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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 May 6 reached 997,023 COVID-19-related deaths and nearly 81.7 million COVID-19 cases, according to Johns Hopkins University. Currently, 66.3% of the population is fully vaccinated, and 45.9% 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 May 5, 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% (9,418 fully vaccinated)
— 11.7% lower vaccination rate than Kentucky
– Cumulative deaths per 100k: 495 (92 total deaths)
— 41.4% more deaths per 100k residents than Kentucky
– Cumulative cases per 100k: 30,309 (5,629 total cases)
— 1.7% more cases per 100k residents than Kentucky

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#49. Logan County

– Population that is fully vaccinated: 51.0% (13,818 fully vaccinated)
— 11.1% lower vaccination rate than Kentucky
– Cumulative deaths per 100k: 465 (126 total deaths)
— 32.9% more deaths per 100k residents than Kentucky
– Cumulative cases per 100k: 30,861 (8,364 total cases)
— 3.6% more cases per 100k residents than Kentucky

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#48. McLean County

– Population that is fully vaccinated: 51.1% (4,708 fully vaccinated)
— 11.0% lower vaccination rate than Kentucky
– Cumulative deaths per 100k: 554 (51 total deaths)
— 58.3% more deaths per 100k residents than Kentucky
– Cumulative cases per 100k: 28,478 (2,622 total cases)
— 4.4% less cases per 100k residents than Kentucky

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#47. Mason County

– Population that is fully vaccinated: 51.1% (8,716 fully vaccinated)
— 11.0% lower vaccination rate than Kentucky
– Cumulative deaths per 100k: 609 (104 total deaths)
— 74.0% more deaths per 100k residents than Kentucky
– Cumulative cases per 100k: 29,262 (4,995 total cases)
— 1.8% less cases per 100k residents than Kentucky

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#46. Muhlenberg County

– Population that is fully vaccinated: 51.1% (15,661 fully vaccinated)
— 11.0% lower vaccination rate than Kentucky
– Cumulative deaths per 100k: 392 (120 total deaths)
— 12.0% more deaths per 100k residents than Kentucky
– Cumulative cases per 100k: 33,270 (10,188 total cases)
— 11.7% more cases per 100k residents than Kentucky

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#45. Washington County

– Population that is fully vaccinated: 51.2% (6,192 fully vaccinated)
— 10.8% lower vaccination rate than Kentucky
– Cumulative deaths per 100k: 504 (61 total deaths)
— 44.0% more deaths per 100k residents than Kentucky
– Cumulative cases per 100k: 32,708 (3,956 total cases)
— 9.8% more cases per 100k residents than Kentucky

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#44. Magoffin County

– Population that is fully vaccinated: 51.3% (6,241 fully vaccinated)
— 10.6% lower vaccination rate than Kentucky
– Cumulative deaths per 100k: 419 (51 total deaths)
— 19.7% more deaths per 100k residents than Kentucky
– Cumulative cases per 100k: 32,456 (3,947 total cases)
— 8.9% more cases per 100k residents than Kentucky

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#43. Henderson County

– Population that is fully vaccinated: 51.3% (23,173 fully vaccinated)
— 10.6% lower vaccination rate than Kentucky
– Cumulative deaths per 100k: 365 (165 total deaths)
— 4.3% more deaths per 100k residents than Kentucky
– Cumulative cases per 100k: 30,885 (13,963 total cases)
— 3.7% more cases per 100k residents than Kentucky

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#42. Grayson County

– Population that is fully vaccinated: 51.5% (13,622 fully vaccinated)
— 10.3% lower vaccination rate than Kentucky
– Cumulative deaths per 100k: 503 (133 total deaths)
— 43.7% more deaths per 100k residents than Kentucky
– Cumulative cases per 100k: 30,333 (8,016 total cases)
— 1.8% more cases per 100k residents than Kentucky

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#41. Fleming County

– Population that is fully vaccinated: 51.9% (7,567 fully vaccinated)
— 9.6% lower vaccination rate than Kentucky
– Cumulative deaths per 100k: 384 (56 total deaths)
— 9.7% more deaths per 100k residents than Kentucky
– Cumulative cases per 100k: 26,836 (3,913 total cases)
— 9.9% less cases per 100k residents than Kentucky

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#40. Hopkins County

– Population that is fully vaccinated: 51.9% (23,191 fully vaccinated)
— 9.6% lower vaccination rate than Kentucky
– Cumulative deaths per 100k: 562 (251 total deaths)
— 60.6% more deaths per 100k residents than Kentucky
– Cumulative cases per 100k: 33,480 (14,961 total cases)
— 12.4% more cases per 100k residents than Kentucky

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#39. Estill County

– Population that is fully vaccinated: 52.0% (7,332 fully vaccinated)
— 9.4% lower vaccination rate than Kentucky
– Cumulative deaths per 100k: 340 (48 total deaths)
— 2.9% less deaths per 100k residents than Kentucky
– Cumulative cases per 100k: 29,193 (4,118 total cases)
— 2.0% less cases per 100k residents than Kentucky

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#38. Leslie County

– Population that is fully vaccinated: 52.3% (5,168 fully vaccinated)
— 8.9% lower vaccination rate than Kentucky
– Cumulative deaths per 100k: 496 (49 total deaths)
— 41.7% more deaths per 100k residents than Kentucky
– Cumulative cases per 100k: 37,673 (3,721 total cases)
— 26.5% more cases per 100k residents than Kentucky

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#37. Rowan County

– Population that is fully vaccinated: 52.3% (12,800 fully vaccinated)
— 8.9% lower vaccination rate than Kentucky
– Cumulative deaths per 100k: 270 (66 total deaths)
— 22.9% less deaths per 100k residents than Kentucky
– Cumulative cases per 100k: 27,535 (6,735 total cases)
— 7.6% less cases per 100k residents than Kentucky

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#36. Caldwell County

– Population that is fully vaccinated: 52.4% (6,683 fully vaccinated)
— 8.7% lower vaccination rate than Kentucky
– Cumulative deaths per 100k: 471 (60 total deaths)
— 34.6% more deaths per 100k residents than Kentucky
– Cumulative cases per 100k: 32,596 (4,155 total cases)
— 9.4% more cases per 100k residents than Kentucky

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#35. Greenup County

– Population that is fully vaccinated: 52.4% (18,383 fully vaccinated)
— 8.7% lower vaccination rate than Kentucky
– Cumulative deaths per 100k: 410 (144 total deaths)
— 17.1% more deaths per 100k residents than Kentucky
– Cumulative cases per 100k: 34,452 (12,092 total cases)
— 15.6% more cases per 100k residents than Kentucky

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#34. Nelson County

– Population that is fully vaccinated: 52.4% (24,234 fully vaccinated)
— 8.7% lower vaccination rate than Kentucky
– Cumulative deaths per 100k: 331 (153 total deaths)
— 5.4% less deaths per 100k residents than Kentucky
– Cumulative cases per 100k: 31,348 (14,493 total cases)
— 5.2% more cases per 100k residents than Kentucky

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#33. Breathitt County

– Population that is fully vaccinated: 52.8% (6,666 fully vaccinated)
— 8.0% lower vaccination rate than Kentucky
– Cumulative deaths per 100k: 428 (54 total deaths)
— 22.3% more deaths per 100k residents than Kentucky
– Cumulative cases per 100k: 30,087 (3,800 total cases)
— 1.0% more cases per 100k residents than Kentucky

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#32. Pike County

– Population that is fully vaccinated: 52.9% (30,625 fully vaccinated)
— 7.8% lower vaccination rate than Kentucky
– Cumulative deaths per 100k: 520 (301 total deaths)
— 48.6% more deaths per 100k residents than Kentucky
– Cumulative cases per 100k: 32,945 (19,067 total cases)
— 10.6% more cases per 100k residents than Kentucky

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#31. Powell County

– Population that is fully vaccinated: 53.0% (6,547 fully vaccinated)
— 7.7% lower vaccination rate than Kentucky
– Cumulative deaths per 100k: 348 (43 total deaths)
— 0.6% less deaths per 100k residents than Kentucky
– Cumulative cases per 100k: 38,676 (4,780 total cases)
— 29.8% more cases per 100k residents than Kentucky

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#30. Nicholas County

– Population that is fully vaccinated: 53.2% (3,864 fully vaccinated)
— 7.3% lower vaccination rate than Kentucky
– Cumulative deaths per 100k: 426 (31 total deaths)
— 21.7% more deaths per 100k residents than Kentucky
– Cumulative cases per 100k: 28,917 (2,102 total cases)
— 2.9% less cases per 100k residents than Kentucky

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#29. Letcher County

– Population that is fully vaccinated: 53.2% (11,476 fully vaccinated)
— 7.3% lower vaccination rate than Kentucky
– Cumulative deaths per 100k: 529 (114 total deaths)
— 51.1% more deaths per 100k residents than Kentucky
– Cumulative cases per 100k: 33,114 (7,137 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% (16,713 fully vaccinated)
— 6.4% lower vaccination rate than Kentucky
– Cumulative deaths per 100k: 341 (106 total deaths)
— 2.6% less deaths per 100k residents than Kentucky
– Cumulative cases per 100k: 27,064 (8,417 total cases)
— 9.2% less cases per 100k residents than Kentucky

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#27. Wolfe County

– Population that is fully vaccinated: 53.9% (3,860 fully vaccinated)
— 6.1% lower vaccination rate than Kentucky
– Cumulative deaths per 100k: 377 (27 total deaths)
— 7.7% more deaths per 100k residents than Kentucky
– Cumulative cases per 100k: 35,364 (2,531 total cases)
— 18.7% more cases per 100k residents than Kentucky

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#26. Henry County

– Population that is fully vaccinated: 53.9% (8,697 fully vaccinated)
— 6.1% lower vaccination rate than Kentucky
– Cumulative deaths per 100k: 322 (52 total deaths)
— 8.0% less deaths per 100k residents than Kentucky
– Cumulative cases per 100k: 29,883 (4,819 total cases)
— 0.3% more cases per 100k residents than Kentucky

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#25. Jessamine County

– Population that is fully vaccinated: 54.0% (29,203 fully vaccinated)
— 5.9% lower vaccination rate than Kentucky
– Cumulative deaths per 100k: 255 (138 total deaths)
— 27.1% less deaths per 100k residents than Kentucky
– Cumulative cases per 100k: 28,201 (15,261 total cases)
— 5.3% less cases per 100k residents than Kentucky

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#24. Bath County

– Population that is fully vaccinated: 54.1% (6,768 fully vaccinated)
— 5.7% lower vaccination rate than Kentucky
– Cumulative deaths per 100k: 360 (45 total deaths)
— 2.9% more deaths per 100k residents than Kentucky
– Cumulative cases per 100k: 25,616 (3,202 total cases)
— 14.0% less cases per 100k residents than Kentucky

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#23. Martin County

– Population that is fully vaccinated: 54.3% (6,074 fully vaccinated)
— 5.4% lower vaccination rate than Kentucky
– Cumulative deaths per 100k: 438 (49 total deaths)
— 25.1% more deaths per 100k residents than Kentucky
– Cumulative cases per 100k: 29,504 (3,303 total cases)
— 1.0% less cases per 100k residents than Kentucky

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#22. Daviess County

– Population that is fully vaccinated: 54.3% (55,150 fully vaccinated)
— 5.4% lower vaccination rate than Kentucky
– Cumulative deaths per 100k: 384 (390 total deaths)
— 9.7% more deaths per 100k residents than Kentucky
– Cumulative cases per 100k: 30,687 (31,151 total cases)
— 3.0% more cases per 100k residents than Kentucky

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#21. Mercer County

– Population that is fully vaccinated: 54.6% (11,986 fully vaccinated)
— 4.9% lower vaccination rate than Kentucky
– Cumulative deaths per 100k: 479 (105 total deaths)
— 36.9% more deaths per 100k residents than Kentucky
– Cumulative cases per 100k: 33,703 (7,392 total cases)
— 13.1% more cases per 100k residents than Kentucky

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#20. Clark County

– Population that is fully vaccinated: 54.8% (19,875 fully vaccinated)
— 4.5% lower vaccination rate than Kentucky
– Cumulative deaths per 100k: 185 (67 total deaths)
— 47.1% less deaths per 100k residents than Kentucky
– Cumulative cases per 100k: 29,565 (10,721 total cases)
— 0.8% less cases per 100k residents than Kentucky

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#19. Anderson County

– Population that is fully vaccinated: 55.5% (12,625 fully vaccinated)
— 3.3% lower vaccination rate than Kentucky
– Cumulative deaths per 100k: 303 (69 total deaths)
— 13.4% less deaths per 100k residents than Kentucky
– Cumulative cases per 100k: 29,085 (6,616 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% (31,832 fully vaccinated)
— 2.8% lower vaccination rate than Kentucky
– Cumulative deaths per 100k: 191 (109 total deaths)
— 45.4% less deaths per 100k residents than Kentucky
– Cumulative cases per 100k: 31,000 (17,671 total cases)
— 4.1% more cases per 100k residents than Kentucky

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#17. McCracken County

– Population that is fully vaccinated: 55.9% (36,570 fully vaccinated)
— 2.6% lower vaccination rate than Kentucky
– Cumulative deaths per 100k: 394 (258 total deaths)
— 12.6% more deaths per 100k residents than Kentucky
– Cumulative cases per 100k: 28,657 (18,747 total cases)
— 3.8% less cases per 100k residents than Kentucky

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#16. Boyle County

– Population that is fully vaccinated: 57.1% (17,153 fully vaccinated)
— 0.5% lower vaccination rate than Kentucky
– Cumulative deaths per 100k: 432 (130 total deaths)
— 23.4% more deaths per 100k residents than Kentucky
– Cumulative cases per 100k: 28,150 (8,462 total cases)
— 5.5% less cases per 100k residents than Kentucky

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#15. Floyd County

– Population that is fully vaccinated: 57.2% (20,360 fully vaccinated)
— 0.3% lower vaccination rate than Kentucky
– Cumulative deaths per 100k: 556 (198 total deaths)
— 58.9% more deaths per 100k residents than Kentucky
– Cumulative cases per 100k: 35,281 (12,556 total cases)
— 18.4% more cases per 100k residents than Kentucky

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#14. Oldham County

– Population that is fully vaccinated: 57.4% (38,358 fully vaccinated)
— 0.0% lower vaccination rate than Kentucky
– Cumulative deaths per 100k: 214 (143 total deaths)
— 38.9% less deaths per 100k residents than Kentucky
– Cumulative cases per 100k: 27,644 (18,466 total cases)
— 7.2% less cases per 100k residents than Kentucky

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#13. Bourbon County

– Population that is fully vaccinated: 58.2% (11,513 fully vaccinated)
— 1.4% higher vaccination rate than Kentucky
– Cumulative deaths per 100k: 288 (57 total deaths)
— 17.7% less deaths per 100k residents than Kentucky
– Cumulative cases per 100k: 30,301 (5,996 total cases)
— 1.7% more cases per 100k residents than Kentucky

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#12. Lyon County

– Population that is fully vaccinated: 58.5% (4,801 fully vaccinated)
— 1.9% higher vaccination rate than Kentucky
– Cumulative deaths per 100k: 414 (34 total deaths)
— 18.3% more deaths per 100k residents than Kentucky
– Cumulative cases per 100k: 35,055 (2,878 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% (3,524 fully vaccinated)
— 2.8% higher vaccination rate than Kentucky
– Cumulative deaths per 100k: 486 (29 total deaths)
— 38.9% more deaths per 100k residents than Kentucky
– Cumulative cases per 100k: 20,389 (1,217 total cases)
— 31.6% less cases per 100k residents than Kentucky

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#10. Hancock County

– Population that is fully vaccinated: 59.4% (5,177 fully vaccinated)
— 3.5% higher vaccination rate than Kentucky
– Cumulative deaths per 100k: 275 (24 total deaths)
— 21.4% less deaths per 100k residents than Kentucky
– Cumulative cases per 100k: 28,617 (2,496 total cases)
— 3.9% less cases per 100k residents than Kentucky

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#9. Kenton County

– Population that is fully vaccinated: 60.6% (101,204 fully vaccinated)
— 5.6% higher vaccination rate than Kentucky
– Cumulative deaths per 100k: 245 (409 total deaths)
— 30.0% less deaths per 100k residents than Kentucky
– Cumulative cases per 100k: 25,484 (42,557 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% (31,378 fully vaccinated)
— 7.1% higher vaccination rate than Kentucky
– Cumulative deaths per 100k: 300 (153 total deaths)
— 14.3% less deaths per 100k residents than Kentucky
– Cumulative cases per 100k: 27,219 (13,879 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% (16,060 fully vaccinated)
— 8.5% higher vaccination rate than Kentucky
– Cumulative deaths per 100k: 679 (175 total deaths)
— 94.0% more deaths per 100k residents than Kentucky
– Cumulative cases per 100k: 42,837 (11,034 total cases)
— 43.8% more cases per 100k residents than Kentucky

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#6. Boone County

– Population that is fully vaccinated: 62.3% (83,270 fully vaccinated)
— 8.5% higher vaccination rate than Kentucky
– Cumulative deaths per 100k: 217 (290 total deaths)
— 38.0% less deaths per 100k residents than Kentucky
– Cumulative cases per 100k: 28,167 (37,626 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% (69,941 fully vaccinated)
— 9.8% higher vaccination rate than Kentucky
– Cumulative deaths per 100k: 390 (433 total deaths)
— 11.4% more deaths per 100k residents than Kentucky
– Cumulative cases per 100k: 29,468 (32,697 total cases)
— 1.1% less cases per 100k residents than Kentucky

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#4. Campbell County

– Population that is fully vaccinated: 63.9% (59,766 fully vaccinated)
— 11.3% higher vaccination rate than Kentucky
– Cumulative deaths per 100k: 189 (177 total deaths)
— 46.0% less deaths per 100k residents than Kentucky
– Cumulative cases per 100k: 24,886 (23,289 total cases)
— 16.5% less cases per 100k residents than Kentucky

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#3. Jefferson County

– Population that is fully vaccinated: 64.1% (491,627 fully vaccinated)
— 11.7% higher vaccination rate than Kentucky
– Cumulative deaths per 100k: 306 (2,348 total deaths)
— 12.6% less deaths per 100k residents than Kentucky
– Cumulative cases per 100k: 29,681 (227,579 total cases)
— 0.4% less cases per 100k residents than Kentucky

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#2. Woodford County

– Population that is fully vaccinated: 66.3% (17,722 fully vaccinated)
— 15.5% higher vaccination rate than Kentucky
– Cumulative deaths per 100k: 180 (48 total deaths)
— 48.6% less deaths per 100k residents than Kentucky
– Cumulative cases per 100k: 26,001 (6,951 total cases)
— 12.7% less cases per 100k residents than Kentucky

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#1. Fayette County

– Population that is fully vaccinated: 66.8% (215,865 fully vaccinated)
— 16.4% higher vaccination rate than Kentucky
– Cumulative deaths per 100k: 186 (602 total deaths)
— 46.9% less deaths per 100k residents than Kentucky
– Cumulative cases per 100k: 29,630 (95,750 total cases)
— 0.5% less cases per 100k residents than Kentucky