Counties with the highest COVID-19 vaccination rate in Nebraska
Counties with the highest COVID-19 vaccination rate in Nebraska
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 Nebraska 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. Perkins County
--- 32.6% lower vaccination rate than Nebraska
- Cumulative deaths per 100k: 450 (13 total deaths)
--- 91.5% more deaths per 100k residents than Nebraska
- Cumulative cases per 100k: 19,370 (560 total cases)
--- 29.8% less cases per 100k residents than Nebraska
#49. Polk County
--- 31.7% lower vaccination rate than Nebraska
- Cumulative deaths per 100k: 499 (26 total deaths)
--- 112.3% more deaths per 100k residents than Nebraska
- Cumulative cases per 100k: 24,496 (1,277 total cases)
--- 11.2% less cases per 100k residents than Nebraska
#48. Clay County
--- 31.5% lower vaccination rate than Nebraska
- Cumulative deaths per 100k: 516 (32 total deaths)
--- 119.6% more deaths per 100k residents than Nebraska
- Cumulative cases per 100k: 26,616 (1,651 total cases)
--- 3.5% less cases per 100k residents than Nebraska
#47. Cedar County
--- 31.5% lower vaccination rate than Nebraska
- Cumulative deaths per 100k: 286 (24 total deaths)
--- 21.7% more deaths per 100k residents than Nebraska
- Cumulative cases per 100k: 19,936 (1,675 total cases)
--- 27.7% less cases per 100k residents than Nebraska
#46. Wayne County
--- 31.3% lower vaccination rate than Nebraska
- Cumulative deaths per 100k: 181 (17 total deaths)
--- 23.0% less deaths per 100k residents than Nebraska
- Cumulative cases per 100k: 21,534 (2,021 total cases)
--- 21.9% less cases per 100k residents than Nebraska
#45. Scotts Bluff County
--- 30.9% lower vaccination rate than Nebraska
- Cumulative deaths per 100k: 416 (148 total deaths)
--- 77.0% more deaths per 100k residents than Nebraska
- Cumulative cases per 100k: 29,766 (10,602 total cases)
--- 7.9% more cases per 100k residents than Nebraska
#44. Hooker County
--- 30.5% lower vaccination rate than Nebraska
- Cumulative deaths per 100k: 733 (5 total deaths)
--- 211.9% more deaths per 100k residents than Nebraska
- Cumulative cases per 100k: 18,182 (124 total cases)
--- 34.1% less cases per 100k residents than Nebraska
#43. Howard County
--- 30.0% lower vaccination rate than Nebraska
- Cumulative deaths per 100k: 388 (25 total deaths)
--- 65.1% more deaths per 100k residents than Nebraska
- Cumulative cases per 100k: 19,767 (1,274 total cases)
--- 28.3% less cases per 100k residents than Nebraska
#42. Adams County
--- 30.0% lower vaccination rate than Nebraska
- Cumulative deaths per 100k: 287 (90 total deaths)
--- 22.1% more deaths per 100k residents than Nebraska
- Cumulative cases per 100k: 23,292 (7,305 total cases)
--- 15.6% less cases per 100k residents than Nebraska
#41. Buffalo County
--- 29.9% lower vaccination rate than Nebraska
- Cumulative deaths per 100k: 292 (145 total deaths)
--- 24.3% more deaths per 100k residents than Nebraska
- Cumulative cases per 100k: 26,982 (13,399 total cases)
--- 2.2% less cases per 100k residents than Nebraska
#40. Holt County
--- 29.4% lower vaccination rate than Nebraska
- Cumulative deaths per 100k: 219 (22 total deaths)
--- 6.8% less deaths per 100k residents than Nebraska
- Cumulative cases per 100k: 24,178 (2,434 total cases)
--- 12.4% less cases per 100k residents than Nebraska
#39. Cheyenne County
--- 29.2% lower vaccination rate than Nebraska
- Cumulative deaths per 100k: 325 (29 total deaths)
--- 38.3% more deaths per 100k residents than Nebraska
- Cumulative cases per 100k: 25,275 (2,252 total cases)
--- 8.4% less cases per 100k residents than Nebraska
#38. Pawnee County
--- 28.6% lower vaccination rate than Nebraska
- Cumulative deaths per 100k: 306 (8 total deaths)
--- 30.2% more deaths per 100k residents than Nebraska
- Cumulative cases per 100k: 18,752 (490 total cases)
--- 32.0% less cases per 100k residents than Nebraska
#37. Merrick County
--- 27.6% lower vaccination rate than Nebraska
- Cumulative deaths per 100k: 322 (25 total deaths)
--- 37.0% more deaths per 100k residents than Nebraska
- Cumulative cases per 100k: 24,836 (1,926 total cases)
--- 10.0% less cases per 100k residents than Nebraska
#36. Dixon County
--- 27.3% lower vaccination rate than Nebraska
- Cumulative deaths per 100k: 302 (17 total deaths)
--- 28.5% more deaths per 100k residents than Nebraska
- Cumulative cases per 100k: 23,882 (1,346 total cases)
--- 13.4% less cases per 100k residents than Nebraska
#35. Furnas County
--- 26.2% lower vaccination rate than Nebraska
- Cumulative deaths per 100k: 364 (17 total deaths)
--- 54.9% more deaths per 100k residents than Nebraska
- Cumulative cases per 100k: 26,283 (1,229 total cases)
--- 4.7% less cases per 100k residents than Nebraska
#34. Garden County
--- 25.4% lower vaccination rate than Nebraska
- Cumulative deaths per 100k: 163 (3 total deaths)
--- 30.6% less deaths per 100k residents than Nebraska
- Cumulative cases per 100k: 24,442 (449 total cases)
--- 11.4% less cases per 100k residents than Nebraska
#33. Gage County
--- 24.7% lower vaccination rate than Nebraska
- Cumulative deaths per 100k: 256 (55 total deaths)
--- 8.9% more deaths per 100k residents than Nebraska
- Cumulative cases per 100k: 17,780 (3,825 total cases)
--- 35.5% less cases per 100k residents than Nebraska
#32. Madison County
--- 23.6% lower vaccination rate than Nebraska
- Cumulative deaths per 100k: 225 (79 total deaths)
--- 4.3% less deaths per 100k residents than Nebraska
- Cumulative cases per 100k: 30,625 (10,749 total cases)
--- 11.0% more cases per 100k residents than Nebraska
#31. Hamilton County
--- 23.3% lower vaccination rate than Nebraska
- Cumulative deaths per 100k: 279 (26 total deaths)
--- 18.7% more deaths per 100k residents than Nebraska
- Cumulative cases per 100k: 27,864 (2,598 total cases)
--- 1.0% more cases per 100k residents than Nebraska
#30. Kearney County
--- 22.3% lower vaccination rate than Nebraska
- Cumulative deaths per 100k: 200 (13 total deaths)
--- 14.9% less deaths per 100k residents than Nebraska
- Cumulative cases per 100k: 20,523 (1,333 total cases)
--- 25.6% less cases per 100k residents than Nebraska
#29. Platte County
--- 22.1% lower vaccination rate than Nebraska
- Cumulative deaths per 100k: 251 (84 total deaths)
--- 6.8% more deaths per 100k residents than Nebraska
- Cumulative cases per 100k: 29,023 (9,714 total cases)
--- 5.2% more cases per 100k residents than Nebraska
#28. Thayer County
--- 21.5% lower vaccination rate than Nebraska
- Cumulative deaths per 100k: 260 (13 total deaths)
--- 10.6% more deaths per 100k residents than Nebraska
- Cumulative cases per 100k: 24,385 (1,220 total cases)
--- 11.6% less cases per 100k residents than Nebraska
#27. Colfax County
--- 21.0% lower vaccination rate than Nebraska
- Cumulative deaths per 100k: 289 (31 total deaths)
--- 23.0% more deaths per 100k residents than Nebraska
- Cumulative cases per 100k: 26,856 (2,876 total cases)
--- 2.6% less cases per 100k residents than Nebraska
#26. Boone County
--- 19.1% lower vaccination rate than Nebraska
- Cumulative deaths per 100k: 270 (14 total deaths)
--- 14.9% more deaths per 100k residents than Nebraska
- Cumulative cases per 100k: 23,093 (1,199 total cases)
--- 16.3% less cases per 100k residents than Nebraska
#25. Nuckolls County
--- 17.9% lower vaccination rate than Nebraska
- Cumulative deaths per 100k: 410 (17 total deaths)
--- 74.5% more deaths per 100k residents than Nebraska
- Cumulative cases per 100k: 25,844 (1,072 total cases)
--- 6.3% less cases per 100k residents than Nebraska
#24. Dawson County
--- 17.9% lower vaccination rate than Nebraska
- Cumulative deaths per 100k: 360 (85 total deaths)
--- 53.2% more deaths per 100k residents than Nebraska
- Cumulative cases per 100k: 24,022 (5,668 total cases)
--- 12.9% less cases per 100k residents than Nebraska
#23. Seward County
--- 17.6% lower vaccination rate than Nebraska
- Cumulative deaths per 100k: 289 (50 total deaths)
--- 23.0% more deaths per 100k residents than Nebraska
- Cumulative cases per 100k: 20,927 (3,617 total cases)
--- 24.1% less cases per 100k residents than Nebraska
#22. Knox County
--- 17.1% lower vaccination rate than Nebraska
- Cumulative deaths per 100k: 180 (15 total deaths)
--- 23.4% less deaths per 100k residents than Nebraska
- Cumulative cases per 100k: 22,420 (1,868 total cases)
--- 18.7% less cases per 100k residents than Nebraska
#21. Nemaha County
--- 17.0% lower vaccination rate than Nebraska
- Cumulative deaths per 100k: 387 (27 total deaths)
--- 64.7% more deaths per 100k residents than Nebraska
- Cumulative cases per 100k: 21,515 (1,500 total cases)
--- 22.0% less cases per 100k residents than Nebraska
#20. Butler County
--- 15.2% lower vaccination rate than Nebraska
- Cumulative deaths per 100k: 225 (18 total deaths)
--- 4.3% less deaths per 100k residents than Nebraska
- Cumulative cases per 100k: 27,233 (2,183 total cases)
--- 1.3% less cases per 100k residents than Nebraska
#19. Hall County
--- 15.2% lower vaccination rate than Nebraska
- Cumulative deaths per 100k: 287 (176 total deaths)
--- 22.1% more deaths per 100k residents than Nebraska
- Cumulative cases per 100k: 29,629 (18,178 total cases)
--- 7.4% more cases per 100k residents than Nebraska
#18. Fillmore County
--- 13.9% lower vaccination rate than Nebraska
- Cumulative deaths per 100k: 348 (19 total deaths)
--- 48.1% more deaths per 100k residents than Nebraska
- Cumulative cases per 100k: 22,922 (1,252 total cases)
--- 16.9% less cases per 100k residents than Nebraska
#17. York County
--- 13.7% lower vaccination rate than Nebraska
- Cumulative deaths per 100k: 227 (31 total deaths)
--- 3.4% less deaths per 100k residents than Nebraska
- Cumulative cases per 100k: 32,634 (4,464 total cases)
--- 18.3% more cases per 100k residents than Nebraska
#16. Richardson County
--- 13.6% lower vaccination rate than Nebraska
- Cumulative deaths per 100k: 394 (31 total deaths)
--- 67.7% more deaths per 100k residents than Nebraska
- Cumulative cases per 100k: 26,345 (2,072 total cases)
--- 4.5% less cases per 100k residents than Nebraska
#15. Cuming County
--- 12.4% lower vaccination rate than Nebraska
- Cumulative deaths per 100k: 237 (21 total deaths)
--- 0.9% more deaths per 100k residents than Nebraska
- Cumulative cases per 100k: 22,168 (1,961 total cases)
--- 19.6% less cases per 100k residents than Nebraska
#14. Saunders County
--- 12.1% lower vaccination rate than Nebraska
- Cumulative deaths per 100k: 241 (52 total deaths)
--- 2.6% more deaths per 100k residents than Nebraska
- Cumulative cases per 100k: 25,220 (5,442 total cases)
--- 8.6% less cases per 100k residents than Nebraska
#13. Saline County
--- 11.8% lower vaccination rate than Nebraska
- Cumulative deaths per 100k: 127 (18 total deaths)
--- 46.0% less deaths per 100k residents than Nebraska
- Cumulative cases per 100k: 29,506 (4,197 total cases)
--- 7.0% more cases per 100k residents than Nebraska
#12. Dodge County
--- 10.5% lower vaccination rate than Nebraska
- Cumulative deaths per 100k: 383 (140 total deaths)
--- 63.0% more deaths per 100k residents than Nebraska
- Cumulative cases per 100k: 30,745 (11,242 total cases)
--- 11.4% more cases per 100k residents than Nebraska
#11. Johnson County
--- 10.3% lower vaccination rate than Nebraska
- Cumulative deaths per 100k: 296 (15 total deaths)
--- 26.0% more deaths per 100k residents than Nebraska
- Cumulative cases per 100k: 17,906 (908 total cases)
--- 35.1% less cases per 100k residents than Nebraska
#10. Jefferson County
--- 9.0% lower vaccination rate than Nebraska
- Cumulative deaths per 100k: 185 (13 total deaths)
--- 21.3% less deaths per 100k residents than Nebraska
- Cumulative cases per 100k: 19,543 (1,377 total cases)
--- 29.2% less cases per 100k residents than Nebraska
#9. Otoe County
--- 7.1% lower vaccination rate than Nebraska
- Cumulative deaths per 100k: 156 (25 total deaths)
--- 33.6% less deaths per 100k residents than Nebraska
- Cumulative cases per 100k: 23,208 (3,716 total cases)
--- 15.9% less cases per 100k residents than Nebraska
#8. Washington County
--- 7.1% lower vaccination rate than Nebraska
- Cumulative deaths per 100k: 236 (49 total deaths)
--- 0.4% more deaths per 100k residents than Nebraska
- Cumulative cases per 100k: 24,960 (5,174 total cases)
--- 9.5% less cases per 100k residents than Nebraska
#7. Burt County
--- 3.1% lower vaccination rate than Nebraska
- Cumulative deaths per 100k: 341 (22 total deaths)
--- 45.1% more deaths per 100k residents than Nebraska
- Cumulative cases per 100k: 22,449 (1,450 total cases)
--- 18.6% less cases per 100k residents than Nebraska
#6. Cass County
--- 3.1% higher vaccination rate than Nebraska
- Cumulative deaths per 100k: 183 (48 total deaths)
--- 22.1% less deaths per 100k residents than Nebraska
- Cumulative cases per 100k: 26,299 (6,903 total cases)
--- 4.7% less cases per 100k residents than Nebraska
#5. Dakota County
--- 8.6% higher vaccination rate than Nebraska
- Cumulative deaths per 100k: 419 (84 total deaths)
--- 78.3% more deaths per 100k residents than Nebraska
- Cumulative cases per 100k: 37,826 (7,575 total cases)
--- 37.1% more cases per 100k residents than Nebraska
#4. Sarpy County
--- 10.2% higher vaccination rate than Nebraska
- Cumulative deaths per 100k: 168 (314 total deaths)
--- 28.5% less deaths per 100k residents than Nebraska
- Cumulative cases per 100k: 29,932 (56,031 total cases)
--- 8.5% more cases per 100k residents than Nebraska
#3. Lancaster County
--- 10.5% higher vaccination rate than Nebraska
- Cumulative deaths per 100k: 144 (458 total deaths)
--- 38.7% less deaths per 100k residents than Nebraska
- Cumulative cases per 100k: 28,172 (89,893 total cases)
--- 2.1% more cases per 100k residents than Nebraska
#2. Douglas County
--- 11.5% higher vaccination rate than Nebraska
- Cumulative deaths per 100k: 211 (1,208 total deaths)
--- 10.2% less deaths per 100k residents than Nebraska
- Cumulative cases per 100k: 29,716 (169,773 total cases)
--- 7.7% more cases per 100k residents than Nebraska
#1. Thurston County
--- 31.8% higher vaccination rate than Nebraska
- Cumulative deaths per 100k: 443 (32 total deaths)
--- 88.5% more deaths per 100k residents than Nebraska
- Cumulative cases per 100k: 27,990 (2,022 total cases)
--- 1.5% more cases per 100k residents than Nebraska