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This study explored the relationship between demographic variables (e.g., ethnicity, sexual orientation, and disability status), distress and mental health (e.g., depression, anxiety, somatic complaints, and pandemic distress), and vulnerability factors for COVID-19 (e.g., personal health vulnerabilities, community members\u2019 health vulnerabilities, and environmental exposure risks at work or home). An online cross-sectional study was conducted from 18 June to 17 July 2020, reflecting the impact of early phase COVID-19 pandemic and related shelter-in-place measures in the United States. Participants were adults residing in the United States (<jats:italic>N<\/jats:italic> = 594), with substantial subsamples (<jats:italic>N<\/jats:italic> \u2265 70) of American Indian, Asian American, African-American, and Hispanic and\/or Latinx participants, as well as people with disabilities and sexual minorities. Outcomes measured were depression, hopelessness, somatic complaints, anxiety-related disorders, locus of control (LOC), and a novel measure of pandemic-related distress. Data were analyzed using analyses of covariance (ANCOVA), chi-square test, and correlation coefficients. Generally, younger individuals, and those with less financial power\u2014across all identities\u2014suffered more distress. When controlling for age, lower financial power was associated with higher scores on the Center for Epidemiologic Studies Depression Scale-Revised (CESD-R; <jats:italic>r<\/jats:italic> = \u20130.21, <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic> = &amp;lt; 0.001), Beck Hopelessness Scale (BHS; <jats:italic>r<\/jats:italic> = \u20130.17, <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic> &amp;lt; 0.001), Patient Health Questionnaire-15 (PHQ-15; <jats:italic>r<\/jats:italic> = \u20130.09, <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic> = 0.01), Screen for Child Anxiety Related Emotional Disorders for Adults Panic Disorder (SCARED-A PD; <jats:italic>r<\/jats:italic> = \u20130.14, <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic> &amp;lt; 0.001), SCARED-A generalized anxiety disorder (GAD; <jats:italic>r<\/jats:italic> = \u20130.13, <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic> = 0.002), SCARED-A obsessive\u2013compulsive disorder (OCD; <jats:italic>r<\/jats:italic> = \u20130.08, <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic> = 0.04), and the COVID-19 Pandemic Distress restriction\/disconnection scale (C19PDS; <jats:italic>r<\/jats:italic> = \u20130.10, <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic> = 0.009). 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