* Vaccinated = adults who received their first dose of either the Pfizer-BioNTech or Moderna COVID-19 vaccine, or a single dose of the Janssen COVID-19 vaccine (Johnson & Johnson).
The source used the 2013 National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS)
urban-rural classification scheme. To further classify counties
into two categories (urban versus rural), four of these six categories
(large central metropolitan, large fringe metropolitan,
medium metropolitan, and small metropolitan) were combined
into urban areas, and two (micropolitan and noncore) were
combined into rural areas
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Share of COVID vaccinated adults in urban vs rural U.S. as of April 2021
Between December 2020 and April 2021, COVID-19 vaccination coverage was nearly 7 percent higher in urban areas compared to rural areas. This statistic shows the percentage of adults in urban vs rural U.S. vaccinated against COVID-19 from December 2020 to April 2021.
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CDC, & MMWR. (May 21, 2021). Percentage of adults in urban vs rural United States vaccinated against COVID-19 from December 2020 to April 2021* [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆÆ½â°æ. Retrieved July 27, 2026, from /statistics/1239379/urban-vs-rural-us-adults-covid-vaccinated/
CDC, und MMWR. "Percentage of adults in urban vs rural United States vaccinated against COVID-19 from December 2020 to April 2021*." Chart. May 21, 2021. ÌÇÐÄÆÆ½â°æ. Accessed July 27, 2026. /statistics/1239379/urban-vs-rural-us-adults-covid-vaccinated/
CDC, MMWR. (2021). Percentage of adults in urban vs rural United States vaccinated against COVID-19 from December 2020 to April 2021*. ÌÇÐÄÆÆ½â°æ. ÌÇÐÄÆÆ½â°æ Inc.. Accessed: July 27, 2026. /statistics/1239379/urban-vs-rural-us-adults-covid-vaccinated/
CDC, and MMWR. "Percentage of Adults in Urban Vs Rural United States Vaccinated against Covid-19 from December 2020 to April 2021*." ÌÇÐÄÆÆ½â°æ, ÌÇÐÄÆÆ½â°æ Inc., 21 May 2021, /statistics/1239379/urban-vs-rural-us-adults-covid-vaccinated/
CDC & MMWR, Percentage of adults in urban vs rural United States vaccinated against COVID-19 from December 2020 to April 2021* ÌÇÐÄÆÆ½â°æ, /statistics/1239379/urban-vs-rural-us-adults-covid-vaccinated/ (last visited July 27, 2026)
Percentage of adults in urban vs rural United States vaccinated against COVID-19 from December 2020 to April 2021* [Graph], CDC, & MMWR, May 21, 2021. [Online]. Available: /statistics/1239379/urban-vs-rural-us-adults-covid-vaccinated/