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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 Jul. 15 reached over 1 million COVID-19-related deaths and nearly 89.2 million COVID-19 cases, according to Johns Hopkins University. Currently, 67.1% of the population is fully vaccinated, and 48.1% 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 Jul. 14, 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: 51.3% (9,522 fully vaccinated)
— 11.6% lower vaccination rate than Kentucky
– Cumulative deaths per 100k: 517 (96 total deaths)
— 42.0% more deaths per 100k residents than Kentucky
– Cumulative cases per 100k: 32,608 (6,056 total cases)
— 2.3% more cases per 100k residents than Kentucky

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#49. Logan County

– Population that is fully vaccinated: 51.4% (13,934 fully vaccinated)
— 11.4% lower vaccination rate than Kentucky
– Cumulative deaths per 100k: 476 (129 total deaths)
— 30.8% more deaths per 100k residents than Kentucky
– Cumulative cases per 100k: 32,363 (8,771 total cases)
— 1.5% more cases per 100k residents than Kentucky

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#48. McLean County

– Population that is fully vaccinated: 51.5% (4,740 fully vaccinated)
— 11.2% lower vaccination rate than Kentucky
– Cumulative deaths per 100k: 587 (54 total deaths)
— 61.3% more deaths per 100k residents than Kentucky
– Cumulative cases per 100k: 30,053 (2,767 total cases)
— 5.8% less cases per 100k residents than Kentucky

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#47. Magoffin County

– Population that is fully vaccinated: 51.5% (6,268 fully vaccinated)
— 11.2% lower vaccination rate than Kentucky
– Cumulative deaths per 100k: 436 (53 total deaths)
— 19.8% more deaths per 100k residents than Kentucky
– Cumulative cases per 100k: 34,471 (4,192 total cases)
— 8.1% more cases per 100k residents than Kentucky

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#46. Mason County

– Population that is fully vaccinated: 51.5% (8,792 fully vaccinated)
— 11.2% lower vaccination rate than Kentucky
– Cumulative deaths per 100k: 633 (108 total deaths)
— 73.9% more deaths per 100k residents than Kentucky
– Cumulative cases per 100k: 31,166 (5,320 total cases)
— 2.3% less cases per 100k residents than Kentucky

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#45. Washington County

– Population that is fully vaccinated: 51.6% (6,247 fully vaccinated)
— 11.0% lower vaccination rate than Kentucky
– Cumulative deaths per 100k: 513 (62 total deaths)
— 40.9% more deaths per 100k residents than Kentucky
– Cumulative cases per 100k: 35,039 (4,238 total cases)
— 9.9% more cases per 100k residents than Kentucky

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#44. Muhlenberg County

– Population that is fully vaccinated: 51.7% (15,817 fully vaccinated)
— 10.9% lower vaccination rate than Kentucky
– Cumulative deaths per 100k: 405 (124 total deaths)
— 11.3% more deaths per 100k residents than Kentucky
– Cumulative cases per 100k: 35,514 (10,875 total cases)
— 11.4% more cases per 100k residents than Kentucky

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#43. Grayson County

– Population that is fully vaccinated: 52.0% (13,738 fully vaccinated)
— 10.3% lower vaccination rate than Kentucky
– Cumulative deaths per 100k: 515 (136 total deaths)
— 41.5% more deaths per 100k residents than Kentucky
– Cumulative cases per 100k: 31,903 (8,431 total cases)
— 0.0% more cases per 100k residents than Kentucky

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#42. Fleming County

– Population that is fully vaccinated: 52.3% (7,620 fully vaccinated)
— 9.8% lower vaccination rate than Kentucky
– Cumulative deaths per 100k: 432 (63 total deaths)
— 18.7% more deaths per 100k residents than Kentucky
– Cumulative cases per 100k: 28,846 (4,206 total cases)
— 9.5% less cases per 100k residents than Kentucky

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#41. Hopkins County

– Population that is fully vaccinated: 52.3% (23,384 fully vaccinated)
— 9.8% lower vaccination rate than Kentucky
– Cumulative deaths per 100k: 577 (258 total deaths)
— 58.5% more deaths per 100k residents than Kentucky
– Cumulative cases per 100k: 35,259 (15,756 total cases)
— 10.6% more cases per 100k residents than Kentucky

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#40. Henderson County

– Population that is fully vaccinated: 52.3% (23,630 fully vaccinated)
— 9.8% lower vaccination rate than Kentucky
– Cumulative deaths per 100k: 385 (174 total deaths)
— 5.8% more deaths per 100k residents than Kentucky
– Cumulative cases per 100k: 32,411 (14,653 total cases)
— 1.6% more cases per 100k residents than Kentucky

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#39. Caldwell County

– Population that is fully vaccinated: 52.7% (6,721 fully vaccinated)
— 9.1% lower vaccination rate than Kentucky
– Cumulative deaths per 100k: 486 (62 total deaths)
— 33.5% more deaths per 100k residents than Kentucky
– Cumulative cases per 100k: 34,243 (4,365 total cases)
— 7.4% more cases per 100k residents than Kentucky

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#38. Estill County

– Population that is fully vaccinated: 52.7% (7,439 fully vaccinated)
— 9.1% lower vaccination rate than Kentucky
– Cumulative deaths per 100k: 369 (52 total deaths)
— 1.4% more deaths per 100k residents than Kentucky
– Cumulative cases per 100k: 30,328 (4,278 total cases)
— 4.9% less cases per 100k residents than Kentucky

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#37. Leslie County

– Population that is fully vaccinated: 52.8% (5,215 fully vaccinated)
— 9.0% lower vaccination rate than Kentucky
– Cumulative deaths per 100k: 496 (49 total deaths)
— 36.3% more deaths per 100k residents than Kentucky
– Cumulative cases per 100k: 40,043 (3,955 total cases)
— 25.6% more cases per 100k residents than Kentucky

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#36. Rowan County

– Population that is fully vaccinated: 52.8% (12,911 fully vaccinated)
— 9.0% lower vaccination rate than Kentucky
– Cumulative deaths per 100k: 294 (72 total deaths)
— 19.2% less deaths per 100k residents than Kentucky
– Cumulative cases per 100k: 29,849 (7,301 total cases)
— 6.4% less cases per 100k residents than Kentucky

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#35. Nelson County

– Population that is fully vaccinated: 52.8% (24,417 fully vaccinated)
— 9.0% lower vaccination rate than Kentucky
– Cumulative deaths per 100k: 340 (157 total deaths)
— 6.6% less deaths per 100k residents than Kentucky
– Cumulative cases per 100k: 33,491 (15,484 total cases)
— 5.0% more cases per 100k residents than Kentucky

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#34. Greenup County

– Population that is fully vaccinated: 53.1% (18,629 fully vaccinated)
— 8.4% lower vaccination rate than Kentucky
– Cumulative deaths per 100k: 430 (151 total deaths)
— 18.1% more deaths per 100k residents than Kentucky
– Cumulative cases per 100k: 37,230 (13,067 total cases)
— 16.7% more cases per 100k residents than Kentucky

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#33. Breathitt County

– Population that is fully vaccinated: 53.2% (6,715 fully vaccinated)
— 8.3% lower vaccination rate than Kentucky
– Cumulative deaths per 100k: 435 (55 total deaths)
— 19.5% more deaths per 100k residents than Kentucky
– Cumulative cases per 100k: 32,874 (4,152 total cases)
— 3.1% more cases per 100k residents than Kentucky

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#32. Powell County

– Population that is fully vaccinated: 53.3% (6,589 fully vaccinated)
— 8.1% lower vaccination rate than Kentucky
– Cumulative deaths per 100k: 364 (45 total deaths)
— 0.0% less deaths per 100k residents than Kentucky
– Cumulative cases per 100k: 40,594 (5,017 total cases)
— 27.3% more cases per 100k residents than Kentucky

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#31. Pike County

– Population that is fully vaccinated: 53.3% (30,830 fully vaccinated)
— 8.1% lower vaccination rate than Kentucky
– Cumulative deaths per 100k: 548 (317 total deaths)
— 50.5% more deaths per 100k residents than Kentucky
– Cumulative cases per 100k: 35,241 (20,396 total cases)
— 10.5% more cases per 100k residents than Kentucky

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#30. Nicholas County

– Population that is fully vaccinated: 53.4% (3,882 fully vaccinated)
— 7.9% lower vaccination rate than Kentucky
– Cumulative deaths per 100k: 440 (32 total deaths)
— 20.9% more deaths per 100k residents than Kentucky
– Cumulative cases per 100k: 31,132 (2,263 total cases)
— 2.4% less cases per 100k residents than Kentucky

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#29. Letcher County

– Population that is fully vaccinated: 53.6% (11,561 fully vaccinated)
— 7.6% lower vaccination rate than Kentucky
– Cumulative deaths per 100k: 552 (119 total deaths)
— 51.6% more deaths per 100k residents than Kentucky
– Cumulative cases per 100k: 34,900 (7,522 total cases)
— 9.4% more cases per 100k residents than Kentucky

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#28. Henry County

– Population that is fully vaccinated: 54.2% (8,738 fully vaccinated)
— 6.6% lower vaccination rate than Kentucky
– Cumulative deaths per 100k: 329 (53 total deaths)
— 9.6% less deaths per 100k residents than Kentucky
– Cumulative cases per 100k: 32,928 (5,310 total cases)
— 3.3% more cases per 100k residents than Kentucky

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#27. Marshall County

– Population that is fully vaccinated: 54.2% (16,852 fully vaccinated)
— 6.6% lower vaccination rate than Kentucky
– Cumulative deaths per 100k: 376 (117 total deaths)
— 3.3% more deaths per 100k residents than Kentucky
– Cumulative cases per 100k: 28,418 (8,838 total cases)
— 10.9% less cases per 100k residents than Kentucky

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#26. Wolfe County

– Population that is fully vaccinated: 54.4% (3,893 fully vaccinated)
— 6.2% lower vaccination rate than Kentucky
– Cumulative deaths per 100k: 405 (29 total deaths)
— 11.3% more deaths per 100k residents than Kentucky
– Cumulative cases per 100k: 38,117 (2,728 total cases)
— 19.5% more cases per 100k residents than Kentucky

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#25. Bath County

– Population that is fully vaccinated: 54.4% (6,798 fully vaccinated)
— 6.2% lower vaccination rate than Kentucky
– Cumulative deaths per 100k: 392 (49 total deaths)
— 7.7% more deaths per 100k residents than Kentucky
– Cumulative cases per 100k: 27,552 (3,444 total cases)
— 13.6% less cases per 100k residents than Kentucky

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#24. Jessamine County

– Population that is fully vaccinated: 54.4% (29,451 fully vaccinated)
— 6.2% lower vaccination rate than Kentucky
– Cumulative deaths per 100k: 272 (147 total deaths)
— 25.3% less deaths per 100k residents than Kentucky
– Cumulative cases per 100k: 30,047 (16,260 total cases)
— 5.8% less cases per 100k residents than Kentucky

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#23. Martin County

– Population that is fully vaccinated: 54.6% (6,117 fully vaccinated)
— 5.9% lower vaccination rate than Kentucky
– Cumulative deaths per 100k: 438 (49 total deaths)
— 20.3% more deaths per 100k residents than Kentucky
– Cumulative cases per 100k: 30,978 (3,468 total cases)
— 2.9% less cases per 100k residents than Kentucky

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#22. Daviess County

– Population that is fully vaccinated: 54.7% (55,552 fully vaccinated)
— 5.7% lower vaccination rate than Kentucky
– Cumulative deaths per 100k: 389 (395 total deaths)
— 6.9% more deaths per 100k residents than Kentucky
– Cumulative cases per 100k: 32,315 (32,803 total cases)
— 1.3% more cases per 100k residents than Kentucky

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#21. Mercer County

– Population that is fully vaccinated: 55.1% (12,089 fully vaccinated)
— 5.0% lower vaccination rate than Kentucky
– Cumulative deaths per 100k: 488 (107 total deaths)
— 34.1% more deaths per 100k residents than Kentucky
– Cumulative cases per 100k: 35,896 (7,873 total cases)
— 12.6% more cases per 100k residents than Kentucky

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#20. Clark County

– Population that is fully vaccinated: 55.3% (20,065 fully vaccinated)
— 4.7% lower vaccination rate than Kentucky
– Cumulative deaths per 100k: 201 (73 total deaths)
— 44.8% less deaths per 100k residents than Kentucky
– Cumulative cases per 100k: 32,171 (11,666 total cases)
— 0.9% more cases per 100k residents than Kentucky

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#19. Anderson County

– Population that is fully vaccinated: 56.2% (12,781 fully vaccinated)
— 3.1% lower vaccination rate than Kentucky
– Cumulative deaths per 100k: 312 (71 total deaths)
— 14.3% less deaths per 100k residents than Kentucky
– Cumulative cases per 100k: 31,024 (7,057 total cases)
— 2.7% less cases per 100k residents than Kentucky

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#18. Scott County

– Population that is fully vaccinated: 56.3% (32,104 fully vaccinated)
— 2.9% lower vaccination rate than Kentucky
– Cumulative deaths per 100k: 202 (115 total deaths)
— 44.5% less deaths per 100k residents than Kentucky
– Cumulative cases per 100k: 33,899 (19,324 total cases)
— 6.3% more cases per 100k residents than Kentucky

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#17. McCracken County

– Population that is fully vaccinated: 56.4% (36,917 fully vaccinated)
— 2.8% lower vaccination rate than Kentucky
– Cumulative deaths per 100k: 420 (275 total deaths)
— 15.4% more deaths per 100k residents than Kentucky
– Cumulative cases per 100k: 32,097 (20,997 total cases)
— 0.7% more cases per 100k residents than Kentucky

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#16. Boyle County

– Population that is fully vaccinated: 57.6% (17,300 fully vaccinated)
— 0.7% lower vaccination rate than Kentucky
– Cumulative deaths per 100k: 459 (138 total deaths)
— 26.1% more deaths per 100k residents than Kentucky
– Cumulative cases per 100k: 31,371 (9,430 total cases)
— 1.6% less cases per 100k residents than Kentucky

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#15. Floyd County

– Population that is fully vaccinated: 57.6% (20,489 fully vaccinated)
— 0.7% lower vaccination rate than Kentucky
– Cumulative deaths per 100k: 624 (222 total deaths)
— 71.4% more deaths per 100k residents than Kentucky
– Cumulative cases per 100k: 37,096 (13,202 total cases)
— 16.3% more cases per 100k residents than Kentucky

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#14. Oldham County

– Population that is fully vaccinated: 57.9% (38,693 fully vaccinated)
— 0.2% lower vaccination rate than Kentucky
– Cumulative deaths per 100k: 219 (146 total deaths)
— 39.8% less deaths per 100k residents than Kentucky
– Cumulative cases per 100k: 29,622 (19,787 total cases)
— 7.1% less cases per 100k residents than Kentucky

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#13. Lyon County

– Population that is fully vaccinated: 58.7% (4,823 fully vaccinated)
— 1.2% higher vaccination rate than Kentucky
– Cumulative deaths per 100k: 438 (36 total deaths)
— 20.3% more deaths per 100k residents than Kentucky
– Cumulative cases per 100k: 37,844 (3,107 total cases)
— 18.7% more cases per 100k residents than Kentucky

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#12. Bourbon County

– Population that is fully vaccinated: 58.7% (11,610 fully vaccinated)
— 1.2% higher vaccination rate than Kentucky
– Cumulative deaths per 100k: 308 (61 total deaths)
— 15.4% less deaths per 100k residents than Kentucky
– Cumulative cases per 100k: 32,697 (6,470 total cases)
— 2.5% more cases per 100k residents than Kentucky

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#11. Fulton County

– Population that is fully vaccinated: 59.7% (3,561 fully vaccinated)
— 2.9% higher vaccination rate than Kentucky
– Cumulative deaths per 100k: 553 (33 total deaths)
— 51.9% more deaths per 100k residents than Kentucky
– Cumulative cases per 100k: 21,461 (1,281 total cases)
— 32.7% less cases per 100k residents than Kentucky

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#10. Hancock County

– Population that is fully vaccinated: 59.9% (5,221 fully vaccinated)
— 3.3% higher vaccination rate than Kentucky
– Cumulative deaths per 100k: 287 (25 total deaths)
— 21.2% less deaths per 100k residents than Kentucky
– Cumulative cases per 100k: 30,211 (2,635 total cases)
— 5.3% less cases per 100k residents than Kentucky

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#9. Kenton County

– Population that is fully vaccinated: 61.4% (102,530 fully vaccinated)
— 5.9% higher vaccination rate than Kentucky
– Cumulative deaths per 100k: 260 (435 total deaths)
— 28.6% less deaths per 100k residents than Kentucky
– Cumulative cases per 100k: 27,248 (45,503 total cases)
— 14.6% less cases per 100k residents than Kentucky

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#8. Franklin County

– Population that is fully vaccinated: 62.1% (31,664 fully vaccinated)
— 7.1% higher vaccination rate than Kentucky
– Cumulative deaths per 100k: 312 (159 total deaths)
— 14.3% less deaths per 100k residents than Kentucky
– Cumulative cases per 100k: 29,595 (15,091 total cases)
— 7.2% less cases per 100k residents than Kentucky

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#7. Perry County

– Population that is fully vaccinated: 62.8% (16,165 fully vaccinated)
— 8.3% higher vaccination rate than Kentucky
– Cumulative deaths per 100k: 714 (184 total deaths)
— 96.2% more deaths per 100k residents than Kentucky
– Cumulative cases per 100k: 45,885 (11,819 total cases)
— 43.9% more cases per 100k residents than Kentucky

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#6. Boone County

– Population that is fully vaccinated: 63.0% (84,178 fully vaccinated)
— 8.6% higher vaccination rate than Kentucky
– Cumulative deaths per 100k: 229 (306 total deaths)
— 37.1% less deaths per 100k residents than Kentucky
– Cumulative cases per 100k: 29,861 (39,888 total cases)
— 6.4% less cases per 100k residents than Kentucky

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#5. Campbell County

– Population that is fully vaccinated: 64.7% (60,538 fully vaccinated)
— 11.6% higher vaccination rate than Kentucky
– Cumulative deaths per 100k: 200 (187 total deaths)
— 45.1% less deaths per 100k residents than Kentucky
– Cumulative cases per 100k: 26,819 (25,098 total cases)
— 15.9% less cases per 100k residents than Kentucky

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#4. Jefferson County

– Population that is fully vaccinated: 64.8% (496,860 fully vaccinated)
— 11.7% higher vaccination rate than Kentucky
– Cumulative deaths per 100k: 317 (2,431 total deaths)
— 12.9% less deaths per 100k residents than Kentucky
– Cumulative cases per 100k: 32,109 (246,197 total cases)
— 0.7% more cases per 100k residents than Kentucky

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#3. Hardin County

– Population that is fully vaccinated: 65.0% (72,090 fully vaccinated)
— 12.1% higher vaccination rate than Kentucky
– Cumulative deaths per 100k: 404 (448 total deaths)
— 11.0% more deaths per 100k residents than Kentucky
– Cumulative cases per 100k: 32,002 (35,509 total cases)
— 0.4% more cases per 100k residents than Kentucky

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#2. Woodford County

– Population that is fully vaccinated: 66.8% (17,864 fully vaccinated)
— 15.2% higher vaccination rate than Kentucky
– Cumulative deaths per 100k: 198 (53 total deaths)
— 45.6% less deaths per 100k residents than Kentucky
– Cumulative cases per 100k: 28,716 (7,677 total cases)
— 10.0% less cases per 100k residents than Kentucky

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#1. Fayette County

– Population that is fully vaccinated: 67.5% (218,004 fully vaccinated)
— 16.4% higher vaccination rate than Kentucky
– Cumulative deaths per 100k: 194 (628 total deaths)
— 46.7% less deaths per 100k residents than Kentucky
– Cumulative cases per 100k: 32,148 (103,888 total cases)
— 0.8% more cases per 100k residents than Kentucky