Governing Magazine/February 2004

THE GOVERNMENT PERFORMANCE PROJECT
A Case of Neglect

A SHOT IN THE ARM

States ranked by estimated vaccination coverage for children 19-35
months old, 2002 (4+ doses DTP, 3+ Polio, 1 MCV, 3+ Hib, 3+ HepB)

RANK  STATE
 1    Massachusetts   80% OR MORE
 2    Rhode Island
 3    New Hampshire
 4    North Carolina
 5    Connecticut
 6    Michigan
 7    Vermont
 8    Maine
 9    Georgia
10    Wisconsin

11    South Dakota    70-79%
12    South Carolina
13    Maryland
13    Delaware
13    Hawaii
13    Iowa
17    Illinois
18    Nebraska
18    Tennessee
20    North Dakota
21    New York
22    West Virginia
23    Minnesota
23    Alabama
25    Nevada
26    New Jersey
27    Indiana
28    Mississippi
28    Utah
30    Alaska
31    Ohio
32    Pennsylvania
33    Florida
34    Wyoming
35    California
36    Missouri
37    Kentucky
38    Virginia
39    Arkansas
40    Oregon

41    Idaho           60-69%
42    Washington
43    Texas
43    Arizona
45    Kansas
45    Louisiana
47    Montana
48    Oklahoma
49    New Mexico
50    Colorado

Source: National Immunization Survey, Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention

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