HIV/AIDS & Race/Ethnicity
- People of color are disproportionately affected by HIV/AIDS; in 2004 minority Americans represented the majority of new cases (70%) and of those estimated to be living with AIDS (64%).
- According to a recent study of men who have sex with men (MSM) in five U.S. cities, African American MSM were more than twice as likely to be HIV-positive than other MSM: 46% of African-American MSM were HIV-positive, as compared to 21% of white MSM and 17% of Latino MSM.
AIDS Cases by Race/Ethnicity: United States, California, and San Francisco, 1981-Present
| Location |
White |
African American |
Latino |
Asian/
Pacific Islander |
American Indian
or Alaska Native |
Other/Unknown |
| United States |
375,155 |
379,278 |
177,164 |
7,317 |
3,084 |
2,308 |
| California |
80,391 |
25,228 |
32,392 |
3,368 |
642 |
492 |
| San Francisco |
19,338 |
3,381 |
3,090 |
827 |
165 |
4 |
Percentage of AIDS Cases by Ethnicity: United States, California and San Francisco, 1981-Present
Percent of Newly Diagnosed Adult AIDS Cases by Race/Ethnicity: United States, 1993-2004
Page last updated: 9/17/2007