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Counties with the highest COVID-19 vaccination rate in Kentucky

The vaccine deployment in December 2020 signaled a turning point in the COVID-19 pandemic. By the end of May 2021, 40% of the U.S. population was fully vaccinated. But as vaccination rates lagged over the summer, new surges of COVID-19 came, including Delta in the summer of 2021, and now the Omicron variant, which comprises the majority of cases in the U.S.

The United States as of Apr. 29 reached 993,465 COVID-19-related deaths and nearly 81.3 million COVID-19 cases, according to Johns Hopkins University. Currently, 66.1% of the population is fully vaccinated, and 45.8% of vaccinated people have received booster doses.

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 and Covid Act Now. Counties are ranked by the highest vaccination rate as of Apr. 28, 2022. Due to inconsistencies in reporting, some counties do not have vaccination data available. Keep reading to see whether your county ranks among the highest COVID-19 vaccination rates in your state.

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#50. Simpson County

– Population that is fully vaccinated: 50.7% (9,408 fully vaccinated)
— 11.5% lower vaccination rate than Kentucky
– Cumulative deaths per 100k: 490 (91 total deaths)
— 41.6% more deaths per 100k residents than Kentucky
– Cumulative cases per 100k: 30,293 (5,626 total cases)
— 2.0% more cases per 100k residents than Kentucky

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#49. Logan County

– Population that is fully vaccinated: 50.9% (13,803 fully vaccinated)
— 11.2% lower vaccination rate than Kentucky
– Cumulative deaths per 100k: 465 (126 total deaths)
— 34.4% more deaths per 100k residents than Kentucky
– Cumulative cases per 100k: 30,854 (8,362 total cases)
— 3.9% more cases per 100k residents than Kentucky

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#48. Mason County

– Population that is fully vaccinated: 51.0% (8,707 fully vaccinated)
— 11.0% lower vaccination rate than Kentucky
– Cumulative deaths per 100k: 609 (104 total deaths)
— 76.0% more deaths per 100k residents than Kentucky
– Cumulative cases per 100k: 28,928 (4,938 total cases)
— 2.6% less cases per 100k residents than Kentucky

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#47. McLean County

– Population that is fully vaccinated: 51.1% (4,707 fully vaccinated)
— 10.8% lower vaccination rate than Kentucky
– Cumulative deaths per 100k: 554 (51 total deaths)
— 60.1% more deaths per 100k residents than Kentucky
– Cumulative cases per 100k: 28,435 (2,618 total cases)
— 4.3% less cases per 100k residents than Kentucky

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#46. Washington County

– Population that is fully vaccinated: 51.1% (6,186 fully vaccinated)
— 10.8% lower vaccination rate than Kentucky
– Cumulative deaths per 100k: 504 (61 total deaths)
— 45.7% more deaths per 100k residents than Kentucky
– Cumulative cases per 100k: 32,666 (3,951 total cases)
— 10.0% more cases per 100k residents than Kentucky

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#45. Muhlenberg County

– Population that is fully vaccinated: 51.1% (15,646 fully vaccinated)
— 10.8% lower vaccination rate than Kentucky
– Cumulative deaths per 100k: 392 (120 total deaths)
— 13.3% more deaths per 100k residents than Kentucky
– Cumulative cases per 100k: 33,254 (10,183 total cases)
— 11.9% more cases per 100k residents than Kentucky

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#44. Henderson County

– Population that is fully vaccinated: 51.2% (23,130 fully vaccinated)
— 10.6% lower vaccination rate than Kentucky
– Cumulative deaths per 100k: 365 (165 total deaths)
— 5.5% more deaths per 100k residents than Kentucky
– Cumulative cases per 100k: 30,814 (13,931 total cases)
— 3.7% more cases per 100k residents than Kentucky

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#43. Magoffin County

– Population that is fully vaccinated: 51.3% (6,237 fully vaccinated)
— 10.5% lower vaccination rate than Kentucky
– Cumulative deaths per 100k: 419 (51 total deaths)
— 21.1% more deaths per 100k residents than Kentucky
– Cumulative cases per 100k: 32,349 (3,934 total cases)
— 8.9% more cases per 100k residents than Kentucky

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#42. Grayson County

– Population that is fully vaccinated: 51.4% (13,591 fully vaccinated)
— 10.3% lower vaccination rate than Kentucky
– Cumulative deaths per 100k: 496 (131 total deaths)
— 43.4% more deaths per 100k residents than Kentucky
– Cumulative cases per 100k: 30,287 (8,004 total cases)
— 2.0% more cases per 100k residents than Kentucky

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#41. Fleming County

– Population that is fully vaccinated: 51.8% (7,560 fully vaccinated)
— 9.6% lower vaccination rate than Kentucky
– Cumulative deaths per 100k: 384 (56 total deaths)
— 11.0% more deaths per 100k residents than Kentucky
– Cumulative cases per 100k: 26,740 (3,899 total cases)
— 10.0% less cases per 100k residents than Kentucky

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#40. Hopkins County

– Population that is fully vaccinated: 51.8% (23,159 fully vaccinated)
— 9.6% lower vaccination rate than Kentucky
– Cumulative deaths per 100k: 559 (250 total deaths)
— 61.6% more deaths per 100k residents than Kentucky
– Cumulative cases per 100k: 33,474 (14,958 total cases)
— 12.7% more cases per 100k residents than Kentucky

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#39. Estill County

– Population that is fully vaccinated: 51.9% (7,327 fully vaccinated)
— 9.4% lower vaccination rate than Kentucky
– Cumulative deaths per 100k: 333 (47 total deaths)
— 3.8% less deaths per 100k residents than Kentucky
– Cumulative cases per 100k: 29,172 (4,115 total cases)
— 1.8% less cases per 100k residents than Kentucky

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#38. Leslie County

– Population that is fully vaccinated: 52.3% (5,162 fully vaccinated)
— 8.7% lower vaccination rate than Kentucky
– Cumulative deaths per 100k: 486 (48 total deaths)
— 40.5% more deaths per 100k residents than Kentucky
– Cumulative cases per 100k: 37,663 (3,720 total cases)
— 26.8% more cases per 100k residents than Kentucky

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#37. Rowan County

– Population that is fully vaccinated: 52.3% (12,792 fully vaccinated)
— 8.7% lower vaccination rate than Kentucky
– Cumulative deaths per 100k: 266 (65 total deaths)
— 23.1% less deaths per 100k residents than Kentucky
– Cumulative cases per 100k: 27,473 (6,720 total cases)
— 7.5% less cases per 100k residents than Kentucky

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#36. Greenup County

– Population that is fully vaccinated: 52.3% (18,348 fully vaccinated)
— 8.7% lower vaccination rate than Kentucky
– Cumulative deaths per 100k: 407 (143 total deaths)
— 17.6% more deaths per 100k residents than Kentucky
– Cumulative cases per 100k: 34,389 (12,070 total cases)
— 15.8% more cases per 100k residents than Kentucky

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#35. Caldwell County

– Population that is fully vaccinated: 52.4% (6,674 fully vaccinated)
— 8.6% lower vaccination rate than Kentucky
– Cumulative deaths per 100k: 463 (59 total deaths)
— 33.8% more deaths per 100k residents than Kentucky
– Cumulative cases per 100k: 32,439 (4,135 total cases)
— 9.2% more cases per 100k residents than Kentucky

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#34. Nelson County

– Population that is fully vaccinated: 52.4% (24,205 fully vaccinated)
— 8.6% lower vaccination rate than Kentucky
– Cumulative deaths per 100k: 329 (152 total deaths)
— 4.9% less deaths per 100k residents than Kentucky
– Cumulative cases per 100k: 31,274 (14,459 total cases)
— 5.3% more cases per 100k residents than Kentucky

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#33. Breathitt County

– Population that is fully vaccinated: 52.7% (6,660 fully vaccinated)
— 8.0% lower vaccination rate than Kentucky
– Cumulative deaths per 100k: 428 (54 total deaths)
— 23.7% more deaths per 100k residents than Kentucky
– Cumulative cases per 100k: 30,016 (3,791 total cases)
— 1.0% more cases per 100k residents than Kentucky

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#32. Powell County

– Population that is fully vaccinated: 52.9% (6,538 fully vaccinated)
— 7.7% lower vaccination rate than Kentucky
– Cumulative deaths per 100k: 340 (42 total deaths)
— 1.7% less deaths per 100k residents than Kentucky
– Cumulative cases per 100k: 38,612 (4,772 total cases)
— 30.0% more cases per 100k residents than Kentucky

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#31. Pike County

– Population that is fully vaccinated: 52.9% (30,606 fully vaccinated)
— 7.7% lower vaccination rate than Kentucky
– Cumulative deaths per 100k: 515 (298 total deaths)
— 48.8% more deaths per 100k residents than Kentucky
– Cumulative cases per 100k: 32,884 (19,032 total cases)
— 10.7% more cases per 100k residents than Kentucky

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#30. Nicholas County

– Population that is fully vaccinated: 53.1% (3,861 fully vaccinated)
— 7.3% lower vaccination rate than Kentucky
– Cumulative deaths per 100k: 426 (31 total deaths)
— 23.1% more deaths per 100k residents than Kentucky
– Cumulative cases per 100k: 28,876 (2,099 total cases)
— 2.8% less cases per 100k residents than Kentucky

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#29. Letcher County

– Population that is fully vaccinated: 53.2% (11,464 fully vaccinated)
— 7.2% lower vaccination rate than Kentucky
– Cumulative deaths per 100k: 524 (113 total deaths)
— 51.4% more deaths per 100k residents than Kentucky
– Cumulative cases per 100k: 33,026 (7,118 total cases)
— 11.2% more cases per 100k residents than Kentucky

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#28. Marshall County

– Population that is fully vaccinated: 53.7% (16,704 fully vaccinated)
— 6.3% lower vaccination rate than Kentucky
– Cumulative deaths per 100k: 334 (104 total deaths)
— 3.5% less deaths per 100k residents than Kentucky
– Cumulative cases per 100k: 27,035 (8,408 total cases)
— 9.0% less cases per 100k residents than Kentucky

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#27. Wolfe County

– Population that is fully vaccinated: 53.9% (3,856 fully vaccinated)
— 5.9% lower vaccination rate than Kentucky
– Cumulative deaths per 100k: 363 (26 total deaths)
— 4.9% more deaths per 100k residents than Kentucky
– Cumulative cases per 100k: 35,364 (2,531 total cases)
— 19.0% more cases per 100k residents than Kentucky

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#26. Henry County

– Population that is fully vaccinated: 53.9% (8,687 fully vaccinated)
— 5.9% lower vaccination rate than Kentucky
– Cumulative deaths per 100k: 310 (50 total deaths)
— 10.4% less deaths per 100k residents than Kentucky
– Cumulative cases per 100k: 29,716 (4,792 total cases)
— 0.0% more cases per 100k residents than Kentucky

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#25. Jessamine County

– Population that is fully vaccinated: 53.9% (29,171 fully vaccinated)
— 5.9% lower vaccination rate than Kentucky
– Cumulative deaths per 100k: 253 (137 total deaths)
— 26.9% less deaths per 100k residents than Kentucky
– Cumulative cases per 100k: 28,133 (15,224 total cases)
— 5.3% less cases per 100k residents than Kentucky

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#24. Bath County

– Population that is fully vaccinated: 54.0% (6,753 fully vaccinated)
— 5.8% lower vaccination rate than Kentucky
– Cumulative deaths per 100k: 352 (44 total deaths)
— 1.7% more deaths per 100k residents than Kentucky
– Cumulative cases per 100k: 25,584 (3,198 total cases)
— 13.9% less cases per 100k residents than Kentucky

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#23. Martin County

– Population that is fully vaccinated: 54.2% (6,071 fully vaccinated)
— 5.4% lower vaccination rate than Kentucky
– Cumulative deaths per 100k: 438 (49 total deaths)
— 26.6% more deaths per 100k residents than Kentucky
– Cumulative cases per 100k: 29,504 (3,303 total cases)
— 0.7% less cases per 100k residents than Kentucky

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#22. Daviess County

– Population that is fully vaccinated: 54.3% (55,094 fully vaccinated)
— 5.2% lower vaccination rate than Kentucky
– Cumulative deaths per 100k: 379 (385 total deaths)
— 9.5% more deaths per 100k residents than Kentucky
– Cumulative cases per 100k: 30,655 (31,118 total cases)
— 3.2% more cases per 100k residents than Kentucky

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#21. Mercer County

– Population that is fully vaccinated: 54.6% (11,972 fully vaccinated)
— 4.7% lower vaccination rate than Kentucky
– Cumulative deaths per 100k: 479 (105 total deaths)
— 38.4% more deaths per 100k residents than Kentucky
– Cumulative cases per 100k: 33,602 (7,370 total cases)
— 13.1% more cases per 100k residents than Kentucky

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#20. Clark County

– Population that is fully vaccinated: 54.7% (19,848 fully vaccinated)
— 4.5% lower vaccination rate than Kentucky
– Cumulative deaths per 100k: 182 (66 total deaths)
— 47.4% less deaths per 100k residents than Kentucky
– Cumulative cases per 100k: 29,349 (10,643 total cases)
— 1.2% less cases per 100k residents than Kentucky

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#19. Anderson County

– Population that is fully vaccinated: 55.4% (12,605 fully vaccinated)
— 3.3% lower vaccination rate than Kentucky
– Cumulative deaths per 100k: 303 (69 total deaths)
— 12.4% less deaths per 100k residents than Kentucky
– Cumulative cases per 100k: 28,993 (6,595 total cases)
— 2.4% less cases per 100k residents than Kentucky

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#18. Scott County

– Population that is fully vaccinated: 55.8% (31,804 fully vaccinated)
— 2.6% lower vaccination rate than Kentucky
– Cumulative deaths per 100k: 184 (105 total deaths)
— 46.8% less deaths per 100k residents than Kentucky
– Cumulative cases per 100k: 30,736 (17,521 total cases)
— 3.5% more cases per 100k residents than Kentucky

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#17. McCracken County

– Population that is fully vaccinated: 55.8% (36,529 fully vaccinated)
— 2.6% lower vaccination rate than Kentucky
– Cumulative deaths per 100k: 390 (255 total deaths)
— 12.7% more deaths per 100k residents than Kentucky
– Cumulative cases per 100k: 28,384 (18,568 total cases)
— 4.5% less cases per 100k residents than Kentucky

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#16. Boyle County

– Population that is fully vaccinated: 57.0% (17,135 fully vaccinated)
— 0.5% lower vaccination rate than Kentucky
– Cumulative deaths per 100k: 429 (129 total deaths)
— 24.0% more deaths per 100k residents than Kentucky
– Cumulative cases per 100k: 28,097 (8,446 total cases)
— 5.4% less cases per 100k residents than Kentucky

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#15. Floyd County

– Population that is fully vaccinated: 57.2% (20,344 fully vaccinated)
— 0.2% lower vaccination rate than Kentucky
– Cumulative deaths per 100k: 545 (194 total deaths)
— 57.5% more deaths per 100k residents than Kentucky
– Cumulative cases per 100k: 35,250 (12,545 total cases)
— 18.7% more cases per 100k residents than Kentucky

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#14. Oldham County

– Population that is fully vaccinated: 57.4% (38,316 fully vaccinated)
— 0.2% higher vaccination rate than Kentucky
– Cumulative deaths per 100k: 211 (141 total deaths)
— 39.0% less deaths per 100k residents than Kentucky
– Cumulative cases per 100k: 27,524 (18,386 total cases)
— 7.3% less cases per 100k residents than Kentucky

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#13. Bourbon County

– Population that is fully vaccinated: 58.1% (11,501 fully vaccinated)
— 1.4% higher vaccination rate than Kentucky
– Cumulative deaths per 100k: 283 (56 total deaths)
— 18.2% less deaths per 100k residents than Kentucky
– Cumulative cases per 100k: 30,256 (5,987 total cases)
— 1.9% more cases per 100k residents than Kentucky

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#12. Lyon County

– Population that is fully vaccinated: 58.4% (4,793 fully vaccinated)
— 1.9% higher vaccination rate than Kentucky
– Cumulative deaths per 100k: 414 (34 total deaths)
— 19.7% more deaths per 100k residents than Kentucky
– Cumulative cases per 100k: 34,957 (2,870 total cases)
— 17.7% more cases per 100k residents than Kentucky

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#11. Fulton County

– Population that is fully vaccinated: 59.0% (3,519 fully vaccinated)
— 3.0% higher vaccination rate than Kentucky
– Cumulative deaths per 100k: 486 (29 total deaths)
— 40.5% more deaths per 100k residents than Kentucky
– Cumulative cases per 100k: 20,389 (1,217 total cases)
— 31.4% less cases per 100k residents than Kentucky

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#10. Hancock County

– Population that is fully vaccinated: 59.3% (5,171 fully vaccinated)
— 3.5% higher vaccination rate than Kentucky
– Cumulative deaths per 100k: 275 (24 total deaths)
— 20.5% less deaths per 100k residents than Kentucky
– Cumulative cases per 100k: 28,594 (2,494 total cases)
— 3.7% less cases per 100k residents than Kentucky

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#9. Kenton County

– Population that is fully vaccinated: 60.5% (101,088 fully vaccinated)
— 5.6% higher vaccination rate than Kentucky
– Cumulative deaths per 100k: 241 (402 total deaths)
— 30.3% less deaths per 100k residents than Kentucky
– Cumulative cases per 100k: 25,388 (42,397 total cases)
— 14.5% less cases per 100k residents than Kentucky

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#8. Franklin County

– Population that is fully vaccinated: 61.5% (31,337 fully vaccinated)
— 7.3% higher vaccination rate than Kentucky
– Cumulative deaths per 100k: 296 (151 total deaths)
— 14.5% less deaths per 100k residents than Kentucky
– Cumulative cases per 100k: 27,154 (13,846 total cases)
— 8.6% less cases per 100k residents than Kentucky

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#7. Perry County

– Population that is fully vaccinated: 62.3% (16,037 fully vaccinated)
— 8.7% higher vaccination rate than Kentucky
– Cumulative deaths per 100k: 668 (172 total deaths)
— 93.1% more deaths per 100k residents than Kentucky
– Cumulative cases per 100k: 42,798 (11,024 total cases)
— 44.1% more cases per 100k residents than Kentucky

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#6. Boone County

– Population that is fully vaccinated: 62.3% (83,193 fully vaccinated)
— 8.7% higher vaccination rate than Kentucky
– Cumulative deaths per 100k: 213 (284 total deaths)
— 38.4% less deaths per 100k residents than Kentucky
– Cumulative cases per 100k: 28,065 (37,490 total cases)
— 5.5% less cases per 100k residents than Kentucky

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#5. Hardin County

– Population that is fully vaccinated: 63.0% (69,852 fully vaccinated)
— 9.9% higher vaccination rate than Kentucky
– Cumulative deaths per 100k: 388 (431 total deaths)
— 12.1% more deaths per 100k residents than Kentucky
– Cumulative cases per 100k: 29,408 (32,630 total cases)
— 1.0% less cases per 100k residents than Kentucky

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#4. Campbell County

– Population that is fully vaccinated: 63.8% (59,714 fully vaccinated)
— 11.3% higher vaccination rate than Kentucky
– Cumulative deaths per 100k: 183 (171 total deaths)
— 47.1% less deaths per 100k residents than Kentucky
– Cumulative cases per 100k: 24,779 (23,189 total cases)
— 16.6% less cases per 100k residents than Kentucky

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#3. Jefferson County

– Population that is fully vaccinated: 64.0% (490,947 fully vaccinated)
— 11.7% higher vaccination rate than Kentucky
– Cumulative deaths per 100k: 304 (2,332 total deaths)
— 12.1% less deaths per 100k residents than Kentucky
– Cumulative cases per 100k: 29,542 (226,513 total cases)
— 0.6% less cases per 100k residents than Kentucky

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#2. Woodford County

– Population that is fully vaccinated: 66.2% (17,702 fully vaccinated)
— 15.5% higher vaccination rate than Kentucky
– Cumulative deaths per 100k: 180 (48 total deaths)
— 48.0% less deaths per 100k residents than Kentucky
– Cumulative cases per 100k: 25,892 (6,922 total cases)
— 12.8% less cases per 100k residents than Kentucky

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#1. Fayette County

– Population that is fully vaccinated: 66.7% (215,606 fully vaccinated)
— 16.4% higher vaccination rate than Kentucky
– Cumulative deaths per 100k: 185 (599 total deaths)
— 46.5% less deaths per 100k residents than Kentucky
– Cumulative cases per 100k: 29,508 (95,357 total cases)
— 0.7% less cases per 100k residents than Kentucky