Coronavirus (COVID-19) death rate by race U.S. 2021

In the United States, the current death rate due to the coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak is approximately 180 deaths per 100,000 population for Black Americans, compared to 150 per 100,000 population among Whites. This statistic shows the coronavirus (COVID-19) death rate per 100,000 population in the United States as of March 2, 2021, by race.

Coronavirus (COVID-19) death rate in the United States as of March 2, 2021, by race (per 100,000 population)

Characteristic	Deaths per 100,000 population
Indigenous	256
Black	179.8
Pacific Islanders	176.6
White	150.2
Latino	147.3
Asian	96

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March 2021

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United States

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as of March 2, 2021

Supplementary notes

"Includes all available data from Washington, D.C., and the 50 states. Users are cautioned that the Indigenous rate is calculated from just 39 states reporting Indigenous deaths, and the Pacific Islander rate from just 21 states reporting such deaths. States employ varying collection methods regarding ethnicity data. Denominator is built from data aggregated from each state, aligned with their method. Users are cautioned that states do not uniformly report Indigenous, Pacific Islander and other deaths, and many of these deaths are represented in "Other" race."

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