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.
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#50. Perkins County
- Population that is fully vaccinated: 41.7% (1,205 fully vaccinated)
--- 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
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#49. Polk County
- Population that is fully vaccinated: 42.3% (2,205 fully vaccinated)
--- 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
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#48. Clay County
- Population that is fully vaccinated: 42.4% (2,629 fully vaccinated)
--- 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
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#47. Cedar County
- Population that is fully vaccinated: 42.4% (3,562 fully vaccinated)
--- 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
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#46. Wayne County
- Population that is fully vaccinated: 42.5% (3,985 fully vaccinated)
--- 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
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#45. Scotts Bluff County
- Population that is fully vaccinated: 42.8% (15,249 fully vaccinated)
--- 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
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#44. Hooker County
- Population that is fully vaccinated: 43.0% (293 fully vaccinated)
--- 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
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#43. Howard County
- Population that is fully vaccinated: 43.3% (2,788 fully vaccinated)
--- 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
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#42. Adams County
- Population that is fully vaccinated: 43.3% (13,567 fully vaccinated)
--- 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
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#41. Buffalo County
- Population that is fully vaccinated: 43.4% (21,571 fully vaccinated)
--- 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
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#40. Holt County
- Population that is fully vaccinated: 43.7% (4,404 fully vaccinated)
--- 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
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#39. Cheyenne County
- Population that is fully vaccinated: 43.8% (3,903 fully vaccinated)
--- 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
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#38. Pawnee County
- Population that is fully vaccinated: 44.2% (1,155 fully vaccinated)
--- 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
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#37. Merrick County
- Population that is fully vaccinated: 44.8% (3,471 fully vaccinated)
--- 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
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#36. Dixon County
- Population that is fully vaccinated: 45.0% (2,538 fully vaccinated)
--- 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
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#35. Furnas County
- Population that is fully vaccinated: 45.7% (2,139 fully vaccinated)
--- 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
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#34. Garden County
- Population that is fully vaccinated: 46.2% (848 fully vaccinated)
--- 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
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#33. Gage County
- Population that is fully vaccinated: 46.6% (10,023 fully vaccinated)
--- 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
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#32. Madison County
- Population that is fully vaccinated: 47.3% (16,610 fully vaccinated)
--- 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
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#31. Hamilton County
- Population that is fully vaccinated: 47.5% (4,430 fully vaccinated)
--- 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
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#30. Kearney County
- Population that is fully vaccinated: 48.1% (3,123 fully vaccinated)
--- 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
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#29. Platte County
- Population that is fully vaccinated: 48.2% (16,144 fully vaccinated)
--- 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
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#28. Thayer County
- Population that is fully vaccinated: 48.6% (2,430 fully vaccinated)
--- 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
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#27. Colfax County
- Population that is fully vaccinated: 48.9% (5,235 fully vaccinated)
--- 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
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#26. Boone County
- Population that is fully vaccinated: 50.1% (2,600 fully vaccinated)
--- 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
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#25. Nuckolls County
- Population that is fully vaccinated: 50.8% (2,107 fully vaccinated)
--- 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
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#24. Dawson County
- Population that is fully vaccinated: 50.8% (11,980 fully vaccinated)
--- 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
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#23. Seward County
- Population that is fully vaccinated: 51.0% (8,818 fully vaccinated)
--- 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
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#22. Knox County
- Population that is fully vaccinated: 51.3% (4,272 fully vaccinated)
--- 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
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#21. Nemaha County
- Population that is fully vaccinated: 51.4% (3,587 fully vaccinated)
--- 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
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#20. Butler County
- Population that is fully vaccinated: 52.5% (4,209 fully vaccinated)
--- 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
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#19. Hall County
- Population that is fully vaccinated: 52.5% (32,209 fully vaccinated)
--- 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
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#18. Fillmore County
- Population that is fully vaccinated: 53.3% (2,913 fully vaccinated)
--- 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
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#17. York County
- Population that is fully vaccinated: 53.4% (7,299 fully vaccinated)
--- 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
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#16. Richardson County
- Population that is fully vaccinated: 53.5% (4,209 fully vaccinated)
--- 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
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#15. Cuming County
- Population that is fully vaccinated: 54.2% (4,793 fully vaccinated)
--- 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
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#14. Saunders County
- Population that is fully vaccinated: 54.4% (11,735 fully vaccinated)
--- 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
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#13. Saline County
- Population that is fully vaccinated: 54.6% (7,761 fully vaccinated)
--- 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
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#12. Dodge County
- Population that is fully vaccinated: 55.4% (20,251 fully vaccinated)
--- 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
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#11. Johnson County
- Population that is fully vaccinated: 55.5% (2,814 fully vaccinated)
--- 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
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#10. Jefferson County
- Population that is fully vaccinated: 56.3% (3,970 fully vaccinated)
--- 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
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#9. Otoe County
- Population that is fully vaccinated: 57.5% (9,200 fully vaccinated)
--- 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
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#8. Washington County
- Population that is fully vaccinated: 57.5% (11,917 fully vaccinated)
--- 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
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#7. Burt County
- Population that is fully vaccinated: 60.0% (3,878 fully vaccinated)
--- 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
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#6. Cass County
- Population that is fully vaccinated: 63.8% (16,735 fully vaccinated)
--- 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
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#5. Dakota County
- Population that is fully vaccinated: 67.2% (13,459 fully vaccinated)
--- 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
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#4. Sarpy County
- Population that is fully vaccinated: 68.2% (127,678 fully vaccinated)
--- 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
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#3. Lancaster County
- Population that is fully vaccinated: 68.4% (218,219 fully vaccinated)
--- 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
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#2. Douglas County
- Population that is fully vaccinated: 69.0% (394,161 fully vaccinated)
--- 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
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#1. Thurston County
- Population that is fully vaccinated: 81.6% (5,892 fully vaccinated)
--- 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
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