What is the prevalence of diabetes by race/ethnicity?
• Diabetes epidemic among African Americans – 3.7 million; 14.7 percent of all non-Hispanic blacks aged twenty and older have diagnosed and undiagnosed diabetes. • Diabetes epidemic among Hispanics/Latinos – 10.4 percent of Hispanics/Latinos ages 20 or older have diagnosed diabetes. • Diabetes epidemic among American Indians and Alaska Natives – About 16.5 percent of American Indians and Alaska Natives aged 20 years and older who are served by the Indian Health Service have diagnosed diabetes • Diabetes epidemic among Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders – The rate of diagnosed diabetes in Asian Americans is 7.5 percent. However, prevalence data for diabetes among Pacific Islanders is limited.
