Washington Is 2021’s 9th Most Vaccinated State: Report

WASHINGTON — Compared to other states, Washington has one of the highest vaccination rates in the country this year, a new study finds. In fact, it ranks No. 9 overall, according to WalletHub.

With 93 percent of unvaccinated adults saying they don’t ever plan to get the COVID-19 vaccine, the personal-finance website released its vaccination report Monday.

Massachusetts took the No. 1 overall spot for having the highest vaccination rate in the country for 2021, the study found. It was followed by Vermont (No. 2), Rhode Island (No. 3), New Hampshire (No. 4) and North Dakota (No. 5).

According to WalletHub, Mississippi has the worst vaccination rate in the country. It's followed by Georgia (No. 2), Texas (No. 3), Arizona (No. 4) and Nevada (No. 5).

Here's how Washington ranked in other categories:

• 20th — Influenza Vaccination Rate in Children Aged 6 Months to 17 Years Old
• 30th — Share of Teenagers Aged 13-17 with Up-To-Date HPV Vaccination
• 12th — Flu Vaccination Coverage Rate Among Adults
• 10th — Share of Adults with Tetanus Vaccination
• 5th — Share of Adults Aged 60 and Older with Zoster Vaccination
• 19th — Share of Children 19-35 Months old Living in Poverty with Combined 7-Vaccine Series
• 19th — Share of Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population without Health Insurance Coverage
• 24th — Share of Children Under 6 Years Old Participating in an Immunization Information System

The World Health Organization (WHO) estimates that vaccines prevented at least 10 million deaths worldwide just between the years of 2010 and 2015. A similar study by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) found vaccines prevented 732,000 deaths in the U.S. between 1994 and 2013.

To find out which states vaccinate most, WalletHub analyzed the 50 states and the District of Columbia across 17 key metrics, ranging from share of vaccinated children to share of people without health insurance to flu vaccination rate among adults.