COVID-19 deaths distribution by race/ethnicity U.S. 2023

As of June 14, 2023, around 66 percent of all COVID-19 deaths in the United States have been among non-Hispanic whites, although non-Hispanic whites account for 60 percent of the total U.S. population. On the other hand, non-Hispanic Asians have accounted for just three percent of all deaths due to COVID-19 even though this group makes up almost six percent of the entire U.S. population. This statistic shows the distribution of COVID-19 (coronavirus disease) deaths in the United States, by race/ethnicity.

Distribution of COVID-19 (coronavirus disease) deaths in the United States as of June 14, 2023, by race and ethnicity*

Characteristic	Share of COVID-19 deaths	Unweighted share of U.S. population
Non-Hispanic White	66.1%	59.7%
Hispanic	15.1%	18.6%
Non-Hispanic Black	13.8%	12.6%
Non-Hispanic Asian***	3.1%	5.9%
Non-Hispanic American Indian or Alaska Native**	1.1%	0.7%
Non-Hispanic more than one race	0.4%	2.3%
Non-Hispanic Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander	0.2%	0.2%

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June 2023

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United States

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as of June 14, 2023

Supplementary notes

* The percent of deaths reported in this table represent all deaths received and coded as of the date of analysis and do not represent all deaths that occurred in that period. Data are incomplete because of the lag in time between when the death occurred and when the death certificate is completed, submitted to NCHS and processed for reporting purposes. Provisional counts reported here track approximately 1–2 weeks behind other published data sources on the number of COVID-19 deaths in the U.S. COVID-19 deaths are defined as having confirmed or presumed COVID-19.
** Includes persons having origins in any of the original peoples of North and South America
*** Includes persons having origins in any of the original peoples of the Far East, Southeast Asia, or the Indian subcontinent.

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