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objective study assess associations raceethnicity severe housing problems covid19 death rates us throughout first three waves covid19 pandemic us conducted crosssectional study using negative binomial regression model estimate factors associated covid19 deaths 3063 us counties march 2020 july 2021 wave pooled across three waves wave 1 counties larger percentages black hispanic american indian alaska native aian asian american pacific islander aapi residents experienced greater risk deaths per 100000 residents 2282 95 ci 1509 3056 750 95 ci 174 1326 1352 95 ci 807 1898 502 95 ci 092 912 respectively relative counties larger white populations wave 3 however mortality gap declined considerably counties large black aian aapi populations 1038 95 ci 444 1632 714 95 ci 114 1315 372 95 ci 081 663 respectively contrast gap increased counties large hispanic population 13 95 ci 881 1720 housing problems important predictor covid19 deaths however housing problems associated increased covid19 mortality wave 1 wave 3 contributed magnified mortality counties large racialethnic minority groups study revealed focusing wavebywave analysis critical better understand associations raceethnicity housing conditions deaths evolved throughout first three covid19 waves us covid19 mortality initially took hold areas characterized large racialethnic minority populations poor housing conditions time virus spread predominantly white counties disparities decreased substantially remained sizable