Updated to include additional states and counties the meet High to 

Extreme Poverty levels, and include U.S. Territories, notes in BOLD.

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Appendix A: List of Priority Areas

Please refer to section A.2. Funding Priorities of Notice for guidance. 

State Priority County Targeted States with Low 

Vaccination Rates

Counties with High to

Extreme Poverty

Level

Priority States for Veteran

Services and Engagement

Alabama

Calhoun County, DeKalb County, Greene County, Jackson County, Perry

County, Talladega County

x x

American Samoa Whole Territory x

Arkansas Columbia County, Marion County, Nevada County, Stone County x x

Arizona Cochise County, Gila County, Santa Cruz County x

California Sutter County, Yuba County x

Florida

Bradford County, Columbia County, DeSoto County, Dixie County, Franklin 

County, Hamilton County, Hardee County, Lafayette County, Levy County,

Manatee County, Union County

x x x

Georgia

Appling County, Atkinson County, Bleckley County, Brantley County, Butts

County, Candler County, Carroll County, Charlton County, Clay County, 

Clinch County, Coffee County, Coweta County, Crisp County, Dodge County, 

Dooly County, Emanuel County, Evans County, Floyd County, Gordon County,

Houston County, Jeff Davis County, Jenkins County, Johnson County, Lamar

County, Laurens County, Liberty County, Macon County, Marion County, 

McDuffie County, Merriwether County, Montgomery County, Newton County,

Peach County, Pulaski County, Quitman County, Randolph County, Schley

County, Spalding County, Stewart County, Sumter County, Taliaferro County, 

Tattnall County, Taylor County, Telfair County, Toombs County, Treutlen

County, Twiggs County, Upson County, Walker County, Walton County, Ware

County, Warren County, Washington County, Webster County, Wheeler

County, Whitfield County, Wilcox County, Wilkes County, Wilkinson County

x x

Guam Whole Territory x

Idaho Madison County, Twin Falls County, Owyhee County x

Illinois Coles County, McDonough County, Rock Island County, Schuyler County, 

Vermilion County

x

Iowa Scott County x

Kansas Crawford County, Douglas County x

Kentucky

Bell County, Breathitt County, Calloway County, Casey County, Cumberland

County, Estill County, Fulton County, Floyd County, Harlan County, Hart

County, Johnson County, Laurel County, Lee County, Letcher County, Madison

County, Magoffin County, Martin County, Metcalfe County, Montgomery

County, Nicholas County, Pike County, Powell County, Pulaski County, 

Rockcastle County, Russell County, Taylor County, Wayne County, Wolfe

County

x

Louisiana

Acadia Parish, Bienville Parish, Caldwell Parish, Claiborne Parish, East Carroll

Parish, Evangeline Parish, Franklin Parish, Jackson Parish, LaSalle Parrish, 

Madison Parish, Morehouse Parish, Red River Parish, Richland Parish, Tensas

Parish, Vermilion Parish, Webster Parish, Winn Parish, West Carroll Parish 

x x

Michigan Houghton County, Jackson County x

Mississippi

Adams County, Choctaw County, Claiborne County, Holmes County, 

Issaquena County, Jefferson County, Covington County, Dent County, Kemper

County, Lamar County, Lee County, Leflore County, Lowndes County, Marion

County, Montgomery County, Oktibbeha County, Pike County, Prentiss County, 

Ripley County, Tallahatchie County, Washington County, Webster County, 

Wilkinson County

x x

Missouri Barton County, Jasper County, Nodaway County, Ozark County x

New York Jefferson County, Tompkins County x

North Carolina

Davidson County, Duplin County, Edgecombe County, Gaston County, Halifax

County, Hoke County, Iredell County, Johnston County, Lincoln County, Moore 

County, Nash County, Pitt County, Randolph County, Richmond County,

Robeson County, Rockingham County, Rowan County, Rutherford County,

Sampson County, Vance County, Wilson County, Tyrrell County

x x x

Northern Mariana

Islands Whole Territory x

Ohio Butler County, Guernsey County, Wayne County x

Oklahoma Payne County, Pottawatomie County x

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Oregon Coos County, Marion County, Polk County x

Pennsylvania

Clearfield County, Crawford County, Lawrence County, Lehigh County, 

Mercer County, Northampton County

x

Puerto Rico

Adjuntas Municipio, Aguada Municipio, Aguadilla Municipio, Aguas Buenas

Municipio, Anasco Municipio, Barceloneta Municipio, Barranquitas Municipio,

Cabo Rojo Municipio, Cidra Municipio, Camuy Municipio, Ciales Municipio,

Coamo Municipio, Comerio Municipio, Corozal Municipio, Culebra Municipio,

Fajardo Municipio, Florida Municipio, Guanica Municipio, Guayama

Municipio, Guaynabo Municipio, Hatillo Municipio, Hormigueros Municipio,

Juana Diaz Municipio, Jayuya Municipio, Lajas Municipio, Lares Municipio, Las

Marias Municipio, Manati Municipio, Maricao Municipio, Maunabo Municipio,

Moca Municipio, Morovis Municipio, Naranjito Municipio, Orocovis Municipio,

Penuelas Municipio, Quebradillas Municipio, Rincon Municipio, Sabana

Grande Municipio, San German Municipio, San Sebastian Municipio, San 

Lorenzo Municipio, Toa Alta Municipio, Toa Baja Municipio, Trujillo Alto 

Municipio, Utuado Municipio, Vega Alta Municipio, Vega Baja Municipio,

Vieques Municipio, Villalba Municipio, Yauco Municipio

x

South Carolina

Beaufort County, Cherokee County, Chesterfield County, Darlington County,

Dillon County, Kershaw County, Lexington County, Oconee County, Pickens

County, Spartanburg County, York County

x x

South Dakota

Bennett County, Buffalo County, Charles Mix County, Clay County, Corson 

County, Jackson County, Lyman County, Mellette County, Todd County, 

Ziebach County

x

Tennessee

Anderson County, Claiborne County, Clay County, Grundy County, Hamblen

County, Lake County, Maury County, Rhea County, Rutherford County, Sevier

County

x x

Texas

Bowie County, Cottle County, Ector County, Gregg County, Harrison County,

Henderson County, Hunt County, Kaufman County, Maverick County, San 

Patricio County, Smith County, Somervell County, Starr County, Tarrant

County, Victoria County, Webb County, Zapata County

x x

US Virgin Islands Whole Territory x

Virginia

Alleghany County, Bristol City, Brunswick County, Charlottesville City, Charlotte

County, Danville City, Dickenson County, Emporia City, Galax City, Grayson 

County, Harrisonburg City, Henry County, Hopewell City, Lexington City, 

Lynchburg City, Martinsville City, Nottoway County, Petersburg City, Roanoke

City, Williamsburg City,

x x

Washington

Cowlitz County, Franklin County, Skagit County, Whatcom County, Whitman 

County

x

West Virginia Barbour County, Logan County x

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