Methodology
In order to determine the cities that will be in need of the most vaccines in the first wave, WalletHub compared 93 large cities. They selected the largest cities in the U.S. for which all of the data needed for this analysis was available. (Corpus Christi, Texas; Anchorage, Alaska; Lincoln, Nebraska; Fort Wayne, Indiana; Laredo, Texas; Lubbock, Texas; and Reno, Nevada, were excluded.) They compared the cities across 13 key indicators, which are listed below. Each metric has been calculated by taking into account total U.S. adult population (population 18 years and older). All cities were graded on a 100-point scale, with a score of 100 representing the highest share of people in need of vaccination. They then determined each city’s overall score and used the resulting scores to rank-order our sample. In determining their sample, they considered only the city proper in each case, excluding cities in the surrounding metro area.
- Share of Health Care Workers (Note: This composite metric refers to personnel in ambulatory health care services, hospitals, nursing and residential care facilities.
- Share of Frontline Industries Workers
Note: This composite metric refers to workers in child care and social assistance, grocery, convenience, and drug stores, public transit, trucking, warehousing, courier and delivery services. - Share of Population Aged 65 & Older
- Share of Nursing Facility Residents
Note: This metric was calculated as follows: Total Number of Occupied Beds/Total Adult Population. - Share of Adult Population Diagnosed with Cancer
Note: This refers to cancer diagnoses, excluding skin cancer, among adults aged 18 and older. - Share of Diagnosed HIV Infections
Note: Reflects new HIV diagnoses per adult population in 2018. - Share of Adult Population Diagnosed with Chronic Kidney Disease
- Share of Adult Population Diagnosed with Cardiovascular Disease
- Share of Adult Population Diagnosed with Diabetes
- Share of Adult Population Diagnosed with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD)
- Share of Adult Population Diagnosed with Asthma
- Share of Adult Population Diagnosed with Hypertension
- Share of Obese Adult Population
This article was written by financial writer Adam McCann and supplied by WalletHub.
