Boroughs with the highest COVID-19 vaccination rate in Alaska
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 Oct. 28 reached over 1 million COVID-19-related deaths and 97.4 million COVID-19 cases, according to Johns Hopkins University. Currently, 68.4% of the population is fully vaccinated, and 7.3% of people have received the most recent bivalent booster dose.
Stacker compiled a list of the boroughs with highest COVID-19 vaccination rates in Alaska using data from the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services and Covid Act Now. Boroughs are ranked by the highest vaccination rate as of Oct. 27, 2022. Due to inconsistencies in reporting, some boroughs do not have vaccination data available. Case count data based on Oct. 13 numbers reported by the Department of Health and Human Services. Keep reading to see whether your borough ranks among the highest COVID-19 vaccination rates in your state.
#28. North Slope Borough
--- 48.9% lower vaccination rate than Alaska
- Cumulative deaths per 100k: 142 (14 total deaths)
--- 25.7% less deaths per 100k residents than Alaska
- Cumulative cases per 100k: 47,783 (4,698 total cases)
--- 21.3% more cases per 100k residents than Alaska
#27. Matanuska-Susitna Borough
--- 46.5% lower vaccination rate than Alaska
- Cumulative deaths per 100k: 240 (260 total deaths)
--- 25.7% more deaths per 100k residents than Alaska
- Cumulative cases per 100k: 36,265 (39,281 total cases)
--- 7.9% less cases per 100k residents than Alaska
#26. Southeast Fairbanks Census Area
--- 45.5% lower vaccination rate than Alaska
- Cumulative deaths per 100k: 305 (21 total deaths)
--- 59.7% more deaths per 100k residents than Alaska
- Cumulative cases per 100k: 31,931 (2,201 total cases)
--- 18.9% less cases per 100k residents than Alaska
#25. Kenai Peninsula Borough
--- 36.7% lower vaccination rate than Alaska
- Cumulative deaths per 100k: 196 (115 total deaths)
--- 2.6% more deaths per 100k residents than Alaska
- Cumulative cases per 100k: 35,259 (20,700 total cases)
--- 10.5% less cases per 100k residents than Alaska
#24. Dillingham Census Area
--- 32.1% lower vaccination rate than Alaska
- Cumulative deaths per 100k: 244 (12 total deaths)
--- 27.7% more deaths per 100k residents than Alaska
- Cumulative cases per 100k: 42,697 (2,099 total cases)
--- 8.4% more cases per 100k residents than Alaska
#23. Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area
--- 31.0% lower vaccination rate than Alaska
- Cumulative deaths per 100k: 161 (10 total deaths)
--- 15.7% less deaths per 100k residents than Alaska
- Cumulative cases per 100k: 27,857 (1,728 total cases)
--- 29.3% less cases per 100k residents than Alaska
#22. Denali Borough
--- 29.8% lower vaccination rate than Alaska
- Cumulative deaths per 100k: 48 (1 total deaths)
--- 74.9% less deaths per 100k residents than Alaska
- Cumulative cases per 100k: 22,794 (478 total cases)
--- 42.1% less cases per 100k residents than Alaska
#21. Wrangell City and Borough
--- 23.8% lower vaccination rate than Alaska
- Cumulative deaths per 100k: 40 (1 total deaths)
--- 79.1% less deaths per 100k residents than Alaska
- Cumulative cases per 100k: 30,616 (766 total cases)
--- 22.3% less cases per 100k residents than Alaska
#20. Lake and Peninsula Borough
--- 23.4% lower vaccination rate than Alaska
- Cumulative deaths per 100k: 63 (1 total deaths)
--- 67.0% less deaths per 100k residents than Alaska
- Cumulative cases per 100k: 57,601 (917 total cases)
--- 46.2% more cases per 100k residents than Alaska
#19. Northwest Arctic Borough
--- 20.0% lower vaccination rate than Alaska
- Cumulative deaths per 100k: 262 (20 total deaths)
--- 37.2% more deaths per 100k residents than Alaska
- Cumulative cases per 100k: 70,188 (5,349 total cases)
--- 78.2% more cases per 100k residents than Alaska
#18. Fairbanks North Star Borough
--- 19.1% lower vaccination rate than Alaska
- Cumulative deaths per 100k: 159 (154 total deaths)
--- 16.8% less deaths per 100k residents than Alaska
- Cumulative cases per 100k: 32,375 (31,355 total cases)
--- 17.8% less cases per 100k residents than Alaska
#17. Aleutians West Census Area
--- 18.5% lower vaccination rate than Alaska
- Cumulative deaths per 100k: 53 (3 total deaths)
--- 72.3% less deaths per 100k residents than Alaska
- Cumulative cases per 100k: 18,619 (1,049 total cases)
--- 52.7% less cases per 100k residents than Alaska
#16. Valdez-Cordova Census Area
--- 18.1% lower vaccination rate than Alaska
- Cumulative deaths per 100k: 228 (21 total deaths)
--- 19.4% more deaths per 100k residents than Alaska
- Cumulative cases per 100k: 36,231 (3,334 total cases)
--- 8.0% less cases per 100k residents than Alaska
#15. Kodiak Island Borough
--- 15.2% lower vaccination rate than Alaska
- Cumulative deaths per 100k: 92 (12 total deaths)
--- 51.8% less deaths per 100k residents than Alaska
- Cumulative cases per 100k: 42,268 (5,494 total cases)
--- 7.3% more cases per 100k residents than Alaska
#14. Ketchikan Gateway Borough
--- 14.4% lower vaccination rate than Alaska
- Cumulative deaths per 100k: 194 (27 total deaths)
--- 1.6% more deaths per 100k residents than Alaska
- Cumulative cases per 100k: 34,810 (4,839 total cases)
--- 11.6% less cases per 100k residents than Alaska
#13. Bethel Census Area
--- 12.7% lower vaccination rate than Alaska
- Cumulative deaths per 100k: 250 (46 total deaths)
--- 30.9% more deaths per 100k residents than Alaska
- Cumulative cases per 100k: 66,268 (12,184 total cases)
--- 68.2% more cases per 100k residents than Alaska
#12. Kusilvak Census Area
--- 12.5% lower vaccination rate than Alaska
- Cumulative deaths per 100k: 180 (15 total deaths)
--- 5.8% less deaths per 100k residents than Alaska
- Cumulative cases per 100k: 56,483 (4,696 total cases)
--- 43.4% more cases per 100k residents than Alaska
#11. Anchorage Municipality
--- 10.6% lower vaccination rate than Alaska
- Cumulative deaths per 100k: 200 (575 total deaths)
--- 4.7% more deaths per 100k residents than Alaska
- Cumulative cases per 100k: 40,852 (117,654 total cases)
--- 3.7% more cases per 100k residents than Alaska
#10. Haines Borough
--- 9.7% lower vaccination rate than Alaska
- Cumulative deaths per 100k: 40 (1 total deaths)
--- 79.1% less deaths per 100k residents than Alaska
- Cumulative cases per 100k: 31,146 (788 total cases)
--- 20.9% less cases per 100k residents than Alaska
#9. Hoonah-Angoon Census Area
--- 9.0% lower vaccination rate than Alaska
- Cumulative deaths per 100k: 233 (5 total deaths)
--- 22.0% more deaths per 100k residents than Alaska
- Cumulative cases per 100k: 40,596 (872 total cases)
--- 3.1% more cases per 100k residents than Alaska
#8. Nome Census Area
--- 9.0% lower vaccination rate than Alaska
- Cumulative deaths per 100k: 70 (7 total deaths)
--- 63.4% less deaths per 100k residents than Alaska
- Cumulative cases per 100k: 67,763 (6,779 total cases)
--- 72.0% more cases per 100k residents than Alaska
#7. Skagway Municipality
--- 5.5% lower vaccination rate than Alaska
- Cumulative deaths per 100k: 0 (0 total deaths)
--- 100.0% less deaths per 100k residents than Alaska
- Cumulative cases per 100k: 21,555 (255 total cases)
--- 45.3% less cases per 100k residents than Alaska
#6. Aleutians East Borough
--- 4.6% lower vaccination rate than Alaska
- Cumulative deaths per 100k: 30 (1 total deaths)
--- 84.3% less deaths per 100k residents than Alaska
- Cumulative cases per 100k: 23,314 (778 total cases)
--- 40.8% less cases per 100k residents than Alaska
#5. Petersburg Borough
--- 0.5% lower vaccination rate than Alaska
- Cumulative deaths per 100k: 214 (7 total deaths)
--- 12.0% more deaths per 100k residents than Alaska
- Cumulative cases per 100k: 26,118 (853 total cases)
--- 33.7% less cases per 100k residents than Alaska
#4. Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area
--- 0.3% higher vaccination rate than Alaska
- Cumulative deaths per 100k: 229 (12 total deaths)
--- 19.9% more deaths per 100k residents than Alaska
- Cumulative cases per 100k: 32,084 (1,678 total cases)
--- 18.5% less cases per 100k residents than Alaska
#3. Yakutat City and Borough
--- 0.4% higher vaccination rate than Alaska
- Cumulative deaths per 100k: 0 (0 total deaths)
--- 100.0% less deaths per 100k residents than Alaska
- Cumulative cases per 100k: 0 (0 total cases)
--- 100.0% less cases per 100k residents than Alaska
#2. Juneau City and Borough
--- 0.6% higher vaccination rate than Alaska
- Cumulative deaths per 100k: 81 (26 total deaths)
--- 57.6% less deaths per 100k residents than Alaska
- Cumulative cases per 100k: 33,840 (10,820 total cases)
--- 14.1% less cases per 100k residents than Alaska
#1. Sitka City and Borough
--- 2.3% higher vaccination rate than Alaska
- Cumulative deaths per 100k: 106 (9 total deaths)
--- 44.5% less deaths per 100k residents than Alaska
- Cumulative cases per 100k: 37,054 (3,147 total cases)
--- 5.9% less cases per 100k residents than Alaska