Diagnoses of HIV Infection by Race/Ethnicity

CDC tracks diagnoses of HIV

CDC tracks diagnoses of HIV infection 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 diagnoses of HIV infection in the 37 states with confidential name-based 

HIV infection reporting, by race or ethnicity was as follows:

Race or Ethnicity	Estimated Number of Diagnoses of HIV Infection, 2008
American Indian/Alaska Native	220
Asian	444
Black/African American	21,289
Hispanic/Latinoa	7,121
Native Hawaiian/Other Pacific Islander	33
White	11,778
Multiple Races	384

Hispanics/Latinos can be of any race.