Age-Adjusted Prevalence of Diabetes by Race/Ethnicity in the US
	In 2000, the age-adjusted prevalence of diabetes for people 20 years old was 18.8% among American Indians and Alaska Natives, 15.0% among non-Hispanic blacks, 13.6% among Hispanic/Latino Americans, and 7.4% among non-Hispanic whites. It is estimated that 11.4 million non-Hispanic whites, 3.0 million non-Hispanic blacks, 2.0 million Hispanic/Latino Americans, and 105,000 American Indians and Alaska Natives who receive care from the Indian Health Service had diabetes. Non-Hispanic blacks and Hispanic/Latino Americans were 2 times more likely, while American Indian and Alaska Natives were 2.6 times more likely, to have diabetes than non-Hispanic whites.
	Reference:
	The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. National diabetes fact sheet: general information and national estimates on diabetes in the United States, 2000. Atlanta, GA: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 2002.