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Racial and Ethnic Disparities in COVID-19 Cases and Deaths in Nursing Homes

Priya Chidambaram, Tricia Neuman, and Rachel Garfield
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Appendix Table 1: COVID-19 Cases and Deaths In Nursing Homes by Resident Race/Ethnicity in Select States, as of October 11, 2020
  Total Nursing Homes in Sample Share of Nursing Homes with At Least One COVID-19 Death Share of Nursing Homes with At Least One COVID-19 Case COVID-19 Case Rate* Among Nursing Homes With Cases
Total US Nursing Homes 13,982 45% 81% 26%
Alabama        
All Nursing Homes 215 65% 97% 37%
Low share of Black residents 111 63% 96% 36%
High share of Black residents 104 66% 98% 38%
Low share of Hispanic residents N/A N/A N/A N/A
High share of Hispanic residents N/A N/A N/A N/A
Arkansas
All Nursing Homes 201 46% 82% 26%
Low share of Black residents 148 43% 81% 28%
High share of Black residents 53 53% 83% 21%
Low share of Hispanic residents N/A N/A N/A N/A
High share of Hispanic residents N/A N/A N/A N/A
California
All Nursing Homes 1,029 44% 85% 33%
Low share of Black residents 832 42% 84% 32%
High share of Black residents 197 52% 89% 38%
Low share of Hispanic residents 668 39% 83% 31%
High share of Hispanic residents 361 53% 90% 37%
Florida
All Nursing Homes 643 65% 93% 30%
Low share of Black residents 468 64% 93% 29%
High share of Black residents 175 69% 93% 33%
Low share of Hispanic residents 576 63% 92% 29%
High share of Hispanic residents 67 85% 94% 35%
Georgia
All Nursing Homes 323 63% 89% 35%
Low share of Black residents 100 54% 88% 37%
High share of Black residents 223 66% 89% 34%
Low share of Hispanic residents N/A N/A N/A N/A
High share of Hispanic residents N/A N/A N/A N/A
Illinois
All Nursing Homes 688 48% 83% 24%
Low share of Black residents 540 41% 81% 24%
High share of Black residents 148 72% 90% 24%
Low share of Hispanic residents N/A N/A N/A N/A
High share of Hispanic residents N/A N/A N/A N/A
Indiana
All Nursing Homes 476 37% 72% 21%
Low share of Black residents 426 36% 71% 20%
High share of Black residents 50 50% 80% 26%
Low share of Hispanic residents N/A N/A N/A N/A
High share of Hispanic residents N/A N/A N/A N/A
Louisiana
All Nursing Homes 271 75% 93% 28%
Low share of Black residents 95 77% 95% 29%
High share of Black residents 176 73% 92% 28%
Low share of Hispanic residents N/A N/A N/A N/A
High share of Hispanic residents N/A N/A N/A N/A
Maryland
All Nursing Homes 216 61% 84% 29%
Low share of Black residents 96 46% 75% 23%
High share of Black residents 120 73% 91% 32%
Low share of Hispanic residents N/A N/A N/A N/A
High share of Hispanic residents N/A N/A N/A N/A
Michigan
All Nursing Homes 402 41% 79% 20%
Low share of Black residents 310 35% 78% 19%
High share of Black residents 92 64% 82% 22%
Low share of Hispanic residents N/A N/A N/A N/A
High share of Hispanic residents N/A N/A N/A N/A
Missouri
All Nursing Homes 489 41% 78% 23%
Low share of Black residents 416 38% 77% 22%
High share of Black residents 73 55% 84% 25%
Low share of Hispanic residents N/A N/A N/A N/A
High share of Hispanic residents N/A N/A N/A N/A
Mississippi
All Nursing Homes 180 66% 89% 39%
Low share of Black residents 66 58% 85% 36%
High share of Black residents 114 71% 91% 40%
Low share of Hispanic residents N/A N/A N/A N/A
High share of Hispanic residents N/A N/A N/A N/A
North Carolina
All Nursing Homes 395 41% 81% 26%
Low share of Black residents 183 35% 81% 24%
High share of Black residents 212 46% 81% 27%
Low share of Hispanic residents N/A N/A N/A N/A
High share of Hispanic residents N/A N/A N/A N/A
New Jersey
All Nursing Homes 336 79% 91% 30%
Low share of Black residents 240 80% 91% 31%
High share of Black residents 96 76% 93% 28%
Low share of Hispanic residents N/A N/A N/A N/A
High share of Hispanic residents N/A N/A N/A N/A
New York
All Nursing Homes 603 59% 81% 21%
Low share of Black residents 424 54% 75% 20%
High share of Black residents 179 73% 93% 22%
Low share of Hispanic residents 530 58% 79% 20%
High share of Hispanic residents 73 68% 90% 23%
Ohio
All Nursing Homes 872 36% 70% 23%
Low share of Black residents 702 34% 68% 23%
High share of Black residents 170 43% 76% 20%
Low share of Hispanic residents N/A N/A N/A N/A
High share of Hispanic residents N/A N/A N/A N/A
Pennsylvania
All Nursing Homes 655 46% 83% 29%
Low share of Black residents 562 40% 83% 27%
High share of Black residents 93 77% 85% 36%
Low share of Hispanic residents N/A N/A N/A N/A
High share of Hispanic residents N/A N/A N/A N/A
South Carolina
All Nursing Homes 167 69% 93% 39%
Low share of Black residents 59 63% 93% 39%
High share of Black residents 108 72% 94% 39%
Low share of Hispanic residents N/A N/A N/A N/A
High share of Hispanic residents N/A N/A N/A N/A
Tennessee
All Nursing Homes 294 44% 87% 20%
Low share of Black residents 237 41% 87% 19%
High share of Black residents 57 60% 88% 26%
Low share of Hispanic residents N/A N/A N/A N/A
High share of Hispanic residents N/A N/A N/A N/A
Texas
All Nursing Homes 1,052 50% 81% 25%
Low share of Black residents 831 46% 80% 25%
High share of Black residents 221 64% 86% 27%
Low share of Hispanic residents 815 46% 80% 24%
High share of Hispanic residents 237 61% 84% 31%
Virginia
All Nursing Homes 262 41% 79% 25%
Low share of Black residents 128 31% 76% 24%
High share of Black residents 134 51% 81% 26%
Low share of Hispanic residents N/A N/A N/A N/A
High share of Hispanic residents N/A N/A N/A N/A
NOTES: N/A=fewer than 50 facilities; High share = 20% or greater; Low share=Under 20%; * Case rate is calculated as resident cases/beds.
SOURCE: KFF analysis of data from Shaping Long Term Care in America Project at Brown University and CMS COVID-19 Nursing Home Data as of 10/11/2020
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