Counties with the highest COVID-19 vaccination rate in Georgia
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 counties with highest COVID-19 vaccination rates in Georgia 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 Oct. 27, 2022. Due to inconsistencies in reporting, some counties 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 county ranks among the highest COVID-19 vaccination rates in your state.
#50. Rabun County
--- 41.3% lower vaccination rate than Georgia
- Cumulative deaths per 100k: 601 (103 total deaths)
--- 56.9% more deaths per 100k residents than Georgia
- Cumulative cases per 100k: 23,213 (3,978 total cases)
--- 15.6% less cases per 100k residents than Georgia
#49. Lee County
--- 41.1% lower vaccination rate than Georgia
- Cumulative deaths per 100k: 367 (110 total deaths)
--- 4.2% less deaths per 100k residents than Georgia
- Cumulative cases per 100k: 27,697 (8,307 total cases)
--- 0.7% more cases per 100k residents than Georgia
#48. Douglas County
--- 41.0% lower vaccination rate than Georgia
- Cumulative deaths per 100k: 301 (441 total deaths)
--- 21.4% less deaths per 100k residents than Georgia
- Cumulative cases per 100k: 28,112 (41,140 total cases)
--- 2.2% more cases per 100k residents than Georgia
#47. Laurens County
--- 40.8% lower vaccination rate than Georgia
- Cumulative deaths per 100k: 677 (322 total deaths)
--- 76.8% more deaths per 100k residents than Georgia
- Cumulative cases per 100k: 32,707 (15,551 total cases)
--- 18.9% more cases per 100k residents than Georgia
#46. Randolph County
--- 40.6% lower vaccination rate than Georgia
- Cumulative deaths per 100k: 723 (49 total deaths)
--- 88.8% more deaths per 100k residents than Georgia
- Cumulative cases per 100k: 25,184 (1,707 total cases)
--- 8.4% less cases per 100k residents than Georgia
#45. Clarke County
--- 40.5% lower vaccination rate than Georgia
- Cumulative deaths per 100k: 194 (249 total deaths)
--- 49.3% less deaths per 100k residents than Georgia
- Cumulative cases per 100k: 26,369 (33,840 total cases)
--- 4.1% less cases per 100k residents than Georgia
#44. Dade County
--- 40.4% lower vaccination rate than Georgia
- Cumulative deaths per 100k: 223 (36 total deaths)
--- 41.8% less deaths per 100k residents than Georgia
- Cumulative cases per 100k: 23,716 (3,822 total cases)
--- 13.8% less cases per 100k residents than Georgia
#43. Mitchell County
--- 39.2% lower vaccination rate than Georgia
- Cumulative deaths per 100k: 567 (124 total deaths)
--- 48.0% more deaths per 100k residents than Georgia
- Cumulative cases per 100k: 27,466 (6,005 total cases)
--- 0.2% less cases per 100k residents than Georgia
#42. Warren County
--- 38.9% lower vaccination rate than Georgia
- Cumulative deaths per 100k: 609 (32 total deaths)
--- 59.0% more deaths per 100k residents than Georgia
- Cumulative cases per 100k: 23,335 (1,226 total cases)
--- 15.2% less cases per 100k residents than Georgia
#41. Wilkes County
--- 38.9% lower vaccination rate than Georgia
- Cumulative deaths per 100k: 563 (55 total deaths)
--- 47.0% more deaths per 100k residents than Georgia
- Cumulative cases per 100k: 26,174 (2,559 total cases)
--- 4.8% less cases per 100k residents than Georgia
#40. Screven County
--- 38.9% lower vaccination rate than Georgia
- Cumulative deaths per 100k: 530 (74 total deaths)
--- 38.4% more deaths per 100k residents than Georgia
- Cumulative cases per 100k: 21,624 (3,020 total cases)
--- 21.4% less cases per 100k residents than Georgia
#39. Brooks County
--- 38.8% lower vaccination rate than Georgia
- Cumulative deaths per 100k: 615 (95 total deaths)
--- 60.6% more deaths per 100k residents than Georgia
- Cumulative cases per 100k: 25,173 (3,891 total cases)
--- 8.5% less cases per 100k residents than Georgia
#38. Talbot County
--- 38.7% lower vaccination rate than Georgia
- Cumulative deaths per 100k: 549 (34 total deaths)
--- 43.3% more deaths per 100k residents than Georgia
- Cumulative cases per 100k: 21,082 (1,306 total cases)
--- 23.4% less cases per 100k residents than Georgia
#37. Hancock County
--- 38.5% lower vaccination rate than Georgia
- Cumulative deaths per 100k: 1,076 (91 total deaths)
--- 180.9% more deaths per 100k residents than Georgia
- Cumulative cases per 100k: 22,041 (1,864 total cases)
--- 19.9% less cases per 100k residents than Georgia
#36. Calhoun County
--- 38.4% lower vaccination rate than Georgia
- Cumulative deaths per 100k: 404 (25 total deaths)
--- 5.5% more deaths per 100k residents than Georgia
- Cumulative cases per 100k: 24,414 (1,511 total cases)
--- 11.2% less cases per 100k residents than Georgia
#35. Harris County
--- 38.3% lower vaccination rate than Georgia
- Cumulative deaths per 100k: 335 (118 total deaths)
--- 12.5% less deaths per 100k residents than Georgia
- Cumulative cases per 100k: 19,403 (6,837 total cases)
--- 29.5% less cases per 100k residents than Georgia
#34. Early County
--- 38.2% lower vaccination rate than Georgia
- Cumulative deaths per 100k: 638 (65 total deaths)
--- 66.6% more deaths per 100k residents than Georgia
- Cumulative cases per 100k: 29,686 (3,025 total cases)
--- 7.9% more cases per 100k residents than Georgia
#33. Towns County
--- 37.9% lower vaccination rate than Georgia
- Cumulative deaths per 100k: 980 (118 total deaths)
--- 155.9% more deaths per 100k residents than Georgia
- Cumulative cases per 100k: 22,647 (2,726 total cases)
--- 17.7% less cases per 100k residents than Georgia
#32. Thomas County
--- 37.9% lower vaccination rate than Georgia
- Cumulative deaths per 100k: 513 (228 total deaths)
--- 33.9% more deaths per 100k residents than Georgia
- Cumulative cases per 100k: 29,860 (13,273 total cases)
--- 8.6% more cases per 100k residents than Georgia
#31. Decatur County
--- 37.8% lower vaccination rate than Georgia
- Cumulative deaths per 100k: 519 (137 total deaths)
--- 35.5% more deaths per 100k residents than Georgia
- Cumulative cases per 100k: 30,927 (8,166 total cases)
--- 12.4% more cases per 100k residents than Georgia
#30. Dougherty County
--- 37.3% lower vaccination rate than Georgia
- Cumulative deaths per 100k: 605 (532 total deaths)
--- 58.0% more deaths per 100k residents than Georgia
- Cumulative cases per 100k: 26,122 (22,976 total cases)
--- 5.0% less cases per 100k residents than Georgia
#29. Cherokee County
--- 36.9% lower vaccination rate than Georgia
- Cumulative deaths per 100k: 259 (669 total deaths)
--- 32.4% less deaths per 100k residents than Georgia
- Cumulative cases per 100k: 28,005 (72,470 total cases)
--- 1.8% more cases per 100k residents than Georgia
#28. Turner County
--- 36.7% lower vaccination rate than Georgia
- Cumulative deaths per 100k: 814 (65 total deaths)
--- 112.5% more deaths per 100k residents than Georgia
- Cumulative cases per 100k: 37,746 (3,014 total cases)
--- 37.2% more cases per 100k residents than Georgia
#27. Richmond County
--- 36.6% lower vaccination rate than Georgia
- Cumulative deaths per 100k: 463 (938 total deaths)
--- 20.9% more deaths per 100k residents than Georgia
- Cumulative cases per 100k: 28,538 (57,795 total cases)
--- 3.7% more cases per 100k residents than Georgia
#26. Taliaferro County
--- 35.9% lower vaccination rate than Georgia
- Cumulative deaths per 100k: 260 (4 total deaths)
--- 32.1% less deaths per 100k residents than Georgia
- Cumulative cases per 100k: 20,885 (321 total cases)
--- 24.1% less cases per 100k residents than Georgia
#25. Houston County
--- 35.7% lower vaccination rate than Georgia
- Cumulative deaths per 100k: 334 (527 total deaths)
--- 12.8% less deaths per 100k residents than Georgia
- Cumulative cases per 100k: 29,806 (47,052 total cases)
--- 8.4% more cases per 100k residents than Georgia
#24. Wilkinson County
--- 35.6% lower vaccination rate than Georgia
- Cumulative deaths per 100k: 715 (64 total deaths)
--- 86.7% more deaths per 100k residents than Georgia
- Cumulative cases per 100k: 28,624 (2,563 total cases)
--- 4.1% more cases per 100k residents than Georgia
#23. Rockdale County
--- 35.6% lower vaccination rate than Georgia
- Cumulative deaths per 100k: 370 (336 total deaths)
--- 3.4% less deaths per 100k residents than Georgia
- Cumulative cases per 100k: 24,496 (22,266 total cases)
--- 10.9% less cases per 100k residents than Georgia
#22. Columbia County
--- 35.2% lower vaccination rate than Georgia
- Cumulative deaths per 100k: 262 (410 total deaths)
--- 31.6% less deaths per 100k residents than Georgia
- Cumulative cases per 100k: 26,374 (41,332 total cases)
--- 4.1% less cases per 100k residents than Georgia
#21. Baker County
--- 34.8% lower vaccination rate than Georgia
- Cumulative deaths per 100k: 494 (15 total deaths)
--- 29.0% more deaths per 100k residents than Georgia
- Cumulative cases per 100k: 20,145 (612 total cases)
--- 26.8% less cases per 100k residents than Georgia
#20. Glynn County
--- 34.8% lower vaccination rate than Georgia
- Cumulative deaths per 100k: 496 (423 total deaths)
--- 29.5% more deaths per 100k residents than Georgia
- Cumulative cases per 100k: 30,806 (26,275 total cases)
--- 12.0% more cases per 100k residents than Georgia
#19. Sumter County
--- 34.0% lower vaccination rate than Georgia
- Cumulative deaths per 100k: 610 (180 total deaths)
--- 59.3% more deaths per 100k residents than Georgia
- Cumulative cases per 100k: 27,618 (8,154 total cases)
--- 0.4% more cases per 100k residents than Georgia
#18. Forsyth County
--- 32.7% lower vaccination rate than Georgia
- Cumulative deaths per 100k: 181 (441 total deaths)
--- 52.7% less deaths per 100k residents than Georgia
- Cumulative cases per 100k: 26,062 (63,658 total cases)
--- 5.3% less cases per 100k residents than Georgia
#17. Twiggs County
--- 31.7% lower vaccination rate than Georgia
- Cumulative deaths per 100k: 899 (73 total deaths)
--- 134.7% more deaths per 100k residents than Georgia
- Cumulative cases per 100k: 21,773 (1,768 total cases)
--- 20.8% less cases per 100k residents than Georgia
#16. Jefferson County
--- 31.7% lower vaccination rate than Georgia
- Cumulative deaths per 100k: 762 (117 total deaths)
--- 99.0% more deaths per 100k residents than Georgia
- Cumulative cases per 100k: 26,390 (4,054 total cases)
--- 4.1% less cases per 100k residents than Georgia
#15. Bryan County
--- 31.4% lower vaccination rate than Georgia
- Cumulative deaths per 100k: 257 (102 total deaths)
--- 32.9% less deaths per 100k residents than Georgia
- Cumulative cases per 100k: 26,828 (10,631 total cases)
--- 2.5% less cases per 100k residents than Georgia
#14. Miller County
--- 31.2% lower vaccination rate than Georgia
- Cumulative deaths per 100k: 525 (30 total deaths)
--- 37.1% more deaths per 100k residents than Georgia
- Cumulative cases per 100k: 33,753 (1,930 total cases)
--- 22.7% more cases per 100k residents than Georgia
#13. Greene County
--- 30.6% lower vaccination rate than Georgia
- Cumulative deaths per 100k: 486 (89 total deaths)
--- 26.9% more deaths per 100k residents than Georgia
- Cumulative cases per 100k: 24,847 (4,553 total cases)
--- 9.7% less cases per 100k residents than Georgia
#12. Gwinnett County
--- 30.0% lower vaccination rate than Georgia
- Cumulative deaths per 100k: 216 (2,019 total deaths)
--- 43.6% less deaths per 100k residents than Georgia
- Cumulative cases per 100k: 25,974 (243,182 total cases)
--- 5.6% less cases per 100k residents than Georgia
#11. Camden County
--- 28.7% lower vaccination rate than Georgia
- Cumulative deaths per 100k: 249 (136 total deaths)
--- 35.0% less deaths per 100k residents than Georgia
- Cumulative cases per 100k: 24,233 (13,247 total cases)
--- 11.9% less cases per 100k residents than Georgia
#10. Chatham County
--- 28.3% lower vaccination rate than Georgia
- Cumulative deaths per 100k: 337 (974 total deaths)
--- 12.0% less deaths per 100k residents than Georgia
- Cumulative cases per 100k: 26,160 (75,716 total cases)
--- 4.9% less cases per 100k residents than Georgia
#9. Fulton County
--- 27.9% lower vaccination rate than Georgia
- Cumulative deaths per 100k: 239 (2,546 total deaths)
--- 37.6% less deaths per 100k residents than Georgia
- Cumulative cases per 100k: 24,644 (262,198 total cases)
--- 10.4% less cases per 100k residents than Georgia
#8. Oconee County
--- 27.6% lower vaccination rate than Georgia
- Cumulative deaths per 100k: 283 (114 total deaths)
--- 26.1% less deaths per 100k residents than Georgia
- Cumulative cases per 100k: 24,883 (10,023 total cases)
--- 9.5% less cases per 100k residents than Georgia
#7. DeKalb County
--- 27.4% lower vaccination rate than Georgia
- Cumulative deaths per 100k: 246 (1,870 total deaths)
--- 35.8% less deaths per 100k residents than Georgia
- Cumulative cases per 100k: 23,885 (181,361 total cases)
--- 13.2% less cases per 100k residents than Georgia
#6. Burke County
--- 27.3% lower vaccination rate than Georgia
- Cumulative deaths per 100k: 527 (118 total deaths)
--- 37.6% more deaths per 100k residents than Georgia
- Cumulative cases per 100k: 26,945 (6,031 total cases)
--- 2.0% less cases per 100k residents than Georgia
#5. Terrell County
--- 26.5% lower vaccination rate than Georgia
- Cumulative deaths per 100k: 821 (70 total deaths)
--- 114.4% more deaths per 100k residents than Georgia
- Cumulative cases per 100k: 27,992 (2,388 total cases)
--- 1.8% more cases per 100k residents than Georgia
#4. Cobb County
--- 25.7% lower vaccination rate than Georgia
- Cumulative deaths per 100k: 261 (1,983 total deaths)
--- 31.9% less deaths per 100k residents than Georgia
- Cumulative cases per 100k: 27,082 (205,865 total cases)
--- 1.5% less cases per 100k residents than Georgia
#3. Fayette County
--- 20.8% lower vaccination rate than Georgia
- Cumulative deaths per 100k: 317 (363 total deaths)
--- 17.2% less deaths per 100k residents than Georgia
- Cumulative cases per 100k: 24,150 (27,633 total cases)
--- 12.2% less cases per 100k residents than Georgia
#2. Liberty County
--- 15.2% lower vaccination rate than Georgia
- Cumulative deaths per 100k: 262 (161 total deaths)
--- 31.6% less deaths per 100k residents than Georgia
- Cumulative cases per 100k: 24,478 (15,038 total cases)
--- 11.0% less cases per 100k residents than Georgia
#1. Clay County
--- 14.4% lower vaccination rate than Georgia
- Cumulative deaths per 100k: 247 (7 total deaths)
--- 35.5% less deaths per 100k residents than Georgia
- Cumulative cases per 100k: 20,677 (586 total cases)
--- 24.8% less cases per 100k residents than Georgia