How Vaccinated Is Harlem? Here's The Latest Data

HARLEM, NY — It has been about seven weeks since all New Yorkers age 16 and over became eligible for the COVID-19 vaccine, and data shows vaccination rates continuing to inch up across Harlem.

All told, more than 150,000 Harlemites have gotten the vaccine, which is now open to everyone age 12 and older.

Rates vary between Harlem's eight ZIP codes, however. Some parts of the neighborhood have vaccinated nearly half of its residents, while others remain closer to one-third, data shows.

Here's the breakdown, ranked from most to least vaccinated:

• 10035 – East Harlem: 48 percent received one dose, 39 percent fully vaccinated
• 10031 – Hamilton Heights/West Harlem: 47 percent received one dose, 40 percent fully vaccinated
• 10027 – Central Harlem (South)/Morningside Heights/West Harlem: 47 percent received one dose, 40 percent fully vaccinated
• 10029 – East Harlem: 47 percent received one dose, 39 percent fully vaccinated
• 10026 – Central Harlem (South): 45 percent received one dose, 38 percent fully vaccinated
• 10037 – Central Harlem (North)/East Harlem: 43 percent received one dose, 36 percent fully vaccinated
• 10030 – Central Harlem (North): 39 percent received one dose, 32 percent fully vaccinated
• 10039 – Central Harlem (North)/Washington Heights (South): 36 percent received one dose, 30 percent fully vaccinated

Vaccination rates have risen by a handful of percentage points in all eight ZIP codes compared to May 13, when Patch last examined the data.

East Harlem, where leaders raised the alarm this spring about a sluggish vaccine rollout, has actually emerged as Harlem's most vaccinated area — led by the 10035 ZIP code, which runs roughly between East 116th and 130th streets, east of Marcus Garvey Park.

Still, vaccination rates in Harlem remain lower than the citywide average — 50 percent of New Yorkers have gotten at least one dose.

Harlem's rates are lower, too, than more affluent neighborhoods nearby — on the Upper East Side and Upper West Side, where more than two-thirds of residents have gotten at least one shot.

Still, coronavirus rates in Harlem continue to drop, a sign of the vaccination campaign's success. The seven-day positivity rates in Harlem's ZIP codes ranged between 0.48 and 1.87 percent as of Wednesday — their lowest figures in months.

Mayor Bill de Blasio is trying to further New York City's vaccine rollout, urging young people to get vaccinated and offering walk-in vaccine appointments citywide.

Find vaccine sites to make an appointment or simply walk in at vaccinefinder.nyc.gov.