Top 10 Alabama counties with the highest COVID-19 vaccination rate – AL.com

While coronavirus cases are rising across the nation and in Alabama, vaccination rates have slowed.

According to data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 221.2 million people in the United States are fully vaccinated, or about 66.6% of the countrys population. About 46.7% of fully vaccinated people have received a first booster dose.

COVID cases are rising slowly in Alabama and hospitalizations are inching upwards as the state closed out the week by adding more than 1,000 cases on Friday. That marks the first time the state has added at least 1,000 cases in a single day since March 2, according to data from the Alabama Department of Public Health. Fridays total brought the states weekly case count to 4,554..

The United States as of May 27 reached over 1 million COVID-19-related deaths and nearly 83.8 million COVID-19 cases, according to Johns Hopkins University. Stacker.com 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 May 26, 2022. Due to inconsistencies in reporting, some counties do not have vaccination data available. See the top 10 below, and check out the full list here.

10. Lowndes County

- Population that is fully vaccinated: 51.4% (4,997 fully vaccinated)

--- 0.2% higher vaccination rate than Alabama

- Cumulative deaths per 100k: 792 (77 total deaths)

--- 97.5% more deaths per 100k residents than Alabama

- Cumulative cases per 100k: 27,082 (2,634 total cases)

--- 1.3% more cases per 100k residents than Alabama

9. Sumter County

- Population that is fully vaccinated: 51.9% (6,447 fully vaccinated)

--- 1.2% higher vaccination rate than Alabama

- Cumulative deaths per 100k: 418 (52 total deaths)

--- 4.2% more deaths per 100k residents than Alabama

- Cumulative cases per 100k: 21,027 (2,613 total cases)

--- 21.4% less cases per 100k residents than Alabama

8. Montgomery County

- Population that is fully vaccinated: 52.6% (119,231 fully vaccinated)

--- 2.5% higher vaccination rate than Alabama

- Cumulative deaths per 100k: 420 (952 total deaths)

--- 4.7% more deaths per 100k residents than Alabama

- Cumulative cases per 100k: 24,587 (55,687 total cases)

--- 8.1% less cases per 100k residents than Alabama

7. Bullock County

- Population that is fully vaccinated: 53.9% (5,449 fully vaccinated)

--- 5.1% higher vaccination rate than Alabama

- Cumulative deaths per 100k: 535 (54 total deaths)

--- 33.4% more deaths per 100k residents than Alabama

- Cumulative cases per 100k: 23,097 (2,333 total cases)

--- 13.6% less cases per 100k residents than Alabama

6. Wilcox County

- Population that is fully vaccinated: 54.1% (5,607 fully vaccinated)

--- 5.5% higher vaccination rate than Alabama

- Cumulative deaths per 100k: 443 (46 total deaths)

--- 10.5% more deaths per 100k residents than Alabama

- Cumulative cases per 100k: 27,948 (2,899 total cases)

--- 4.5% more cases per 100k residents than Alabama

5. Marengo County

- Population that is fully vaccinated: 54.7% (10,312 fully vaccinated)

--- 6.6% higher vaccination rate than Alabama

- Cumulative deaths per 100k: 573 (108 total deaths)

--- 42.9% more deaths per 100k residents than Alabama

- Cumulative cases per 100k: 27,610 (5,208 total cases)

--- 3.2% more cases per 100k residents than Alabama

4. Jefferson County

- Population that is fully vaccinated: 58.6% (386,233 fully vaccinated)

--- 14.2% higher vaccination rate than Alabama

- Cumulative deaths per 100k: 360 (2,374 total deaths)

--- 10.2% less deaths per 100k residents than Alabama

- Cumulative cases per 100k: 28,422 (187,177 total cases)

--- 6.3% more cases per 100k residents than Alabama

3. Hale County

- Population that is fully vaccinated: 61.6% (9,024 fully vaccinated)

--- 20.1% higher vaccination rate than Alabama

- Cumulative deaths per 100k: 724 (106 total deaths)

--- 80.5% more deaths per 100k residents than Alabama

- Cumulative cases per 100k: 32,523 (4,765 total cases)

--- 21.6% more cases per 100k residents than Alabama

2. Madison County

- Population that is fully vaccinated: 62.6% (233,584 fully vaccinated)

--- 22.0% higher vaccination rate than Alabama

- Cumulative deaths per 100k: 260 (970 total deaths)

--- 35.2% less deaths per 100k residents than Alabama

- Cumulative cases per 100k: 24,449 (91,174 total cases)

--- 8.6% less cases per 100k residents than Alabama

1. Choctaw County

- Population that is fully vaccinated: 66.7% (8,397 fully vaccinated)

--- 30.0% higher vaccination rate than Alabama

- Cumulative deaths per 100k: 294 (37 total deaths)

--- 26.7% less deaths per 100k residents than Alabama

- Cumulative cases per 100k: 16,300 (2,052 total cases)

--- 39.1% less cases per 100k residents than Alabama

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