From December 2020 to April 2021, older adults in the U.S. were two times as likely than younger adults to have been vaccinated against COVID-19. The discrepancy between rural and urban area remained within each age group with less vaccinations in 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, by age.
Percentage of adults in urban vs rural United States vaccinated against COVID-19 from December 2020 to April 2021, by age*
* 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.
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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, by age* [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 26, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1239434/urban-vs-rural-us-adults-covid-vaccination-by-and-age/
CDC, und MMWR. "Percentage of adults in urban vs rural United States vaccinated against COVID-19 from December 2020 to April 2021, by age*." Chart. May 21, 2021. Statista. Accessed December 26, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1239434/urban-vs-rural-us-adults-covid-vaccination-by-and-age/
CDC, MMWR. (2021). Percentage of adults in urban vs rural United States vaccinated against COVID-19 from December 2020 to April 2021, by age*. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 26, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1239434/urban-vs-rural-us-adults-covid-vaccination-by-and-age/
CDC, and MMWR. "Percentage of Adults in Urban Vs Rural United States Vaccinated against Covid-19 from December 2020 to April 2021, by Age*." Statista, Statista Inc., 21 May 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1239434/urban-vs-rural-us-adults-covid-vaccination-by-and-age/
CDC & MMWR, Percentage of adults in urban vs rural United States vaccinated against COVID-19 from December 2020 to April 2021, by age* Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1239434/urban-vs-rural-us-adults-covid-vaccination-by-and-age/ (last visited December 26, 2024)
Percentage of adults in urban vs rural United States vaccinated against COVID-19 from December 2020 to April 2021, by age* [Graph], CDC, & MMWR, May 21, 2021. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1239434/urban-vs-rural-us-adults-covid-vaccination-by-and-age/
