Arizona had the fourth-highest rate of vaccine exemptions for young kindergarteners in the country last year, according to data.
Axios reported Thursday that 6.8% of Arizona kindergartners were granted vaccine exemptions as of the school year ending in 2022. That number is up from 3.7% recorded a decade prior.
Idaho, Utah, and Oregon were the only three states with higher exemption rates than Arizona, all well above the national median of 2.7%
According to the National Conference of State Legislatures, Arizona is one of 15 states that allows exemptions based on religious and personal beliefs.
