Counties with the highest COVID-19 vaccination rate in Kentucky
Counties with the highest COVID-19 vaccination rate in Kentucky
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 Kentucky 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 Kentucky, 27.8% 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.
#50. Livingston County
--- 11.2% lower vaccination rate than Kentucky
- Population over 65 that is fully vaccinated: 61.9% (1,280 fully vaccinated)
--- 5.5% lower vaccination rate than Kentucky
- Cumulative deaths per 100k: 207 (19 total deaths)
--- 45.8% more deaths per 100k residents than Kentucky
- Cumulative cases per 100k: 8,908 (819 total cases)
--- 9.0% less cases per 100k residents than Kentucky
#49. Breathitt County
--- 11.2% lower vaccination rate than Kentucky
- Population over 65 that is fully vaccinated: 54.5% (1,220 fully vaccinated)
--- 16.8% lower vaccination rate than Kentucky
- Cumulative deaths per 100k: 63 (8 total deaths)
--- 55.6% less deaths per 100k residents than Kentucky
- Cumulative cases per 100k: 7,846 (991 total cases)
--- 19.8% less cases per 100k residents than Kentucky
#48. Magoffin County
--- 10.8% lower vaccination rate than Kentucky
- Population over 65 that is fully vaccinated: 56.6% (1,224 fully vaccinated)
--- 13.6% lower vaccination rate than Kentucky
- Cumulative deaths per 100k: 115 (14 total deaths)
--- 19.0% less deaths per 100k residents than Kentucky
- Cumulative cases per 100k: 7,647 (930 total cases)
--- 21.9% less cases per 100k residents than Kentucky
#47. Russell County
--- 10.8% lower vaccination rate than Kentucky
- Population over 65 that is fully vaccinated: 57.1% (2,070 fully vaccinated)
--- 12.8% lower vaccination rate than Kentucky
- Cumulative deaths per 100k: 234 (42 total deaths)
--- 64.8% more deaths per 100k residents than Kentucky
- Cumulative cases per 100k: 10,009 (1,794 total cases)
--- 2.3% more cases per 100k residents than Kentucky
#46. Boone County
--- 10.1% lower vaccination rate than Kentucky
- Population over 65 that is fully vaccinated: 66.5% (12,511 fully vaccinated)
--- 1.5% higher vaccination rate than Kentucky
- Cumulative deaths per 100k: 85 (114 total deaths)
--- 40.1% less deaths per 100k residents than Kentucky
- Cumulative cases per 100k: 10,058 (13,436 total cases)
--- 2.8% more cases per 100k residents than Kentucky
#45. McCracken County
--- 10.1% lower vaccination rate than Kentucky
- Population over 65 that is fully vaccinated: 61.7% (8,212 fully vaccinated)
--- 5.8% lower vaccination rate than Kentucky
- Cumulative deaths per 100k: 182 (119 total deaths)
--- 28.2% more deaths per 100k residents than Kentucky
- Cumulative cases per 100k: 9,701 (6,346 total cases)
--- 0.9% less cases per 100k residents than Kentucky
#44. Washington County
--- 10.1% lower vaccination rate than Kentucky
- Population over 65 that is fully vaccinated: 61.9% (1,383 fully vaccinated)
--- 5.5% lower vaccination rate than Kentucky
- Cumulative deaths per 100k: 298 (36 total deaths)
--- 109.9% more deaths per 100k residents than Kentucky
- Cumulative cases per 100k: 11,691 (1,414 total cases)
--- 19.4% more cases per 100k residents than Kentucky
#43. Hardin County
--- 9.7% lower vaccination rate than Kentucky
- Population over 65 that is fully vaccinated: 67.4% (10,805 fully vaccinated)
--- 2.9% higher vaccination rate than Kentucky
- Cumulative deaths per 100k: 134 (149 total deaths)
--- 5.6% less deaths per 100k residents than Kentucky
- Cumulative cases per 100k: 8,517 (9,450 total cases)
--- 13.0% less cases per 100k residents than Kentucky
#42. Bracken County
--- 8.3% lower vaccination rate than Kentucky
- Population over 65 that is fully vaccinated: 65.9% (941 fully vaccinated)
--- 0.6% higher vaccination rate than Kentucky
- Cumulative deaths per 100k: 84 (7 total deaths)
--- 40.8% less deaths per 100k residents than Kentucky
- Cumulative cases per 100k: 7,311 (607 total cases)
--- 25.3% less cases per 100k residents than Kentucky
#41. Fleming County
--- 8.3% lower vaccination rate than Kentucky
- Population over 65 that is fully vaccinated: 66.9% (1,756 fully vaccinated)
--- 2.1% higher vaccination rate than Kentucky
- Cumulative deaths per 100k: 144 (21 total deaths)
--- 1.4% more deaths per 100k residents than Kentucky
- Cumulative cases per 100k: 7,853 (1,145 total cases)
--- 19.8% less cases per 100k residents than Kentucky
#40. Logan County
--- 7.9% lower vaccination rate than Kentucky
- Population over 65 that is fully vaccinated: 67.2% (3,395 fully vaccinated)
--- 2.6% higher vaccination rate than Kentucky
- Cumulative deaths per 100k: 236 (64 total deaths)
--- 66.2% more deaths per 100k residents than Kentucky
- Cumulative cases per 100k: 10,254 (2,779 total cases)
--- 4.8% more cases per 100k residents than Kentucky
#39. Monroe County
--- 6.8% lower vaccination rate than Kentucky
- Population over 65 that is fully vaccinated: 63.9% (1,308 fully vaccinated)
--- 2.4% lower vaccination rate than Kentucky
- Cumulative deaths per 100k: 376 (40 total deaths)
--- 164.8% more deaths per 100k residents than Kentucky
- Cumulative cases per 100k: 12,197 (1,299 total cases)
--- 24.6% more cases per 100k residents than Kentucky
#38. Henry County
--- 6.8% lower vaccination rate than Kentucky
- Population over 65 that is fully vaccinated: 66.5% (1,933 fully vaccinated)
--- 1.5% higher vaccination rate than Kentucky
- Cumulative deaths per 100k: 68 (11 total deaths)
--- 52.1% less deaths per 100k residents than Kentucky
- Cumulative cases per 100k: 8,167 (1,317 total cases)
--- 16.6% less cases per 100k residents than Kentucky
#37. Nelson County
--- 6.1% lower vaccination rate than Kentucky
- Population over 65 that is fully vaccinated: 67.6% (5,043 fully vaccinated)
--- 3.2% higher vaccination rate than Kentucky
- Cumulative deaths per 100k: 110 (51 total deaths)
--- 22.5% less deaths per 100k residents than Kentucky
- Cumulative cases per 100k: 10,430 (4,822 total cases)
--- 6.6% more cases per 100k residents than Kentucky
#36. Powell County
--- 6.1% lower vaccination rate than Kentucky
- Population over 65 that is fully vaccinated: 69.0% (1,387 fully vaccinated)
--- 5.3% higher vaccination rate than Kentucky
- Cumulative deaths per 100k: 89 (11 total deaths)
--- 37.3% less deaths per 100k residents than Kentucky
- Cumulative cases per 100k: 9,362 (1,157 total cases)
--- 4.4% less cases per 100k residents than Kentucky
#35. Clark County
--- 5.4% lower vaccination rate than Kentucky
- Population over 65 that is fully vaccinated: 58.0% (3,836 fully vaccinated)
--- 11.5% lower vaccination rate than Kentucky
- Cumulative deaths per 100k: 77 (28 total deaths)
--- 45.8% less deaths per 100k residents than Kentucky
- Cumulative cases per 100k: 7,550 (2,738 total cases)
--- 22.9% less cases per 100k residents than Kentucky
#34. Knott County
--- 5.4% lower vaccination rate than Kentucky
- Population over 65 that is fully vaccinated: 53.8% (1,524 fully vaccinated)
--- 17.9% lower vaccination rate than Kentucky
- Cumulative deaths per 100k: 155 (23 total deaths)
--- 9.2% more deaths per 100k residents than Kentucky
- Cumulative cases per 100k: 7,605 (1,126 total cases)
--- 22.3% less cases per 100k residents than Kentucky
#33. Marshall County
--- 4.7% lower vaccination rate than Kentucky
- Population over 65 that is fully vaccinated: 64.8% (4,465 fully vaccinated)
--- 1.1% lower vaccination rate than Kentucky
- Cumulative deaths per 100k: 177 (55 total deaths)
--- 24.6% more deaths per 100k residents than Kentucky
- Cumulative cases per 100k: 8,717 (2,711 total cases)
--- 10.9% less cases per 100k residents than Kentucky
#32. Muhlenberg County
--- 4.7% lower vaccination rate than Kentucky
- Population over 65 that is fully vaccinated: 59.7% (3,589 fully vaccinated)
--- 8.9% lower vaccination rate than Kentucky
- Cumulative deaths per 100k: 193 (59 total deaths)
--- 35.9% more deaths per 100k residents than Kentucky
- Cumulative cases per 100k: 9,408 (2,881 total cases)
--- 3.9% less cases per 100k residents than Kentucky
#31. Bath County
--- 4.3% lower vaccination rate than Kentucky
- Population over 65 that is fully vaccinated: 69.3% (1,472 fully vaccinated)
--- 5.8% higher vaccination rate than Kentucky
- Cumulative deaths per 100k: 160 (20 total deaths)
--- 12.7% more deaths per 100k residents than Kentucky
- Cumulative cases per 100k: 7,144 (893 total cases)
--- 27.0% less cases per 100k residents than Kentucky
#30. Daviess County
--- 4.0% lower vaccination rate than Kentucky
- Population over 65 that is fully vaccinated: 65.9% (11,571 fully vaccinated)
--- 0.6% higher vaccination rate than Kentucky
- Cumulative deaths per 100k: 175 (178 total deaths)
--- 23.2% more deaths per 100k residents than Kentucky
- Cumulative cases per 100k: 10,269 (10,424 total cases)
--- 4.9% more cases per 100k residents than Kentucky
#29. Hopkins County
--- 4.0% lower vaccination rate than Kentucky
- Population over 65 that is fully vaccinated: 67.0% (5,695 fully vaccinated)
--- 2.3% higher vaccination rate than Kentucky
- Cumulative deaths per 100k: 320 (143 total deaths)
--- 125.4% more deaths per 100k residents than Kentucky
- Cumulative cases per 100k: 9,679 (4,325 total cases)
--- 1.1% less cases per 100k residents than Kentucky
#28. Caldwell County
--- 4.0% lower vaccination rate than Kentucky
- Population over 65 that is fully vaccinated: 64.3% (1,748 fully vaccinated)
--- 1.8% lower vaccination rate than Kentucky
- Cumulative deaths per 100k: 235 (30 total deaths)
--- 65.5% more deaths per 100k residents than Kentucky
- Cumulative cases per 100k: 11,273 (1,437 total cases)
--- 15.2% more cases per 100k residents than Kentucky
#27. Jessamine County
--- 2.9% lower vaccination rate than Kentucky
- Population over 65 that is fully vaccinated: 60.9% (5,113 fully vaccinated)
--- 7.0% lower vaccination rate than Kentucky
- Cumulative deaths per 100k: 113 (61 total deaths)
--- 20.4% less deaths per 100k residents than Kentucky
- Cumulative cases per 100k: 8,271 (4,476 total cases)
--- 15.5% less cases per 100k residents than Kentucky
#26. Wolfe County
--- 2.5% lower vaccination rate than Kentucky
- Population over 65 that is fully vaccinated: 58.6% (834 fully vaccinated)
--- 10.5% lower vaccination rate than Kentucky
- Cumulative deaths per 100k: 70 (5 total deaths)
--- 50.7% less deaths per 100k residents than Kentucky
- Cumulative cases per 100k: 6,916 (495 total cases)
--- 29.3% less cases per 100k residents than Kentucky
#25. Leslie County
--- 2.5% lower vaccination rate than Kentucky
- Population over 65 that is fully vaccinated: 56.6% (1,044 fully vaccinated)
--- 13.6% lower vaccination rate than Kentucky
- Cumulative deaths per 100k: 61 (6 total deaths)
--- 57.0% less deaths per 100k residents than Kentucky
- Cumulative cases per 100k: 9,021 (891 total cases)
--- 7.8% less cases per 100k residents than Kentucky
#24. Oldham County
--- 2.2% lower vaccination rate than Kentucky
- Population over 65 that is fully vaccinated: 67.5% (6,163 fully vaccinated)
--- 3.1% higher vaccination rate than Kentucky
- Cumulative deaths per 100k: 123 (82 total deaths)
--- 13.4% less deaths per 100k residents than Kentucky
- Cumulative cases per 100k: 11,108 (7,420 total cases)
--- 13.5% more cases per 100k residents than Kentucky
#23. Harrison County
--- 2.2% lower vaccination rate than Kentucky
- Population over 65 that is fully vaccinated: 66.8% (2,278 fully vaccinated)
--- 2.0% higher vaccination rate than Kentucky
- Cumulative deaths per 100k: 116 (22 total deaths)
--- 18.3% less deaths per 100k residents than Kentucky
- Cumulative cases per 100k: 8,689 (1,641 total cases)
--- 11.2% less cases per 100k residents than Kentucky
#22. McLean County
--- 1.4% lower vaccination rate than Kentucky
- Population over 65 that is fully vaccinated: 66.8% (1,227 fully vaccinated)
--- 2.0% higher vaccination rate than Kentucky
- Cumulative deaths per 100k: 282 (26 total deaths)
--- 98.6% more deaths per 100k residents than Kentucky
- Cumulative cases per 100k: 9,428 (868 total cases)
--- 3.7% less cases per 100k residents than Kentucky
#21. Rowan County
--- 1.1% lower vaccination rate than Kentucky
- Population over 65 that is fully vaccinated: 70.7% (2,504 fully vaccinated)
--- 7.9% higher vaccination rate than Kentucky
- Cumulative deaths per 100k: 70 (17 total deaths)
--- 50.7% less deaths per 100k residents than Kentucky
- Cumulative cases per 100k: 8,810 (2,155 total cases)
--- 10.0% less cases per 100k residents than Kentucky
#20. Kenton County
--- 0.7% lower vaccination rate than Kentucky
- Population over 65 that is fully vaccinated: 68.8% (17,102 fully vaccinated)
--- 5.0% higher vaccination rate than Kentucky
- Cumulative deaths per 100k: 99 (166 total deaths)
--- 30.3% less deaths per 100k residents than Kentucky
- Cumulative cases per 100k: 9,557 (15,960 total cases)
--- 2.4% less cases per 100k residents than Kentucky
#19. Mason County
--- 1.1% higher vaccination rate than Kentucky
- Population over 65 that is fully vaccinated: 66.7% (2,128 fully vaccinated)
--- 1.8% higher vaccination rate than Kentucky
- Cumulative deaths per 100k: 199 (34 total deaths)
--- 40.1% more deaths per 100k residents than Kentucky
- Cumulative cases per 100k: 9,350 (1,596 total cases)
--- 4.5% less cases per 100k residents than Kentucky
#18. Bourbon County
--- 1.1% higher vaccination rate than Kentucky
- Population over 65 that is fully vaccinated: 61.1% (2,382 fully vaccinated)
--- 6.7% lower vaccination rate than Kentucky
- Cumulative deaths per 100k: 71 (14 total deaths)
--- 50.0% less deaths per 100k residents than Kentucky
- Cumulative cases per 100k: 8,359 (1,654 total cases)
--- 14.6% less cases per 100k residents than Kentucky
#17. Martin County
--- 1.4% higher vaccination rate than Kentucky
- Population over 65 that is fully vaccinated: 51.4% (983 fully vaccinated)
--- 21.5% lower vaccination rate than Kentucky
- Cumulative deaths per 100k: 179 (20 total deaths)
--- 26.1% more deaths per 100k residents than Kentucky
- Cumulative cases per 100k: 9,040 (1,012 total cases)
--- 7.6% less cases per 100k residents than Kentucky
#16. Anderson County
--- 1.8% higher vaccination rate than Kentucky
- Population over 65 that is fully vaccinated: 71.4% (2,649 fully vaccinated)
--- 9.0% higher vaccination rate than Kentucky
- Cumulative deaths per 100k: 88 (20 total deaths)
--- 38.0% less deaths per 100k residents than Kentucky
- Cumulative cases per 100k: 7,487 (1,703 total cases)
--- 23.5% less cases per 100k residents than Kentucky

#15. Jefferson County
--- 4.3% higher vaccination rate than Kentucky
- Population over 65 that is fully vaccinated: 67.4% (86,109 fully vaccinated)
--- 2.9% higher vaccination rate than Kentucky
- Cumulative deaths per 100k: 149 (1,141 total deaths)
--- 4.9% more deaths per 100k residents than Kentucky
- Cumulative cases per 100k: 10,200 (78,212 total cases)
--- 4.2% more cases per 100k residents than Kentucky
#14. Morgan County
--- 4.7% higher vaccination rate than Kentucky
- Population over 65 that is fully vaccinated: 51.2% (1,186 fully vaccinated)
--- 21.8% lower vaccination rate than Kentucky
- Cumulative deaths per 100k: 23 (3 total deaths)
--- 83.8% less deaths per 100k residents than Kentucky
- Cumulative cases per 100k: 16,410 (2,184 total cases)
--- 67.7% more cases per 100k residents than Kentucky
#13. Boyle County
--- 5.8% higher vaccination rate than Kentucky
- Population over 65 that is fully vaccinated: 60.5% (3,565 fully vaccinated)
--- 7.6% lower vaccination rate than Kentucky
- Cumulative deaths per 100k: 230 (69 total deaths)
--- 62.0% more deaths per 100k residents than Kentucky
- Cumulative cases per 100k: 11,188 (3,363 total cases)
--- 14.3% more cases per 100k residents than Kentucky
#12. Nicholas County
--- 5.8% higher vaccination rate than Kentucky
- Population over 65 that is fully vaccinated: 78.2% (968 fully vaccinated)
--- 19.4% higher vaccination rate than Kentucky
- Cumulative deaths per 100k: 110 (8 total deaths)
--- 22.5% less deaths per 100k residents than Kentucky
- Cumulative cases per 100k: 7,154 (520 total cases)
--- 26.9% less cases per 100k residents than Kentucky
#11. Campbell County
--- 6.5% higher vaccination rate than Kentucky
- Population over 65 that is fully vaccinated: 66.7% (10,053 fully vaccinated)
--- 1.8% higher vaccination rate than Kentucky
- Cumulative deaths per 100k: 74 (69 total deaths)
--- 47.9% less deaths per 100k residents than Kentucky
- Cumulative cases per 100k: 8,843 (8,276 total cases)
--- 9.7% less cases per 100k residents than Kentucky
#10. Floyd County
--- 6.8% higher vaccination rate than Kentucky
- Population over 65 that is fully vaccinated: 59.1% (3,961 fully vaccinated)
--- 9.8% lower vaccination rate than Kentucky
- Cumulative deaths per 100k: 177 (63 total deaths)
--- 24.6% more deaths per 100k residents than Kentucky
- Cumulative cases per 100k: 9,270 (3,299 total cases)
--- 5.3% less cases per 100k residents than Kentucky
#9. Letcher County
--- 10.1% higher vaccination rate than Kentucky
- Population over 65 that is fully vaccinated: 59.9% (2,567 fully vaccinated)
--- 8.5% lower vaccination rate than Kentucky
- Cumulative deaths per 100k: 195 (42 total deaths)
--- 37.3% more deaths per 100k residents than Kentucky
- Cumulative cases per 100k: 8,658 (1,866 total cases)
--- 11.5% less cases per 100k residents than Kentucky
#8. Hancock County
--- 10.8% higher vaccination rate than Kentucky
- Population over 65 that is fully vaccinated: 77.4% (1,193 fully vaccinated)
--- 18.2% higher vaccination rate than Kentucky
- Cumulative deaths per 100k: 172 (15 total deaths)
--- 21.1% more deaths per 100k residents than Kentucky
- Cumulative cases per 100k: 9,883 (862 total cases)
--- 1.0% more cases per 100k residents than Kentucky
#7. Scott County
--- 11.5% higher vaccination rate than Kentucky
- Population over 65 that is fully vaccinated: 78.5% (5,533 fully vaccinated)
--- 19.8% higher vaccination rate than Kentucky
- Cumulative deaths per 100k: 56 (32 total deaths)
--- 60.6% less deaths per 100k residents than Kentucky
- Cumulative cases per 100k: 8,417 (4,798 total cases)
--- 14.0% less cases per 100k residents than Kentucky
#6. Pike County
--- 11.9% higher vaccination rate than Kentucky
- Population over 65 that is fully vaccinated: 58.3% (6,559 fully vaccinated)
--- 11.0% lower vaccination rate than Kentucky
- Cumulative deaths per 100k: 157 (91 total deaths)
--- 10.6% more deaths per 100k residents than Kentucky
- Cumulative cases per 100k: 9,394 (5,437 total cases)
--- 4.0% less cases per 100k residents than Kentucky
#5. Perry County
--- 16.9% higher vaccination rate than Kentucky
- Population over 65 that is fully vaccinated: 71.6% (3,216 fully vaccinated)
--- 9.3% higher vaccination rate than Kentucky
- Cumulative deaths per 100k: 245 (63 total deaths)
--- 72.5% more deaths per 100k residents than Kentucky
- Cumulative cases per 100k: 10,113 (2,605 total cases)
--- 3.3% more cases per 100k residents than Kentucky
#4. Lyon County
--- 26.3% higher vaccination rate than Kentucky
- Population over 65 that is fully vaccinated: 64.9% (1,388 fully vaccinated)
--- 0.9% lower vaccination rate than Kentucky
- Cumulative deaths per 100k: 231 (19 total deaths)
--- 62.7% more deaths per 100k residents than Kentucky
- Cumulative cases per 100k: 18,270 (1,500 total cases)
--- 86.7% more cases per 100k residents than Kentucky
#3. Fayette County
--- 32.4% higher vaccination rate than Kentucky
- Population over 65 that is fully vaccinated: 74.0% (33,178 fully vaccinated)
--- 13.0% higher vaccination rate than Kentucky
- Cumulative deaths per 100k: 89 (288 total deaths)
--- 37.3% less deaths per 100k residents than Kentucky
- Cumulative cases per 100k: 10,775 (34,821 total cases)
--- 10.1% more cases per 100k residents than Kentucky
#2. Franklin County
--- 38.5% higher vaccination rate than Kentucky
- Population over 65 that is fully vaccinated: 85.0% (7,970 fully vaccinated)
--- 29.8% higher vaccination rate than Kentucky
- Cumulative deaths per 100k: 90 (46 total deaths)
--- 36.6% less deaths per 100k residents than Kentucky
- Cumulative cases per 100k: 7,758 (3,956 total cases)
--- 20.7% less cases per 100k residents than Kentucky
#1. Woodford County
--- 45.3% higher vaccination rate than Kentucky
- Population over 65 that is fully vaccinated: 76.8% (3,980 fully vaccinated)
--- 17.3% higher vaccination rate than Kentucky
- Cumulative deaths per 100k: 71 (19 total deaths)
--- 50.0% less deaths per 100k residents than Kentucky
- Cumulative cases per 100k: 7,874 (2,105 total cases)
--- 19.6% less cases per 100k residents than Kentucky



