaccination rate than Alabama
– Cumulative deaths per 100k: 310 (307 total deaths)
— 25.8% less deaths per 100k residents than Alabama
– Cumulative cases per 100k: 30,076 (29,750 total cases)
— 3.5% less cases per 100k residents than Alabama

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#48. St. Clair County

– Population that is fully vaccinated: 40.1% (35,871 fully vaccinated)
— 31.1% lower vaccination rate than Alabama
– Cumulative deaths per 100k: 485 (434 total deaths)
— 16.0% more deaths per 100k residents than Alabama
– Cumulative cases per 100k: 33,663 (30,132 total cases)
— 8.0% more cases per 100k residents than Alabama

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#47. Butler County

– Population that is fully vaccinated: 40.4% (7,860 fully vaccinated)
— 30.6% lower vaccination rate than Alabama
– Cumulative deaths per 100k: 663 (129 total deaths)
— 58.6% more deaths per 100k residents than Alabama
– Cumulative cases per 100k: 31,129 (6,054 total cases)
— 0.2% less cases per 100k residents than Alabama

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#46. Geneva County

– Population that is fully vaccinated: 41.0% (10,776 fully vaccinated)
— 29.6% lower vaccination rate than Alabama
– Cumulative deaths per 100k: 647 (170 total deaths)
— 54.8% more deaths per 100k residents than Alabama
– Cumulative cases per 100k: 28,343 (7,446 total cases)
— 9.1% less cases per 100k residents than Alabama

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#45. Lee County

– Population that is fully vaccinated: 41.5% (68,367 fully vaccinated)
— 28.7% lower vaccination rate than Alabama
– Cumulative deaths per 100k: 213 (351 total deaths)
— 49.0% less deaths per 100k residents than Alabama
– Cumulative cases per 100k: 26,863 (44,201 total cases)
— 13.8% less cases per 100k residents than Alabama

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#44. Coosa County

– Population that is fully vaccinated: 41.6% (4,434 fully vaccinated)
— 28.5% lower vaccination rate than Alabama
– Cumulative deaths per 100k: 581 (62 total deaths)
— 39.0% more deaths per 100k residents than Alabama
– Cumulative cases per 100k: 32,889 (3,507 total cases)
— 5.5% more cases per 100k residents than Alabama

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#43. Etowah County

– Population that is fully vaccinated: 42.0% (42,994 fully vaccinated)
— 27.8% lower vaccination rate than Alabama
– Cumulative deaths per 100k: 663 (678 total deaths)
— 58.6% more deaths per 100k residents than Alabama
– Cumulative cases per 100k: 31,404 (32,116 total cases)
— 0.7% more cases per 100k residents than Alabama

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#42. Clay County

– Population that is fully vaccinated: 43.1% (5,706 fully vaccinated)
— 25.9% lower vaccination rate than Alabama
– Cumulative deaths per 100k: 680 (90 total deaths)
— 62.7% more deaths per 100k residents than Alabama
– Cumulative cases per 100k: 35,852 (4,745 total cases)
— 15.0% more cases per 100k residents than Alabama

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#41. Pike County

– Population that is fully vaccinated: 43.2% (14,298 fully vaccinated)
— 25.8% lower vaccination rate than Alabama
– Cumulative deaths per 100k: 423 (140 total deaths)
— 1.2% more deaths per 100k residents than Alabama
– Cumulative cases per 100k: 26,373 (8,733 total cases)
— 15.4% less cases per 100k residents than Alabama

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#40. Russell County

– Population that is fully vaccinated: 43.4% (25,129 fully vaccinated)
— 25.4% lower vaccination rate than Alabama
– Cumulative deaths per 100k: 167 (97 total deaths)
— 60.0% less deaths per 100k residents than Alabama
– Cumulative cases per 100k: 20,769 (12,038 total cases)
— 33.4% less cases per 100k residents than Alabama

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#39. Houston County

– Population that is fully vaccinated: 44.3% (46,884 fully vaccinated)
— 23.9% lower vaccination rate than Alabama
– Cumulative deaths per 100k: 495 (524 total deaths)
— 18.4% more deaths per 100k residents than Alabama
– Cumulative cases per 100k: 28,658 (30,344 total cases)
— 8.1% less cases per 100k residents than Alabama

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#38. Monroe County

– Population that is fully vaccinated: 44.4% (9,213 fully vaccinated)
— 23.7% lower vaccination rate than Alabama
– Cumulative deaths per 100k: 405 (84 total deaths)
— 3.1% less deaths per 100k residents than Alabama
– Cumulative cases per 100k: 29,793 (6,177 total cases)
— 4.4% less cases per 100k residents than Alabama

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#37. Morgan County

– Population that is fully vaccinated: 44.5% (53,301 fully vaccinated)
— 23.5% lower vaccination rate than Alabama
– Cumulative deaths per 100k: 448 (536 total deaths)
— 7.2% more deaths per 100k residents than Alabama
– Cumulative cases per 100k: 35,898 (42,962 total cases)
— 15.1% more cases per 100k residents than Alabama

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#36. Franklin County

– Population that is fully vaccinated: 44.8% (14,045 fully vaccinated)
— 23.0% lower vaccination rate than Alabama
– Cumulative deaths per 100k: 466 (146 total deaths)
— 11.5% more deaths per 100k residents than Alabama
– Cumulative cases per 100k: 36,012 (11,294 total cases)
— 15.5% more cases per 100k residents than Alabama

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#35. Conecuh County

– Population that is fully vaccinated: 44.9% (5,419 fully vaccinated)
— 22.9% lower vaccination rate than Alabama
– Cumulative deaths per 100k: 605 (73 total deaths)
— 44.7% more deaths per 100k residents than Alabama
– Cumulative cases per 100k: 27,729 (3,346 total cases)
— 11.1% less cases per 100k residents than Alabama

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#34. Tuscaloosa County

– Population that is fully vaccinated: 44.9% (93,908 fully vaccinated)
— 22.9% lower vaccination rate than Alabama
– Cumulative deaths per 100k: 394 (824 total deaths)
— 5.7% less deaths per 100k residents than Alabama
– Cumulative cases per 100k: 31,472 (65,888 total cases)
— 0.9% more cases per 100k residents than Alabama

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#33. Lamar County

– Population that is fully vaccinated: 45.0% (6,213 fully vaccinated)
— 22.7% lower vaccination rate than Alabama
– Cumulative deaths per 100k: 500 (69 total deaths)
— 19.6% more deaths per 100k residents than Alabama
– Cumulative cases per 100k: 31,836 (4,395 total cases)
— 2.1% more cases per 100k residents than Alabama

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#32. Autauga County

– Population that is fully vaccinated: 45.3% (25,326 fully vaccinated)
— 22.2% lower vaccination rate than Alabama
– Cumulative deaths per 100k: 408 (228 total deaths)
— 2.4% less deaths per 100k residents than Alabama
– Cumulative cases per 100k: 32,974 (18,422 total cases)
— 5.8% more cases per 100k residents than Alabama

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#31. Henry County

– Population that is fully vaccinated: 46.3% (7,958 fully vaccinated)
— 20.4% lower vaccination rate than Alabama
– Cumulative deaths per 100k: 459 (79 total deaths)
— 9.8% more deaths per 100k residents than Alabama
– Cumulative cases per 100k: 31,677 (5,450 total cases)
— 1.6% more cases per 100k residents than Alabama

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#30. Dallas County

– Population that is fully vaccinated: 46.6% (17,345 fully vaccinated)
— 19.9% lower vaccination rate than Alabama
– Cumulative deaths per 100k: 686 (255 total deaths)
— 64.1% more deaths per 100k residents than Alabama
– Cumulative cases per 100k: 27,188 (10,113 total cases)
— 12.8% less cases per 100k residents than Alabama

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#29. Washington County

– Population that is fully vaccinated: 46.8% (7,640 fully vaccinated)
— 19.6% lower vaccination rate than Alabama
– Cumulative deaths per 100k: 368 (60 total deaths)
— 12.0% less deaths per 100k residents than Alabama
– Cumulative cases per 100k: 25,524 (4,167 total cases)
— 18.1% less cases per 100k residents than Alabama

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#28. Barbour County

– Population that is fully vaccinated: 46.8% (11,563 fully vaccinated)
— 19.6% lower vaccination rate than Alabama
– Cumulative deaths per 100k: 417 (103 total deaths)
— 0.2% less deaths per 100k residents than Alabama
– Cumulative cases per 100k: 27,992 (6,910 total cases)
— 10.2% less cases per 100k residents than Alabama

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#27. Marshall County

– Population that is fully vaccinated: 46.8% (45,336 fully vaccinated)
— 19.6% lower vaccination rate than Alabama
– Cumulative deaths per 100k: 416 (403 total deaths)
— 0.5% less deaths per 100k residents than Alabama
– Cumulative cases per 100k: 32,001 (30,969 total cases)
— 2.6% more cases per 100k residents than Alabama

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#26. Elmore County

– Population that is fully vaccinated: 47.7% (38,731 fully vaccinated)
— 18.0% lower vaccination rate than Alabama
– Cumulative deaths per 100k: 441 (358 total deaths)
— 5.5% more deaths per 100k residents than Alabama
– Cumulative cases per 100k: 34,128 (27,715 total cases)
— 9.5% more cases per 100k residents than Alabama

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#25. Lauderdale County

– Population that is fully vaccinated: 47.8% (44,350 fully vaccinated)
— 17.9% lower vaccination rate than Alabama
– Cumulative deaths per 100k: 442 (410 total deaths)
— 5.7% more deaths per 100k residents than Alabama
– Cumulative cases per 100k: 30,474 (28,258 total cases)
— 2.3% less cases per 100k residents than Alabama

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#24. Lawrence County

– Population that is fully vaccinated: 47.9% (15,776 fully vaccinated)
— 17.7% lower vaccination rate than Alabama
– Cumulative deaths per 100k: 525 (173 total deaths)
— 25.6% more deaths per 100k residents than Alabama
– Cumulative cases per 100k: 26,968 (8,879 total cases)
— 13.5% less cases per 100k residents than Alabama

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#23. Coffee County

– Population that is fully vaccinated: 48.3% (25,267 fully vaccinated)
— 17.0% lower vaccination rate than Alabama
– Cumulative deaths per 100k: 460 (241 total deaths)
— 10.0% more deaths per 100k residents than Alabama
– Cumulative cases per 100k: 30,599 (16,016 total cases)
— 1.9% less cases per 100k residents than Alabama

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#22. Calhoun County

– Population that is fully vaccinated: 48.3% (54,897 fully vaccinated)
— 17.0% lower vaccination rate than Alabama
– Cumulative deaths per 100k: 579 (658 total deaths)
— 38.5% more deaths per 100k residents than Alabama
– Cumulative cases per 100k: 33,740 (38,330 total cases)
— 8.2% more cases per 100k residents than Alabama

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#21. Walker County

– Population that is fully vaccinated: 48.4% (30,716 fully vaccinated)
— 16.8% lower vaccination rate than Alabama
– Cumulative deaths per 100k: 737 (468 total deaths)
— 76.3% more deaths per 100k residents than Alabama
– Cumulative cases per 100k: 35,160 (22,334 total cases)
— 12.8% more cases per 100k residents than Alabama

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#20. Dale County

– Population that is fully vaccinated: 49.0% (24,087 fully vaccinated)
— 15.8% lower vaccination rate than Alabama
– Cumulative deaths per 100k: 496 (244 total deaths)
— 18.7% more deaths per 100k residents than Alabama
– Cumulative cases per 100k: 31,406 (15,443 total cases)
— 0.7% more cases per 100k residents than Alabama

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#19. Colbert County

– Population that is fully vaccinated: 49.0% (27,045 fully vaccinated)
— 15.8% lower vaccination rate than Alabama
– Cumulative deaths per 100k: 489 (270 total deaths)
— 17.0% more deaths per 100k residents than Alabama
– Cumulative cases per 100k: 35,327 (19,515 total cases)
— 13.3% more cases per 100k residents than Alabama

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#18. Macon County

– Population that is fully vaccinated: 49.5% (8,950 fully vaccinated)
— 14.9% lower vaccination rate than Alabama
– Cumulative deaths per 100k: 493 (89 total deaths)
— 17.9% more deaths per 100k residents than Alabama
– Cumulative cases per 100k: 26,566 (4,800 total cases)
— 14.8% less cases per 100k residents than Alabama

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#17. Perry County

– Population that is fully vaccinated: 49.7% (4,435 fully vaccinated)
— 14.6% lower vaccination rate than Alabama
– Cumulative deaths per 100k: 549 (49 total deaths)
— 31.3% more deaths per 100k residents than Alabama
– Cumulative cases per 100k: 27,995 (2,498 total cases)
— 10.2% less cases per 100k residents than Alabama

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#16. Jackson County

– Population that is fully vaccinated: 50.6% (26,133 fully vaccinated)
— 13.1% lower vaccination rate than Alabama
– Cumulative deaths per 100k: 486 (251 total deaths)
— 16.3% more deaths per 100k residents than Alabama
– Cumulative cases per 100k: 32,931 (17,001 total cases)
— 5.6% more cases per 100k residents than Alabama

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#15. Mobile County

– Population that is fully vaccinated: 51.3% (212,026 fully vaccinated)
— 11.9% lower vaccination rate than Alabama
– Cumulative deaths per 100k: 421 (1,741 total deaths)
— 0.7% more deaths per 100k residents than Alabama
– Cumulative cases per 100k: 31,023 (128,190 total cases)
— 0.5% less cases per 100k residents than Alabama

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#14. Pickens County

– Population that is fully vaccinated: 51.4% (10,241 fully vaccinated)
— 11.7% lower vaccination rate than Alabama
– Cumulative deaths per 100k: 562 (112 total deaths)
— 34.4% more deaths per 100k residents than Alabama
– Cumulative cases per 100k: 29,900 (5,959 total cases)
— 4.1% less cases per 100k residents than Alabama

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#13. Clarke County

– Population that is fully vaccinated: 51.9% (12,261 fully vaccinated)
— 10.8% lower vaccination rate than Alabama
– Cumulative deaths per 100k: 449 (106 total deaths)
— 7.4% more deaths per 100k residents than Alabama
– Cumulative cases per 100k: 34,023 (8,037 total cases)
— 9.1% more cases per 100k residents than Alabama

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#12. Greene County

– Population that is fully vaccinated: 52.3% (4,241 fully vaccinated)
— 10.1% lower vaccination rate than Alabama
– Cumulative deaths per 100k: 641 (52 total deaths)
— 53.3% more deaths per 100k residents than Alabama
– Cumulative cases per 100k: 26,384 (2,140 total cases)
— 15.4% less cases per 100k residents than Alabama

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#11. Baldwin County

– Population that is fully vaccinated: 52.5% (117,111 fully vaccinated)
— 9.8% lower vaccination rate than Alabama
– Cumulative deaths per 100k: 320 (714 total deaths)
— 23.4% less deaths per 100k residents than Alabama
– Cumulative cases per 100k: 29,450 (65,742 total cases)
— 5.5% less cases per 100k residents than Alabama

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#10. Lowndes County

– Population that is fully vaccinated: 53.0% (5,155 fully vaccinated)
— 8.9% lower vaccination rate than Alabama
– Cumulative deaths per 100k: 823 (80 total deaths)
— 96.9% more deaths per 100k residents than Alabama
– Cumulative cases per 100k: 31,585 (3,072 total cases)
— 1.3% more cases per 100k residents than Alabama

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#9. Sumter County

– Population that is fully vaccinated: 53.4% (6,638 fully vaccinated)
— 8.2% lower vaccination rate than Alabama
– Cumulative deaths per 100k: 443 (55 total deaths)
— 6.0% more deaths per 100k residents than Alabama
– Cumulative cases per 100k: 23,956 (2,977 total cases)
— 23.2% less cases per 100k residents than Alabama

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#8. Montgomery County

– Population that is fully vaccinated: 54.0% (122,392 fully vaccinated)
— 7.2% lower vaccination rate than Alabama
– Cumulative deaths per 100k: 440 (996 total deaths)
— 5.3% more deaths per 100k residents than Alabama
– Cumulative cases per 100k: 29,540 (66,905 total cases)
— 5.3% less cases per 100k residents than Alabama

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#7. Wilcox County

– Population that is fully vaccinated: 54.8% (5,689 fully vaccinated)
— 5.8% lower vaccination rate than Alabama
– Cumulative deaths per 100k: 463 (48 total deaths)
— 10.8% more deaths per 100k residents than Alabama
– Cumulative cases per 100k: 33,096 (3,433 total cases)
— 6.2% more cases per 100k residents than Alabama

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#6. Marengo County

– Population that is fully vaccinated: 55.3% (10,429 fully vaccinated)
— 5.0% lower vaccination rate than Alabama
– Cumulative deaths per 100k: 599 (113 total deaths)
— 43.3% more deaths per 100k residents than Alabama
– Cumulative cases per 100k: 30,843 (5,818 total cases)
— 1.1% less cases per 100k residents than Alabama

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#5. Bullock County

– Population that is fully vaccinated: 56.0% (5,659 fully vaccinated)
— 3.8% lower vaccination rate than Alabama
– Cumulative deaths per 100k: 535 (54 total deaths)
— 28.0% more deaths per 100k residents than Alabama
– Cumulative cases per 100k: 27,809 (2,809 total cases)
— 10.8% less cases per 100k residents than Alabama

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#4. Jefferson County

– Population that is fully vaccinated: 60.3% (397,018 fully vaccinated)
— 3.6% higher vaccination rate than Alabama
– Cumulative deaths per 100k: 372 (2,451 total deaths)
— 11.0% less deaths per 100k residents than Alabama
– Cumulative cases per 100k: 33,326 (219,477 total cases)
— 6.9% more cases per 100k residents than Alabama

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#3. Hale County

– Population that is fully vaccinated: 62.5% (9,162 fully vaccinated)
— 7.4% higher vaccination rate than Alabama
– Cumulative deaths per 100k: 744 (109 total deaths)
— 78.0% more deaths per 100k residents than Alabama
– Cumulative cases per 100k: 36,694 (5,376 total cases)
— 17.7% more cases per 100k residents than Alabama

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#2. Madison County

– Population that is fully vaccinated: 64.2% (239,428 fully vaccinated)
— 10.3% higher vaccination rate than Alabama
– Cumulative deaths per 100k: 273 (1,018 total deaths)
— 34.7% less deaths per 100k residents than Alabama
– Cumulative cases per 100k: 28,802 (107,405 total cases)
— 7.6% less cases per 100k residents than Alabama

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#1. Choctaw County

– Population that is fully vaccinated: 67.9% (8,544 fully vaccinated)
— 16.7% higher vaccination rate than Alabama
– Cumulative deaths per 100k: 302 (38 total deaths)
— 27.8% less deaths per 100k residents than Alabama
– Cumulative cases per 100k: 17,412 (2,192 total cases)
— 44.2% less cases per 100k residents than Alabama