Non-Hispanic whites account for 76 percent of the U.S. population, according to Census Bureau estimates. Hispanics accounted for more than 24% of deaths, but make up 18.5% of the population. But Black people accounted for nearly 18% of the deaths in this time period, despite making up just 12.5% of the US population. The percentage of Hispanics who died increased from 16% to more than 26% of overall deaths between May and August, while the proportion of those who died who were White or Black decreased. The latest report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), released on Friday, found that the percentage of deaths among those groups are higher than the population percentage that they represent nationally.
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