In 2021, 31,410 White people in the United States died due to injuries caused by firearms. A further 15,548 Black people died due to injuries caused by firearms across the country in that year.
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CDC. (January 11, 2023). Number of firearm deaths in the United States in 2021, by ethnicity [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved August 24, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/258931/number-of-firearm-deaths-in-the-united-states-by-ethnicity/
CDC. "Number of firearm deaths in the United States in 2021, by ethnicity." Chart. January 11, 2023. Statista. Accessed August 24, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/258931/number-of-firearm-deaths-in-the-united-states-by-ethnicity/
CDC. (2023). Number of firearm deaths in the United States in 2021, by ethnicity. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: August 24, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/258931/number-of-firearm-deaths-in-the-united-states-by-ethnicity/
CDC. "Number of Firearm Deaths in The United States in 2021, by Ethnicity." Statista, Statista Inc., 11 Jan 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/258931/number-of-firearm-deaths-in-the-united-states-by-ethnicity/
CDC, Number of firearm deaths in the United States in 2021, by ethnicity Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/258931/number-of-firearm-deaths-in-the-united-states-by-ethnicity/ (last visited August 24, 2024)
Number of firearm deaths in the United States in 2021, by ethnicity [Graph], CDC, January 11, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/258931/number-of-firearm-deaths-in-the-united-states-by-ethnicity/