U.S. COVID-19 Deaths by County, Race, and Hispanic Origin

Provisional death counts from the week ending January 4, 2020, aggregated by county and demographic group. The dataset includes 20 columns such as FIPS Code, County Name, COVID-19 Deaths, and counts for Non-Hispanic White, Non-Hispanic Black, Hispanic, and other racial groups. Data is sourced from the CDC's National Center for Health Statistics via data.cdc.gov and was last updated on 2025-04-21, though regular updates ceased on September 27, 2023.

Use Cases

• Analyze racial disparities in COVID-19 mortality using COVID-19 Deaths, Non-Hispanic Black, and Non-Hispanic White columns.
• Map county-level mortality rates using FIPS Code, County Name, and COVID-19 Deaths columns.
• Compare urban-rural mortality trends using Urban Rural Code, Urban Rural Description, and COVID-19 Deaths columns.
• Calculate demographic proportions of total deaths using Total deaths, Hispanic, and Non-Hispanic Asian columns.

Strengths

• Includes 20 detailed columns for demographic and geographic analysis.
• Covers the entire U.S. pandemic period from January 4, 2020.
• Classifies counties using the standardized 2013 NCHS Urban-Rural Classification Scheme.

Limitations

• Data is provisional and no longer updated as of September 27, 2023.
• County-level race and Hispanic origin data is only available for counties with more than 100 COVID-19 deaths.
• Row count and total size are unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.

Provenance

Source

data.cdc.gov / National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS)

Collection Method

Provisional death certificate data from the National Vital Statistics System (NVSS).

Time Range

Week ending January 4, 2020 to the most recent reporting week before September 27, 2023.

Freshness

Last updated 2025-04-21 16:19:14; regular updates ceased on 2023-09-27.

Geography

United States, county-level (FIPS Code).