Yellowhammer Times

There were 17 Hispanic people who died in Alabama in the week ending August 21, according to the Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).

The data shows a decrease from the week before when 26 people of Hispanic origin died.

Many records within the CDC are incomplete, as only 60 percent of death records are submitted within 10 days of death.

The Brookings Institute believes deaths among minority populations, specifically Hispanic and Blacks, are chronically underreported.

The U.S. Census defines Hispanic people as those who self-identify as such, often with relatives from regions such as Central and Southern America.

State	Lives lost
Texas	1,698
California	1,463
Florida	1,098
Arizona	271
New Mexico	172
New Jersey	148
Colorado	147
Illinois	133
Nevada	93
New York	89
Pennsylvania	78
Georgia	66
North Carolina	63
Massachusetts	62
Michigan	52
Oregon	45
Washington	44
Oklahoma	42
Connecticut	39
Virginia	38
Utah	38
Indiana	37
Ohio	32
Kansas	30
Missouri	26
Wisconsin	26
Louisiana	25
Maryland	23
Tennessee	22
South Carolina	19
Arkansas	19
Hawaii	17
Alabama	17
Mississippi	12
Kentucky	11
Idaho	11
Iowa	10