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Studies have begun examining people's knowledge, attitudes, and beliefs about COVID-19, but little is known about how these cognitive outcomes differ across racial\/ethnic groups.<\/jats:p><jats:p><jats:bold>Methods:<\/jats:bold> An online survey was conducted with a convenience sample of adults ages 18 and older in the United States (<jats:italic>n<\/jats:italic> = 2,006) in May 2020, about 2 months after COVID-19 was declared a pandemic. Multivariable regression models were used to examine differences in knowledge, attitudes, and beliefs about COVID-19 across racial\/ethnic groups (non-Latinx white, non-Latinx black, non-Latinx of another race, or Latinx).<\/jats:p><jats:p><jats:bold>Results:<\/jats:bold> Knowledge tended to be lower among non-Latinx blacks and Latinx participants compared to non-Latinx whites. For example, fewer non-Latinx blacks responded correctly that COVID-19 is not caused by the same virus that causes influenza (adjusted OR = 0.66, 95% CI: 0.49\u20130.90), and Latinx participants were less likely to respond correctly that people with COVID-19 do not always show symptoms of being sick (adjusted OR = 0.63, 95% CI: 0.45\u20130.87). For beliefs and attitudes, non-Latinx blacks (\u03b2 = \u22120.09) and non-Latinx participants of another race (\u03b2 = \u22120.05) reported lower perceived likelihood of getting COVID-19 in the future compared to non-Latinx whites, while Latinx participants reported greater perceived stigma of COVID-19 (\u03b2 = 0.08) (all <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic> &amp;lt; 0.05).<\/jats:p><jats:p><jats:bold>Conclusions:<\/jats:bold> Several differences in cognitive outcomes about COVID-19 exist across racial\/ethnic groups, including gaps in knowledge and varied beliefs and attitudes. 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