U.S. adults at risk of serious illness if infected with COVID-19, by ethnicity, 2020

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John Elflein,
May 12, 2020
An analysis of data from 2018 estimated that around 27 percent of black adults in the U.S. were at risk of serious illness if infected with coronavirus as of May 2020. The statistic illustrates the share of adults aged 18 to 64 years who were at risk of serious illness if infected with coronavirus as of May 2020, by ethnicity.

Share of adults in the U.S. at higher risk of serious illness if infected with coronavirus as of May 2020, by ethnicity*

CharacteristicShare of adults at risk of serious illness
American Indian/Alaska Native 34%
Black 27%
Native Hawaiin or other Pacific Islander 23%
White 21%
Hispanic 20%
Asian 12%
Total non-elderly adults 21%
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Created with Highcharts 7.2.2Share of adults at risk of serious illness34%34%27%27%23%23%21%21%20%20%12%12%21%21%American Indian/AlaskaNativeBlackNative Hawaiin or otherPacific IslanderWhiteHispanicAsianTotal non-elderly adults
0%5%10%15%20%25%30%35%40%

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2018

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* Analysis of 2018 data

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