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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. 8 reached over 1 million COVID-19-related deaths and nearly 88.3 million COVID-19 cases, according to Johns Hopkins University. Currently, 67% of the population is fully vaccinated, and 47.9% 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 Jul. 7, 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: 51.2% (9,509 fully vaccinated)
— 11.6% lower vaccination rate than Kentucky
– Cumulative deaths per 100k: 512 (95 total deaths)
— 41.0% more deaths per 100k residents than Kentucky
– Cumulative cases per 100k: 32,323 (6,003 total cases)
— 2.2% more cases per 100k residents than Kentucky

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#49. Logan County

– Population that is fully vaccinated: 51.3% (13,916 fully vaccinated)
— 11.4% lower vaccination rate than Kentucky
– Cumulative deaths per 100k: 472 (128 total deaths)
— 30.0% more deaths per 100k residents than Kentucky
– Cumulative cases per 100k: 32,101 (8,700 total cases)
— 1.5% more cases per 100k residents than Kentucky

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#48. McLean County

– Population that is fully vaccinated: 51.4% (4,737 fully vaccinated)
— 11.2% lower vaccination rate than Kentucky
– Cumulative deaths per 100k: 587 (54 total deaths)
— 61.7% more deaths per 100k residents than Kentucky
– Cumulative cases per 100k: 29,793 (2,743 total cases)
— 5.8% less cases per 100k residents than Kentucky

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#47. Mason County

– Population that is fully vaccinated: 51.4% (8,777 fully vaccinated)
— 11.2% lower vaccination rate than Kentucky
– Cumulative deaths per 100k: 633 (108 total deaths)
— 74.4% more deaths per 100k residents than Kentucky
– Cumulative cases per 100k: 30,943 (5,282 total cases)
— 2.1% less cases per 100k residents than Kentucky

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#46. Magoffin County

– Population that is fully vaccinated: 51.5% (6,263 fully vaccinated)
— 11.1% lower vaccination rate than Kentucky
– Cumulative deaths per 100k: 436 (53 total deaths)
— 20.1% more deaths per 100k residents than Kentucky
– Cumulative cases per 100k: 34,035 (4,139 total cases)
— 7.6% more cases per 100k residents than Kentucky

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#45. Washington County

– Population that is fully vaccinated: 51.6% (6,239 fully vaccinated)
— 10.9% lower vaccination rate than Kentucky
– Cumulative deaths per 100k: 513 (62 total deaths)
— 41.3% more deaths per 100k residents than Kentucky
– Cumulative cases per 100k: 34,675 (4,194 total cases)
— 9.7% more cases per 100k residents than Kentucky

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#44. Muhlenberg County

– Population that is fully vaccinated: 51.6% (15,797 fully vaccinated)
— 10.9% lower vaccination rate than Kentucky
– Cumulative deaths per 100k: 402 (123 total deaths)
— 10.7% more deaths per 100k residents than Kentucky
– Cumulative cases per 100k: 35,122 (10,755 total cases)
— 11.1% more cases per 100k residents than Kentucky

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#43. Grayson County

– Population that is fully vaccinated: 51.9% (13,713 fully vaccinated)
— 10.4% lower vaccination rate than Kentucky
– Cumulative deaths per 100k: 511 (135 total deaths)
— 40.8% more deaths per 100k residents than Kentucky
– Cumulative cases per 100k: 31,578 (8,345 total cases)
— 0.1% less cases per 100k residents than Kentucky

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#42. Henderson County

– Population that is fully vaccinated: 52.1% (23,553 fully vaccinated)
— 10.0% lower vaccination rate than Kentucky
– Cumulative deaths per 100k: 383 (173 total deaths)
— 5.5% more deaths per 100k residents than Kentucky
– Cumulative cases per 100k: 32,101 (14,513 total cases)
— 1.5% more cases per 100k residents than Kentucky

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#41. Fleming County

– Population that is fully vaccinated: 52.2% (7,612 fully vaccinated)
— 9.8% lower vaccination rate than Kentucky
– Cumulative deaths per 100k: 425 (62 total deaths)
— 17.1% more deaths per 100k residents than Kentucky
– Cumulative cases per 100k: 28,654 (4,178 total cases)
— 9.4% less cases per 100k residents than Kentucky

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#40. Hopkins County

– Population that is fully vaccinated: 52.2% (23,348 fully vaccinated)
— 9.8% lower vaccination rate than Kentucky
– Cumulative deaths per 100k: 575 (257 total deaths)
— 58.4% more deaths per 100k residents than Kentucky
– Cumulative cases per 100k: 34,881 (15,587 total cases)
— 10.3% more cases per 100k residents than Kentucky

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#39. Caldwell County

– Population that is fully vaccinated: 52.7% (6,715 fully vaccinated)
— 9.0% lower vaccination rate than Kentucky
– Cumulative deaths per 100k: 486 (62 total deaths)
— 33.9% more deaths per 100k residents than Kentucky
– Cumulative cases per 100k: 34,000 (4,334 total cases)
— 7.5% more cases per 100k residents than Kentucky

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#38. Estill County

– Population that is fully vaccinated: 52.7% (7,431 fully vaccinated)
— 9.0% lower vaccination rate than Kentucky
– Cumulative deaths per 100k: 369 (52 total deaths)
— 1.7% more deaths per 100k residents than Kentucky
– Cumulative cases per 100k: 30,086 (4,244 total cases)
— 4.8% less cases per 100k residents than Kentucky

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#37. Rowan County

– Population that is fully vaccinated: 52.7% (12,892 fully vaccinated)
— 9.0% lower vaccination rate than Kentucky
– Cumulative deaths per 100k: 286 (70 total deaths)
— 21.2% less deaths per 100k residents than Kentucky
– Cumulative cases per 100k: 29,456 (7,205 total cases)
— 6.8% less cases per 100k residents than Kentucky

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#36. Nelson County

– Population that is fully vaccinated: 52.7% (24,375 fully vaccinated)
— 9.0% lower vaccination rate than Kentucky
– Cumulative deaths per 100k: 340 (157 total deaths)
— 6.3% less deaths per 100k residents than Kentucky
– Cumulative cases per 100k: 33,154 (15,328 total cases)
— 4.9% more cases per 100k residents than Kentucky

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#35. Leslie County

– Population that is fully vaccinated: 52.8% (5,212 fully vaccinated)
— 8.8% lower vaccination rate than Kentucky
– Cumulative deaths per 100k: 496 (49 total deaths)
— 36.6% more deaths per 100k residents than Kentucky
– Cumulative cases per 100k: 39,658 (3,917 total cases)
— 25.4% more cases per 100k residents than Kentucky

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#34. Greenup County

– Population that is fully vaccinated: 53.0% (18,603 fully vaccinated)
— 8.5% lower vaccination rate than Kentucky
– Cumulative deaths per 100k: 425 (149 total deaths)
— 17.1% more deaths per 100k residents than Kentucky
– Cumulative cases per 100k: 36,891 (12,948 total cases)
— 16.7% more cases per 100k residents than Kentucky

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#33. Breathitt County

– Population that is fully vaccinated: 53.1% (6,705 fully vaccinated)
— 8.3% lower vaccination rate than Kentucky
– Cumulative deaths per 100k: 428 (54 total deaths)
— 17.9% more deaths per 100k residents than Kentucky
– Cumulative cases per 100k: 32,454 (4,099 total cases)
— 2.6% more cases per 100k residents than Kentucky

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#32. Powell County

– Population that is fully vaccinated: 53.2% (6,580 fully vaccinated)
— 8.1% lower vaccination rate than Kentucky
– Cumulative deaths per 100k: 364 (45 total deaths)
— 0.3% more deaths per 100k residents than Kentucky
– Cumulative cases per 100k: 40,206 (4,969 total cases)
— 27.2% more cases per 100k residents than Kentucky

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#31. Pike County

– Population that is fully vaccinated: 53.2% (30,784 fully vaccinated)
— 8.1% lower vaccination rate than Kentucky
– Cumulative deaths per 100k: 548 (317 total deaths)
— 51.0% more deaths per 100k residents than Kentucky
– Cumulative cases per 100k: 34,895 (20,196 total cases)
— 10.4% more cases per 100k residents than Kentucky

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#30. Nicholas County

– Population that is fully vaccinated: 53.4% (3,879 fully vaccinated)
— 7.8% lower vaccination rate than Kentucky
– Cumulative deaths per 100k: 440 (32 total deaths)
— 21.2% more deaths per 100k residents than Kentucky
– Cumulative cases per 100k: 30,843 (2,242 total cases)
— 2.5% less cases per 100k residents than Kentucky

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#29. Letcher County

– Population that is fully vaccinated: 53.6% (11,546 fully vaccinated)
— 7.4% lower vaccination rate than Kentucky
– Cumulative deaths per 100k: 552 (119 total deaths)
— 52.1% more deaths per 100k residents than Kentucky
– Cumulative cases per 100k: 34,552 (7,447 total cases)
— 9.3% more cases per 100k residents than Kentucky

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#28. Henry County

– Population that is fully vaccinated: 54.1% (8,730 fully vaccinated)
— 6.6% lower vaccination rate than Kentucky
– Cumulative deaths per 100k: 329 (53 total deaths)
— 9.4% less deaths per 100k residents than Kentucky
– Cumulative cases per 100k: 32,705 (5,274 total cases)
— 3.4% more cases per 100k residents than Kentucky

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#27. Marshall County

– Population that is fully vaccinated: 54.1% (16,825 fully vaccinated)
— 6.6% lower vaccination rate than Kentucky
– Cumulative deaths per 100k: 373 (116 total deaths)
— 2.8% more deaths per 100k residents than Kentucky
– Cumulative cases per 100k: 28,222 (8,777 total cases)
— 10.7% less cases per 100k residents than Kentucky

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#26. Wolfe County

– Population that is fully vaccinated: 54.3% (3,886 fully vaccinated)
— 6.2% lower vaccination rate than Kentucky
– Cumulative deaths per 100k: 405 (29 total deaths)
— 11.6% more deaths per 100k residents than Kentucky
– Cumulative cases per 100k: 37,516 (2,685 total cases)
— 18.7% more cases per 100k residents than Kentucky

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#25. Jessamine County

– Population that is fully vaccinated: 54.3% (29,409 fully vaccinated)
— 6.2% lower vaccination rate than Kentucky
– Cumulative deaths per 100k: 270 (146 total deaths)
— 25.6% less deaths per 100k residents than Kentucky
– Cumulative cases per 100k: 29,807 (16,130 total cases)
— 5.7% less cases per 100k residents than Kentucky

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#24. Bath County

– Population that is fully vaccinated: 54.4% (6,794 fully vaccinated)
— 6.0% lower vaccination rate than Kentucky
– Cumulative deaths per 100k: 392 (49 total deaths)
— 8.0% more deaths per 100k residents than Kentucky
– Cumulative cases per 100k: 27,272 (3,409 total cases)
— 13.7% less cases per 100k residents than Kentucky

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#23. Martin County

– Population that is fully vaccinated: 54.6% (6,111 fully vaccinated)
— 5.7% lower vaccination rate than Kentucky
– Cumulative deaths per 100k: 438 (49 total deaths)
— 20.7% more deaths per 100k residents than Kentucky
– Cumulative cases per 100k: 30,692 (3,436 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% (55,485 fully vaccinated)
— 5.5% lower vaccination rate than Kentucky
– Cumulative deaths per 100k: 389 (395 total deaths)
— 7.2% more deaths per 100k residents than Kentucky
– Cumulative cases per 100k: 31,957 (32,440 total cases)
— 1.1% more cases per 100k residents than Kentucky

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#21. Mercer County

– Population that is fully vaccinated: 55.0% (12,073 fully vaccinated)
— 5.0% lower vaccination rate than Kentucky
– Cumulative deaths per 100k: 488 (107 total deaths)
— 34.4% more deaths per 100k residents than Kentucky
– Cumulative cases per 100k: 35,449 (7,775 total cases)
— 12.1% more cases per 100k residents than Kentucky

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#20. Clark County

– Population that is fully vaccinated: 55.3% (20,045 fully vaccinated)
— 4.5% lower vaccination rate than Kentucky
– Cumulative deaths per 100k: 201 (73 total deaths)
— 44.6% less deaths per 100k residents than Kentucky
– Cumulative cases per 100k: 31,815 (11,537 total cases)
— 0.6% more cases per 100k residents than Kentucky

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#19. Anderson County

– Population that is fully vaccinated: 56.1% (12,762 fully vaccinated)
— 3.1% lower vaccination rate than Kentucky
– Cumulative deaths per 100k: 312 (71 total deaths)
— 14.0% less deaths per 100k residents than Kentucky
– Cumulative cases per 100k: 30,769 (6,999 total cases)
— 2.7% less cases per 100k residents than Kentucky

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#18. Scott County

– Population that is fully vaccinated: 56.2% (32,053 fully vaccinated)
— 2.9% lower vaccination rate than Kentucky
– Cumulative deaths per 100k: 202 (115 total deaths)
— 44.4% less deaths per 100k residents than Kentucky
– Cumulative cases per 100k: 33,542 (19,120 total cases)
— 6.1% more cases per 100k residents than Kentucky

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#17. McCracken County

– Population that is fully vaccinated: 56.3% (36,853 fully vaccinated)
— 2.8% lower vaccination rate than Kentucky
– Cumulative deaths per 100k: 420 (275 total deaths)
— 15.7% more deaths per 100k residents than Kentucky
– Cumulative cases per 100k: 31,877 (20,853 total cases)
— 0.8% more cases per 100k residents than Kentucky

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#16. Boyle County

– Population that is fully vaccinated: 57.5% (17,283 fully vaccinated)
— 0.7% lower vaccination rate than Kentucky
– Cumulative deaths per 100k: 452 (136 total deaths)
— 24.5% more deaths per 100k residents than Kentucky
– Cumulative cases per 100k: 31,094 (9,347 total cases)
— 1.7% less cases per 100k residents than Kentucky

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#15. Floyd County

– Population that is fully vaccinated: 57.5% (20,462 fully vaccinated)
— 0.7% lower vaccination rate than Kentucky
– Cumulative deaths per 100k: 621 (221 total deaths)
— 71.1% more deaths per 100k residents than Kentucky
– Cumulative cases per 100k: 36,736 (13,074 total cases)
— 16.2% more cases per 100k residents than Kentucky

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#14. Oldham County

– Population that is fully vaccinated: 57.9% (38,649 fully vaccinated)
— 0.0% lower vaccination rate than Kentucky
– Cumulative deaths per 100k: 217 (145 total deaths)
— 40.2% less deaths per 100k residents than Kentucky
– Cumulative cases per 100k: 29,424 (19,655 total cases)
— 6.9% less cases per 100k residents than Kentucky

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#13. Lyon County

– Population that is fully vaccinated: 58.6% (4,815 fully vaccinated)
— 1.2% higher vaccination rate than Kentucky
– Cumulative deaths per 100k: 438 (36 total deaths)
— 20.7% more deaths per 100k residents than Kentucky
– Cumulative cases per 100k: 37,479 (3,077 total cases)
— 18.5% more cases per 100k residents than Kentucky

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#12. Bourbon County

– Population that is fully vaccinated: 58.6% (11,591 fully vaccinated)
— 1.2% higher vaccination rate than Kentucky
– Cumulative deaths per 100k: 308 (61 total deaths)
— 15.2% less deaths per 100k residents than Kentucky
– Cumulative cases per 100k: 32,287 (6,389 total cases)
— 2.1% more cases per 100k residents than Kentucky

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#11. Fulton County

– Population that is fully vaccinated: 59.5% (3,554 fully vaccinated)
— 2.8% higher vaccination rate than Kentucky
– Cumulative deaths per 100k: 553 (33 total deaths)
— 52.3% more deaths per 100k residents than Kentucky
– Cumulative cases per 100k: 21,243 (1,268 total cases)
— 32.8% less cases per 100k residents than Kentucky

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#10. Hancock County

– Population that is fully vaccinated: 59.8% (5,214 fully vaccinated)
— 3.3% higher vaccination rate than Kentucky
– Cumulative deaths per 100k: 287 (25 total deaths)
— 20.9% less deaths per 100k residents than Kentucky
– Cumulative cases per 100k: 29,947 (2,612 total cases)
— 5.3% less cases per 100k residents than Kentucky

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#9. Kenton County

– Population that is fully vaccinated: 61.3% (102,354 fully vaccinated)
— 5.9% higher vaccination rate than Kentucky
– Cumulative deaths per 100k: 260 (434 total deaths)
— 28.4% less deaths per 100k residents than Kentucky
– Cumulative cases per 100k: 27,030 (45,140 total cases)
— 14.5% less cases per 100k residents than Kentucky

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#8. Franklin County

– Population that is fully vaccinated: 62.0% (31,627 fully vaccinated)
— 7.1% higher vaccination rate than Kentucky
– Cumulative deaths per 100k: 312 (159 total deaths)
— 14.0% less deaths per 100k residents than Kentucky
– Cumulative cases per 100k: 29,184 (14,881 total cases)
— 7.7% less cases per 100k residents than Kentucky

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#7. Perry County

– Population that is fully vaccinated: 62.7% (16,152 fully vaccinated)
— 8.3% higher vaccination rate than Kentucky
– Cumulative deaths per 100k: 714 (184 total deaths)
— 96.7% more deaths per 100k residents than Kentucky
– Cumulative cases per 100k: 45,419 (11,699 total cases)
— 43.6% more cases per 100k residents than Kentucky

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#6. Boone County

– Population that is fully vaccinated: 62.9% (84,061 fully vaccinated)
— 8.6% higher vaccination rate than Kentucky
– Cumulative deaths per 100k: 228 (305 total deaths)
— 37.2% less deaths per 100k residents than Kentucky
– Cumulative cases per 100k: 29,610 (39,554 total cases)
— 6.4% less cases per 100k residents than Kentucky

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#5. Campbell County

– Population that is fully vaccinated: 64.6% (60,424 fully vaccinated)
— 11.6% higher vaccination rate than Kentucky
– Cumulative deaths per 100k: 199 (186 total deaths)
— 45.2% less deaths per 100k residents than Kentucky
– Cumulative cases per 100k: 26,601 (24,894 total cases)
— 15.9% less cases per 100k residents than Kentucky

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#4. Jefferson County

– Population that is fully vaccinated: 64.7% (496,175 fully vaccinated)
— 11.7% higher vaccination rate than Kentucky
– Cumulative deaths per 100k: 316 (2,421 total deaths)
— 12.9% less deaths per 100k residents than Kentucky
– Cumulative cases per 100k: 31,838 (244,117 total cases)
— 0.7% more cases per 100k residents than Kentucky

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#3. Hardin County

– Population that is fully vaccinated: 64.8% (71,921 fully vaccinated)
— 11.9% higher vaccination rate than Kentucky
– Cumulative deaths per 100k: 402 (446 total deaths)
— 10.7% more deaths per 100k residents than Kentucky
– Cumulative cases per 100k: 31,655 (35,124 total cases)
— 0.1% more cases per 100k residents than Kentucky

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#2. Woodford County

– Population that is fully vaccinated: 66.8% (17,846 fully vaccinated)
— 15.4% higher vaccination rate than Kentucky
– Cumulative deaths per 100k: 198 (53 total deaths)
— 45.5% less deaths per 100k residents than Kentucky
– Cumulative cases per 100k: 28,454 (7,607 total cases)
— 10.0% less cases per 100k residents than Kentucky

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#1. Fayette County

– Population that is fully vaccinated: 67.4% (217,697 fully vaccinated)
— 16.4% higher vaccination rate than Kentucky
– Cumulative deaths per 100k: 194 (627 total deaths)
— 46.6% less deaths per 100k residents than Kentucky
– Cumulative cases per 100k: 31,913 (103,127 total cases)
— 0.9% more cases per 100k residents than Kentucky