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Kindergarten chickenpox vaccination rate: U.S. states ranked (2024–25)

Measure: Kindergarten chickenpox (varicella) vaccination rate (%). All 48 states and District of Columbia with data in Kindergarten vaccination and exemption rates by state, ranked from highest to lowest. Reference period: 2024–25.

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Data last updated: 2026-11-11

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National value: 92.3 (United States).

Small states, hard to see on the map:

DC 92.1 %
RI 96.1 %
DE 93.6 %
CT 98.1 %
NJ 92.8 %
MD 96 %
MA 96 %
VT 92.9 %
NH 89.2 %

Lowest: 78.1 to 88.8 %
Group 2: 88.8 to 90.3 %
Group 3: 90.3 to 92.9 %
Group 4: 92.9 to 95.3 %
Highest: 95.3 to 98.1 %

The map is a visual summary; every value is in the table below, which is the keyboard and screen-reader path. Groups are quintiles of the values shown (a derived grouping). Boundaries: Natural Earth (public domain), simplified. Alaska and Hawaii are shown as insets, not to scale.

Rank is derived by Quadranac: 1 = highest value; ties share a rank. Values are as published in the source table.

Note: States differ in survey methods and school entry requirements; CDC cautions against close comparisons. Blank where a vaccine is not required or non-medical exemptions are not allowed.


1	Connecticut	98.1
2	Alabama	98
3	Mississippi	97.6
4	New York	97.5
5	Maine	97.4
6	Rhode Island	96.1
7	Maryland	96
7	Massachusetts	96
9	California	95.7
10	Virginia	95.3
11	New Mexico	94.2
12	Tennessee	94.1
13	Oklahoma	94
14	Nebraska	93.8
14	North Carolina	93.8
16	Delaware	93.6
17	Arizona	93.4
17	Wyoming	93.4
19	Oregon	93.3
20	Vermont	92.9
21	New Jersey	92.8
22	Texas	92.6
23	Louisiana	92.2
24	District of Columbia	92.1
24	Pennsylvania	92.1
26	Illinois	91.3
26	Michigan	91.3
28	South Carolina	90.6
29	Nevada	90.5
30	Indiana	90.3
31	Hawaii	89.7
31	North Dakota	89.7
33	Missouri	89.5
33	Washington	89.5
35	Kansas	89.4
36	South Dakota	89.3
37	Arkansas	89.2
37	New Hampshire	89.2
39	Florida	88.8
39	Iowa	88.8
41	Utah	88.1
42	Ohio	87.8
43	Colorado	86.8
43	Georgia	86.8
45	Minnesota	86.7
46	Kentucky	86.2
47	Wisconsin	84
48	Alaska	79.6
49	Idaho	78.1

Source: CDC, National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases, Vaccination Coverage and Exemptions among Kindergartners (SchoolVaxView), data.cdc.gov dataset ijqb-a7ye, 2024–25 school year. Reference period: 2024–25.

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U.S. states ranked by kindergarten chickenpox (varicella) vaccination rate (%) (2024–25). Data: CDC, National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases, Vaccination Coverage and Exemptions among Kindergartners (SchoolVaxView), data.cdc.gov dataset ijqb-a7ye, 2024–25 school year; rank derived by Quadranac. Data last updated 2026-11-11. https://quadranac.com/rankings/us-states-by-kindergarten-chickenpox-varicella-vaccination-rate/

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