Show-Me State Times

There were 17 Hispanic people who died in Missouri in the week ending June 4, according to the Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).

The data shows an increase from the week before when 15 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	1,165
Texas	944
Florida	611
Arizona	204
New Jersey	134
Illinois	134
New Mexico	117
Colorado	104
New York	88
Pennsylvania	86
North Carolina	57
Nevada	57
Washington	55
Indiana	53
Massachusetts	53
Michigan	42
Georgia	39
Maryland	38
Virginia	37
Utah	29
Oregon	29
Ohio	25
Kansas	22
Wisconsin	22
Oklahoma	20
Missouri	17
Louisiana	17
Hawaii	13
Rhode Island	12
Arkansas	10