In 2020, there were a total of 384,536 deaths in the United States caused by COVID-19. White, non-Hispanics accounted for 232,555 COVID deaths that year. This statistic shows the total number of deaths due to COVID-19 in the United States in 2020, 2021, and 2022, by race/ethnicity.
Number of deaths due to COVID-19 in the United States in 2020, 2021, and 2022, by race/ethnicity
Characteristic
2020
2021
2022
American Indian or Alaska Native, non-Hispanic
4,615
5,053
2,115
Asian, non-Hispanic
13,523
13,707
6,786
Black or African American, non-Hispanic
61,401
61,959
28,695
Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander, non-Hispanic
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CDC, & MMWR. (May 5, 2023). Number of deaths due to COVID-19 in the United States in 2020, 2021, and 2022, by race/ethnicity [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 27, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1382349/number-covid-deaths-us-by-ethnicity/
CDC, und MMWR. "Number of deaths due to COVID-19 in the United States in 2020, 2021, and 2022, by race/ethnicity." Chart. May 5, 2023. Statista. Accessed July 27, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1382349/number-covid-deaths-us-by-ethnicity/
CDC, MMWR. (2023). Number of deaths due to COVID-19 in the United States in 2020, 2021, and 2022, by race/ethnicity. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: July 27, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1382349/number-covid-deaths-us-by-ethnicity/
CDC, and MMWR. "Number of Deaths Due to Covid-19 in The United States in 2020, 2021, and 2022, by Race/Ethnicity." Statista, Statista Inc., 5 May 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1382349/number-covid-deaths-us-by-ethnicity/
CDC & MMWR, Number of deaths due to COVID-19 in the United States in 2020, 2021, and 2022, by race/ethnicity Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1382349/number-covid-deaths-us-by-ethnicity/ (last visited July 27, 2024)
Number of deaths due to COVID-19 in the United States in 2020, 2021, and 2022, by race/ethnicity [Graph], CDC, & MMWR, May 5, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1382349/number-covid-deaths-us-by-ethnicity/