HIV/AIDS in the African-American Community: Statistics
- HIV/AIDS and African Americans (December 8, 2011)
From Office of Minority Health
- HIV Among African Americans (November 8, 2011)
A summary of key statistics and facts.
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From U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- Ohio: Dayton Area Black Men Contracting HIV at a Much Higher Rate (August 31, 2011)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- HIV Epidemic Growing Fastest Among Black Gay and Bisexual Men (August 30, 2011)
From Black AIDS Institute
- Some View CDC Data as "House on Fire" (August 5, 2011)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- CDC: HIV Infection Rates Hold Steady Except Among Young Black Males (August 4, 2011)
In Kaiser Daily Health Policy Report, from Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
- New Multi-Year Data Show Annual HIV Infections in U.S. Relatively Stable (August 3, 2011)
Alarming increase among young, black gay and bisexual men requires urgent action.
From U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
 HIV Infection Rates Stabilize Overall but Rise Among Young, Black MSM: A Blog Entry by Candace Y.A. Montague (August 3, 2011)
"Over the past four years (2006-2009) the average number of HIV infection rates in the country has hovered around 50,000 per year. However ... young, African-American men who have sex with men (MSM) ages 13-29 are the leading subgroup of infections. Their rates have rose 61 percent in 2009. Now some local organizations are reacting to the news."
From The Body
- New Data Show "Alarming Increase" in HIV Infections Among Young Black Gay/Bisexual Men (August 3, 2011)
From Black AIDS Institute
- Estimates of New HIV Infections in the United States, 2006-2009 (August 2011)
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From U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
 Brotherly Love? HIV Rate Skyrockets Among Philadelphia's Black MSM (June 9, 2011)
In Black AIDS Weekly, from Black AIDS Institute
- HIV/AIDS Now Leading Cause of Death for Black Women (May 26, 2011)
In TheBostonChannel.com
- HIV Surveillance by Race/Ethnicity (Through 2009) (April 28, 2011)
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From U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- Virginia: Hampton Roads Has Some of the Highest STD Rates in the Nation (March 15, 2011)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- Wisconsin: HIV Spike Seen in Young Black Males in County (February 10, 2011)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- Disparities in Diagnoses of HIV Infection Between Blacks/African Americans and Other Racial/Ethnic Populations -- 37 States, 2005-2008 (February 4, 2011)
In Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- Increase in Newly Diagnosed HIV Infections Among Young Black Men Who Have Sex With Men -- Milwaukee County, Wisconsin, 1999-2008 (February 4, 2011)
To read PDF, click here.
In Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- Disparities in Diagnoses of HIV Infection Between Blacks/African Americans and Other Racial/Ethnic Populations -- 37 States, 2005-2008 (February 4, 2011)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- Disparities in HIV Diagnoses, and Interpreting CDC-ese (February 3, 2011)
From Journal Watch
- More Black Gay and Bi Men Are HIV Positive; Most Unaware (November 30, 2010)
From Black AIDS Institute
- CDC Report Finds Huge Racial Disparity in Lifetime HIV Risk (October 18, 2010)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- White House Convenes Its First HIV Meeting Specifically on Black Men (June 8, 2010)
From AIDS Action
- New Data Reveal: HIV Hammering Black Gay and Bisexual Men (May 2, 2010)
From Black AIDS Institute
- South Carolina: HIV/AIDS Testing (February 5, 2010)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- CDC: Blacks Disproportionately Have HIV (February 5, 2010)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- In Indiana, Blacks Continue to Be at Higher Risk for HIV (November 6, 2009)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- STDs in Racial & Ethnic Minorities (PPT) (November 2009)
Slides of graphs and maps from "Sexually Transmitted Disease Surveillance, 2008" -- an annual report of statistics and trends for sexually transmitted diseases in the United States.
From U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- Sexual Risk Behaviors Among HIV-Positive Black Men Who Have Sex With Women, With Men, or With Men and Women: Implications for Intervention Development (August 14, 2009)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Agency for Health Care Policy and Research
- Illinois: Confab Discusses HIV Among African-American MSM (August 12, 2009)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- Troubling Trends in American Women With HIV (July 20, 2009)
From Canadian AIDS Treatment Information Exchange
- Racial Mixing and HIV Risk Among Men Who Have Sex With Men (July 6, 2009)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- HIV Diagnoses Among Men in New Orleans Growing, Large Increases Reported Among Blacks (June 29, 2009)
In Kaiser Daily U.S. HIV/AIDS Report, from Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
- Black Women In Washington, D.C., Have Higher Rate of AIDS Than Other Women, Study Finds (June 10, 2009)
In Kaiser Daily HIV/AIDS Report, from Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
- Pennslyvania: STDs Hit Blacks Hard; Health Department Officials Look for a New Strategy to Fight the Problem (May 15, 2009)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- Key Trends "Lost Amid Alarm" Over District of Columbia HIV/AIDS Report, Washington Post Reports (March 23, 2009)
In Kaiser Daily HIV/AIDS Report, from Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
- Report on HIV/AIDS in Washington, D.C., Raising Concerns Among Health Officials in South Carolina (March 20, 2009)
In Kaiser Daily HIV/AIDS Report, from Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
- Editorial, Opinion Piece Respond to HIV/AIDS Prevalence in District of Columbia (March 18, 2009)
In Kaiser Daily HIV/AIDS Report, from Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
- HIV Disease Progresses More Slowly Among People of African Descent, Study Finds (March 9, 2009)
From aidsmap.com
- Black AIDS Institute Releases New Report on the State of AIDS In Black America (February 7, 2009)
From Black AIDS Institute
- District of Columbia HIV/AIDS Epidemiology Update 2008 (PDF) (February 2009)
From District of Columbia Department of Health
- Rate of New HIV Infections Among Blacks in South Carolina Six Times Higher Than Among Other Races, Health Department Estimates Find (September 15, 2008)
In Kaiser Daily HIV/AIDS Report, from Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
- Subpopulation Estimates From the HIV Incidence Surveillance System -- United States, 2006 (September 12, 2008)
In Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- African-Born People May Account for Many HIV Cases in U.S., Report Says (August 28, 2008)
From aidsmap.com
- Black-White HIV Mortality Ratio in U.S. Has Widened in HAART Era, Study Finds (January 3, 2008)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- Racial/Ethnic Disparities in Diagnoses of HIV/AIDS -- 33 States, 2001-2005 (August 21, 2007)
From U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- Hispanic, Black Men More Likely to Contract HIV From Drug Use, Related Risky Behavior (August 1, 2007)
In Kaiser Daily HIV/AIDS Report, from Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
- Racial Disparities in HIV Diagnosis, Access to Care and Treatment Effects (February 27, 2007)
In Exclusive Coverage of the 14th Conference on Retroviruses and Opportunistic Infections, from The Body PRO
- HIV Prevalence Increases in the U.S., 48% Are Black (August 14, 2006)
In XVI International AIDS Conference
- Racial/Ethnic Disparities in Diagnoses of HIV/AIDS -- 33 States, 2001-2004 (February 10, 2006)
The number and rate of diagnoses during this period were higher among African Americans than all other racial or ethnic groups combined.
From U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- Many U.S. Men Who Have Sex With Men, Especially Younger Men and African-Americans, Are Unaware They Have HIV (June 24, 2005)
[Archived Article]
Results from a five-city U.S. study.
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In Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- HIV Infection in Minority Populations (April 2005)
[Archived Article]
From U.S. National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases
- HIV Prevalence Among U.S. Blacks Was 2.14% in 2001, CDC Says (February 28, 2005)
[Archived Article]
In Kaiser Daily HIV/AIDS Report, from Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
- HIV Transmission Among Black Women -- North Carolina, 2004 (February 4, 2005)
This study finds that HIV education is still low among most black women in North Carolina, whether or not they have HIV.
From U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- High Prevalence and Late Diagnosis of HIV Among Black Men Aged 40-54 in New York City (October 2004)
[Archived Article]
In Body Positive, from Body Positive
- HIV Transmission Among Black College Student and Non-Student Men Who Have Sex With Men -- North Carolina, 2003 (August 20, 2004)
[Archived Article]
In Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- Spread of HIV to Young, Black U.S. Women Spurs Concern (April 5, 2004)
[Archived Article]
In Kaiser Daily HIV/AIDS Report, from Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
- Heterosexual Transmission of HIV -- 29 States, 1999-2002 (February 20, 2004)
[Archived Article]
A third of new U.S. HIV cases are heterosexually transmitted; 64% of those infections are among women, 74% among blacks.
In Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- Unique, Endangered Program Discovers HIV Outbreak in "Real Time" (February 11, 2004)
[Archived Article]
A review of the novel STAT program, its findings and the broader issue of black men "on the DL".
In The 11th Conference on Retroviruses and Opportunistic Infections, from The Body PRO
- Sexuality and Youth in U.S. Communities of Color: Fact Sheet (Winter 2003/2004)
[Archived Article]
A compendium of statistics on sexual attitudes, behavior and sexually transmitted disease rates among minority youths.
To read PDF, click here.
In SIECUS Report, from Sexuality Information and Education Council of the United States
- Florida County to Study Minority HIV Incidence (September 5, 2003)
[Archived Article]
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- Missouri: Higher Rates of AIDS and HIV Among Blacks Cause Growing Alarm (August 28, 2003)
[Archived Article]
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- St. Louis Post-Dispatch Profiles AIDS Among African Americans, Youths in Missouri, Illinois (August 26, 2003)
[Archived Article]
In Kaiser Daily HIV/AIDS Report, from Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
- HIV Risk Higher for Rural Than for Urban/Suburban Adolescents, Particularly Among African Americans (August 4, 2003)
[Archived Article]
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- Up to 5 Percent of African-American HIV Cases Due to Syphilis; National Prevention Program Could Save U.S. Money (July 3, 2003)
[Archived Article]
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- Michigan: Study Links Bisexuality to HIV Spread Among Minority Women (June 27, 2003)
[Archived Article]
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- Delaware: Black Community Hit Hard by AIDS (June 9, 2003)
[Archived Article]
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- AIDS Cases Growing Among Black Arkansans (May 27, 2003)
[Archived Article]
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- Massachusetts: Minority Women With HIV on Rise (May 2, 2003)
[Archived Article]
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- New York: Minorities With AIDS Dying for Resources (May 2, 2003)
[Archived Article]
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- AIDS Reaches Crisis in Florida, State Senator Says (April 2, 2003)
[Archived Article]
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- Disparities in Health Care Plague Minorities in Kansas (December 12, 2002)
[Archived Article]
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- Life Expectancy Gap Due to Smoking, HIV, Diabetes (November 14, 2002)
[Archived Article]
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- Virginia: A Silent Scourge in Hampton Roads (November 12, 2002)
[Archived Article]
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- Houston: Few Gains for Blacks in HIV Rate (October 8, 2002)
[Archived Article]
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- HIV-Associated Histories, Perceptions, and Practices Among Low-Income African American Women: Does Rural Residence Matter? (April 11, 2002)
[Archived Article]
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- AIDS an Epidemic in the West Virginia Black Community, Expert Warns (March 14, 2002)
[Archived Article]
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- Fact Sheet: Sexuality and Underserved Youth in Communities of Color (June/July 2001)
[Archived Article]
To read PDF, click here.
In SIECUS Report, from Sexuality Information and Education Council of the United States
- African Americans Disproportionately Affected by STDs (December 5, 2000)
[Archived Article]
From U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- HIV/AIDS Among Racial/Ethnic Minority Men Who Have Sex With Men -- United States, 1989-1998 (January 14, 2000)
[Archived Article]
In Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- Fact Sheet: HIV/AIDS and People of Color (June/July 1999)
[Archived Article]
To read PDF, click here.
In SIECUS Report, from Sexuality Information and Education Council of the United States
- National Survey of African Americans on HIV/AIDS (March 16-17, 1998)
[Archived Article]
Prepared for "The Untold Story: AIDS and Black Americans: A Briefing on the Crisis of AIDS Among African Americans".
From Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
- Race Important Factor in Knowledge About HIV (November 1997)
[Archived Article]
In Body Positive, from Body Positive
- Punks and Fags: Homophobia in Black and Latino Communities (August 1997)
[Archived Article]
In Body Positive, from Body Positive
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