Table 1.
US Incidence and Morality Representation Quotients (RQ) for COVID-19 by Race and Ethnicity.
| Race or Ethnicity | US Population | Incidence 1 | Mortality 2 | Incidence RQ | Mortality RQ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| White | 61.10% | 29.56% | 49.40% | 0.484 | 0.808 |
| Latinx | 17.80% | 25.58% | 14.87% | 1.437 | 0.835 |
| Black | 12.30% | 15.72% | 22.04% | 1.278 | 1.792 |
| Asian | 5.40% | 2.75% | 4.00% | 0.509 | 0.742 |
| Multiracial | 2.40% | 0.59% | 0.20% | 0.246 | 0.082 |
| AIAN | 0.70% | 0.91% | 0.58% | 1.304 | 0.829 |
| NHPI | 0.20% | 0.22% | 0.07% | 1.116 | 0.352 |
| Unknown 3 | 0.20% | 25.58% | 6.20% | 0.484 | 0.808 |
1 LA, ND, and NY did not publicly report case data by race/ethnicity; 2 MT did not publicly report death data by race/ethnicity; 3 unknown racial and ethnic data in The COVID Tracking Project represents a significant portion of COVID-19 cases and deaths due to lack of standardized data collection methods.