Flu Vaccination Rate
*Data from October 2018 to May 2019
Percentage Vaccinated
32%
56%
New Jersey
32.4
Nevada
33.9%
New York
47.3%
Data pertaining from October 2018 to May 2019
Seasonal Flu Vaccine Coverage
Flu Mortality Rate
Hover on the states for more information
Vaccine vs. Flu
Washington
51.1%
Oregon
45.1%
cALIFORNIA
42.9%
Arizona
42.6%
Utah
41.9%
Idaho
41.4%
Montana
46.8%
Wyoming
39.1%
Colorado
48.1%
New Mexico
44.7%
Texas
43.2%
Oklahoma
49.8%
North Dakota
47.2%
South Dakota
50.4%
Nebraska
49.5%
Minnesota
49.4%
Iowa
51.6%
missouri
48.1%
Arkansas
44.5%
Louisiana
37.2%
Kentucky
45.4%
Illinois
41.3%
Wisconsin
48.4%
Indiana
45.3%
Michigan
43.3%
Fast Fact: In 1938, scientists at the University of Michigan used fertilized chicken eggs to develop the first flu vaccine.
Ohio
47.6%
Pennsylvania
50.3%
West Virginia
46.5%
Virginia
50.6%
Maryland
52.3%
Delaware
46.8%
nEW jERSEY
N/A*
New Hampshire
48.6%
Maine
45.6%
Rhode Island
56.3%
Fast Fact: During the 2018-2019 flu season Rhode Island had a 53.6 vaccine coverage rate, the highest in the country by a 2.8 margin.
Connecticut
52.4%
Fast Fact: In 1955, the world's first plastic disposable hypodermic syringe, which made mass vaccination possible, was developed in Waterbury, CT.
Massachusetts
53.5%
North Carolina
52%
South Carolina
43.3%
Georgia
39.3%
Florida
37.6%
aLASKA
40.7%
Hawaii
47.2%
Kansas
46.8%
Fast Fact: In 1918, in a small Kansas town called Huntsville, every physician and drug distributor — except for one pharmacist — was out sick with the flu.
Alabama
44.8%
Vermont
50.2%
Fast Fact: In 2019, Vermont had the lowest rate of deaths from flu (5.8% per 100,000 cases) and ranked as the tenth most vaccinated state (50.2% coverage).
Mississippi
39.9%
Fast Fact: In 2019, Mississippi had the highest rate of deaths from flu (22.6% per 100,000 cases), and ranked as the tenth least vaccinated state (39.9% coverage).
Tennessee
44.3%
Fast Fact: During the 1918 Spanish flu, doctors prescribed shots of whiskey to sick patients.
wASHINGTON
51.1%
Fast Fact: Pre-pandemic vaccines, masks, and other resources are stored in the Strategic National Stockpile, spread out across secret locations in the US.
uTAH
41.9%
Fast Fact: In November 1918 Salt Lake City officials placed quarantine signs on the homes of 2,000
flu-stricken residents.
cALIFORNIA
42.9%
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Map data is from 2018/2019 because more recent flu numbers have been impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic.
NJ data is not available for the 2018-2019 flu season. However, the average vaccination rate of the two surrounding flu seasons is 32.4%.
Hover over each state to see the percentage of people who received the flu vaccine.*
2019 Vaccination Rates
During the 2018-2019 flu season, 169 million seasonal flu vaccines were distributed. The vaccine coverage rate for people 6 months and older was 49%. That means more than 169 million people who could have gotten the flu vaccine did not.
The CDC recommends a flu vaccine for everyone 6 months and older, if their health status allows.
The benefits of getting a flu shot are supported by research. A flu shot can keep you from getting sick and reduce risk of severe illness. It can also protect pregnant women, children, and people with chronic conditions.
During the 2018-2019 flu season, 169 million seasonal flu vaccines were distributed. The vaccine coverage rate for people 6 months and older was 49%. That means more than 169 million people who could have gotten the flu vaccine did not.
The CDC recommends a flu vaccine for everyone 6 months and older, if their health status allows.
The benefits of getting a flu shot are supported by research. A flu shot can keep you from getting sick and reduce risk of severe illness. It can also protect pregnant women, children, and people with chronic conditions.
During the 2018-2019 flu season, 169 million seasonal flu vaccines were distributed. The vaccine coverage rate for people 6 months and older was 49%. That means more than 169 million people who could have gotten the flu vaccine did not.
The CDC recommends a flu vaccine for everyone 6 months and older, if their health status allows.
The benefits of getting a flu shot are supported by research. A flu shot can keep you from getting sick and reduce risk of severe illness. It can also protect pregnant women, children, and people with chronic conditions.
During the 2018-2019 flu season, 169 million seasonal flu vaccines were distributed. The vaccine coverage rate for people 6 months and older was 49%. That means more than 169 million people who could have gotten the flu vaccine did not.
The CDC recommends a flu vaccine for everyone 6 months and older, if their health status allows.
The benefits of getting a flu shot are supported by research. A flu shot can keep you from getting sick and reduce risk of severe illness. It can also protect pregnant women, children, and people with chronic conditions.
See the percentage of people who received the flu vaccine
Fast Fact: Pre-pandemic vaccines, masks, and other resources are stored in the Strategic National Stockpile, spread out across secret locations
in the US.
51.1%
wASHINGTON
Oregon
45.1%
cALIFORNIA
42.9%
Fast Fact: The first and only medicine proven to lessen the severity of flu symptoms, Tamiflu, was invented and patented by Gilead Sciences, a Californian company,
in 1996.
Nevada
33.9%
Arizona
42.6%
uTAH
41.9%
Fast Fact: In November 1918 Salt Lake City officials placed quarantine signs on the homes of 2,000
flu-stricken residents.
aLASKA
40.7%
New Mexico
44.7%
Idaho
41.4%
Kansas
46.8%
Fast Fact: In 1918, a small town called Huntsville every physician and drug distributor -except for one pharmacist-was out sick with the flu.
Montana
46.8%
Wyoming
39.1%
Colorado
48.1%
Texas
43.2%
South Dakota
50.4%
North Dakota
47.2%
Nebraska
49.5%
Oklahoma
49.8%
Minnesota
49.4%
Iowa
51.6%
missouri
48.1%
Arkansas
44.5%
Louisiana
37.2%
Wisconsin
48.4%
Illinois
41.3%
Kentucky
45.4%
Michigan
43.3%
Fast Fact: In 1938, scientists at the University of Michigan used fertilized chicken eggs to develop the first flu vaccine.
Tennessee
44.3%
Fast Fact: During the 1918 Spanish flu, doctors prescribed shots of whiskey to sick patients.
Mississippi
39.9%
Fast Fact: In 2019, Mississippi had the highest rate of deaths from flu (22.6% per 100,000 cases), and ranked as the tenth least vaccinated state
(39.9% coverage).
Indiana
45.3%
Alabama
44.8%
Ohio
47.6%
West Virginia
46.5%
Virginia
50.6%
Georgia
39.3%
Florida
37.6%
South Carolina
43.3%
North Carolina
52%
Maryland
52.3%
Pennsylvania
50.3%
New York
47.3%
Delaware
46.8%
Vermont
50.2%
Fast Fact: In 2019, Vermont had the lowest rate of deaths from flu (5.8% per 100,000 cases) and ranked as the tenth most vaccinated state
(50.2% coverage).
New Hampshire
48.6%
Maine
45.6%
Massachusetts
53.5%
Rhode Island
52.4%
Fast Fact: During the 2018-2019 flu season Rhode Island had a 53.6 vaccine coverage rate, the highest in the country by a 2.8 margin.
Connecticut
52.4%
Fast Fact: In 1955, The world's first plastic disposable hypodermic syringe, which made mass vaccination possible, was developed in Waterbury.
Hawaii
44.5%
nEW jERSEY
42.4%
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Map data is from 2018/2019 because more recent flu numbers have been impacted by the COVID pandemic.
During the 2018-2019 flu season, 169 million seasonal flu vaccines were distributed. The vaccine coverage rate for people 6 months and older was 49%. That means more than 169 million people who could have gotten the flu vaccine did not.
The CDC recommends a flu vaccine for everyone 6 months and older, if their health status allows.
The benefits of getting a flu shot are supported by research. A flu shot can keep you from getting sick and reduce risk of severe illness. It can also protect pregnant women, children, and people with chronic conditions.
During the 2018-2019 flu season, 169 million seasonal flu vaccines were distributed. The vaccine coverage rate for people 6 months and older was 49%. That means more than 169 million people who could have gotten the flu vaccine did not.
The CDC recommends a flu vaccine for everyone 6 months and older, if their health status allows.
The benefits of getting a flu shot are supported by research. A flu shot can keep you from getting sick and reduce risk of severe illness. It can also protect pregnant women, children, and people with chronic conditions.
During the 2018-2019 flu season, 169 million seasonal flu vaccines were distributed. The vaccine coverage rate for people 6 months and older was 49%. That means more than 169 million people who could have gotten the flu vaccine did not.
The CDC recommends a flu vaccine for everyone 6 months and older, if their health status allows.
The benefits of getting a flu shot are supported by research. A flu shot can keep you from getting sick and reduce risk of severe illness. It can also protect pregnant women, children, and people with chronic conditions.
During the 2018-2019 flu season, 169 million seasonal flu vaccines were distributed. The vaccine coverage rate for people 6 months and older was 49%. That means more than 169 million people who could have gotten the flu vaccine did not.
The CDC recommends a flu vaccine for everyone 6 months and older, if their health status allows.
The benefits of getting a flu shot are supported by research. A flu shot can keep you from getting sick and reduce risk of severe illness. It can also protect pregnant women, children, and people with chronic conditions.
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Fast Fact: During the 2018-2019 flu season Rhode Island had a 53.6 vaccine coverage rate, the highest in the country by a 2.8 margin.