Risk for COVID-19 Infection, Hospitalization, and Death By Race/Ethnicity | CDC

Race and ethnicity are risk markers for other underlying conditions that impact health

Rate ratios compared to White, Non-Hispanic persons
American Indian or Alaska Native, Non-Hispanic persons
Asian, Non-Hispanic persons
Black or African American, Non-Hispanic persons
Hispanic or Latino persons

Cases1
1.6x
0.8x
1.1x
1.5x

Hospitalization2
2.5x
0.7x
2.1x
1.8x

Death3, 4
2.0x
0.7x
1.6x
1.7x

Race and ethnicity are risk markers for other underlying conditions that affect health, including socioeconomic status, access to health care, and exposure to the virus related to occupation, e.g., frontline, essential, and critical infrastructure workers.

Note: Adjusting by age is important because risk of infection, hospitalization, and death is different by age, and age distribution differs by racial and ethnic group. If the effect of age is not accounted for, racial and ethnic disparities can be underestimated or overestimated.