Childhood Immunization Coverage in Minnesota

January 2011

Percent of children age 24-35 months up to date with a vaccine series and individual vaccines. Data as of January 1, 2011, for children with two or more non-influenza shots in the Minnesota Immunization Information Connection (MIIC) immunization registry. Childhood immunization rates are measured annually using MIIC data. MIIC is the best tool available to monitor childhood immunization coverage levels, as real-time, population-based rates can be calculated for the state and each county.

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Summary
Map of Vaccine Series Coverage by County
Table of Immunization Coverage by County

Summary

Statewide Coverage for a Vaccine Series and Individual Vaccines

Statewide coverage for a vaccine series and individual vaccines.

The statewide vaccine series coverage rate was 58.1%.

For individual vaccines:

  • 1+ MMR and Completed Prevnar were highest at 85.7%, and
  • 4+ DTaP was lowest at 74.3%.

Number of Counties by Vaccine Series Coverage Rate Range

Number of counties by vaccine series coverage rate range.
County vaccine series coverage rates ranged from 30% to 89%:

  • 6 counties (Big Stone, Blue Earth, Chippewa, Lac Qui Parle, Stevens, Swift and Yellow Medicine) achieved at least 80% series coverage,
  • 42 counties had series coverage rates from 60 to 79%,
  • 37 counties had series coverage rates from 30 to 59%, and
  • 1 county had series coverage rates less than 30%.

Rates are calculated for only those children with two or more non-influenza shots in MIIC. Immunization coverage data for counties with less than 80% of their 24-35 month population with two or more shots in the registry are not provided, as the low MIIC saturation in these counties may produce invalid immunization rates. Up to date rates are calculated for seven individual vaccines as well as a series of these vaccines universally recommended for children. This includes:

  • 4 or more doses of diphtheria, tetanus, and pertussis (4+ DTaP),
  • 3 or more doses of polio (3+ polio),
  • 1 or more doses of measles, mumps, rubella (1+ MMR),
  • Completed Haemophilus influenzae type b (Completed Hib),
  • 3 or more doses of hepatitis b (3+ Hep B),
  • 1 or more varicella (1+ varicella), and
  • Completed Prevnar.

See the Childhood Immunization Schedule for more information on what vaccines are recommended at what ages. For additional information about how the MIIC registry is used to assess immunization coverage, see Using MIIC to Measure Childhood Immunization Rates.

Map of Childhood Vaccine Series Coverage by County

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Percent of children age 24-35 months up to date with a series of the following recommended vaccines: 4+ DTaP, 3+ polio, 1+ MMR, Completed Hib, 3+ Hep B, 1+ varicella, and Completed Prevnar. Data as of January 1, 2011, for children with two or more non-influenza shots in MIIC. Sixty days allowed for data to be in the registry.

Vaccine series coverage, August 2009

*Coverage rates not provided for counties with less than 80% saturation.

Table of Childhood Immunization Coverage by County

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Percent of children age 24-35 months up to date for individual vaccines and a series of those vaccines by county. Data as of January 1, 2011, for children with two or more non-influenza shots in MIIC. Sixty days allowed for data to be in the registry.

County
% Saturation (24-35 mo population with 2+ shots in MIIC)
Of Children Age 24-35 Months with 2+ non-influenza shots in MIIC,
Percent of Up to Date as of January 1, 2011
4+ DTaP
3+ polio
1+ MMR
Completed Hib
3+ Hep B
1+ varicella
Completed Prevnar
Vaccine Series
STATE 90.8% 74.3% 84.7% 85.7% 77.8% 81.6% 84.1% 83.2% 58.1%
Aitkin 94.5% 81.9% 89.9% 89.9% 84.1% 89.9% 87.0% 86.2% 68.8%
Anoka 95.5% 75.5% 84.6% 87.5% 82.6% 84.1% 86.3% 85.1% 61.2%
Becker 94.7% 79.3% 91.4% 89.2% 80.3% 87.5% 86.4% 86.6% 59.6%
Beltrami 93.1% 75.5% 89.2% 90.5% 80.3% 91.2% 85.2% 87.1% 62.1%
Benton 94.9% 82.0% 90.2% 89.5% 80.4% 83.1% 88.0% 89.4% 60.9%
Big Stone 96.5% 94.1% 96.1% 96.1% 90.2% 92.2% 90.2% 94.1% 84.3%
Blue Earth 97.8% 90.8% 96.0% 92.8% 88.5% 96.4% 92.9% 93.8% 80.6%
Brown 97.7% 87.5% 95.8% 92.9% 86.0% 95.8% 89.9% 88.1% 74.4%
Carlton 96.3% 77.8% 90.4% 88.6% 79.7% 88.8% 86.7% 83.9% 62.9%
Carver 91.9% 76.8% 86.9% 86.6% 76.4% 80.2% 85.1% 85.9% 56.8%
Cass 93.4% 63.2% 79.8% 84.9% 71.6% 86.2% 80.0% 75.6% 47.9%
Chippewa 96.7% 88.2% 95.8% 93.8% 91.7% 93.8% 90.3% 93.1% 83.3%
Chisago 94.7% 67.2% 82.6% 84.6% 78.3% 87.6% 83.1% 78.3% 50.6%
Clay 89.3% 67.0% 84.2% 83.3% 77.1% 75.2% 82.2% 85.2% 54.7%
Clearwater 90.2% 77.0% 86.7% 92.0% 82.3% 94.7% 85.0% 85.8% 66.4%
Cook 95.3% 70.7% 90.2% 85.4% 82.9% 78.0% 73.2% 80.5% 51.2%
Cottonwood 86.7% 72.9% 84.7% 88.1% 71.2% 89.8% 71.2% 80.5% 50.8%
Crow Wing 95.2% 72.5% 86.9% 85.8% 72.2% 89.8% 79.3% 78.6% 53.8%
Dakota 88.0% 71.8% 83.0% 82.6% 76.4% 79.7% 82.0% 81.9% 55.3%
Dodge 96.0% 86.1% 91.2% 91.2% 80.3% 91.2% 89.8% 87.8% 68.8%
Douglas 96.3% 89.0% 95.3% 94.8% 82.8% 89.6% 92.4% 92.2% 70.0%
Faribault 94.3% 84.6% 91.3% 87.9% 85.2% 91.3% 86.6% 89.3% 73.2%
Fillmore 85.6% 76.1% 82.7% 91.0% 77.6% 85.1% 90.6% 81.6% 63.1%
Freeborn 96.3% 86.3% 94.6% 92.2% 88.7% 92.5% 92.0% 93.9% 78.3%
Goodhue 94.8% 74.2% 82.2% 86.2% 83.0% 80.6% 83.3% 82.7% 57.7%
Grant 92.4% 82.0% 95.1% 91.8% 83.6% 93.4% 80.3% 88.5% 62.3%
Hennepin 87.2% 71.7% 82.6% 82.0% 74.7% 76.7% 81.5% 80.3% 53.9%
Houston 96.7% 87.2% 91.7% 93.6% 78.9% 88.1% 93.1% 86.7% 69.3%
Hubbard 93.7% 70.8% 84.8% 86.8% 77.2% 86.4% 81.2% 83.6% 57.2%
Isanti 95.7% 78.3% 86.7% 87.1% 82.0% 87.8% 82.5% 86.9% 60.1%
Itasca 95.0% 84.8% 93.0% 92.0% 65.2% 93.7% 92.4% 88.2% 55.3%
Jackson 89.7% 69.5% 82.9% 83.8% 76.2% 81.9% 78.1% 77.1% 55.2%
Kanabec 94.3% 82.1% 92.6% 85.2% 80.2% 93.8% 79.6% 87.7% 61.7%
Kandiyohi 94.2% 83.1% 93.4% 92.4% 84.0% 88.1% 92.1% 86.4% 71.5%
Kittson 100.0% 91.9% 94.6% 91.9% 89.2% 89.2% 86.5% 97.3% 70.3%
Koochiching 97.9% 77.8% 92.9% 87.3% 64.3% 93.7% 83.3% 84.9% 50.0%
Lac Qui Parle 96.8% 89.2% 93.8% 93.8% 93.8% 96.9% 92.3% 95.4% 84.6%
Lake 90.8% 86.0% 93.0% 90.7% 87.6% 94.6% 88.4% 87.6% 72.1%
Lake of the Woods 95.7% 76.0% 84.0% 84.0% 80.0% 92.0% 80.0% 80.0% 68.0%
LeSueur 85.6% 78.9% 86.3% 82.6% 77.8% 87.4% 83.0% 81.1% 68.1%
Lincoln 94.4% 90.9% 98.2% 90.9% 87.3% 92.7% 87.3% 85.5% 78.2%
Lyon 95.7% 85.5% 94.8% 94.0% 88.3% 87.3% 93.8% 91.4% 74.3%
Mahnomen 95.9% 84.4% 96.3% 94.5% 89.9% 96.3% 94.5% 90.8% 78.0%
Marshall 96.8% 51.4% 55.9% 87.4% 51.4% 57.7% 88.3% 81.1% 36.0%
Martin 75.4% Coverage rates not available.*
Mcleod 95.8% 84.7% 92.9% 94.2% 85.6% 92.9% 94.0% 89.9% 71.6%
Meeker 95.8% 81.3% 90.7% 92.7% 81.7% 86.2% 88.9% 89.6% 66.4%
Mille Lacs 94.2% 69.2% 80.2% 88.5% 77.5% 89.0% 87.1% 77.7% 51.1%
Morrison 95.5% 81.7% 90.4% 91.1% 75.1% 87.5% 86.0% 84.2% 57.7%
Mower 95.5% 76.1% 83.6% 85.1% 84.0% 75.8% 85.4% 84.7% 58.6%
Murray 91.9% 81.7% 95.1% 92.7% 79.3% 90.2% 91.5% 87.8% 70.7%
Nicollet 97.0% 91.1% 95.5% 94.1% 86.6% 94.4% 96.0% 93.9% 79.3%
Nobles 97.2% 69.4% 90.0% 85.9% 71.8% 85.9% 85.4% 80.8% 56.9%
Norman 94.8% 75.5% 87.8% 87.8% 74.5% 86.7% 87.8% 82.7% 62.2%
Olmsted 96.9% 83.8% 93.4% 91.9% 84.4% 91.5% 91.0% 89.8% 73.8%
Otter Tail 94.7% 72.9% 85.6% 88.2% 84.4% 90.3% 66.7% 87.5% 46.0%
Pennington 94.2% 79.1% 90.4% 89.8% 66.8% 87.7% 86.6% 84.0% 56.7%
Pine 95.1% 78.4% 89.1% 89.7% 78.4% 91.1% 86.5% 87.1% 61.8%
Pipestone 94.7% 78.2% 92.7% 90.9% 80.0% 91.8% 89.1% 84.5% 68.2%
Polk 93.2% 62.7% 77.2% 84.2% 68.1% 75.4% 82.6% 77.5% 46.4%
Pope 98.4% 87.8% 93.9% 93.1% 85.5% 87.8% 92.4% 90.1% 63.4%
Ramsey 84.5% 66.3% 77.2% 82.0% 75.9% 75.7% 80.7% 79.1% 52.4%
Red Lake 93.9% 70.9% 81.8% 87.3% 78.2% 74.5% 80.0% 81.8% 43.6%
Redwood 97.4% 88.4% 96.3% 97.9% 87.9% 93.7% 95.8% 89.5% 78.4%
Renville 93.8% 82.5% 91.7% 89.8% 83.5% 87.9% 89.8% 84.0% 70.9%
Rice 95.0% 82.2% 90.8% 88.9% 82.4% 89.2% 87.5% 89.2% 69.0%
Rock 97.8% 80.0% 93.0% 90.0% 78.0% 83.0% 90.0% 86.0% 57.0%
Roseau 95.8% 74.0% 91.7% 88.4% 83.4% 89.5% 87.3% 80.7% 56.4%
Scott 92.5% 75.7% 86.6% 85.5% 77.7% 76.7% 83.6% 83.9% 56.1%
Sherburne 95.2% 75.4% 85.3% 85.7% 79.3% 86.0% 84.0% 84.7% 57.7%
Sibley 94.6% 80.9% 91.0% 87.9% 78.4% 92.0% 86.9% 85.9% 67.3%
St. Louis 96.1% 77.7% 87.6% 86.7% 80.8% 86.8% 85.3% 85.8% 63.8%
Stearns 94.1% 77.7% 88.1% 86.2% 74.4% 76.0% 84.5% 88.0% 53.6%
Steele 96.4% 78.3% 89.5% 85.5% 69.7% 81.0% 84.2% 82.0% 46.7%
Stevens 96.3% 95.2% 99.0% 96.2% 97.1% 98.1% 92.3% 97.1% 89.4%
Swift 100.0% 96.7% 99.2% 96.7% 95.1% 97.5% 96.7% 98.4% 89.3%
Todd 86.5% 65.1% 76.3% 83.9% 68.1% 79.6% 76.3% 78.3% 45.4%
Traverse 91.2% 78.3% 91.3% 82.6% 91.3% 95.7% 78.3% 87.0% 65.2%
Wabasha 95.2% 80.1% 88.4% 88.0% 80.1% 87.3% 85.4% 86.1% 65.5%
Wadena 91.5% 62.6% 73.2% 85.3% 69.5% 81.1% 75.8% 80.5% 50.0%
Waseca 97.4% 89.3% 96.4% 91.1% 84.9% 90.7% 90.2% 90.2% 75.1%
Washington 89.7% 70.0% 77.0% 85.5% 76.2% 76.3% 84.2% 81.1% 57.1%
Watonwan 94.7% 76.5% 89.4% 87.9% 78.0% 90.2% 87.1% 79.5% 61.4%
Wilkin 87.8% 70.6% 82.4% 85.9% 74.1% 83.5% 83.5% 82.4% 52.9%
Winona 96.2% 47.2% 55.5% 91.4% 67.8% 55.3% 89.2% 53.3% 30.3%
Wright 93.1% 76.5% 89.8% 87.6% 79.8% 85.3% 85.1% 86.6% 59.6%
Yellow Medicine 95.2% 92.0% 95.7% 94.9% 90.6% 93.5% 94.9% 93.5% 84.1%
STATE 90.8% 74.3% 84.7% 85.7% 77.8% 81.6% 84.1% 83.2% 58.1%

*Coverage rates not provided for counties with less than 80% saturation.

Updated Wednesday, 01-Jun-2011 10:54:14 CDT