Counties with the highest COVID-19 vaccination rate in Delaware
Counties with the highest COVID-19 vaccination rate in Delaware
As has been true throughout America’s COVID-19 history, every state—and every county threin—has its own COVID-19 story, driven by local policies and behaviors. The United States as of April 20 had reached 568,439 COVID-19-related deaths and more than 31.8 million COVID-19 cases, according to Johns Hopkins University. Amid the grim numbers come two bright spots: As of Feb. 2, more Americans had been vaccinated for COVID-19 than had been infected; and since then, rolling averages for case counts and deaths have been on the decline.
Stacker compiled a list of the counties with highest COVID-19 vaccination rates in Delaware using data from the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services. Counties are ranked by the highest vaccination rate as of April 19, 2021. In Delaware, 26.1% of the total population has been fully vaccinated, compared to 25.6% nationwide. Keep reading to see whether your county ranks among the highest COVID-19 vaccination rates in your state.
#3. Kent County
--- 22.6% lower vaccination rate than Delaware
- Population over 65 that is fully vaccinated: 58.3% (18,443 fully vaccinated)
--- 15.8% lower vaccination rate than Delaware
- Cumulative deaths per 100k: 181 (328 total deaths)
--- 9.7% more deaths per 100k residents than Delaware
- Cumulative cases per 100k: 9,242 (16,708 total cases)
--- 11.0% less cases per 100k residents than Delaware
#2. New Castle County
--- 9.6% lower vaccination rate than Delaware
- Population over 65 that is fully vaccinated: 66.6% (59,939 fully vaccinated)
--- 3.8% lower vaccination rate than Delaware
- Cumulative deaths per 100k: 143 (799 total deaths)
--- 13.3% less deaths per 100k residents than Delaware
- Cumulative cases per 100k: 10,668 (59,610 total cases)
--- 2.7% more cases per 100k residents than Delaware
#1. Sussex County
--- 24.9% higher vaccination rate than Delaware
- Population over 65 that is fully vaccinated: 72.2% (48,628 fully vaccinated)
--- 4.3% higher vaccination rate than Delaware
- Cumulative deaths per 100k: 203 (475 total deaths)
--- 23.0% more deaths per 100k residents than Delaware
- Cumulative cases per 100k: 10,516 (24,630 total cases)
--- 1.2% more cases per 100k residents than Delaware
