HIV/AIDS Cases by Race / Ethnicity

Whose Being Hit the Hardest?

The Centers for Disease Control (CDC) tracks HIV/AIDS information on five racial and ethnic groups: white, not Hispanic; black, not Hispanic; Hispanic; Asian/Pacific Islander; and American Indian/Alaska Native.

Here or some estimates of HIV/AIDS diagnosed by the end of 2006 in the 33 states with confidential name-based HIV infection reporting, who reports by race or ethnicity:

• White, not Hispanic - 10,758
• Black, not Hispanic - 17,356
• Hispanic - 6,481
• Asian/Pacific Islander - 397
• American Indian/Alaskan Native - 166

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_{Source - Centers for Disease Control; 3 Aug 2008.}