Gem State Wire

There were 14 Hispanic people who died in Idaho in the week ending Aug. 19, according to the Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).

The data shows a decrease from the week before when 17 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	1,205
Texas	904
Florida	607
Arizona	220
New Mexico	160
Illinois	131
New Jersey	123
Colorado	107
New York	70
Pennsylvania	64
North Carolina	62
Massachusetts	62
Georgia	53
Washington	52
Nevada	49
Connecticut	47
Michigan	43
Virginia	42
Oregon	37
Ohio	36
Oklahoma	27
Indiana	25
Maryland	24
Wisconsin	24
Tennessee	21
Utah	21
Hawaii	20
Kansas	20
South Carolina	19
Louisiana	16
Minnesota	15
Idaho	14
Missouri	14
District of Columbia	13
Rhode Island	11