Areas where official vaccination rates are artificially high

A Herald data analysis identified at least 24 ZIP codes where vaccination rates were over 100% of the eligible population living in that area. Experts said the result of those inflated numbers –– likely due to tourism and migration –– has artificially increased the overall county vaccination rate.  

Percent of total population information was calculated using population estimates by ZCTA from the American Community Survey, five-year estimates. In the 17 ZIP codes where the number of people vaccinated exceeded the number of residents eligible for a dose, the Herald adjusted the doses to reflect 100% of the eligible population. ZIP Code shape files do not show Biscayne Bay. 
Map: Ana Claudia Chacin Source: Florida Department of Health Get the data