The factors: age, population density, and per-capita income, are also ranked 1-13. The idea: if the rankings are close together it shows a correlation between that factor and vaccination rates.

Still, some areas are often overlooked, such as the population density of American college towns. The quaint little town of Westwood, for example, is home to over 40,000 UCLA students .

New York maintains its first-place ranking when assessing taxes as a portion of personal income. With a population of around 8.25 million people, New York City’s FY 2025 budget is $110 billion.