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. 2020 Apr 13;11:100583. doi: 10.1016/j.ssmph.2020.100583

Table 2.

Percentage distribution of race by country of origin and nativity for the hispanic population ages 25 and older.

Race
White Black AIAN API MR SOR UK Total
Country/Region of Origin
 Cuban 87.8 3.3 0.1 0.2 1.2 5.2 2.2 4.4
 Dominican 31.5 11.1 0.5 0.5 3.3 46.4 6.6 3.0
 Puerto Rican 54.7 4.7 0.5 0.8 3.2 27.8 8.3 9.3
 Mexican 61.6 0.5 0.9 0.3 1.4 29.3 6.2 61.8
 Central American 51.8 2.8 0.7 0.4 1.9 36.9 5.6 9.1
 South American 67.7 1.2 0.3 0.5 2.1 23.5 3.0 7.1
 Other Hispanic 61.3 1.5 1.7 2.2 4.7 20.7 8.0 5.3
Total Hispanic 60.7 1.6 0.8 0.5 1.9 28.4 6.2 100.0
US Born
 Cuban 82.0 5.0 0.4 0.4 2.9 6.1 3.2 2.5
 Dominican 35.2 14.7 0.4 0.7 4.8 36.9 7.4 1.0
 Puerto Rican 52.3 6.0 0.7 1.2 4.3 27.6 7.9 12.4
 Mexican 65.1 0.7 1.2 0.4 2.4 22.8 7.5 69.1
 Central American 53.6 7.6 0.8 0.4 1.9 36.9 5.6 1.9
 South American 68.0 1.9 0.4 0.9 4.1 19.3 5.3 2.2
 Other Hispanic 63.4 1.2 1.9 1.4 5.1 19.8 7.4 10.9
Total Hispanic 63.1 1.8 1.2 0.6 3.0 23.0 7.3 100.0
Foreign Born
 Cuban 89.3 2.8 0.0 0.2 0.7 5.0 2.0 5.6
 Dominican 30.9 10.7 0.6 0.5 3.1 47.8 6.4 4.1
 Puerto Rican 57.1 3.4 0.3 0.4 2.2 28.1 8.6 7.5
 Mexican 59.0 0.3 0.7 0.2 0.7 33.9 5.3 57.5
 Central American 51.6 2.4 0.6 0.3 1.8 37.6 5.6 13.4
 South American 67.6 1.1 0.3 0.4 1.9 24.0 4.7 10.0
 Other Hispanic 54.4 2.3 0.8 5.2 3.0 23.7 10.6 2.0
Total Hispanic 59.2 1.5 0.5 0.4 1.2 31.7 5.5 100.0

SOR: Some Other Race; MR: Multiple Race, UK: Unknown.

All estimates are weighted using MDAC sample weights.

Source: Mortality Disparities in American Communities (MDAC).