Table 1.
Census tract demographics by accessibility score for the Contiguous United States
| Vaccine desert | Low accessibility | Medium accessibility | High accessibility | All | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N Tracts: 7999 | N Tracts: 4582 | N Tracts: 45,283 | N Tracts: 714,155 | N Tracts: 72,019 | |
| Column percent | Column percent | Column percent | Column percent | Row percent | |
| Total population (N, %) | 32,847,516 (10.2%) | 20,899,652 (6.5%) | 205,655,647 (63.8%) | 63,009,659 (19.5%) | 322,412,474 (100.0%) |
| Census division (N, %) | |||||
| New England | 109 (3.2%) | 215 (6.4%) | 1552 (46.2%) | 1486 (44.2%) | 3362 (4.7%) |
| Middle Atlantic | 408 (4.1%) | 323 (3.2%) | 7757 (77.0%) | 1582 (15.7%) | 10,070 (14.0%) |
| East North Central | 711 (6.1%) | 662 (5.7%) | 7361 (62.8%) | 2979 (25.4%) | 11,713 (16.3%) |
| West North Central | 523 (9.9%) | 272 (5.2%) | 3244 (61.6%) | 1231 (23.4%) | 5270 (7.3%) |
| South Atlantic | 1743 (12.9%) | 1148 (8.5%) | 9668 (71.3%) | 998 (7.4%) | 13,557 (18.8%) |
| East South Central | 994 (22.4%) | 614 (13.8%) | 2782 (62.7%) | 46 (1.0%) | 4436 (6.2%) |
| West South Central | 1533 (18.9%) | 682 (8.4%) | 5040 (62.2%) | 844 (10.4%) | 8099 (11.2%) |
| Mountain | 1448 (27.8%) | 499 (9.6%) | 2751 (52.7%) | 520 (10.0%) | 5218 (7.2%) |
| Pacific* | 530 (5.1%) | 167 (1.6%) | 5128 (49.8%) | 4469 (43.4%) | 10,294 (14.3%) |
| Rural-Urban designation (N, %) | |||||
| Metropolitan Core | 1856 (3.6%) | 2022 (3.9%) | 35,186 (68.2%) | 12,559 (24.3%) | 51,623 (71.7%) |
| Micropolitan/Town Core | 1468 (23.3%) | 772 (12.3%) | 3359 (53.3%) | 700 (11.1%) | 6299 (8.7%) |
| Metropolitan Commuting Area | 1832 (24.7%) | 941 (12.7%) | 4103 (55.2%) | 556 (7.5%) | 7432 (10.3%) |
| Micropolitan/Town Com. Area | 1472 (41.8%) | 485 (13.8%) | 1388 (39.4%) | 177 (5.0%) | 3522 (4.9%) |
| Rural | 1371 (43.6%) | 362 (11.5%) | 1247 (39.7%) | 163 (5.2%) | 3143 (4.4%) |
| Female (mean %, SD) | 49.8 (±5.1) | 50.4 (±4.7) | 50.9 (±4.8) | 50.9 (±4.3) | 50.8 (±4.8) |
| Missing (N, %) | 16 (0.2%) | 8 (0.2%) | 84 (0.2%) | 22 (0.2%) | 130 (0.2%) |
| Median age (mean years, SD) | 42.7 (±8.2) | 40.9 (±8.3) | 39.4 (±7.8) | 38.1 (±7.0) | 39.6 (±7.8) |
| Missing (N, %) | 16 (0.2%) | 9 (0.2%) | 102 (0.2%) | 24 (0.2%) | 151 (0.2%) |
| Median income (mean $1,000, SD) | 28.5 (±9.2) | 30.8 (±10.7) | 33.5 (±13.8) | 35.7 (±16.3) | 33.2 (±13.9) |
| Missing (N, %) | 27 (0.3%) | 12 (0.3%) | 142 (0.3%) | 32 (0.2%) | 213 (0.3%) |
| Race/ethnicity (mean %, SD) | |||||
| White | 80.4 (±20.8) | 79.8 (±20.9) | 72.0 (±25.2) | 66.4 (±26.2) | 72.3 (±25.1) |
| Black | 9.7 (±16.9) | 11.5 (±18.9) | 15.2 (±22.6) | 13.2 (±22.2) | 13.9 (±21.8) |
| Hispanic | 11.8 (±17.3) | 11.2 (±15.9) | 17.1 (±21.7) | 20.1 (±23.7) | 16.7 (±21.5) |
| American Indian or Alaskan Native* | 2.6 (±10.7) | 1.2 (±4.8) | 0.7 (±2.9) | 0.6 (±2.3) | 0.9 (±4.6) |
| Asian | 1.6 (±3.6) | 2.0 (±3.5) | 4.4 (±7.7) | 9.0 (±13.4) | 4.9 (±8.9) |
| Hawaiian or Pacific Islander* | 0.1 (±0.5) | 0.1 (±0.4) | 0.1 (±0.5) | 0.2 (±0.8) | 0.1 (±0.6) |
| Two or more races | 2.7 (±2.8) | 2.9 (±2.7) | 3.1 (±2.6) | 3.7 (±3.2) | 3.1 (±2.8) |
| Other race | 2.9 (±6.5) | 2.4 (±4.5) | 4.6 (±8.4) | 6.9 (±11.1) | 4.7 (±8.7) |
| Missing (N, %) | 16 (0.2%) | 8 (0.2%) | 84 (0.2%) | 22 (0.2%) | 130 (0.2%) |
| No internet access (mean %, SD) | 20.7 (±11.5) | 16.6 (±10.3) | 14.6 (±10.3) | 13.6 (±9.7) | 15.2 (±10.6) |
| Missing (N, %) | 30 (0.4%) | 23 (0.5%) | 206 (0.5%) | 45 (0.3%) | 304 (0.4%) |
| Insurance coverage (mean %, SD) | |||||
| Employer | 39.9 (±12.6) | 43.6 (±13.7) | 45.4 (±15.1) | 47.6 (±15.4) | 45.1 (±14.9) |
| Direct | 6.4 (±4.1) | 6.3 (±3.9) | 6.6 (±4.2) | 6.6 (±4.3) | 6.5 (±4.2) |
| Medicare | 6.8 (±3.4) | 6.0 (±3.4) | 5.4 (±3.2) | 4.8 (±2.6) | 5.5 (±3.2) |
| Medicaid | 15.2 (±9.5) | 14.2 (±9.5) | 15.7 (±12.2) | 17.3 (±13.4) | 15.8 (±12.1) |
| Veterans Administration | 0.4 (±0.5) | 0.3 (±0.5) | 0.3 (±0.5) | 0.2 (±0.5) | 0.3 (±0.5) |
| Tricare | 1.1 (±3.8) | 1.5 (±5.1) | 1.0 (±4.0) | 0.5 (±2.4) | 0.9 (±3.8) |
| Two or More | 6.4 (±3.3) | 6.4 (±3.2) | 6.0 (±3.3) | 5.7 (±3.1) | 6.0 (±3.2) |
| Uninsured | 10.4 (±6.6) | 9.5 (±6.8) | 9.0 (±7.3) | 7.3 (±6.0) | 8.8 (±7.0) |
| Missing (N, %) | 25 (0.3%) | 20 (0.4%) | 154 (0.3%) | 31 (0.2%) | 230 (0.3%) |
| Medical burden† (mean %, SD) | 53.5 (±5.9) | 52.5 (±5.4) | 49.0 (±6.2) | 46.5 (±6.7) | 49.2 (±6.5) |
| Missing (N, %) | 63 (0.8%) | 11 (0.2%) | 79 (0.2%) | 14 (0.1%) | 167 (0.2%) |
| COVID-19 burden† (mean %, SD) | 3.1 (±1.4) | 3.0 (±1.1) | 2.6 (±1.1) | 2.4 (±1.1) | 2.7 (±1.1) |
| Missing (N, %) | 63 (0.8%) | 11 (0.2%) | 79 (0.2%) | 14 (0.1%) | 167 (0.2%) |
*Alaska and Hawaii excluded from analysis.
†Percentage of survey respondents in each census tract who reported COVID-19 related pre-existing conditions (medical burden) or previous contact with COVID-19 positive individual (COVID-19 burden).