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HIV/AIDS Among Racial/Ethnic Minority Men Who Have Sex with Men -- United States, 1989-1998

Table 2

From U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

January 14, 2000

Metropolitan statistical areas (MSAs)(1) with the highest number of AIDS cases(2) among men aged >13 years who have sex with men (MSM)
United States, 1996-1998

Race/Ethnicity (No. cases) MSA No. Cases % of Racial/Ethnic Total
Black, Non-Hispanic
(19,983)		 New York, N.Y. 2,034 10.2
Washington, D.C. 1,135 5.7
Atlanta, Ga. 951 4.8
Los Angeles-Long Beach, Calif. 947 4.7
Chicago, Ill. 848 4.2
Total 5,915 29.6(3)
Hispanic
(10,944)		 Los Angeles-Long Beach, Calif. 1,728 15.8
New York, N.Y. 1,570 14.3
Miami, Fla. 879 8.0
San Juan-Bayamon, Puerto Rico 568 5.2
San Diego, Calif. 365 3.3
Total 5,110 46.6
Asian/Pacific Islander
(728)		 Los Angeles-Long Beach, Calif. 126 17.3
San Francisco, Calif. 84 11.5
Honolulu, Hawaii 71 9.8
New York, N.Y. 67 9.2
San Diego, Calif. 36 5.0
Total 384 52.8
American Indian/Alaska Native
(211)		 Phoenix-Mesa, Ariz. 18 8.5
Seattle-Bellevue-Everett, Wash. 11 5.2
Tulsa, Okla. 10 4.7
Los Angeles-Long Beach, Calif. 9 4.2
San Diego, Calif. 7 3.3
Total 55 25.9
White, non-Hispanic
(32,679)		 New York, N.Y. 2,138 6.5
Los Angeles-Long Beach, Calif. 1,931 5.9
San Francisco, Calif. 1,456 4.5
Houston, Texas 1,003 3.1
Dallas, Texas 902 2.8
Total 7,430 22.8

  1. Includes only metropolitan areas with a population >500,000. Metropolitan areas are named for a central city or county, may include several cities and counties, and may cross state boundaries.

  2. Estimates are adjusted for delays in reporting of AIDS cases and anticipated redistribution of cases initially reported with no identified risk; data reported to CDC through June 1999.

  3. 29.6% of 19,983 AIDS cases among non-Hispanic black MSM resided in these five MSAs.

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