Vaccinations have been going on for about a month now. How is the process progressing across locations and age groups?

This data is updated through April 5, 2021.

Ohio Total Vaccinations Begun (1 shot): 3,721,565 31.84% of Ohio Population
Ohio Total Vaccinations Completed (2 shots): 2,188,726 18.72% of Ohio Population

Top 20 Counties by Vaccinations Begun- One Shot Given- by % of Population
1. Delaware: 39.77%
2. Ottawa: 39.67%
3. Lake: 36.51%
4. Wood: 36.38%
5. Geauga: 36.35%
6. Cuyahoga: 35.57%
7. Warren: 35.07%
8. Medina: 34.88%
9. Henry: 34.58%
10. Erie: 33.92%
11. Mahoning: 33.61%
12. Green: 33.42%
13. Lorain: 32.97%
14. Hamilton: 32.78%
15. Summit: 32.62%
16. Montgomery: 31.96%
17. Sandusky: 31.79%
18. Clark: 31.64%
19. Trumbull: 31.58%
20. Lucas: 31.46%

Bottom 20 Counties by Vaccinations Begun- One Shot Given- by % of Population
1. Holmes: 11.38%
2. Adams: 17.51%
3. Brown: 19.63%
4. Lawrence: 21.23%
5. Highland: 21.37%
6. Shelby: 21.54%
7. Ashland: 22.56%
8. Preble: 22.90%
9. Hardin: 22.96%
10. Vinton: 23.68%
11. Darke: 24.20%
12. Wayne: 24.27%
13. Morrow: 24.37%
14. Logan: 24.45%
15. Fayette: 24.50%
16. Mercer: 24.59%
17. Perry: 24.63%
18. Clinton: 24.84%
19. Tuscarawas: 24.99%
20. Richland: 25.10%

In general, more urban counties- or those within larger metros, have had better vaccination start success while more rural counties have done worse. Holmes County is by far the worst, and that may have something to do with the large Amish population.

Top 20 Counties for Completed Vaccinations by % of Population
1. Ottawa: 24.91%
2. Putnam: 23.72%
3. Henry: 23.29%
4. Erie: 22.55%
5. Delaware: 21.98%
6. Clark: 21.87%
7. Muskingum: 21.71%
8. Wood: 21.28%
9. Mahoning: 21.22%
10. Geauga: 20.91%
11. Fulton: 20.84%
12. Scioto: 20.75%
13. Sandusky: 20.54%
14. Monroe: 20.36%
15. Greene: 20.22%
16. Crawford: 20.07%
17. Washington: 20.04%
18. Defiance: 20.0%
19. Noble: 19.98%
20. Wyandot: 19.83%

Bottom 20 Counties for Completed Vaccinations by % of Population
1. Holmes: 8.68%
2. Adams: 12.20%
3. Brown: 13.38%
4. Ashland: 13.56%
5. Lawrence: 13.57%
6. Highland: 14.61%
7. Preble: 14.74%
8. Shelby: 14.81%
9. Wayne: 14.98%
10. Butler: 15.02%
11. Champaign: 15.11%
12. Logan: 15.30%
13. Morrow: 15.81%
14. Darke: 15.93%
15. Portage: 16.18%
16. Belmont: 16.36%
17. Richland: 16.46%
18. Pickaway: 16.63%
19. Tuscarawas: 16.72%
20. Jackson: 16.78%

There is less of a rural/urban divide in completed numbers, perhaps because there is 3-week time frame between the first and second shots. The numbers may eventually wash out more similarly in the end.

In terms of who is getting the vaccine by age, I will break it down below.

Top 10 Counties with the Most Vaccination Starts for the 0-39 Age Group by % of Population
1. Delaware: 19.13%
2. Wood: 18.63%
3. Cuyahoga: 16.18%
4. Athens: 15.74%
5. Hamilton: 15.63%
6. Warren: 15.43%
7. Franklin: 14.67%
8. Medina: 14.52%
9. Ottawa: 14.07%
10. Geauga: 13.75%
Greene: 13.64%

Bottom 10 Counties with the Fewest Vaccination Starts for the 0-39 Age Group by % of Population
1. Holmes: 2.54%
2. Adams: 4.65%
3. Shelby: 5.22%
4. Brown: 5.38%
5. Harrison: 5.94%
6. Preble: 6.10%
7. Logan: 6.20%
8. Belmont: 6.27%
9. Darke: 6.39%
10. Monroe: 6.47%

Top 10 Counties with the Most Vaccination Starts for the 40-59 Age Group by % of Population
1. Delaware: 53.79%
2. Wood: 47.0%
3. Warren: 44.39%
4. Cuyahoga: 40.63%
5. Ottawa: 40.44%
6. Athens: 40.21%
7. Union: 40.21%
8. Franklin: 40.20%
9. Hamilton: 40.12%
10. Greene: 39.63%

Bottom 10 Counties with the Fewest Vaccination Starts for the 40-59 Age Group by % of Population
1. Holmes: 12.41%
2. Adams: 15.24%
3. Brown: 18.33%
4. Ashland: 21.47%
5. Preble: 21.82%
6. Harrison: 22.01%
7. Lawrence: 22.11%
8. Darke: 22.26%
9. Mercer: 23.16%
10. Shelby: 23.22%

Top 10 Counties with the Most Vaccination Starts for the 60 and Older Age Group by % of Population
1. Delaware: 80.12%
2. Wood: 77.63%
3. Union: 75.64%
4. Henry: 74.39%
5. Warren: 72.78%
6. Putnam: 72.61%
7. Sandusky: 71.31%
8. Medina: 71.26%
9. Geauga: 70.36%
10. Muskingum: 70.36%

Bottom 10 Counties with the Fewest Vaccination Starts for the 60 and Older Age Group by % of Population
1. Noble: 38.30%
2. Holmes: 39.92%
3. Lawrence: 46.90%
4. Adams: 47.33%
5. Brown: 50.30%
6. Vinton: 55.02%
7. Preble: 55.22%
8. Scioto: 55.35%
9. Shelby: 56.86%
10. Pike: 57.01%

Again, rural counties do generally worse while suburban and urban counties tend to do better. Only Delaware County has managed to at least start vaccinations for more than 80% of the most vulnerable age group- those aged 60 and older.

So overall, the state clearly has a long way to go if it wants to reach “herd immunity”, which is considered somewhere around 70% or more of the population.

To see more county data for Covid 19 and vaccinations, go to the Ohio Covid Dashboard
And for instructions on how to schedule a vaccine shot appointment, go here: Ohio Covid Vaccine Guide