percentage of adults aged >=18 years who ever received a diagnosis of diabetes,* by race ethnicity and hispanic subpopulation† national health interview survey, united states, 2009§ /

During 2009,non-Hispanic black adults (13.2%) were nearly twice as likely as non-Hispanic white adults (7.7%) to have been told by a doctor or other health professional that they had diabetes. The prevalence of diagnosed diabetes also was higher among Hispanic adults (12.3%) than among non-Hispanic white adults. Among Hispanic subpopulations, Mexican adults (13.8%) and Puerto Rican adults (16.7%) were more likely to have been told by a doctor or other health professional that they had diabetes compared with Central or South American adults (7.3%).

Source: cdc.gov