Share of children with past year influenza vaccination by urbanization and age U.S. 2019

In 2019, around 65 percent of U.S. children aged 6 months to 4 years in large central metropolises were vaccinated against influenza, compared to only around 52 percent of U.S. children in the same age group in nonmetropolitan areas. This statistic shows the percentage of children in the U.S. aged 6 months to 17 years who had an influenza vaccination in the past year in 2019, by urbanization level and age.

Share of children aged 6 months to 17 years in the United States who had an influenza vaccination in the past 12 months as of 2019, by urbanization and age

Characteristic	Large central metro	Large fringe metro	Medium and small metro	Nonmetropolitan
6 months-4 years	64.7%	64.6%	59.5%	51.8%
5-11 years	54.7%	58.4%	50.7%	49.1%
12-17 years	49.6%	49.9%	44.7%	40.3%

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Release date

April 2021

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Region

United States

Survey time period

2019

Age group

6 months-17 years

Special properties

Civilian noninstitutionalized population

Supplementary notes

"This analysis excludes approximately 2.1% of children with unknown influenza vaccination status. Counties were classified into urbanization levels based on the 2013 NCHS Urban–Rural Classification Scheme for Counties."

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