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Counties with the highest COVID-19 vaccination rate in Montana
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 Montana 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. Carter County
--- 49.6% lower vaccination rate than Montana
- Cumulative deaths per 100k: 399 (5 total deaths)
--- 19.5% more deaths per 100k residents than Montana
- Cumulative cases per 100k: 22,045 (276 total cases)
--- 25.1% less cases per 100k residents than Montana
#49. Chouteau County
--- 46.0% lower vaccination rate than Montana
- Cumulative deaths per 100k: 266 (15 total deaths)
--- 20.4% less deaths per 100k residents than Montana
- Cumulative cases per 100k: 21,739 (1,225 total cases)
--- 26.1% less cases per 100k residents than Montana
#48. Liberty County
--- 45.5% lower vaccination rate than Montana
- Cumulative deaths per 100k: 171 (4 total deaths)
--- 48.8% less deaths per 100k residents than Montana
- Cumulative cases per 100k: 21,609 (505 total cases)
--- 26.6% less cases per 100k residents than Montana
#47. Broadwater County
--- 45.2% lower vaccination rate than Montana
- Cumulative deaths per 100k: 353 (22 total deaths)
--- 5.7% more deaths per 100k residents than Montana
- Cumulative cases per 100k: 23,633 (1,474 total cases)
--- 19.7% less cases per 100k residents than Montana
#46. Fallon County
--- 44.7% lower vaccination rate than Montana
- Cumulative deaths per 100k: 387 (11 total deaths)
--- 15.9% more deaths per 100k residents than Montana
- Cumulative cases per 100k: 25,826 (735 total cases)
--- 12.3% less cases per 100k residents than Montana
#45. Musselshell County
--- 43.8% lower vaccination rate than Montana
- Cumulative deaths per 100k: 669 (31 total deaths)
--- 100.3% more deaths per 100k residents than Montana
- Cumulative cases per 100k: 22,771 (1,055 total cases)
--- 22.6% less cases per 100k residents than Montana
#44. Lincoln County
--- 42.8% lower vaccination rate than Montana
- Cumulative deaths per 100k: 460 (92 total deaths)
--- 37.7% more deaths per 100k residents than Montana
- Cumulative cases per 100k: 27,097 (5,414 total cases)
--- 7.9% less cases per 100k residents than Montana
#43. Wheatland County
--- 42.4% lower vaccination rate than Montana
- Cumulative deaths per 100k: 659 (14 total deaths)
--- 97.3% more deaths per 100k residents than Montana
- Cumulative cases per 100k: 20,226 (430 total cases)
--- 31.3% less cases per 100k residents than Montana
#42. Granite County
--- 40.2% lower vaccination rate than Montana
- Cumulative deaths per 100k: 296 (10 total deaths)
--- 11.4% less deaths per 100k residents than Montana
- Cumulative cases per 100k: 19,029 (643 total cases)
--- 35.3% less cases per 100k residents than Montana
#41. Prairie County
--- 39.4% lower vaccination rate than Montana
- Cumulative deaths per 100k: 371 (4 total deaths)
--- 11.1% more deaths per 100k residents than Montana
- Cumulative cases per 100k: 26,648 (287 total cases)
--- 9.5% less cases per 100k residents than Montana
#40. Dawson County
--- 39.4% lower vaccination rate than Montana
- Cumulative deaths per 100k: 685 (59 total deaths)
--- 105.1% more deaths per 100k residents than Montana
- Cumulative cases per 100k: 30,640 (2,639 total cases)
--- 4.1% more cases per 100k residents than Montana
#39. Sanders County
--- 37.6% lower vaccination rate than Montana
- Cumulative deaths per 100k: 438 (53 total deaths)
--- 31.1% more deaths per 100k residents than Montana
- Cumulative cases per 100k: 19,615 (2,376 total cases)
--- 33.4% less cases per 100k residents than Montana
#38. Judith Basin County
--- 36.2% lower vaccination rate than Montana
- Cumulative deaths per 100k: 50 (1 total deaths)
--- 85.0% less deaths per 100k residents than Montana
- Cumulative cases per 100k: 13,303 (267 total cases)
--- 54.8% less cases per 100k residents than Montana
#37. Richland County
--- 35.6% lower vaccination rate than Montana
- Cumulative deaths per 100k: 333 (36 total deaths)
--- 0.3% less deaths per 100k residents than Montana
- Cumulative cases per 100k: 26,622 (2,876 total cases)
--- 9.5% less cases per 100k residents than Montana
#36. Sweet Grass County
--- 34.3% lower vaccination rate than Montana
- Cumulative deaths per 100k: 348 (13 total deaths)
--- 4.2% more deaths per 100k residents than Montana
- Cumulative cases per 100k: 23,736 (887 total cases)
--- 19.4% less cases per 100k residents than Montana
#35. Daniels County
--- 33.1% lower vaccination rate than Montana
- Cumulative deaths per 100k: 533 (9 total deaths)
--- 59.6% more deaths per 100k residents than Montana
- Cumulative cases per 100k: 26,095 (441 total cases)
--- 11.3% less cases per 100k residents than Montana
#34. Stillwater County
--- 32.1% lower vaccination rate than Montana
- Cumulative deaths per 100k: 332 (32 total deaths)
--- 0.6% less deaths per 100k residents than Montana
- Cumulative cases per 100k: 17,465 (1,684 total cases)
--- 40.7% less cases per 100k residents than Montana
#33. Teton County
--- 32.0% lower vaccination rate than Montana
- Cumulative deaths per 100k: 439 (27 total deaths)
--- 31.4% more deaths per 100k residents than Montana
- Cumulative cases per 100k: 23,914 (1,470 total cases)
--- 18.7% less cases per 100k residents than Montana
#32. Flathead County
--- 30.6% lower vaccination rate than Montana
- Cumulative deaths per 100k: 286 (297 total deaths)
--- 14.4% less deaths per 100k residents than Montana
- Cumulative cases per 100k: 31,598 (32,801 total cases)
--- 7.4% more cases per 100k residents than Montana
#31. Custer County
--- 28.8% lower vaccination rate than Montana
- Cumulative deaths per 100k: 447 (51 total deaths)
--- 33.8% more deaths per 100k residents than Montana
- Cumulative cases per 100k: 29,775 (3,395 total cases)
--- 1.2% more cases per 100k residents than Montana
#30. Phillips County
--- 28.0% lower vaccination rate than Montana
- Cumulative deaths per 100k: 733 (29 total deaths)
--- 119.5% more deaths per 100k residents than Montana
- Cumulative cases per 100k: 28,376 (1,122 total cases)
--- 3.6% less cases per 100k residents than Montana
#29. Madison County
--- 27.6% lower vaccination rate than Montana
- Cumulative deaths per 100k: 256 (22 total deaths)
--- 23.4% less deaths per 100k residents than Montana
- Cumulative cases per 100k: 26,547 (2,283 total cases)
--- 9.8% less cases per 100k residents than Montana
#28. Powell County
--- 27.1% lower vaccination rate than Montana
- Cumulative deaths per 100k: 450 (31 total deaths)
--- 34.7% more deaths per 100k residents than Montana
- Cumulative cases per 100k: 31,132 (2,145 total cases)
--- 5.8% more cases per 100k residents than Montana
#27. Toole County
--- 25.5% lower vaccination rate than Montana
- Cumulative deaths per 100k: 528 (25 total deaths)
--- 58.1% more deaths per 100k residents than Montana
- Cumulative cases per 100k: 28,801 (1,364 total cases)
--- 2.1% less cases per 100k residents than Montana
#26. Golden Valley County
--- 25.0% lower vaccination rate than Montana
- Cumulative deaths per 100k: 609 (5 total deaths)
--- 82.3% more deaths per 100k residents than Montana
- Cumulative cases per 100k: 19,854 (163 total cases)
--- 32.5% less cases per 100k residents than Montana
#25. Fergus County
--- 23.9% lower vaccination rate than Montana
- Cumulative deaths per 100k: 543 (60 total deaths)
--- 62.6% more deaths per 100k residents than Montana
- Cumulative cases per 100k: 25,566 (2,825 total cases)
--- 13.1% less cases per 100k residents than Montana
#24. Carbon County
--- 23.8% lower vaccination rate than Montana
- Cumulative deaths per 100k: 270 (29 total deaths)
--- 19.2% less deaths per 100k residents than Montana
- Cumulative cases per 100k: 21,883 (2,347 total cases)
--- 25.6% less cases per 100k residents than Montana
#23. Valley County
--- 23.6% lower vaccination rate than Montana
- Cumulative deaths per 100k: 527 (39 total deaths)
--- 57.8% more deaths per 100k residents than Montana
- Cumulative cases per 100k: 27,596 (2,041 total cases)
--- 6.2% less cases per 100k residents than Montana
#22. Sheridan County
--- 22.4% lower vaccination rate than Montana
- Cumulative deaths per 100k: 393 (13 total deaths)
--- 17.7% more deaths per 100k residents than Montana
- Cumulative cases per 100k: 26,050 (862 total cases)
--- 11.5% less cases per 100k residents than Montana
#21. Treasure County
--- 22.2% lower vaccination rate than Montana
- Cumulative deaths per 100k: 144 (1 total deaths)
--- 56.9% less deaths per 100k residents than Montana
- Cumulative cases per 100k: 20,546 (143 total cases)
--- 30.2% less cases per 100k residents than Montana
#20. Ravalli County
--- 20.9% lower vaccination rate than Montana
- Cumulative deaths per 100k: 395 (173 total deaths)
--- 18.3% more deaths per 100k residents than Montana
- Cumulative cases per 100k: 18,329 (8,029 total cases)
--- 37.7% less cases per 100k residents than Montana
#19. Meagher County
--- 18.4% lower vaccination rate than Montana
- Cumulative deaths per 100k: 537 (10 total deaths)
--- 60.8% more deaths per 100k residents than Montana
- Cumulative cases per 100k: 29,753 (554 total cases)
--- 1.1% more cases per 100k residents than Montana
#18. Jefferson County
--- 17.5% lower vaccination rate than Montana
- Cumulative deaths per 100k: 205 (25 total deaths)
--- 38.6% less deaths per 100k residents than Montana
- Cumulative cases per 100k: 24,581 (3,004 total cases)
--- 16.5% less cases per 100k residents than Montana
#17. Yellowstone County
--- 16.4% lower vaccination rate than Montana
- Cumulative deaths per 100k: 362 (584 total deaths)
--- 8.4% more deaths per 100k residents than Montana
- Cumulative cases per 100k: 30,229 (48,760 total cases)
--- 2.7% more cases per 100k residents than Montana
#16. Beaverhead County
--- 13.1% lower vaccination rate than Montana
- Cumulative deaths per 100k: 328 (31 total deaths)
--- 1.8% less deaths per 100k residents than Montana
- Cumulative cases per 100k: 25,421 (2,403 total cases)
--- 13.6% less cases per 100k residents than Montana
#15. Mineral County
--- 12.0% lower vaccination rate than Montana
- Cumulative deaths per 100k: 387 (17 total deaths)
--- 15.9% more deaths per 100k residents than Montana
- Cumulative cases per 100k: 29,429 (1,294 total cases)
--- 0.0% less cases per 100k residents than Montana
#14. Cascade County
--- 11.5% lower vaccination rate than Montana
- Cumulative deaths per 100k: 452 (368 total deaths)
--- 35.3% more deaths per 100k residents than Montana
- Cumulative cases per 100k: 35,048 (28,517 total cases)
--- 19.1% more cases per 100k residents than Montana
#13. Pondera County
--- 11.3% lower vaccination rate than Montana
- Cumulative deaths per 100k: 152 (9 total deaths)
--- 54.5% less deaths per 100k residents than Montana
- Cumulative cases per 100k: 23,583 (1,394 total cases)
--- 19.9% less cases per 100k residents than Montana
#12. Lake County
--- 7.9% lower vaccination rate than Montana
- Cumulative deaths per 100k: 341 (104 total deaths)
--- 2.1% more deaths per 100k residents than Montana
- Cumulative cases per 100k: 25,983 (7,914 total cases)
--- 11.7% less cases per 100k residents than Montana
#11. Deer Lodge County
--- 6.5% lower vaccination rate than Montana
- Cumulative deaths per 100k: 328 (30 total deaths)
--- 1.8% less deaths per 100k residents than Montana
- Cumulative cases per 100k: 33,107 (3,026 total cases)
--- 12.5% more cases per 100k residents than Montana
#10. Park County
--- 4.6% lower vaccination rate than Montana
- Cumulative deaths per 100k: 235 (39 total deaths)
--- 29.6% less deaths per 100k residents than Montana
- Cumulative cases per 100k: 29,971 (4,977 total cases)
--- 1.8% more cases per 100k residents than Montana
#9. Gallatin County
--- 3.9% lower vaccination rate than Montana
- Cumulative deaths per 100k: 116 (133 total deaths)
--- 65.3% less deaths per 100k residents than Montana
- Cumulative cases per 100k: 34,810 (39,835 total cases)
--- 18.3% more cases per 100k residents than Montana
#8. Lewis and Clark County
--- 2.4% lower vaccination rate than Montana
- Cumulative deaths per 100k: 287 (199 total deaths)
--- 14.1% less deaths per 100k residents than Montana
- Cumulative cases per 100k: 30,192 (20,963 total cases)
--- 2.6% more cases per 100k residents than Montana
#7. Silver Bow County
--- 1.1% lower vaccination rate than Montana
- Cumulative deaths per 100k: 390 (136 total deaths)
--- 16.8% more deaths per 100k residents than Montana
- Cumulative cases per 100k: 27,003 (9,428 total cases)
--- 8.3% less cases per 100k residents than Montana
#6. Missoula County
--- 4.6% higher vaccination rate than Montana
- Cumulative deaths per 100k: 186 (223 total deaths)
--- 44.3% less deaths per 100k residents than Montana
- Cumulative cases per 100k: 27,190 (32,519 total cases)
--- 7.6% less cases per 100k residents than Montana
#5. Hill County
--- 14.0% higher vaccination rate than Montana
- Cumulative deaths per 100k: 443 (73 total deaths)
--- 32.6% more deaths per 100k residents than Montana
- Cumulative cases per 100k: 31,528 (5,197 total cases)
--- 7.1% more cases per 100k residents than Montana
#4. Roosevelt County
--- 36.4% higher vaccination rate than Montana
- Cumulative deaths per 100k: 682 (75 total deaths)
--- 104.2% more deaths per 100k residents than Montana
- Cumulative cases per 100k: 33,742 (3,713 total cases)
--- 14.6% more cases per 100k residents than Montana
#3. Rosebud County
--- 36.5% higher vaccination rate than Montana
- Cumulative deaths per 100k: 694 (62 total deaths)
--- 107.8% more deaths per 100k residents than Montana
- Cumulative cases per 100k: 33,703 (3,012 total cases)
--- 14.5% more cases per 100k residents than Montana
#2. Blaine County
--- 39.1% higher vaccination rate than Montana
- Cumulative deaths per 100k: 494 (33 total deaths)
--- 47.9% more deaths per 100k residents than Montana
- Cumulative cases per 100k: 36,611 (2,446 total cases)
--- 24.4% more cases per 100k residents than Montana
#1. Big Horn County
--- 45.5% higher vaccination rate than Montana
- Cumulative deaths per 100k: 766 (102 total deaths)
--- 129.3% more deaths per 100k residents than Montana
- Cumulative cases per 100k: 41,219 (5,490 total cases)
--- 40.0% more cases per 100k residents than Montana