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States with the best vaccination rates

October 14, 2019
Jeffrey Bendix, Senior Editor

Prevention is important when it comes to diseases. Here are the states that do the best in vaccinating their citizens. 

The approach of flu season highlights the importance of vaccination in preventing influenza and a variety of other diseases. With that in mind, the website WalletHub.com recently prepared a state-by-state look at vaccination rates. Here are some of its key findings regarding states that do the best in vaccinating their residents.

States that vaccinate the most

10) Washington

9) West Virginia

8) South Dakota

7) Delaware

6) Nebraska

States that vaccinate the most, cont’d

5) New Hampshire

4) North Dakota

3) Rhode Island

2) Vermont

1) Massachusetts

States with the best influenza vaccination coverage rates for adults

1) West Virginia

2) Washington

3) Minnesota

4) Maryland

5) Rhode Island

States with the best influenza vaccination rates among children age 6 months to 17 years

1) Rhode Island

2) Massachusetts

3) Connecticut

4) New Jersey

5) Washington, D.C.

States with highest share of adults with tetanus vaccinations

1) Minnesota

2) Vermont

3) New Hampshire

4) Wisconsin

5) Iowa

States with highest share of teenagers age 13-17 with up-to-date HPV vaccinations

1) Rhode Island

2) Washington, D.C.

3) Massachusetts

4) New Hampshire

5) North Dakota

States with highest share of adults 60 and over with Zoster vaccinations

1) Vermont

2) South Dakota

3) Minnesota

4) Oregon

5) (tie) North Dakota, Washington

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