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

Measure: Kindergarten polio 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: 92.5 (United States).

Small states, hard to see on the map:

DC 92.3 %
RI 96.7 %
DE 94.9 %
CT 98.3 %
NJ 92.8 %
MD 96.9 %
MA 96.5 %
VT 93.5 %
NH 89.2 %

Lowest: 78.9 to 88.6 %
Group 2: 88.6 to 90.4 %
Group 3: 90.4 to 92.8 %
Group 4: 92.8 to 96 %
Highest: 96 to 98.3 %

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	98.3
2	Maine	97.7
3	Mississippi	97.6
3	New York	97.6
5	Louisiana	96.9
5	Maryland	96.9
7	Rhode Island	96.7
8	Massachusetts	96.5
9	Alabama	96
9	California	96
9	Nebraska	96
12	Virginia	95.1
13	Delaware	94.9
13	New Mexico	94.9
15	North Carolina	94.2
15	Tennessee	94.2
17	Vermont	93.5
18	Texas	93.2
19	Wyoming	93
20	New Jersey	92.8
21	Hawaii	92.5
22	Pennsylvania	92.4
23	District of Columbia	92.3
23	Kansas	92.3
25	Michigan	92.2
26	South Carolina	91.8
27	Illinois	91.5
28	Nevada	90.9
29	Missouri	90.7
30	Oklahoma	90.4
30	Oregon	90.4
32	Washington	90
33	South Dakota	89.9
34	New Hampshire	89.2
35	Arizona	89.1
35	North Dakota	89.1
37	Arkansas	88.8
37	Florida	88.8
37	Iowa	88.8
40	Ohio	88.6
41	Indiana	87.7
41	Utah	87.7
43	Colorado	87.6
44	Minnesota	87.5
45	Georgia	86.8
45	Wisconsin	86.8
47	Kentucky	86.7
48	Alaska	81.5
49	Idaho	78.9

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.

Cite this ranking

U.S. states ranked by kindergarten polio 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-polio-vaccination-rate/

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