Counties with the highest COVID-19 vaccination rate in Arkansas
Counties with the highest COVID-19 vaccination rate in Arkansas
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 13 reached 999,298 COVID-19-related deaths and nearly 82.3 million COVID-19 cases, according to Johns Hopkins University. Currently, 66.4% of the population is fully vaccinated, and 46.3% of vaccinated people have received booster doses.
Stacker compiled a list of the counties with highest COVID-19 vaccination rates in Arkansas 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 12, 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.
#50. Madison County
--- 20.4% lower vaccination rate than Arkansas
- Cumulative deaths per 100k: 368 (61 total deaths)
--- 2.6% less deaths per 100k residents than Arkansas
- Cumulative cases per 100k: 23,962 (3,972 total cases)
--- 13.7% less cases per 100k residents than Arkansas
#49. Prairie County
--- 20.2% lower vaccination rate than Arkansas
- Cumulative deaths per 100k: 533 (43 total deaths)
--- 41.0% more deaths per 100k residents than Arkansas
- Cumulative cases per 100k: 24,361 (1,964 total cases)
--- 12.2% less cases per 100k residents than Arkansas
#48. White County
--- 18.3% lower vaccination rate than Arkansas
- Cumulative deaths per 100k: 371 (292 total deaths)
--- 1.9% less deaths per 100k residents than Arkansas
- Cumulative cases per 100k: 28,132 (22,155 total cases)
--- 1.3% more cases per 100k residents than Arkansas
#47. Cleburne County
--- 18.0% lower vaccination rate than Arkansas
- Cumulative deaths per 100k: 514 (128 total deaths)
--- 36.0% more deaths per 100k residents than Arkansas
- Cumulative cases per 100k: 25,944 (6,465 total cases)
--- 6.5% less cases per 100k residents than Arkansas
#46. Nevada County
--- 17.8% lower vaccination rate than Arkansas
- Cumulative deaths per 100k: 557 (46 total deaths)
--- 47.4% more deaths per 100k residents than Arkansas
- Cumulative cases per 100k: 26,491 (2,186 total cases)
--- 4.6% less cases per 100k residents than Arkansas

#45. Jefferson County
--- 17.6% lower vaccination rate than Arkansas
- Cumulative deaths per 100k: 415 (277 total deaths)
--- 9.8% more deaths per 100k residents than Arkansas
- Cumulative cases per 100k: 27,842 (18,605 total cases)
--- 0.3% more cases per 100k residents than Arkansas
#44. Poinsett County
--- 17.4% lower vaccination rate than Arkansas
- Cumulative deaths per 100k: 540 (127 total deaths)
--- 42.9% more deaths per 100k residents than Arkansas
- Cumulative cases per 100k: 34,219 (8,051 total cases)
--- 23.3% more cases per 100k residents than Arkansas

#43. Crittenden County
--- 17.1% lower vaccination rate than Arkansas
- Cumulative deaths per 100k: 471 (226 total deaths)
--- 24.6% more deaths per 100k residents than Arkansas
- Cumulative cases per 100k: 29,828 (14,304 total cases)
--- 7.5% more cases per 100k residents than Arkansas
#42. Craighead County
--- 16.3% lower vaccination rate than Arkansas
- Cumulative deaths per 100k: 298 (329 total deaths)
--- 21.2% less deaths per 100k residents than Arkansas
- Cumulative cases per 100k: 34,209 (37,744 total cases)
--- 23.2% more cases per 100k residents than Arkansas

#41. Garland County
--- 16.1% lower vaccination rate than Arkansas
- Cumulative deaths per 100k: 513 (510 total deaths)
--- 35.7% more deaths per 100k residents than Arkansas
- Cumulative cases per 100k: 23,494 (23,350 total cases)
--- 15.4% less cases per 100k residents than Arkansas
#40. Clay County
--- 16.0% lower vaccination rate than Arkansas
- Cumulative deaths per 100k: 639 (93 total deaths)
--- 69.0% more deaths per 100k residents than Arkansas
- Cumulative cases per 100k: 28,534 (4,152 total cases)
--- 2.8% more cases per 100k residents than Arkansas
#39. Sevier County
--- 15.6% lower vaccination rate than Arkansas
- Cumulative deaths per 100k: 441 (75 total deaths)
--- 16.7% more deaths per 100k residents than Arkansas
- Cumulative cases per 100k: 34,939 (5,942 total cases)
--- 25.9% more cases per 100k residents than Arkansas
#38. Grant County
--- 15.6% lower vaccination rate than Arkansas
- Cumulative deaths per 100k: 334 (61 total deaths)
--- 11.6% less deaths per 100k residents than Arkansas
- Cumulative cases per 100k: 24,457 (4,467 total cases)
--- 11.9% less cases per 100k residents than Arkansas
#37. Crawford County
--- 15.6% lower vaccination rate than Arkansas
- Cumulative deaths per 100k: 394 (249 total deaths)
--- 4.2% more deaths per 100k residents than Arkansas
- Cumulative cases per 100k: 25,098 (15,876 total cases)
--- 9.6% less cases per 100k residents than Arkansas
#36. Lawrence County
--- 13.6% lower vaccination rate than Arkansas
- Cumulative deaths per 100k: 475 (78 total deaths)
--- 25.7% more deaths per 100k residents than Arkansas
- Cumulative cases per 100k: 32,409 (5,317 total cases)
--- 16.8% more cases per 100k residents than Arkansas
#35. Logan County
--- 13.6% lower vaccination rate than Arkansas
- Cumulative deaths per 100k: 373 (80 total deaths)
--- 1.3% less deaths per 100k residents than Arkansas
- Cumulative cases per 100k: 23,894 (5,129 total cases)
--- 13.9% less cases per 100k residents than Arkansas
#34. Baxter County
--- 13.6% lower vaccination rate than Arkansas
- Cumulative deaths per 100k: 589 (247 total deaths)
--- 55.8% more deaths per 100k residents than Arkansas
- Cumulative cases per 100k: 21,082 (8,840 total cases)
--- 24.1% less cases per 100k residents than Arkansas
#33. Lonoke County
--- 12.3% lower vaccination rate than Arkansas
- Cumulative deaths per 100k: 331 (243 total deaths)
--- 12.4% less deaths per 100k residents than Arkansas
- Cumulative cases per 100k: 27,207 (19,945 total cases)
--- 2.0% less cases per 100k residents than Arkansas
#32. Carroll County
--- 11.9% lower vaccination rate than Arkansas
- Cumulative deaths per 100k: 359 (102 total deaths)
--- 5.0% less deaths per 100k residents than Arkansas
- Cumulative cases per 100k: 21,596 (6,129 total cases)
--- 22.2% less cases per 100k residents than Arkansas
#31. Drew County
--- 11.6% lower vaccination rate than Arkansas
- Cumulative deaths per 100k: 384 (70 total deaths)
--- 1.6% more deaths per 100k residents than Arkansas
- Cumulative cases per 100k: 25,726 (4,687 total cases)
--- 7.3% less cases per 100k residents than Arkansas
#30. Scott County
--- 11.2% lower vaccination rate than Arkansas
- Cumulative deaths per 100k: 418 (43 total deaths)
--- 10.6% more deaths per 100k residents than Arkansas
- Cumulative cases per 100k: 22,352 (2,298 total cases)
--- 19.5% less cases per 100k residents than Arkansas
#29. Franklin County
--- 10.6% lower vaccination rate than Arkansas
- Cumulative deaths per 100k: 412 (73 total deaths)
--- 9.0% more deaths per 100k residents than Arkansas
- Cumulative cases per 100k: 21,547 (3,817 total cases)
--- 22.4% less cases per 100k residents than Arkansas
#28. Columbia County
--- 10.5% lower vaccination rate than Arkansas
- Cumulative deaths per 100k: 405 (95 total deaths)
--- 7.1% more deaths per 100k residents than Arkansas
- Cumulative cases per 100k: 23,149 (5,430 total cases)
--- 16.6% less cases per 100k residents than Arkansas
#27. Yell County
--- 10.1% lower vaccination rate than Arkansas
- Cumulative deaths per 100k: 497 (106 total deaths)
--- 31.5% more deaths per 100k residents than Arkansas
- Cumulative cases per 100k: 32,135 (6,858 total cases)
--- 15.8% more cases per 100k residents than Arkansas
#26. Clark County
--- 9.9% lower vaccination rate than Arkansas
- Cumulative deaths per 100k: 354 (79 total deaths)
--- 6.3% less deaths per 100k residents than Arkansas
- Cumulative cases per 100k: 24,064 (5,371 total cases)
--- 13.3% less cases per 100k residents than Arkansas
#25. Union County
--- 9.7% lower vaccination rate than Arkansas
- Cumulative deaths per 100k: 455 (176 total deaths)
--- 20.4% more deaths per 100k residents than Arkansas
- Cumulative cases per 100k: 23,957 (9,267 total cases)
--- 13.7% less cases per 100k residents than Arkansas
#24. Johnson County
--- 9.5% lower vaccination rate than Arkansas
- Cumulative deaths per 100k: 327 (87 total deaths)
--- 13.5% less deaths per 100k residents than Arkansas
- Cumulative cases per 100k: 25,675 (6,824 total cases)
--- 7.5% less cases per 100k residents than Arkansas
#23. Pope County
--- 8.6% lower vaccination rate than Arkansas
- Cumulative deaths per 100k: 328 (210 total deaths)
--- 13.2% less deaths per 100k residents than Arkansas
- Cumulative cases per 100k: 28,797 (18,451 total cases)
--- 3.7% more cases per 100k residents than Arkansas

#22. Sebastian County
--- 8.4% lower vaccination rate than Arkansas
- Cumulative deaths per 100k: 411 (526 total deaths)
--- 8.7% more deaths per 100k residents than Arkansas
- Cumulative cases per 100k: 25,678 (32,823 total cases)
--- 7.5% less cases per 100k residents than Arkansas
#21. Phillips County
--- 8.1% lower vaccination rate than Arkansas
- Cumulative deaths per 100k: 557 (99 total deaths)
--- 47.4% more deaths per 100k residents than Arkansas
- Cumulative cases per 100k: 27,140 (4,826 total cases)
--- 2.2% less cases per 100k residents than Arkansas
#20. Ashley County
--- 7.9% lower vaccination rate than Arkansas
- Cumulative deaths per 100k: 336 (66 total deaths)
--- 11.1% less deaths per 100k residents than Arkansas
- Cumulative cases per 100k: 26,016 (5,114 total cases)
--- 6.3% less cases per 100k residents than Arkansas
#19. St. Francis County
--- 7.2% lower vaccination rate than Arkansas
- Cumulative deaths per 100k: 384 (96 total deaths)
--- 1.6% more deaths per 100k residents than Arkansas
- Cumulative cases per 100k: 28,671 (7,166 total cases)
--- 3.3% more cases per 100k residents than Arkansas
#18. Saline County
--- 6.8% lower vaccination rate than Arkansas
- Cumulative deaths per 100k: 277 (339 total deaths)
--- 26.7% less deaths per 100k residents than Arkansas
- Cumulative cases per 100k: 25,323 (31,005 total cases)
--- 8.8% less cases per 100k residents than Arkansas
#17. Cross County
--- 6.2% lower vaccination rate than Arkansas
- Cumulative deaths per 100k: 506 (83 total deaths)
--- 33.9% more deaths per 100k residents than Arkansas
- Cumulative cases per 100k: 29,454 (4,836 total cases)
--- 6.1% more cases per 100k residents than Arkansas
#16. Faulkner County
--- 5.5% lower vaccination rate than Arkansas
- Cumulative deaths per 100k: 250 (315 total deaths)
--- 33.9% less deaths per 100k residents than Arkansas
- Cumulative cases per 100k: 27,949 (35,218 total cases)
--- 0.7% more cases per 100k residents than Arkansas
#15. Perry County
--- 4.8% lower vaccination rate than Arkansas
- Cumulative deaths per 100k: 354 (37 total deaths)
--- 6.3% less deaths per 100k residents than Arkansas
- Cumulative cases per 100k: 24,132 (2,523 total cases)
--- 13.1% less cases per 100k residents than Arkansas
#14. Cleveland County
--- 2.4% lower vaccination rate than Arkansas
- Cumulative deaths per 100k: 452 (36 total deaths)
--- 19.6% more deaths per 100k residents than Arkansas
- Cumulative cases per 100k: 28,494 (2,267 total cases)
--- 2.6% more cases per 100k residents than Arkansas
#13. Benton County
--- 1.5% lower vaccination rate than Arkansas
- Cumulative deaths per 100k: 304 (848 total deaths)
--- 19.6% less deaths per 100k residents than Arkansas
- Cumulative cases per 100k: 24,021 (67,053 total cases)
--- 13.5% less cases per 100k residents than Arkansas
#12. Conway County
--- 0.9% lower vaccination rate than Arkansas
- Cumulative deaths per 100k: 312 (65 total deaths)
--- 17.5% less deaths per 100k residents than Arkansas
- Cumulative cases per 100k: 26,331 (5,489 total cases)
--- 5.1% less cases per 100k residents than Arkansas
#11. Ouachita County
--- 0.0% lower vaccination rate than Arkansas
- Cumulative deaths per 100k: 445 (104 total deaths)
--- 17.7% more deaths per 100k residents than Arkansas
- Cumulative cases per 100k: 23,441 (5,481 total cases)
--- 15.6% less cases per 100k residents than Arkansas
#10. Howard County
--- 0.4% higher vaccination rate than Arkansas
- Cumulative deaths per 100k: 379 (50 total deaths)
--- 0.3% more deaths per 100k residents than Arkansas
- Cumulative cases per 100k: 28,503 (3,763 total cases)
--- 2.7% more cases per 100k residents than Arkansas
#9. Chicot County
--- 0.6% higher vaccination rate than Arkansas
- Cumulative deaths per 100k: 593 (60 total deaths)
--- 56.9% more deaths per 100k residents than Arkansas
- Cumulative cases per 100k: 27,456 (2,778 total cases)
--- 1.1% less cases per 100k residents than Arkansas
#8. Arkansas County
--- 2.8% higher vaccination rate than Arkansas
- Cumulative deaths per 100k: 452 (79 total deaths)
--- 19.6% more deaths per 100k residents than Arkansas
- Cumulative cases per 100k: 32,569 (5,695 total cases)
--- 17.3% more cases per 100k residents than Arkansas
#7. Washington County
--- 2.8% higher vaccination rate than Arkansas
- Cumulative deaths per 100k: 259 (620 total deaths)
--- 31.5% less deaths per 100k residents than Arkansas
- Cumulative cases per 100k: 28,742 (68,746 total cases)
--- 3.5% more cases per 100k residents than Arkansas
#6. Monroe County
--- 3.5% higher vaccination rate than Arkansas
- Cumulative deaths per 100k: 522 (35 total deaths)
--- 38.1% more deaths per 100k residents than Arkansas
- Cumulative cases per 100k: 28,891 (1,936 total cases)
--- 4.1% more cases per 100k residents than Arkansas
#5. Woodruff County
--- 3.9% higher vaccination rate than Arkansas
- Cumulative deaths per 100k: 491 (31 total deaths)
--- 29.9% more deaths per 100k residents than Arkansas
- Cumulative cases per 100k: 27,389 (1,731 total cases)
--- 1.3% less cases per 100k residents than Arkansas
#4. Dallas County
--- 4.2% higher vaccination rate than Arkansas
- Cumulative deaths per 100k: 442 (31 total deaths)
--- 16.9% more deaths per 100k residents than Arkansas
- Cumulative cases per 100k: 24,911 (1,746 total cases)
--- 10.3% less cases per 100k residents than Arkansas
#3. Bradley County
--- 5.0% higher vaccination rate than Arkansas
- Cumulative deaths per 100k: 455 (49 total deaths)
--- 20.4% more deaths per 100k residents than Arkansas
- Cumulative cases per 100k: 27,845 (2,997 total cases)
--- 0.3% more cases per 100k residents than Arkansas

#2. Pulaski County
--- 7.5% higher vaccination rate than Arkansas
- Cumulative deaths per 100k: 302 (1,183 total deaths)
--- 20.1% less deaths per 100k residents than Arkansas
- Cumulative cases per 100k: 26,497 (103,843 total cases)
--- 4.5% less cases per 100k residents than Arkansas
#1. Desha County
--- 10.5% higher vaccination rate than Arkansas
- Cumulative deaths per 100k: 361 (41 total deaths)
--- 4.5% less deaths per 100k residents than Arkansas
- Cumulative cases per 100k: 26,670 (3,030 total cases)
--- 3.9% less cases per 100k residents than Arkansas