As participants in the racial justice movement, my team and I feel compelled to democratize and build upon the work that we have done over time for philanthropy engagements. NYC felt like a good place to start. It's my home, an epicenter of covid-19, and certainly no stranger to systemic racism. Attached analysis, the first of many I hope, is not designed to be comprehensive, nor is it new information. It’s a snapshot; a reminder; an imperfect effort to play a part, however small, in advancing the anti-racism movement. It's built upon publicly available information and it belongs to the public. Feel free to use any of the data in your work. Meanwhile I welcome your thoughts, direction, content, ideas, resources, collaboration, all of the above. #justice #antiracism

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Race in NYC10
• NYC is the Single biggest contributor to the American economy (at $1.8 Trillion, NYC is 10% of US GDP)2 - equivalent to Canada, Mexico, S Korea, Russia, and Australia3
• Home to 8.5 million people, 5 NYC is the largest, most densely populated American city, with racially diversity at 32% White, 22% Black/African American, 29% Hispanic/Latino, 14% Asian 1
1 U.S. Census Bureau, 2016
2 U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis, 2017
3 International Monetary Fund World Economic Outlook, 2017
4 Fortune Magazine “Visualizing the Fortune 500”, 2016
5 New York City Department of City Planning, 2017
6 https://www1.nyc.gov/site/doh/covid/covid-19-data.page (Figures as of June 11, 2020)
8 American Community Survey, NYU Furman Center
9 New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene. New York Times, Jun
11, 2020. Note: cases as reported.
10 New York Times “Mapping Segregation”, 2015 (using 2010 U.S. Census data)
Concentrated Poverty in NYC 8
Dots = people living in poverty
NEW YORK CITY: COVID-19, Race, and Poverty
Share of Population with a reported case
1.7M(20%) New Yorkers live in poverty, of whom 1.3M are
People of Color and concentrated in areas affected by COVID-19Race is a social determinant of income and health
In 2020, New York became an epicenter for COVID-19, reporting over 200,000 cases and 22,000 deaths6
with disproportionate consequences for low income, Black/African American and Hispanic/Latino communities
COVID-19 rates are disproportionately
higher in Black and Hispanic communities

2. 0.5 1.3 0.5 0.26.5 24.7 34.3 6.0
89.2
235.4 257.6
83.9
328.9
829.1 836.0
337.9
997.9
1,833.2
1,910.7
1,159.4
Asian/Pacific-Islander Black/African-American Hispanic/Latino White
0-17 18-44
45-64 65-74
75+
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NYC Death Toll from COVID-19
COVID-19 has killed Latino/Hispanic and Black/African Americans at disproportionate rates
Data as of June 11, 2020
Source: https://www1.nyc.gov/site/doh/covid/covid-19-data.page. Note from the website: data on people identified as other categories, including Native American/Alaska Native or multi-racial, are not
provided by nyc.gov site. The Hispanic/Latino category includes people of any race. Race and ethnicity information is most complete for people who are hospitalized or have died. There is much less
demographic data currently available for non-hospitalized cases.
*Confirmed deaths: People who had laboratory-confirmed COVID-19 | *Probable deaths: Cause of death reported as COVID-19 or equivalent, but no positive laboratory test
COVID-19 Death Rates in NYC per 100,000 people, by Race and Age
(confirmed deaths only*)
Death Count in NYC, by Race
(confirmed and probable deaths*)

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Why are Black and Hispanic communities disproportionately impacted by COVID-19?
LIVING CONDITIONS WORKING CONDITIONS HEALTH CONDITIONS
Race is a social determinant of health.
Systemic racism manifests in overt and covert injustices that affect health outcomes, such as discrimination in
housing, income opportunities, education, access to care, and nutrition, to name just a few.
Examples of unjust policies, behaviors and mindsets that contribute to higher consequences of COVID-19
• Densely populated communities: People of color
are more likely to live in densely populated areas
designed to be low-resourced, stemming from
institutional racism in the form of residential
housing segregation
• Geographical exclusion: People of color tend to
live in neighborhoods with less access to grocery
stores and medical facilities, making it more
difficult to receive care and access supplies
• Systemic incarceration: People of color are over-
represented in jails, prisons, and detention
centers, which carry higher COVID-19 risks
• Essential, high-risk jobs: People of color tend to
be on the frontline and occupy more essential
and high-risk jobs, and less able to practice
social-distancing
• Lack of paid sick leave: People of color tend to
work in more hourly jobs. Workers without paid
sick leave may be more likely to work even
when they are sick
• Economic hardship: People of color, especially
Black and Hispanic, are far more likely than
White Americans to be paid low-income and
poverty level wages
• Lack of health insurance: Hispanic
communities are almost three times as likely
to be uninsured, and Black Americans are
almost twice as likely to be uninsured in
compared to White Americans
• Underlying medical conditions: Black
Americans experience higher prevalence rates
of underlying conditions.
• Stigma and systemic inequalities: undermines
prevention efforts, increase levels of chronic
and toxic stress, and ultimately sustain health
and healthcare disparities
Sources:
CDC: Covid-19 and Racial and Ethnic Minority Groups
Economic Policy Institute
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