While Vermont has the highest percentage of its population fully vaccinated against COVID-19, the CDC ranks South Carolina 40th in the nation for Covid-19 vaccination rates with 34.89% of South Carolina residents having been fully vaccinated. SC DHEC reports that number at 38.4%. These numbers are well below the national total of 42.1%.

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A number of initiatives have been proposed to increase South Carolina’s Covid-19 Vaccination rate including the Shot and a Chaser Events where participants can receive a free craft beer along with the vaccine at South Carolina breweries. In the Upstate, several of these events are planned:

Upstate (Janssen and Modern shots available at all locations) 

• Thursday, June 10: Keowee Brewing in Seneca from 4-8 p.m.
• Friday, June 11: Pendleton Brewing in Pendleton from 4-8 p.m.
• Friday, June 11: Fireforge Crafted Beer in Greenville from 4-8 p.m.
• Friday, June 11: Ciclops Cyderi and Brewery in Spartanburg from 4-8 p.m.
• Saturday, June 12: Birds Fly South Ale Project in Greenville from 2-6 p.m.
• Saturday, June 12: Ciclops Cyderi and Brewery in Spartanburg from 2-6 p.m. 

The CDC’s data tracker compiles data from healthcare facilities and public health authorities and updates daily to report the total number of people in each state who have been fully vaccinated against COVID-19. The numbers reported by the CDC may vary from state reported data as there may be reporting lags between the states and the CDC. 

As of June 7, a total of 139,748,661 Americans had been fully vaccinated, or 42.1 percent of the country’s population, according to the CDC’s data.

Below are the state rankings by the percentage of their population that have been fully vaccinated against COVID-19, according to the CDC.

1. Vermont
Number of people fully vaccinated: 367,863
Percentage of population fully vaccinated: 58.95

2. Massachusetts
Number of people fully vaccinated: 3,879,634
Percentage of population fully vaccinated: 56.29

3. Maine
Number of people fully vaccinated: 750,577
Percentage of population fully vaccinated: 55.84

4. Connecticut
Number of people fully vaccinated: 1,969,483
Percentage of population fully vaccinated: 55.24

5. Rhode Island
Number of people fully vaccinated: 565,845
Percentage of population fully vaccinated: 53.41

6. New Hampshire
Number of people fully vaccinated: 693,340
Percentage of population fully vaccinated: 50.99

7. New Jersey
Number of people fully vaccinated: 4,475,354
Percentage of population fully vaccinated: 50.39

8. Maryland
Number of people fully vaccinated: 3,012,952
Percentage of population fully vaccinated: 49.84

9. New Mexico
Number of people fully vaccinated: 1,023,353
Percentage of population fully vaccinated: 48.8

10. Washington
Number of people fully vaccinated: 3,710,179
Percentage of population fully vaccinated: 48.72

11. Hawaii
Number of people fully vaccinated: 685,584
Percentage of population fully vaccinated: 48.42

12. New York 
Number of people fully vaccinated: 9,412,618
Percentage of population fully vaccinated: 48.39

13. District of Columbia
Number of people fully vaccinated: 335,081
Percentage of population fully vaccinated: 47.48

14. Minnesota
Number of people fully vaccinated: 2,668,390
Percentage of population fully vaccinated: 47.31

15. Oregon
Number of people fully vaccinated: 1,984,709
Percentage of population fully vaccinated: 47.06

16. Colorado
Number of people fully vaccinated: 2,687,659
Percentage of population fully vaccinated: 46.67

17. Virginia
Number of people fully vaccinated: 3,970,967
Percentage of population fully vaccinated: 46.52

18. Wisconsin
Number of people fully vaccinated: 2,653,730
Percentage of population fully vaccinated: 45.58

19. Pennsylvania
Number of people fully vaccinated: 5,778,780
Percentage of population fully vaccinated: 45.14

20. California
Number of people fully vaccinated: 17,751,394
Percentage of population fully vaccinated: 44.93

21. Iowa
Number of people fully vaccinated: 1,412,883
Percentage of population fully vaccinated: 44.78

22. Delaware
Number of people fully vaccinated: 435,574
Percentage of population fully vaccinated: 44.73

23. Michigan
Number of people fully vaccinated: 4,302,847
Percentage of population fully vaccinated: 43.09

24. South Dakota
Number of people fully vaccinated: 380,331
Percentage of population fully vaccinated: 42.99

25. Nebraska
Number of people fully vaccinated: 831,048
Percentage of population fully vaccinated: 42.96

26. Ohio
Number of people fully vaccinated: 4,815,649
Percentage of population fully vaccinated: 41.2

27. Illinois
Number of people fully vaccinated: 5,216,406
Percentage of population fully vaccinated: 41.17

28. Florida
Number of people fully vaccinated: 8,657,883
Percentage of population fully vaccinated: 40.31

29. Alaska
Number of people fully vaccinated: 294,058
Percentage of population fully vaccinated: 40.2

30. Kentucky
Number of people fully vaccinated: 1,755,780
Percentage of population fully vaccinated: 39.3

31. Montana
Number of people fully vaccinated: 416,418
Percentage of population fully vaccinated: 38.96

32. Kansas
Number of people fully vaccinated: 1,134,750
Percentage of population fully vaccinated: 38.95

33. Nevada
Number of people fully vaccinated: 1,169,042
Percentage of population fully vaccinated: 37.95

34. North Dakota
Number of people fully vaccinated: 282,536
Percentage of population fully vaccinated: 37.08

35. Arizona
Number of people fully vaccinated: 2,689,635
Percentage of population fully vaccinated: 36.95

36. North Carolina
Number of people fully vaccinated: 3,865,794
Percentage of population fully vaccinated: 36.86

37. Texas
Number of people fully vaccinated: 10,623,566
Percentage of population fully vaccinated: 36.64

38. Indiana
Number of people fully vaccinated: 2,452,160
Percentage of population fully vaccinated: 36.42

39. Missouri
Number of people fully vaccinated: 2,154,742
Percentage of population fully vaccinated: 35.11

40. South Carolina
Number of people fully vaccinated: 1,796,557
Percentage of population fully vaccinated: 34.89

41. West Virginia
Number of people fully vaccinated: 620,039
Percentage of population fully vaccinated: 34.6

42. Oklahoma
Number of people fully vaccinated: 1,354,909
Percentage of population fully vaccinated: 34.24

43. Georgia
Number of people fully vaccinated: 3,547,535
Percentage of population fully vaccinated: 33.41

44. Idaho
Number of people fully vaccinated: 597,102
Percentage of population fully vaccinated: 33.41

45. Utah
Number of people fully vaccinated: 1,059,097
Percentage of population fully vaccinated: 33.04

46. Tennessee
Number of people fully vaccinated: 2,207,231
Percentage of population fully vaccinated: 32.32

47. Wyoming
Number of people fully vaccinated: 186,913
Percentage of population fully vaccinated: 32.3

48. Louisiana
Number of people fully vaccinated: 1,484,189
Percentage of population fully vaccinated: 31.93

49. Arkansas
Number of people fully vaccinated: 958,477
Percentage of population fully vaccinated: 31.76

50. Alabama
Number of people fully vaccinated: 1,442,775
Percentage of population fully vaccinated: 29.43

51. Mississippi
Number of people fully vaccinated: 818,453
Percentage of population fully vaccinated: 27.5