Between December 2020 and April 2021, COVID-19 vaccination coverage was nearly 7 percent higher in urban areas compared to rural areas. This statistic shows the percentage of adults in urban vs rural U.S. vaccinated against COVID-19 from December 2020 to April 2021.
Percentage of adults in urban vs rural United States vaccinated against COVID-19 from December 2020 to April 2021*
* Vaccinated = adults who received their first dose of either the Pfizer-BioNTech or Moderna COVID-19 vaccine, or a single dose of the Janssen COVID-19 vaccine (Johnson & Johnson).
The source used the 2013 National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS)
urban-rural classification scheme. To further classify counties
into two categories (urban versus rural), four of these six categories
(large central metropolitan, large fringe metropolitan,
medium metropolitan, and small metropolitan) were combined
into urban areas, and two (micropolitan and noncore) were
combined into rural areas
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CDC, & MMWR. (May 21, 2021). Percentage of adults in urban vs rural United States vaccinated against COVID-19 from December 2020 to April 2021* [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 21, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1239379/urban-vs-rural-us-adults-covid-vaccinated/
CDC, und MMWR. "Percentage of adults in urban vs rural United States vaccinated against COVID-19 from December 2020 to April 2021*." Chart. May 21, 2021. Statista. Accessed December 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1239379/urban-vs-rural-us-adults-covid-vaccinated/
CDC, MMWR. (2021). Percentage of adults in urban vs rural United States vaccinated against COVID-19 from December 2020 to April 2021*. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1239379/urban-vs-rural-us-adults-covid-vaccinated/
CDC, and MMWR. "Percentage of Adults in Urban Vs Rural United States Vaccinated against Covid-19 from December 2020 to April 2021*." Statista, Statista Inc., 21 May 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1239379/urban-vs-rural-us-adults-covid-vaccinated/
CDC & MMWR, Percentage of adults in urban vs rural United States vaccinated against COVID-19 from December 2020 to April 2021* Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1239379/urban-vs-rural-us-adults-covid-vaccinated/ (last visited December 21, 2024)
Percentage of adults in urban vs rural United States vaccinated against COVID-19 from December 2020 to April 2021* [Graph], CDC, & MMWR, May 21, 2021. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1239379/urban-vs-rural-us-adults-covid-vaccinated/
