African Americans students in grades 9-12 were less likely than non-Hispanic Whites to have seriously considered suicide in 2003. However, 7.7 percent of African American males vs. 3.7 percent non-Hispanic White males, in grades 9-12, actually attempted suicide; and African American male students were more almost 5 times as likely to have an injurious suicide attempt than their non-Hispanic White counterparts.

In 2002, 324 American Indians died from suicide, which represents 2.6 percent of all deaths among this population. Suicide is the eighth leading cause of death for American Indians in general, but is the second leading cause for those between the ages of 15 and 34.

In 2002, 661 Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders (AAPI) died from suicide, which represents 1.7 percent of all deaths among this population. Suicide is the eighth leading cause of death for AAPIs in general, but is the second leading cause for those between the ages of 20 and 24, and is the third leading cause for those between the ages of 10-19.

In 2002, more than 1,900 Hispanics died from suicide, which represents 1.7 percent of all deaths among this population. Suicide is the 11th leading cause of death for Hispanics in general, but is the third leading cause for those between the ages of 15 and 24. Even when differences in age distributions are taken into account, Hispanics are less likely to die from suicide than non-Hispanic Whites. However, according to the 2000 National Household Survey on Drug Abuse, Hispanic females aged 12 to 17 were at a higher risk for suicide than other youths.

Hispanic male students in grades 9-12 were more likely than non-Hispanic Whites to have seriously considered suicide in 2003. Hispanic students grades 9-12 have higher rates of suicide attempts than non-Hispanic Whites - 65 percent higher rate for males, and 46 percent higher rate for females. In addition, Hispanic students in those grades were more likely to have an injurious suicide attempt than their non-Hispanic White counterparts: 281 percent higher rate in the case of males and 138 percent among females.