AIDS Diagnoses by Race/Ethnicity

Seven racial and ethnic groups

CDC tracks AIDS information on seven racial and ethnic groups:

American Indian/Alaska Native; Asian; Black/African American; Hispanic/Latino; Native Hawaiian/Other Pacific Islander; White and Multiple Races.

In 2008, the estimated number of AIDS diagnoses in the 50 states and the District of Columbia, by race or ethnicity was as follows:

 

Race or Ethnicity	Estimated # of AIDS Diagnoses, 2008	Cumulative Estimated # of AIDS Diagnoses, Through 2008*
American Indian/Alaska Native	199	3,741
Asiana	525	8,253
Black/African American	18,328	452,916
Hispanic/Latinob	7,043	180,061
Native Hawaiian/Other Pacific Islander	51	830
White	10,570	419,905
Multiple Races	435	7,054

From the beginning of the epidemic through 2008.

a) Includes Asian/Pacific Islander legacy cases.
b) Hispanics/Latinos can be of any race.