Stacker State News:
The vaccine deployment in December 2020 signaled a turning point in the COVID-19 pandemic.
By the end of May 2021, 40 percent 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 Apr. 1 reached 980,731 COVID-19-related deaths and nearly 80.1 million COVID-19 cases, according to Johns Hopkins University. Currently, 65.6 percent of the population is fully vaccinated, and 44.9 percent of vaccinated people have received booster doses.
Stacker compiled a list of the counties with highest COVID-19 vaccination rates in New Mexico 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 March 31:
- Taos County
– Population that is fully vaccinated: 73.0 percent (23,894 fully vaccinated)
– 3.8 percent higher vaccination rate than New Mexico
– Cumulative deaths per 100k: 272 (89 total deaths)
– 26.9 percent less deaths per 100k residents than New Mexico
– Cumulative cases per 100k: 16,212 (5,305 total cases)
– 41.3 percent less cases per 100k residents than New Mexico - Los Alamos County
– Population that is fully vaccinated: 71.7 percent (13,878 fully vaccinated)
– 2.0 percent higher vaccination rate than New Mexico
– Cumulative deaths per 100k: 72 (14 total deaths)
– 80.6 percent less deaths per 100k residents than New Mexico
– Cumulative cases per 100k: 13,997 (2,711 total cases)
– 49.3 percent less cases per 100k residents than New Mexico - Santa Fe County
– Population that is fully vaccinated: 71.6 percent (107,603 fully vaccinated)
– 1.8 percent higher vaccination rate than New Mexico
– Cumulative deaths per 100k: 174 (262 total deaths)
– 53.2 percent less deaths per 100k residents than New Mexico
– Cumulative cases per 100k: 18,771 (28,223 total cases)
– 32.0 percent less cases per 100k residents than New Mexico - Rio Arriba County
– Population that is fully vaccinated: 68.6 percent (26,691 fully vaccinated)
– 2.4 percent lower vaccination rate than New Mexico
– Cumulative deaths per 100k: 337 (131 total deaths)
– 9.4 percent less deaths per 100k residents than New Mexico
– Cumulative cases per 100k: 25,046 (9,748 total cases)
– 9.2 percent less cases per 100k residents than New Mexico - McKinley County
– Population that is fully vaccinated: 68.4 percent (48,829 fully vaccinated)
– 2.7 percent lower vaccination rate than New Mexico
– Cumulative deaths per 100k: 813 (580 total deaths)
– 118.5 percent more deaths per 100k residents than New Mexico
– Cumulative cases per 100k: 36,097 (25,761 total cases)
– 30.8 percent more cases per 100k residents than New Mexico - Luna County
– Population that is fully vaccinated: 64.8 percent (15,354 fully vaccinated)
– 7.8 percent lower vaccination rate than New Mexico
– Cumulative deaths per 100k: 523 (124 total deaths)
– 40.6 percent more deaths per 100k residents than New Mexico
– Cumulative cases per 100k: 28,209 (6,688 total cases)
– 2.2 percent more cases per 100k residents than New Mexico - Sandoval County
– Population that is fully vaccinated: 64.3 percent (94,332 fully vaccinated)
– 8.5 percent lower vaccination rate than New Mexico
– Cumulative deaths per 100k: 275 (404 total deaths)
– 26.1 percent less deaths per 100k residents than New Mexico
– Cumulative cases per 100k: 22,764 (33,406 total cases)
– 17.5 percent less cases per 100k residents than New Mexico - Bernalillo County
– Population that is fully vaccinated: 64.1 percent (435,635 fully vaccinated)
– 8.8 percent lower vaccination rate than New Mexico
– Cumulative deaths per 100k: 259 (1,760 total deaths)
– 30.4 percent less deaths per 100k residents than New Mexico
– Cumulative cases per 100k: 21,575 (146,523 total cases)
– 21.8 percent less cases per 100k residents than New Mexico - San Juan County
– Population that is fully vaccinated: 63.5 percent (78,749 fully vaccinated)
– 9.7 percent lower vaccination rate than New Mexico
– Cumulative deaths per 100k: 598 (741 total deaths)
– 60.8 percent more deaths per 100k residents than New Mexico
– Cumulative cases per 100k: 32,797 (40,654 total cases)
– 18.8 percent more cases per 100k residents than New Mexico - Dona Ana County
– Population that is fully vaccinated: 62.8 percent (137,091 fully vaccinated)
– 10.7 percent lower vaccination rate than New Mexico
– Cumulative deaths per 100k: 337 (735 total deaths)
– 9.4 percent less deaths per 100k residents than New Mexico
– Cumulative cases per 100k: 28,773 (62,781 total cases)
– 4.3 percent more cases per 100k residents than New Mexico - Guadalupe County
– Population that is fully vaccinated: 61.6 percent (2,648 fully vaccinated)
– 12.4 percent lower vaccination rate than New Mexico
– Cumulative deaths per 100k: 395 (17 total deaths)
– 6.2 percent more deaths per 100k residents than New Mexico
– Cumulative cases per 100k: 25,651 (1,103 total cases)
– 7.1 percent less cases per 100k residents than New Mexico - Sierra County
– Population that is fully vaccinated: 61.5 percent (6,635 fully vaccinated)
– 12.5 percent lower vaccination rate than New Mexico
– Cumulative deaths per 100k: 649 (70 total deaths)
– 74.5 percent more deaths per 100k residents than New Mexico
– Cumulative cases per 100k: 18,793 (2,028 total cases)
– 31.9 percent less cases per 100k residents than New Mexico - Grant County
– Population that is fully vaccinated: 61.3 percent (16,544 fully vaccinated)
– 12.8 percent lower vaccination rate than New Mexico
– Cumulative deaths per 100k: 307 (83 total deaths)
– 17.5 percent less deaths per 100k residents than New Mexico
– Cumulative cases per 100k: 24,598 (6,641 total cases)
– 10.9 percent less cases per 100k residents than New Mexico - San Miguel County
– Population that is fully vaccinated: 60.9 percent (16,602 fully vaccinated)
– 13.4 percent lower vaccination rate than New Mexico
– Cumulative deaths per 100k: 202 (55 total deaths)
– 45.7 percent less deaths per 100k residents than New Mexico
– Cumulative cases per 100k: 21,326 (5,817 total cases)
– 22.7 percent less cases per 100k residents than New Mexico - Cibola County
– Population that is fully vaccinated: 60.2 percent (16,059 fully vaccinated)
– 14.4 percent lower vaccination rate than New Mexico
– Cumulative deaths per 100k: 675 (180 total deaths)
– 81.5 percent more deaths per 100k residents than New Mexico
– Cumulative cases per 100k: 26,088 (6,959 total cases)
– 5.5 percent less cases per 100k residents than New Mexico - Mora County
– Population that is fully vaccinated: 58.3 percent (2,635 fully vaccinated)
– 17.1 percent lower vaccination rate than New Mexico
– Cumulative deaths per 100k: 376 (17 total deaths)
– 1.1 percent more deaths per 100k residents than New Mexico
– Cumulative cases per 100k: 16,788 (759 total cases)
– 39.2 percent less cases per 100k residents than New Mexico - Socorro County
– Population that is fully vaccinated: 57.7 percent (9,602 fully vaccinated)
– 17.9 percent lower vaccination rate than New Mexico
– Cumulative deaths per 100k: 517 (86 total deaths)
– 39.0 percent more deaths per 100k residents than New Mexico
– Cumulative cases per 100k: 22,763 (3,787 total cases)
– 17.5 percent less cases per 100k residents than New Mexico - Colfax County
– Population that is fully vaccinated: 57.6 percent (6,881 fully vaccinated)
– 18.1 percent lower vaccination rate than New Mexico
– Cumulative deaths per 100k: 536 (64 total deaths)
– 44.1 percent more deaths per 100k residents than New Mexico
– Cumulative cases per 100k: 20,250 (2,418 total cases)
– 26.6 percent less cases per 100k residents than New Mexico - Valencia County
– Population that is fully vaccinated: 54.3 percent (41,638 fully vaccinated)
– 22.8 percent lower vaccination rate than New Mexico
– Cumulative deaths per 100k: 340 (261 total deaths)
– 8.6 percent less deaths per 100k residents than New Mexico
– Cumulative cases per 100k: 24,151 (18,521 total cases)
– 12.5 percent less cases per 100k residents than New Mexico - Lincoln County
– Population that is fully vaccinated: 53.0 percent (10,369 fully vaccinated)
– 24.6 percent lower vaccination rate than New Mexico
– Cumulative deaths per 100k: 332 (65 total deaths)
– 10.8 percent less deaths per 100k residents than New Mexico
– Cumulative cases per 100k: 26,650 (5,216 total cases)
– 3.4 percent less cases per 100k residents than New Mexico - Hidalgo County
– Population that is fully vaccinated: 51.4 percent (2,159 fully vaccinated)
– 26.9 percent lower vaccination rate than New Mexico
– Cumulative deaths per 100k: 333 (14 total deaths)
– 10.5 percent less deaths per 100k residents than New Mexico
– Cumulative cases per 100k: 25,869 (1,086 total cases)
– 6.3 percent less cases per 100k residents than New Mexico - Harding County
– Population that is fully vaccinated: 48.5 percent (303 fully vaccinated)
– 31.0 percent lower vaccination rate than New Mexico
– Cumulative deaths per 100k: 640 (4 total deaths)
– 72.0 percent more deaths per 100k residents than New Mexico
– Cumulative cases per 100k: 13,280 (83 total cases)
– 51.9 percent less cases per 100k residents than New Mexico - De Baca County
– Population that is fully vaccinated: 46.7 percent (816 fully vaccinated)
– 33.6 percent lower vaccination rate than New Mexico
– Cumulative deaths per 100k: 286 (5 total deaths)
– 23.1 percent less deaths per 100k residents than New Mexico
– Cumulative cases per 100k: 32,723 (572 total cases)
– 18.6 percent more cases per 100k residents than New Mexico - Curry County
– Population that is fully vaccinated: 46.5 percent (22,772 fully vaccinated)
– 33.9 percent lower vaccination rate than New Mexico
– Cumulative deaths per 100k: 378 (185 total deaths)
– 1.6 percent more deaths per 100k residents than New Mexico
– Cumulative cases per 100k: 25,644 (12,554 total cases)
– 7.1 percent less cases per 100k residents than New Mexico - Union County
– Population that is fully vaccinated: 46.1 percent (1,872 fully vaccinated)
– 34.4 percent lower vaccination rate than New Mexico
– Cumulative deaths per 100k: 370 (15 total deaths)
– 0.5 percent less deaths per 100k residents than New Mexico
– Cumulative cases per 100k: 19,217 (780 total cases)
– 30.4 percent less cases per 100k residents than New Mexico - Otero County
– Population that is fully vaccinated: 45.4 percent (30,646 fully vaccinated)
– 35.4 percent lower vaccination rate than New Mexico
– Cumulative deaths per 100k: 268 (181 total deaths)
– 28.0 percent less deaths per 100k residents than New Mexico
– Cumulative cases per 100k: 19,760 (13,336 total cases)
– 28.4 percent less cases per 100k residents than New Mexico - Quay County
– Population that is fully vaccinated: 42.8 percent (3,531 fully vaccinated)
– 39.1 percent lower vaccination rate than New Mexico
– Cumulative deaths per 100k: 594 (49 total deaths)
– 59.7 percent more deaths per 100k residents than New Mexico
– Cumulative cases per 100k: 24,149 (1,993 total cases)
– 12.5 percent less cases per 100k residents than New Mexico - Eddy County
– Population that is fully vaccinated: 41.8 percent (24,455 fully vaccinated)
– 40.5 percent lower vaccination rate than New Mexico
– Cumulative deaths per 100k: 464 (271 total deaths)
– 24.7 percent more deaths per 100k residents than New Mexico
– Cumulative cases per 100k: 29,078 (16,999 total cases)
– 5.4 percent more cases per 100k residents than New Mexico - Catron County
– Population that is fully vaccinated: 41.5 percent (1,465 fully vaccinated)
– 41.0 percent lower vaccination rate than New Mexico
– Cumulative deaths per 100k: 369 (13 total deaths)
– 0.8 percent less deaths per 100k residents than New Mexico
– Cumulative cases per 100k: 11,738 (414 total cases)
– 57.5 percent less cases per 100k residents than New Mexico - Lea County
– Population that is fully vaccinated: 40.5 percent (28,807 fully vaccinated)
– 42.4 percent lower vaccination rate than New Mexico
– Cumulative deaths per 100k: 454 (323 total deaths)
– 22.0 percent more deaths per 100k residents than New Mexico
– Cumulative cases per 100k: 26,997 (19,187 total cases)
– 2.2 percent less cases per 100k residents than New Mexico - Chaves County
– Population that is fully vaccinated: 40.4 percent (26,104 fully vaccinated)
– 42.5 percent lower vaccination rate than New Mexico
– Cumulative deaths per 100k: 483 (312 total deaths)
– 29.8 percent more deaths per 100k residents than New Mexico
– Cumulative cases per 100k: 33,003 (21,325 total cases)
– 19.6 percent more cases per 100k residents than New Mexico - Torrance County
– Population that is fully vaccinated: 39.8 percent (6,149 fully vaccinated)
– 43.4 percent lower vaccination rate than New Mexico
– Cumulative deaths per 100k: 343 (53 total deaths)
– 7.8 percent less deaths per 100k residents than New Mexico
– Cumulative cases per 100k: 17,295 (2,674 total cases)
– 37.3 percent less cases per 100k residents than New Mexico - Roosevelt County
– Population that is fully vaccinated: 36.1 percent (6,670 fully vaccinated)
– 48.6 percent lower vaccination rate than New Mexico
– Cumulative deaths per 100k: 497 (92 total deaths)
– 33.6 percent more deaths per 100k residents than New Mexico
– Cumulative cases per 100k: 26,968 (4,989 total cases)
– 2.3 percent less cases per 100k residents than New Mexico
