Hawkeye Reporter

There were 15 Hispanic people who died in Iowa in the week ending September 4, according to the Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).

The data shows an increase from the week before when 11 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
Texas	1,761
California	1,552
Florida	1,073
Arizona	320
New Mexico	180
Illinois	151
Colorado	145
New Jersey	134
New York	98
Pennsylvania	92
Nevada	80
Washington	74
Georgia	71
North Carolina	55
Massachusetts	52
Tennessee	46
Virginia	45
Oklahoma	44
Michigan	42
Connecticut	42
Utah	39
Oregon	38
Kansas	34
Maryland	31
Ohio	31
Indiana	30
Wisconsin	27
Idaho	24
Missouri	23
Louisiana	22
Alabama	19
Minnesota	19
South Carolina	18
Mississippi	16
Arkansas	15
Iowa	15