Protecting Walton Families

A Data Guide for Vaccines in Walton County

The Current Landscape

Walton County tells a story of strong early foundations followed by a significant drop-off. While our toddler immunization rates are solid (over 88.5% for MMR), we face a critical gap at school entry, where only 69% of Kindergarteners are up-to-date. This decline is influenced by climbing exemption rates, signaling a need to shift focus from logistics to trust-building within the community.

0% Kindergarten Rate
Target: 95% (Critical Gap)
0% Religious Exemptions
Exemption Rate
0% Toddler MMR Rate
Early Coverage (19-35m)
0% Toddler DTaP Rate
Early Coverage (19-35m)
0% Certified Childcare
Compliance in Centers
Note on the data: For specific MMR and TDaP vaccination rates: All vaccine administration records and demographic data for children born between February 01, 2022 and May 31, 2024 were obtained from the Georgia Registry of Immunization Transactions and Services (GRITS). Data cleaning removed records if they contained no childhood vaccines, were out-of-state, duplicated, created for testing, or created as a placeholder at birth, or if a child died, resulting in 286,826 records. Each record was evaluated and if all doses of a vaccine were correctly administered by 36 months, the child was considered up-to-date on (or covered by) that vaccine.