Lerner Center for Public Health Promotion and Population Health
Population Health Research Brief Series
White COVID-19 Deaths Increased More in Red States Than in Blue States in 2021
Rogelio Saenz, Marc A. Garcia
April 2022
COVID-19 mortality rates increased 70% between 2020 and 2021. While the early months of the pandemic were marked by higher mortality rates among Whites in blue (Democratic governor) states, red states (Republican governor) experienced larger increases in 2021.