Counties with the highest COVID-19 vaccination rate in Kentucky

Published 12:41 pm Saturday, June 5, 2021

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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 therein—has its own COVID-19 story, driven by local policies and behaviors. The United States as of June 4 had reached 596,723 COVID-19-related deaths and more than 33.3 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 June 3, 2021. In Kentucky, 38.7% of the total population has been fully vaccinated, compared to 41.9% nationwide. Keep reading to see whether your county ranks among the highest COVID-19 vaccination rates in your state.

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#50. Shelby County

– Population that is fully vaccinated: 32.1% (15,737 fully vaccinated)
— 17.1% lower vaccination rate than Kentucky
– Population over 65 that is fully vaccinated: 64.4% (4,993 fully vaccinated)
— 14.0% lower vaccination rate than Kentucky
– Cumulative deaths per 100k: 159 (78 total deaths)
— 0.6% more deaths per 100k residents than Kentucky
– Cumulative cases per 100k: 9,797 (4,803 total cases)
— 4.7% less cases per 100k residents than Kentucky

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#49. Garrard County

– Population that is fully vaccinated: 32.1% (5,671 fully vaccinated)
— 17.1% lower vaccination rate than Kentucky
– Population over 65 that is fully vaccinated: 67.3% (2,183 fully vaccinated)
— 10.1% lower vaccination rate than Kentucky
– Cumulative deaths per 100k: 204 (36 total deaths)
— 29.1% more deaths per 100k residents than Kentucky
– Cumulative cases per 100k: 8,768 (1,549 total cases)
— 14.7% less cases per 100k residents than Kentucky

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#48. Taylor County

– Population that is fully vaccinated: 32.2% (8,291 fully vaccinated)
— 16.8% lower vaccination rate than Kentucky
– Population over 65 that is fully vaccinated: 70.0% (3,302 fully vaccinated)
— 6.5% lower vaccination rate than Kentucky
– Cumulative deaths per 100k: 202 (52 total deaths)
— 27.8% more deaths per 100k residents than Kentucky
– Cumulative cases per 100k: 12,453 (3,209 total cases)
— 21.2% more cases per 100k residents than Kentucky

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#47. Leslie County

– Population that is fully vaccinated: 32.2% (3,185 fully vaccinated)
— 16.8% lower vaccination rate than Kentucky
– Population over 65 that is fully vaccinated: 62.6% (1,155 fully vaccinated)
— 16.4% lower vaccination rate than Kentucky
– Cumulative deaths per 100k: 81 (8 total deaths)
— 48.7% less deaths per 100k residents than Kentucky
– Cumulative cases per 100k: 9,497 (938 total cases)
— 7.6% less cases per 100k residents than Kentucky

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#46. Livingston County

– Population that is fully vaccinated: 32.4% (2,980 fully vaccinated)
— 16.3% lower vaccination rate than Kentucky
– Population over 65 that is fully vaccinated: 69.9% (1,445 fully vaccinated)
— 6.7% lower vaccination rate than Kentucky
– Cumulative deaths per 100k: 261 (24 total deaths)
— 65.2% more deaths per 100k residents than Kentucky
– Cumulative cases per 100k: 9,441 (868 total cases)
— 8.1% less cases per 100k residents than Kentucky

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#45. Logan County

– Population that is fully vaccinated: 32.7% (8,858 fully vaccinated)
— 15.5% lower vaccination rate than Kentucky
– Population over 65 that is fully vaccinated: 74.0% (3,737 fully vaccinated)
— 1.2% lower vaccination rate than Kentucky
– Cumulative deaths per 100k: 255 (69 total deaths)
— 61.4% more deaths per 100k residents than Kentucky
– Cumulative cases per 100k: 10,638 (2,883 total cases)
— 3.5% more cases per 100k residents than Kentucky

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#44. Muhlenberg County

– Population that is fully vaccinated: 32.9% (10,060 fully vaccinated)
— 15.0% lower vaccination rate than Kentucky
– Population over 65 that is fully vaccinated: 66.1% (3,973 fully vaccinated)
— 11.7% lower vaccination rate than Kentucky
– Cumulative deaths per 100k: 219 (67 total deaths)
— 38.6% more deaths per 100k residents than Kentucky
– Cumulative cases per 100k: 9,892 (3,029 total cases)
— 3.7% less cases per 100k residents than Kentucky

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#43. Martin County

– Population that is fully vaccinated: 33.0% (3,694 fully vaccinated)
— 14.7% lower vaccination rate than Kentucky
– Population over 65 that is fully vaccinated: 54.0% (1,033 fully vaccinated)
— 27.9% lower vaccination rate than Kentucky
– Cumulative deaths per 100k: 179 (20 total deaths)
— 13.3% more deaths per 100k residents than Kentucky
– Cumulative cases per 100k: 9,352 (1,047 total cases)
— 9.0% less cases per 100k residents than Kentucky

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#42. Hopkins County

– Population that is fully vaccinated: 33.1% (14,793 fully vaccinated)
— 14.5% lower vaccination rate than Kentucky
– Population over 65 that is fully vaccinated: 73.1% (6,211 fully vaccinated)
— 2.4% lower vaccination rate than Kentucky
– Cumulative deaths per 100k: 329 (147 total deaths)
— 108.2% more deaths per 100k residents than Kentucky
– Cumulative cases per 100k: 10,209 (4,562 total cases)
— 0.7% less cases per 100k residents than Kentucky

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#41. McLean County

– Population that is fully vaccinated: 33.1% (3,048 fully vaccinated)
— 14.5% lower vaccination rate than Kentucky
– Population over 65 that is fully vaccinated: 72.5% (1,332 fully vaccinated)
— 3.2% lower vaccination rate than Kentucky
– Cumulative deaths per 100k: 293 (27 total deaths)
— 85.4% more deaths per 100k residents than Kentucky
– Cumulative cases per 100k: 9,753 (898 total cases)
— 5.1% less cases per 100k residents than Kentucky

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#40. Harrison County

– Population that is fully vaccinated: 33.3% (6,284 fully vaccinated)
— 14.0% lower vaccination rate than Kentucky
– Population over 65 that is fully vaccinated: 72.6% (2,475 fully vaccinated)
— 3.1% lower vaccination rate than Kentucky
– Cumulative deaths per 100k: 132 (25 total deaths)
— 16.5% less deaths per 100k residents than Kentucky
– Cumulative cases per 100k: 9,134 (1,725 total cases)
— 11.1% less cases per 100k residents than Kentucky

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#39. Caldwell County

– Population that is fully vaccinated: 33.4% (4,252 fully vaccinated)
— 13.7% lower vaccination rate than Kentucky
– Population over 65 that is fully vaccinated: 70.7% (1,923 fully vaccinated)
— 5.6% lower vaccination rate than Kentucky
– Cumulative deaths per 100k: 251 (32 total deaths)
— 58.9% more deaths per 100k residents than Kentucky
– Cumulative cases per 100k: 11,485 (1,464 total cases)
— 11.8% more cases per 100k residents than Kentucky

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#38. Fulton County

– Population that is fully vaccinated: 33.4% (1,991 fully vaccinated)
— 13.7% lower vaccination rate than Kentucky
– Population over 65 that is fully vaccinated: 78.1% (967 fully vaccinated)
— 4.3% higher vaccination rate than Kentucky
– Cumulative deaths per 100k: 268 (16 total deaths)
— 69.6% more deaths per 100k residents than Kentucky
– Cumulative cases per 100k: 8,963 (535 total cases)
— 12.8% less cases per 100k residents than Kentucky

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#37. Madison County

– Population that is fully vaccinated: 33.6% (31,239 fully vaccinated)
— 13.2% lower vaccination rate than Kentucky
– Population over 65 that is fully vaccinated: 67.2% (8,864 fully vaccinated)
— 10.3% lower vaccination rate than Kentucky
– Cumulative deaths per 100k: 119 (111 total deaths)
— 24.7% less deaths per 100k residents than Kentucky
– Cumulative cases per 100k: 10,170 (9,457 total cases)
— 1.0% less cases per 100k residents than Kentucky

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#36. Morgan County

– Population that is fully vaccinated: 33.7% (4,484 fully vaccinated)
— 12.9% lower vaccination rate than Kentucky
– Population over 65 that is fully vaccinated: 55.4% (1,284 fully vaccinated)
— 26.0% lower vaccination rate than Kentucky
– Cumulative deaths per 100k: 23 (3 total deaths)
— 85.4% less deaths per 100k residents than Kentucky
– Cumulative cases per 100k: 17,229 (2,293 total cases)
— 67.6% more cases per 100k residents than Kentucky

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#35. Wolfe County

– Population that is fully vaccinated: 33.7% (2,413 fully vaccinated)
— 12.9% lower vaccination rate than Kentucky
– Population over 65 that is fully vaccinated: 65.8% (935 fully vaccinated)
— 12.1% lower vaccination rate than Kentucky
– Cumulative deaths per 100k: 84 (6 total deaths)
— 46.8% less deaths per 100k residents than Kentucky
– Cumulative cases per 100k: 7,475 (535 total cases)
— 27.3% less cases per 100k residents than Kentucky

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#34. Powell County

– Population that is fully vaccinated: 33.8% (4,177 fully vaccinated)
— 12.7% lower vaccination rate than Kentucky
– Population over 65 that is fully vaccinated: 75.7% (1,522 fully vaccinated)
— 1.1% higher vaccination rate than Kentucky
– Cumulative deaths per 100k: 105 (13 total deaths)
— 33.5% less deaths per 100k residents than Kentucky
– Cumulative cases per 100k: 10,761 (1,330 total cases)
— 4.7% more cases per 100k residents than Kentucky

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#33. Rowan County

– Population that is fully vaccinated: 34.0% (8,315 fully vaccinated)
— 12.1% lower vaccination rate than Kentucky
– Population over 65 that is fully vaccinated: 76.3% (2,705 fully vaccinated)
— 1.9% higher vaccination rate than Kentucky
– Cumulative deaths per 100k: 82 (20 total deaths)
— 48.1% less deaths per 100k residents than Kentucky
– Cumulative cases per 100k: 9,358 (2,289 total cases)
— 8.9% less cases per 100k residents than Kentucky

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#32. Floyd County

– Population that is fully vaccinated: 34.0% (12,113 fully vaccinated)
— 12.1% lower vaccination rate than Kentucky
– Population over 65 that is fully vaccinated: 63.2% (4,236 fully vaccinated)
— 15.6% lower vaccination rate than Kentucky
– Cumulative deaths per 100k: 197 (70 total deaths)
— 24.7% more deaths per 100k residents than Kentucky
– Cumulative cases per 100k: 9,739 (3,466 total cases)
— 5.2% less cases per 100k residents than Kentucky

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#31. Pike County

– Population that is fully vaccinated: 34.3% (19,866 fully vaccinated)
— 11.4% lower vaccination rate than Kentucky
– Population over 65 that is fully vaccinated: 61.2% (6,884 fully vaccinated)
— 18.3% lower vaccination rate than Kentucky
– Cumulative deaths per 100k: 178 (103 total deaths)
— 12.7% more deaths per 100k residents than Kentucky
– Cumulative cases per 100k: 9,761 (5,649 total cases)
— 5.0% less cases per 100k residents than Kentucky

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#30. Marion County

– Population that is fully vaccinated: 34.3% (6,603 fully vaccinated)
— 11.4% lower vaccination rate than Kentucky
– Population over 65 that is fully vaccinated: 73.9% (2,413 fully vaccinated)
— 1.3% lower vaccination rate than Kentucky
– Cumulative deaths per 100k: 197 (38 total deaths)
— 24.7% more deaths per 100k residents than Kentucky
– Cumulative cases per 100k: 12,219 (2,355 total cases)
— 18.9% more cases per 100k residents than Kentucky

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#29. Washington County

– Population that is fully vaccinated: 34.3% (4,151 fully vaccinated)
— 11.4% lower vaccination rate than Kentucky
– Population over 65 that is fully vaccinated: 71.1% (1,588 fully vaccinated)
— 5.1% lower vaccination rate than Kentucky
– Cumulative deaths per 100k: 339 (41 total deaths)
— 114.6% more deaths per 100k residents than Kentucky
– Cumulative cases per 100k: 12,021 (1,454 total cases)
— 17.0% more cases per 100k residents than Kentucky

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#28. Letcher County

– Population that is fully vaccinated: 34.7% (7,486 fully vaccinated)
— 10.3% lower vaccination rate than Kentucky
– Population over 65 that is fully vaccinated: 63.6% (2,727 fully vaccinated)
— 15.1% lower vaccination rate than Kentucky
– Cumulative deaths per 100k: 209 (45 total deaths)
— 32.3% more deaths per 100k residents than Kentucky
– Cumulative cases per 100k: 8,983 (1,936 total cases)
— 12.6% less cases per 100k residents than Kentucky

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#27. Bath County

– Population that is fully vaccinated: 34.9% (4,360 fully vaccinated)
— 9.8% lower vaccination rate than Kentucky
– Population over 65 that is fully vaccinated: 78.2% (1,661 fully vaccinated)
— 4.4% higher vaccination rate than Kentucky
– Cumulative deaths per 100k: 176 (22 total deaths)
— 11.4% more deaths per 100k residents than Kentucky
– Cumulative cases per 100k: 8,304 (1,038 total cases)
— 19.2% less cases per 100k residents than Kentucky

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#26. Mason County

– Population that is fully vaccinated: 35.3% (6,020 fully vaccinated)
— 8.8% lower vaccination rate than Kentucky
– Population over 65 that is fully vaccinated: 74.4% (2,372 fully vaccinated)
— 0.7% lower vaccination rate than Kentucky
– Cumulative deaths per 100k: 234 (40 total deaths)
— 48.1% more deaths per 100k residents than Kentucky
– Cumulative cases per 100k: 10,117 (1,727 total cases)
— 1.6% less cases per 100k residents than Kentucky

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#25. Daviess County

– Population that is fully vaccinated: 35.6% (36,160 fully vaccinated)
— 8.0% lower vaccination rate than Kentucky
– Population over 65 that is fully vaccinated: 73.4% (12,878 fully vaccinated)
— 2.0% lower vaccination rate than Kentucky
– Cumulative deaths per 100k: 187 (190 total deaths)
— 18.4% more deaths per 100k residents than Kentucky
– Cumulative cases per 100k: 10,761 (10,924 total cases)
— 4.7% more cases per 100k residents than Kentucky

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#24. Nicholas County

– Population that is fully vaccinated: 35.6% (2,588 fully vaccinated)
— 8.0% lower vaccination rate than Kentucky
– Population over 65 that is fully vaccinated: 85.6% (1,060 fully vaccinated)
— 14.3% higher vaccination rate than Kentucky
– Cumulative deaths per 100k: 110 (8 total deaths)
— 30.4% less deaths per 100k residents than Kentucky
– Cumulative cases per 100k: 7,690 (559 total cases)
— 25.2% less cases per 100k residents than Kentucky

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#23. McCracken County

– Population that is fully vaccinated: 36.1% (23,608 fully vaccinated)
— 6.7% lower vaccination rate than Kentucky
– Population over 65 that is fully vaccinated: 72.3% (9,623 fully vaccinated)
— 3.5% lower vaccination rate than Kentucky
– Cumulative deaths per 100k: 200 (131 total deaths)
— 26.6% more deaths per 100k residents than Kentucky
– Cumulative cases per 100k: 10,460 (6,843 total cases)
— 1.8% more cases per 100k residents than Kentucky

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#22. Marshall County

– Population that is fully vaccinated: 36.3% (11,279 fully vaccinated)
— 6.2% lower vaccination rate than Kentucky
– Population over 65 that is fully vaccinated: 74.8% (5,150 fully vaccinated)
— 0.1% lower vaccination rate than Kentucky
– Cumulative deaths per 100k: 183 (57 total deaths)
— 15.8% more deaths per 100k residents than Kentucky
– Cumulative cases per 100k: 9,222 (2,868 total cases)
— 10.3% less cases per 100k residents than Kentucky

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#21. Jessamine County

– Population that is fully vaccinated: 36.3% (19,645 fully vaccinated)
— 6.2% lower vaccination rate than Kentucky
– Population over 65 that is fully vaccinated: 69.9% (5,871 fully vaccinated)
— 6.7% lower vaccination rate than Kentucky
– Cumulative deaths per 100k: 122 (66 total deaths)
— 22.8% less deaths per 100k residents than Kentucky
– Cumulative cases per 100k: 8,789 (4,756 total cases)
— 14.5% less cases per 100k residents than Kentucky

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#20. Mercer County

– Population that is fully vaccinated: 36.7% (8,050 fully vaccinated)
— 5.2% lower vaccination rate than Kentucky
– Population over 65 that is fully vaccinated: 76.1% (3,151 fully vaccinated)
— 1.6% higher vaccination rate than Kentucky
– Cumulative deaths per 100k: 246 (54 total deaths)
— 55.7% more deaths per 100k residents than Kentucky
– Cumulative cases per 100k: 11,882 (2,606 total cases)
— 15.6% more cases per 100k residents than Kentucky

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#19. Clark County

– Population that is fully vaccinated: 37.0% (13,418 fully vaccinated)
— 4.4% lower vaccination rate than Kentucky
– Population over 65 that is fully vaccinated: 68.7% (4,542 fully vaccinated)
— 8.3% lower vaccination rate than Kentucky
– Cumulative deaths per 100k: 88 (32 total deaths)
— 44.3% less deaths per 100k residents than Kentucky
– Cumulative cases per 100k: 8,201 (2,974 total cases)
— 20.2% less cases per 100k residents than Kentucky

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#18. Hardin County

– Population that is fully vaccinated: 37.1% (41,206 fully vaccinated)
— 4.1% lower vaccination rate than Kentucky
– Population over 65 that is fully vaccinated: 78.8% (12,632 fully vaccinated)
— 5.2% higher vaccination rate than Kentucky
– Cumulative deaths per 100k: 151 (167 total deaths)
— 4.4% less deaths per 100k residents than Kentucky
– Cumulative cases per 100k: 8,884 (9,857 total cases)
— 13.6% less cases per 100k residents than Kentucky

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#17. Nelson County

– Population that is fully vaccinated: 37.4% (17,285 fully vaccinated)
— 3.4% lower vaccination rate than Kentucky
– Population over 65 that is fully vaccinated: 78.6% (5,870 fully vaccinated)
— 4.9% higher vaccination rate than Kentucky
– Cumulative deaths per 100k: 128 (59 total deaths)
— 19.0% less deaths per 100k residents than Kentucky
– Cumulative cases per 100k: 10,752 (4,971 total cases)
— 4.6% more cases per 100k residents than Kentucky

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#16. Henry County

– Population that is fully vaccinated: 37.5% (6,042 fully vaccinated)
— 3.1% lower vaccination rate than Kentucky
– Population over 65 that is fully vaccinated: 77.5% (2,250 fully vaccinated)
— 3.5% higher vaccination rate than Kentucky
– Cumulative deaths per 100k: 112 (18 total deaths)
— 29.1% less deaths per 100k residents than Kentucky
– Cumulative cases per 100k: 8,564 (1,381 total cases)
— 16.7% less cases per 100k residents than Kentucky

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#15. Bourbon County

– Population that is fully vaccinated: 38.1% (7,540 fully vaccinated)
— 1.6% lower vaccination rate than Kentucky
– Population over 65 that is fully vaccinated: 69.1% (2,691 fully vaccinated)
— 7.7% lower vaccination rate than Kentucky
– Cumulative deaths per 100k: 96 (19 total deaths)
— 39.2% less deaths per 100k residents than Kentucky
– Cumulative cases per 100k: 8,753 (1,732 total cases)
— 14.8% less cases per 100k residents than Kentucky

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#14. Perry County

– Population that is fully vaccinated: 38.9% (10,026 fully vaccinated)
— 0.5% higher vaccination rate than Kentucky
– Population over 65 that is fully vaccinated: 77.7% (3,493 fully vaccinated)
— 3.7% higher vaccination rate than Kentucky
– Cumulative deaths per 100k: 256 (66 total deaths)
— 62.0% more deaths per 100k residents than Kentucky
– Cumulative cases per 100k: 10,478 (2,699 total cases)
— 2.0% more cases per 100k residents than Kentucky

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#13. Anderson County

– Population that is fully vaccinated: 39.4% (8,968 fully vaccinated)
— 1.8% higher vaccination rate than Kentucky
– Population over 65 that is fully vaccinated: 82.5% (3,060 fully vaccinated)
— 10.1% higher vaccination rate than Kentucky
– Cumulative deaths per 100k: 101 (23 total deaths)
— 36.1% less deaths per 100k residents than Kentucky
– Cumulative cases per 100k: 7,746 (1,762 total cases)
— 24.6% less cases per 100k residents than Kentucky

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#12. Hancock County

– Population that is fully vaccinated: 40.7% (3,551 fully vaccinated)
— 5.2% higher vaccination rate than Kentucky
– Population over 65 that is fully vaccinated: 85.3% (1,314 fully vaccinated)
— 13.9% higher vaccination rate than Kentucky
– Cumulative deaths per 100k: 172 (15 total deaths)
— 8.9% more deaths per 100k residents than Kentucky
– Cumulative cases per 100k: 10,261 (895 total cases)
— 0.2% less cases per 100k residents than Kentucky

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#11. Oldham County

– Population that is fully vaccinated: 40.9% (27,338 fully vaccinated)
— 5.7% higher vaccination rate than Kentucky
– Population over 65 that is fully vaccinated: 78.4% (7,157 fully vaccinated)
— 4.7% higher vaccination rate than Kentucky
– Cumulative deaths per 100k: 126 (84 total deaths)
— 20.3% less deaths per 100k residents than Kentucky
– Cumulative cases per 100k: 11,484 (7,671 total cases)
— 11.7% more cases per 100k residents than Kentucky

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#10. Boyle County

– Population that is fully vaccinated: 41.1% (12,345 fully vaccinated)
— 6.2% higher vaccination rate than Kentucky
– Population over 65 that is fully vaccinated: 72.1% (4,248 fully vaccinated)
— 3.7% lower vaccination rate than Kentucky
– Cumulative deaths per 100k: 253 (76 total deaths)
— 60.1% more deaths per 100k residents than Kentucky
– Cumulative cases per 100k: 11,514 (3,461 total cases)
— 12.0% more cases per 100k residents than Kentucky

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#9. Scott County

– Population that is fully vaccinated: 41.5% (23,649 fully vaccinated)
— 7.2% higher vaccination rate than Kentucky
– Population over 65 that is fully vaccinated: 85.9% (6,056 fully vaccinated)
— 14.7% higher vaccination rate than Kentucky
– Cumulative deaths per 100k: 63 (36 total deaths)
— 60.1% less deaths per 100k residents than Kentucky
– Cumulative cases per 100k: 8,922 (5,086 total cases)
— 13.2% less cases per 100k residents than Kentucky

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#8. Kenton County

– Population that is fully vaccinated: 41.6% (69,544 fully vaccinated)
— 7.5% higher vaccination rate than Kentucky
– Population over 65 that is fully vaccinated: 81.2% (20,166 fully vaccinated)
— 8.4% higher vaccination rate than Kentucky
– Cumulative deaths per 100k: 119 (199 total deaths)
— 24.7% less deaths per 100k residents than Kentucky
– Cumulative cases per 100k: 10,016 (16,727 total cases)
— 2.5% less cases per 100k residents than Kentucky

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#7. Boone County

– Population that is fully vaccinated: 41.7% (55,711 fully vaccinated)
— 7.8% higher vaccination rate than Kentucky
– Population over 65 that is fully vaccinated: 81.6% (15,339 fully vaccinated)
— 8.9% higher vaccination rate than Kentucky
– Cumulative deaths per 100k: 109 (145 total deaths)
— 31.0% less deaths per 100k residents than Kentucky
– Cumulative cases per 100k: 10,674 (14,258 total cases)
— 3.9% more cases per 100k residents than Kentucky

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#6. Lyon County

– Population that is fully vaccinated: 43.1% (3,539 fully vaccinated)
— 11.4% higher vaccination rate than Kentucky
– Population over 65 that is fully vaccinated: 69.7% (1,491 fully vaccinated)
— 6.9% lower vaccination rate than Kentucky
– Cumulative deaths per 100k: 244 (20 total deaths)
— 54.4% more deaths per 100k residents than Kentucky
– Cumulative cases per 100k: 18,831 (1,546 total cases)
— 83.2% more cases per 100k residents than Kentucky

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#5. Jefferson County

– Population that is fully vaccinated: 43.8% (335,905 fully vaccinated)
— 13.2% higher vaccination rate than Kentucky
– Population over 65 that is fully vaccinated: 76.6% (97,900 fully vaccinated)
— 2.3% higher vaccination rate than Kentucky
– Cumulative deaths per 100k: 171 (1,314 total deaths)
— 8.2% more deaths per 100k residents than Kentucky
– Cumulative cases per 100k: 10,732 (82,289 total cases)
— 4.4% more cases per 100k residents than Kentucky

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#4. Campbell County

– Population that is fully vaccinated: 44.1% (41,270 fully vaccinated)
— 14.0% higher vaccination rate than Kentucky
– Population over 65 that is fully vaccinated: 78.4% (11,808 fully vaccinated)
— 4.7% higher vaccination rate than Kentucky
– Cumulative deaths per 100k: 83 (78 total deaths)
— 47.5% less deaths per 100k residents than Kentucky
– Cumulative cases per 100k: 9,265 (8,671 total cases)
— 9.8% less cases per 100k residents than Kentucky

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#3. Fayette County

– Population that is fully vaccinated: 48.4% (156,481 fully vaccinated)
— 25.1% higher vaccination rate than Kentucky
– Population over 65 that is fully vaccinated: 82.9% (37,137 fully vaccinated)
— 10.7% higher vaccination rate than Kentucky
– Cumulative deaths per 100k: 96 (309 total deaths)
— 39.2% less deaths per 100k residents than Kentucky
– Cumulative cases per 100k: 11,204 (36,205 total cases)
— 9.0% more cases per 100k residents than Kentucky

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#2. Woodford County

– Population that is fully vaccinated: 51.3% (13,712 fully vaccinated)
— 32.6% higher vaccination rate than Kentucky
– Population over 65 that is fully vaccinated: 84.3% (4,365 fully vaccinated)
— 12.6% higher vaccination rate than Kentucky
– Cumulative deaths per 100k: 79 (21 total deaths)
— 50.0% less deaths per 100k residents than Kentucky
– Cumulative cases per 100k: 8,106 (2,167 total cases)
— 21.1% less cases per 100k residents than Kentucky

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#1. Franklin County

– Population that is fully vaccinated: 51.8% (26,401 fully vaccinated)
— 33.9% higher vaccination rate than Kentucky
– Population over 65 that is fully vaccinated: 95.8% (8,988 fully vaccinated)
— 27.9% higher vaccination rate than Kentucky
– Cumulative deaths per 100k: 110 (56 total deaths)
— 30.4% less deaths per 100k residents than Kentucky
– Cumulative cases per 100k: 8,088 (4,124 total cases)
— 21.3% less cases per 100k residents than Kentucky