Prairie State Wire

There were 135 Hispanic people who died in Illinois in the week ending Sept. 2, according to the Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).

The data shows a decrease from the week before when 139 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	1,151
Texas	943
Florida	622
Arizona	223
New Mexico	159
Illinois	135
New Jersey	127
Colorado	115
New York	80
Massachusetts	62
Pennsylvania	55
Washington	51
Georgia	49
Virginia	46
Nevada	43
Michigan	35
Ohio	33
Maryland	32
North Carolina	32
Connecticut	30
Wisconsin	29
Indiana	29
Oregon	24
Utah	22
South Carolina	22
Oklahoma	22
Louisiana	21
Tennessee	20
Kansas	18
Idaho	13
Minnesota	12
Missouri	12
Kentucky	11
Hawaii	11
Alabama	11