In the United States, coronavirus disease (COVID-19) has led to 73,236 deaths among Black Americans and 89,071 Latino deaths as of March 2, 2021. This statistic shows the number of coronavirus (COVID-19) deaths in the United States as of March 2, 2021, by race.
Number of coronavirus (COVID-19) deaths in the United States as of March 2, 2021, by race
Characteristic
Number of COVID-19 deaths
White
299,915
Latino
89,071
Black
73,236
Asian
17,747
Other
10,358
Indigenous
5,477
Pacific Islander
830
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"Includes all available data from Washington, D.C., and the 50 states. States employ varying collection methods regarding ethnicity data. Our sum is built from data collected from each state (or reported to the CDC by the 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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APM Research Lab. (March 5, 2021). Number of coronavirus (COVID-19) deaths in the United States as of March 2, 2021, by race [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 11, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1122461/coronavirus-covid19-deaths-number-by-race-us/
APM Research Lab. "Number of coronavirus (COVID-19) deaths in the United States as of March 2, 2021, by race." Chart. March 5, 2021. Statista. Accessed May 11, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1122461/coronavirus-covid19-deaths-number-by-race-us/
APM Research Lab. (2021). Number of coronavirus (COVID-19) deaths in the United States as of March 2, 2021, by race. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 11, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1122461/coronavirus-covid19-deaths-number-by-race-us/
APM Research Lab. "Number of Coronavirus (Covid-19) Deaths in The United States as of March 2, 2021, by Race." Statista, Statista Inc., 5 Mar 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1122461/coronavirus-covid19-deaths-number-by-race-us/
APM Research Lab, Number of coronavirus (COVID-19) deaths in the United States as of March 2, 2021, by race Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1122461/coronavirus-covid19-deaths-number-by-race-us/ (last visited May 11, 2025)
Number of coronavirus (COVID-19) deaths in the United States as of March 2, 2021, by race [Graph], APM Research Lab, March 5, 2021. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1122461/coronavirus-covid19-deaths-number-by-race-us/
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