The 10 states with the worst vaccination rates

October 9, 2019

Todd Shryock, contributing author

Vaccines are essential to preventing disease outbreaks, but some states do better than others when it comes to immunizations.

Vaccines are essential to preventing disease outbreaks, but some states do better than others when it comes to immunizations. The personal-finance website WalletHub analyzed 18 metrics across all 50 states and the District of Columbia to find out which states were the best, and which states were the worst.Here are the 10 states with the worst vaccination rates, and their rankings in two of the key performance areas.

Wyoming ranked 46th for children and teen vaccinations, and 41st for adults and the elderly.

New York ranked 31st for children and teen vaccinations, and 42nd for adults and the elderly.

New Jersey ranked 32nd for children and teen vaccinations, and 43rd for adults and the elderly.

Nevada ranked 23rd for children and teens, but 50th for adults and the elderly.

Arizona ranked 49th for children and teens, and 33rd for adults and the elderly.

Indiana ranked 44th for children and teens, and 40th for adults and the elderly.

Georgia ranked 40th for children and teens, and 44th for adults and the elderly.

Florida ranked 28th for children and teens, and 51st for adults and the elderly.

Texas ranked 47th for children and teens, and 45th for adults and the elderly.

Mississippi ranked 51st for children and teens, and 47th for adults and the elderly.