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

Priya Chidambaram, Tricia Neuman, and Rachel Garfield
Published: Oct 27, 2020

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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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