Hoosier State Today

There were 17 Hispanic people who died in Indiana in the week ending July 16, according to the Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).

The data shows a decrease from the week before when 24 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
California	984
Texas	838
Florida	576
Arizona	230
Illinois	135
New Mexico	126
New Jersey	113
Colorado	109
New York	92
Pennsylvania	62
Nevada	57
Massachusetts	54
North Carolina	50
Michigan	45
Georgia	35
Washington	34
Maryland	34
Connecticut	28
Virginia	28
Ohio	27
Kansas	26
Utah	21
Oregon	20
Wisconsin	19
Indiana	17
Louisiana	15
South Carolina	15
Hawaii	13
Missouri	13
Oklahoma	12
Tennessee	11
District of Columbia	11
Idaho	11