Gem State Wire

There were 18 Hispanic people who died in Idaho in the week ending June 24, according to the Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).

The data shows an increase from the week before when 10 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	1,197
Texas	1,024
Florida	605
Arizona	235
New Jersey	147
New Mexico	145
Illinois	132
Colorado	129
New York	96
Pennsylvania	88
Massachusetts	58
Nevada	56
North Carolina	52
Michigan	50
Connecticut	46
Washington	44
Virginia	42
Georgia	41
Maryland	33
Ohio	31
Wisconsin	29
Utah	28
Tennessee	27
Oregon	27
Indiana	21
Kansas	19
Missouri	18
Idaho	18
Arkansas	15
Oklahoma	14
South Carolina	12
Rhode Island	11
Minnesota	11