Counties with the highest COVID-19 vaccination rate in Kansas
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 Kansas 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. Cloud County
--- 16.0% lower vaccination rate than Kansas
- Cumulative deaths per 100k: 535 (47 total deaths)
--- 62.1% more deaths per 100k residents than Kansas
- Cumulative cases per 100k: 28,124 (2,471 total cases)
--- 7.8% less cases per 100k residents than Kansas
#49. Rooks County
--- 15.7% lower vaccination rate than Kansas
- Cumulative deaths per 100k: 427 (21 total deaths)
--- 29.4% more deaths per 100k residents than Kansas
- Cumulative cases per 100k: 31,463 (1,548 total cases)
--- 3.2% more cases per 100k residents than Kansas
#48. Miami County
--- 15.5% lower vaccination rate than Kansas
- Cumulative deaths per 100k: 307 (105 total deaths)
--- 7.0% less deaths per 100k residents than Kansas
- Cumulative cases per 100k: 26,614 (9,112 total cases)
--- 12.7% less cases per 100k residents than Kansas
#47. Edwards County
--- 15.4% lower vaccination rate than Kansas
- Cumulative deaths per 100k: 572 (16 total deaths)
--- 73.3% more deaths per 100k residents than Kansas
- Cumulative cases per 100k: 22,766 (637 total cases)
--- 25.3% less cases per 100k residents than Kansas
#46. Scott County
--- 15.2% lower vaccination rate than Kansas
- Cumulative deaths per 100k: 726 (35 total deaths)
--- 120.0% more deaths per 100k residents than Kansas
- Cumulative cases per 100k: 30,002 (1,447 total cases)
--- 1.6% less cases per 100k residents than Kansas
#45. Doniphan County
--- 15.0% lower vaccination rate than Kansas
- Cumulative deaths per 100k: 513 (39 total deaths)
--- 55.5% more deaths per 100k residents than Kansas
- Cumulative cases per 100k: 36,013 (2,737 total cases)
--- 18.1% more cases per 100k residents than Kansas
#44. Harper County
--- 14.5% lower vaccination rate than Kansas
- Cumulative deaths per 100k: 515 (28 total deaths)
--- 56.1% more deaths per 100k residents than Kansas
- Cumulative cases per 100k: 33,131 (1,801 total cases)
--- 8.7% more cases per 100k residents than Kansas
#43. Cowley County
--- 14.5% lower vaccination rate than Kansas
- Cumulative deaths per 100k: 496 (173 total deaths)
--- 50.3% more deaths per 100k residents than Kansas
- Cumulative cases per 100k: 34,087 (11,899 total cases)
--- 11.8% more cases per 100k residents than Kansas
#42. Graham County
--- 14.2% lower vaccination rate than Kansas
- Cumulative deaths per 100k: 645 (16 total deaths)
--- 95.5% more deaths per 100k residents than Kansas
- Cumulative cases per 100k: 26,591 (660 total cases)
--- 12.8% less cases per 100k residents than Kansas
#41. Butler County
--- 13.7% lower vaccination rate than Kansas
- Cumulative deaths per 100k: 341 (228 total deaths)
--- 3.3% more deaths per 100k residents than Kansas
- Cumulative cases per 100k: 31,913 (21,353 total cases)
--- 4.7% more cases per 100k residents than Kansas
#40. Marion County
--- 13.0% lower vaccination rate than Kansas
- Cumulative deaths per 100k: 438 (52 total deaths)
--- 32.7% more deaths per 100k residents than Kansas
- Cumulative cases per 100k: 31,614 (3,757 total cases)
--- 3.7% more cases per 100k residents than Kansas
#39. Labette County
--- 13.0% lower vaccination rate than Kansas
- Cumulative deaths per 100k: 438 (86 total deaths)
--- 32.7% more deaths per 100k residents than Kansas
- Cumulative cases per 100k: 38,485 (7,550 total cases)
--- 26.2% more cases per 100k residents than Kansas
#38. Reno County
--- 13.0% lower vaccination rate than Kansas
- Cumulative deaths per 100k: 423 (262 total deaths)
--- 28.2% more deaths per 100k residents than Kansas
- Cumulative cases per 100k: 34,575 (21,436 total cases)
--- 13.4% more cases per 100k residents than Kansas
#37. Greenwood County
--- 12.6% lower vaccination rate than Kansas
- Cumulative deaths per 100k: 418 (25 total deaths)
--- 26.7% more deaths per 100k residents than Kansas
- Cumulative cases per 100k: 34,570 (2,068 total cases)
--- 13.4% more cases per 100k residents than Kansas
#36. Pratt County
--- 12.6% lower vaccination rate than Kansas
- Cumulative deaths per 100k: 382 (35 total deaths)
--- 15.8% more deaths per 100k residents than Kansas
- Cumulative cases per 100k: 23,025 (2,110 total cases)
--- 24.5% less cases per 100k residents than Kansas
#35. Republic County
--- 11.9% lower vaccination rate than Kansas
- Cumulative deaths per 100k: 431 (20 total deaths)
--- 30.6% more deaths per 100k residents than Kansas
- Cumulative cases per 100k: 31,924 (1,480 total cases)
--- 4.7% more cases per 100k residents than Kansas
#34. Saline County
--- 11.9% lower vaccination rate than Kansas
- Cumulative deaths per 100k: 491 (266 total deaths)
--- 48.8% more deaths per 100k residents than Kansas
- Cumulative cases per 100k: 29,810 (16,164 total cases)
--- 2.2% less cases per 100k residents than Kansas
#33. Ellis County
--- 11.4% lower vaccination rate than Kansas
- Cumulative deaths per 100k: 315 (90 total deaths)
--- 4.5% less deaths per 100k residents than Kansas
- Cumulative cases per 100k: 28,036 (8,005 total cases)
--- 8.0% less cases per 100k residents than Kansas
#32. Finney County
--- 11.4% lower vaccination rate than Kansas
- Cumulative deaths per 100k: 343 (125 total deaths)
--- 3.9% more deaths per 100k residents than Kansas
- Cumulative cases per 100k: 35,073 (12,790 total cases)
--- 15.0% more cases per 100k residents than Kansas
#31. Rush County
--- 11.3% lower vaccination rate than Kansas
- Cumulative deaths per 100k: 659 (20 total deaths)
--- 99.7% more deaths per 100k residents than Kansas
- Cumulative cases per 100k: 29,414 (893 total cases)
--- 3.5% less cases per 100k residents than Kansas
#30. Stanton County
--- 11.1% lower vaccination rate than Kansas
- Cumulative deaths per 100k: 598 (12 total deaths)
--- 81.2% more deaths per 100k residents than Kansas
- Cumulative cases per 100k: 23,330 (468 total cases)
--- 23.5% less cases per 100k residents than Kansas
#29. Wichita County
--- 11.1% lower vaccination rate than Kansas
- Cumulative deaths per 100k: 472 (10 total deaths)
--- 43.0% more deaths per 100k residents than Kansas
- Cumulative cases per 100k: 26,569 (563 total cases)
--- 12.9% less cases per 100k residents than Kansas
#28. Osage County
--- 10.6% lower vaccination rate than Kansas
- Cumulative deaths per 100k: 414 (66 total deaths)
--- 25.5% more deaths per 100k residents than Kansas
- Cumulative cases per 100k: 28,171 (4,493 total cases)
--- 7.6% less cases per 100k residents than Kansas
#27. Kiowa County
--- 10.1% lower vaccination rate than Kansas
- Cumulative deaths per 100k: 323 (8 total deaths)
--- 2.1% less deaths per 100k residents than Kansas
- Cumulative cases per 100k: 29,253 (724 total cases)
--- 4.1% less cases per 100k residents than Kansas
#26. Greeley County
--- 9.9% lower vaccination rate than Kansas
- Cumulative deaths per 100k: 487 (6 total deaths)
--- 47.6% more deaths per 100k residents than Kansas
- Cumulative cases per 100k: 30,925 (381 total cases)
--- 1.4% more cases per 100k residents than Kansas
#25. Franklin County
--- 8.4% lower vaccination rate than Kansas
- Cumulative deaths per 100k: 391 (100 total deaths)
--- 18.5% more deaths per 100k residents than Kansas
- Cumulative cases per 100k: 30,438 (7,775 total cases)
--- 0.2% less cases per 100k residents than Kansas
#24. Ness County
--- 8.2% lower vaccination rate than Kansas
- Cumulative deaths per 100k: 691 (19 total deaths)
--- 109.4% more deaths per 100k residents than Kansas
- Cumulative cases per 100k: 30,436 (837 total cases)
--- 0.2% less cases per 100k residents than Kansas
#23. Norton County
--- 7.7% lower vaccination rate than Kansas
- Cumulative deaths per 100k: 709 (38 total deaths)
--- 114.8% more deaths per 100k residents than Kansas
- Cumulative cases per 100k: 44,078 (2,363 total cases)
--- 44.6% more cases per 100k residents than Kansas
#22. Mitchell County
--- 7.7% lower vaccination rate than Kansas
- Cumulative deaths per 100k: 418 (25 total deaths)
--- 26.7% more deaths per 100k residents than Kansas
- Cumulative cases per 100k: 27,229 (1,628 total cases)
--- 10.7% less cases per 100k residents than Kansas
#21. Coffey County
--- 6.8% lower vaccination rate than Kansas
- Cumulative deaths per 100k: 575 (47 total deaths)
--- 74.2% more deaths per 100k residents than Kansas
- Cumulative cases per 100k: 32,865 (2,688 total cases)
--- 7.8% more cases per 100k residents than Kansas
#20. Washington County
--- 5.6% lower vaccination rate than Kansas
- Cumulative deaths per 100k: 499 (27 total deaths)
--- 51.2% more deaths per 100k residents than Kansas
- Cumulative cases per 100k: 28,542 (1,543 total cases)
--- 6.4% less cases per 100k residents than Kansas
#19. Kearny County
--- 5.5% lower vaccination rate than Kansas
- Cumulative deaths per 100k: 547 (21 total deaths)
--- 65.8% more deaths per 100k residents than Kansas
- Cumulative cases per 100k: 35,201 (1,351 total cases)
--- 15.5% more cases per 100k residents than Kansas
#18. Nemaha County
--- 5.1% lower vaccination rate than Kansas
- Cumulative deaths per 100k: 626 (64 total deaths)
--- 89.7% more deaths per 100k residents than Kansas
- Cumulative cases per 100k: 35,705 (3,653 total cases)
--- 17.1% more cases per 100k residents than Kansas
#17. Pawnee County
--- 4.6% lower vaccination rate than Kansas
- Cumulative deaths per 100k: 390 (25 total deaths)
--- 18.2% more deaths per 100k residents than Kansas
- Cumulative cases per 100k: 38,026 (2,439 total cases)
--- 24.7% more cases per 100k residents than Kansas
#16. Jefferson County
--- 4.4% lower vaccination rate than Kansas
- Cumulative deaths per 100k: 368 (70 total deaths)
--- 11.5% more deaths per 100k residents than Kansas
- Cumulative cases per 100k: 28,493 (5,426 total cases)
--- 6.5% less cases per 100k residents than Kansas
#15. McPherson County
--- 2.7% lower vaccination rate than Kansas
- Cumulative deaths per 100k: 473 (135 total deaths)
--- 43.3% more deaths per 100k residents than Kansas
- Cumulative cases per 100k: 31,455 (8,978 total cases)
--- 3.2% more cases per 100k residents than Kansas
#14. Morris County
--- 2.6% lower vaccination rate than Kansas
- Cumulative deaths per 100k: 552 (31 total deaths)
--- 67.3% more deaths per 100k residents than Kansas
- Cumulative cases per 100k: 30,107 (1,692 total cases)
--- 1.2% less cases per 100k residents than Kansas
#13. Sedgwick County
--- 2.2% lower vaccination rate than Kansas
- Cumulative deaths per 100k: 316 (1,630 total deaths)
--- 4.2% less deaths per 100k residents than Kansas
- Cumulative cases per 100k: 31,684 (163,504 total cases)
--- 3.9% more cases per 100k residents than Kansas
#12. Ellsworth County
--- 1.2% lower vaccination rate than Kansas
- Cumulative deaths per 100k: 541 (33 total deaths)
--- 63.9% more deaths per 100k residents than Kansas
- Cumulative cases per 100k: 38,299 (2,337 total cases)
--- 25.6% more cases per 100k residents than Kansas
#11. Lyon County
--- 1.0% higher vaccination rate than Kansas
- Cumulative deaths per 100k: 386 (128 total deaths)
--- 17.0% more deaths per 100k residents than Kansas
- Cumulative cases per 100k: 34,216 (11,358 total cases)
--- 12.2% more cases per 100k residents than Kansas
#10. Dickinson County
--- 2.0% higher vaccination rate than Kansas
- Cumulative deaths per 100k: 498 (92 total deaths)
--- 50.9% more deaths per 100k residents than Kansas
- Cumulative cases per 100k: 30,115 (5,561 total cases)
--- 1.2% less cases per 100k residents than Kansas
#9. Wyandotte County
--- 3.4% higher vaccination rate than Kansas
- Cumulative deaths per 100k: 310 (513 total deaths)
--- 6.1% less deaths per 100k residents than Kansas
- Cumulative cases per 100k: 31,809 (52,622 total cases)
--- 4.3% more cases per 100k residents than Kansas
#8. Leavenworth County
--- 4.9% higher vaccination rate than Kansas
- Cumulative deaths per 100k: 252 (206 total deaths)
--- 23.6% less deaths per 100k residents than Kansas
- Cumulative cases per 100k: 28,036 (22,922 total cases)
--- 8.0% less cases per 100k residents than Kansas
#7. Clay County
--- 7.2% higher vaccination rate than Kansas
- Cumulative deaths per 100k: 537 (43 total deaths)
--- 62.7% more deaths per 100k residents than Kansas
- Cumulative cases per 100k: 28,230 (2,259 total cases)
--- 7.4% less cases per 100k residents than Kansas
#6. Brown County
--- 7.3% higher vaccination rate than Kansas
- Cumulative deaths per 100k: 533 (51 total deaths)
--- 61.5% more deaths per 100k residents than Kansas
- Cumulative cases per 100k: 31,807 (3,042 total cases)
--- 4.3% more cases per 100k residents than Kansas
#5. Shawnee County
--- 8.9% higher vaccination rate than Kansas
- Cumulative deaths per 100k: 400 (707 total deaths)
--- 21.2% more deaths per 100k residents than Kansas
- Cumulative cases per 100k: 32,097 (56,772 total cases)
--- 5.3% more cases per 100k residents than Kansas
#4. Douglas County
--- 10.6% higher vaccination rate than Kansas
- Cumulative deaths per 100k: 133 (163 total deaths)
--- 59.7% less deaths per 100k residents than Kansas
- Cumulative cases per 100k: 26,902 (32,890 total cases)
--- 11.8% less cases per 100k residents than Kansas
#3. Marshall County
--- 12.3% higher vaccination rate than Kansas
- Cumulative deaths per 100k: 494 (48 total deaths)
--- 49.7% more deaths per 100k residents than Kansas
- Cumulative cases per 100k: 28,979 (2,813 total cases)
--- 4.9% less cases per 100k residents than Kansas
#2. Jackson County
--- 12.5% higher vaccination rate than Kansas
- Cumulative deaths per 100k: 281 (37 total deaths)
--- 14.8% less deaths per 100k residents than Kansas
- Cumulative cases per 100k: 33,133 (4,364 total cases)
--- 8.7% more cases per 100k residents than Kansas
#1. Johnson County
--- 37.5% higher vaccination rate than Kansas
- Cumulative deaths per 100k: 215 (1,294 total deaths)
--- 34.8% less deaths per 100k residents than Kansas
- Cumulative cases per 100k: 28,143 (169,531 total cases)
--- 7.7% less cases per 100k residents than Kansas