Table 1.
Characteristics of COVID-19 cases and deaths among people experiencing homelessness and the general population, Los Angeles County, March 2020–February 2021 a
| Characteristic |
People experiencing homelessness
|
Los Angeles County
|
||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. (%) of cases | No. (%) of deaths | No. (%) of cases | No. (%) of deaths | |
| Total, no. | 6900 | 198 | 1 142 307 | 21 929 |
| Age, y | ||||
| <18 | 406 (5.9) | 0 | 150 920 (13.2) | <5 b |
| 18-29 | 1114 (16.1) | 6 (3.0) | 269 656 (23.6) | 138 (0.6) |
| 30-39 | 1372 (19.9) | 10 (5.1) | 204 020 (17.9) | 391 (1.8) |
| 40-54 | 1974 (28.6) | 55 (27.8) | 261 483 (22.9) | 2043 (9.3) |
| 55-64 | 1379 (20.0) | 69 (34.8) | 135 423 (11.9) | 3507 (16.0) |
| ≥65 | 646 (9.4) | 56 (28.3) | 120 348 (10.5) | 15 846 (72.3) |
| Unknown | 9 (0.1) | <5 b | 457 (0) | <5 b |
| Race and ethnicity c | ||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native | 41 (0.6) | 0 | 1938 (0.2) | 42 (0.2) |
| Asian | 99 (1.4) | <5 b | 52 929 (4.6) | 2879 (13.1) |
| Black or African American | 1648 (23.9) | 48 (24.2) | 42 308 (3.7) | 1730 (7.9) |
| Hispanic/Latino | 3060 (44.3) | 96 (48.5) | 583 667 (51.1) | 11 694 (53.3) |
| Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander | 25 (0.4) | <5 b | 4101 (0.4) | 92 (0.4) |
| White | 1076 (15.6) | 38 (19.2) | 119 986 (10.5) | 5099 (23.3) |
| Other | 23 (0.3) | 0 | 101 745 (8.9) | 345 (1.6) |
| Missing or unknown | 928 (13.4) | 10 (5.1) | 235 633 (20.6) | 48 (0.2) |
| Sex/gender | ||||
| Female | 2243 (32.5) | 31 (15.7) | 579 367 (50.7) | 9054 (41.3) |
| Male | 4583 (66.4) | 167 (84.3) | 541 314 (47.4) | 12 871 (58.7) |
| Transgender female/trans woman | 27 (0.4) | 0 | 125 (0) | <5 b |
| Transgender male/trans man | <5 b | 0 | 129 (0) | <5 b |
| Gender nonbinary, gender nonconforming | <5 b | 0 | 7 (0) | 0 |
| Unknown | 41 (0.6) | 0 | 21 365 (1.9) | <5 b |
a
Data source: Mandatory reports of COVID-19 cases and deaths to the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health.
b
Cells with counts of <5 people are suppressed to protect patient identity.
c
Non-Hispanic ethnicity for all race categories except Hispanic/Latino. Missing or unknown race did not have data for race or ethnicity.