The financial services company analyzed 2023 Medicare data to identify the percentage of fee-for-service Medicare enrollees in 100 large cities who received an annual flu vaccination. The cities with the highest vaccination rates were most frequently situated in the Midwest.
These 30 cities had the highest percentage of older adults with a flu shot in 2023:
1. Madison, Wis. — 69%
2. Lincoln, Neb. — 66%
3. Omaha, Neb. — 63%
4 (tie). Durham, N.C. — 62%
4 (tie). St. Paul, Minn. — 62%
4 (tie). Minneapolis — 62%
7. Raleigh, N.C. — 61%
8. St. Louis — 60%
9 (tie). Baltimore — 59%
9 (tie). Plano, Texas — 59%
11. Louisville, Ky. — 58%
12 (tie). Lexington, Ky. — 57%
12 (tie). Cincinnati — 57%
12 (tie). Seattle — 57%
12 (tie). Columbus, Ohio — 57%
12 (tie). Charlotte, N.C. — 57%
17 (tie). Fort Wayne, Ind. — 56%
17 (tie). Winston-Salem, N.C. — 56%
17 (tie). Wichita, Kan. — 56%
17 (tie). Philadelphia — 56%
17 (tie). Greensboro, N.C. — 56%
17 (tie). Arlington, Va. — 56%
17 (tie). Aurora, Colo. — 56%
24 (tie). Cleveland — 55%
24 (tie). Pittsburgh — 55%
24 (tie). Tulsa, Okla. — 55%
24 (tie). Garland, Texas — 55%
24 (tie). Milwaukee — 55%
24 (tie). Dallas — 55%
24 (tie). Irving, Texas — 55%
