4.2%
2026 (latest)
KINDERGARTNERS WITH ANY VACCINATION EXEMPTION
percent · 2010–2026 · neither direction is "better" · CDC School Vaccination Assessment (SchoolVaxView)
1.7%
2010
4.2%
high · 2026
1.6%
low · 2012
+2.5 pts
since 2010
┊ dashed lines mark 2020 COVID-19 pandemic
Method & caveats. CDC national school-assessment percentage with dose category 'Any Exemption'. This dataset does not characterize whether a rise or fall in exemptions is good or bad. State reporting completeness can vary. Season or school year is mapped to the calendar year it ends (e.g. '2023-24' -> 2024).
Sources
Every value on this page is read from the publisher below. Current and historical source documents:
- https://data.cdc.gov/resource/ijqb-a7ye.json
- https://github.com/danielmiessler/substrate/tree/main/Data/US-Disease-And-Vaccination
Data
| Year | Kindergartners with any vaccination exemption | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 4.2% | +0.6 pts |
| 2025 | 3.6% | +0.3 pts |
| 2024 | 3.3% | +0.3 pts |
| 2023 | 3.0% | +0.4 pts |
| 2022 | 2.6% | +0.4 pts |
| 2021 | 2.2% | −0.3 pts |
| 2020 | 2.5% | +0.0 pts |
| 2019 | 2.5% | +0.2 pts |
| 2018 | 2.3% | +0.2 pts |
| 2017 | 2.1% | +0.0 pts |
| 2016 | 2.1% | −0.1 pts |
| 2015 | 2.2% | +0.1 pts |
| 2014 | 2.1% | +0.2 pts |
| 2013 | 1.9% | +0.3 pts |
| 2012 | 1.6% | −0.1 pts |
| 2010 | 1.7% | — |
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