First county-level report on coronavirus vaccinations shows no big rural-urban disparity, but indicates a political disparity

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention map; click the image to enlarge it or click here for the interactive version.

"The first nationwide look at vaccination across counties reveals vast differences in the rate that people are receiving protection from the coronavirus, with notably lower rates in predominantly Black areas and counties that voted most heavily for President Donald Trump in 2020," The Washington Post reports. However, "The data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention shows the success in vaccination in Native American areas" and among Alaska Natives.

"The records don’t indicate large differences between urban and rural areas," the Post reports. "Major cities, suburbs, smaller cities and rural areas have roughly the same rates for all adults and for adults 65 and older."

The county-level numbers are sometimes spotty because some states aren't collecting or sharing basic facts about vaccination, and others aren't sharing much; that's why the Post's interactive map has data from fewer states than the one published by the CDC. The Post showed only states where data was reported for at least 85 percent of fully vaccinated people. 

Click here for more charts and analysis about the CDC data from the Post.