How state compares on vaccinations

Arkansas has given at least one covid-19 injection to 33% of residents, trailing the national average by five percentage points, according to a states vaccine-rollout tracking project conducted by The New York Times.

Below are U.S. states and territories faring best and worst in distributing covid-19 vaccines, plus Arkansas and the national average, as of Friday.

The Times uses data from the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and compares percents of residents who have received at least one shot.

Two of the nation’s approved vaccines, Pfizer/ BioN-Tech and Moderna, require two injections to fully immunize a recipient. The third vaccine, Johnson & Johnson, requires one shot, but its use has been suspended while researchers look into rare blood clotting issues.

Percentage of residents who have received at least one vaccination in best and poorest performing states:

■ New Hampshire: 58%

■ Palau: 50%

■ Maine: 48%

■ Connecticut: 47%

■ Massachusetts: 47%

■ New Mexico: 47%

■ Vermont: 46%

■ New Jersey: 45%

■ Rhode Island: 44%

■ South Dakota: 42%

■ Pennsylvania: 42%

■ California: 42%

■ New York: 42%

■ Maryland: 42%

■ U.S. total: 38%

■ Missouri, 33%

■ Arkansas: 33%

■ Indiana: 32%

■ Wyoming: 32%

■ Georgia: 32%

■ Idaho: 32%

■ Tennessee: 31%

■ Louisiana: 31%

■ Alabama: 30%

■ U.S. Virgin Islands: 29%

■ Mississippi: 29%

■ Puerto Rico: 29%

■ Marshall Islands: 23%

■ Micronesia: 16%