June 2018

HIV in the United States: At a Glance

Total estimated new HIV infections in 2015: 38,500*

About 70% of annual HIV

infections are among gay
and bisexual men.

New HIV Diagnoses in the United States

Among the Most-Affected Groups, 2016 39,782
DIAGNOSES IN 2016
Black, Male-to-Male
Sexual Contact 10,223
Hispanic/Latino, Male-to-Male
Sexual Contact
White, Male-to-Male
7,425

7,390
26,570
GAY AND BISEXUAL MEN
Sexual Contact

9,578
Black Women,
Heterosexual Contact 4,189
Black Men,
Heterosexual Contact 1,926
Men HETEROSEXUALS
White Women,

3,425
Heterosexual Contact 1,032 Women

Hispanic/Latina Women,
Heterosexual Contact 1,025
PEOPLE WHO
INJECT DRUGS (PWID)
0 2,000 4,000 6,000 8,000 10,000 12,000

From 2011 to 2015, HIV diagnoses:

fell 10%
fell 15% among
fell 16% among Increased Increased
white
among hetero- 4% 14%
gay and
PWID sexuals among among
bisexual
African Hispanic/
men
American Latino
gay and gay and
bisexual bisexual
men men

* New HIV infections are the estimated number of people who get HIV during a year, which is different from the number of people diagnosed with HIV
during a year.

National Center for HIV/AIDS, Viral Hepatitis, STD, and TB Prevention

Division of HIV/AIDS Prevention
 African Americans make up 12% of the US
population, but 44% of new HIV diagnoses. 1,122,900
PEOPLE ARE
Hispanics/Latinos make up 18% of the LIVING WITH HIV.
population, but 25% of new HIV diagnoses.

HIV Diagnoses by Age, 2016

14,740
14,000
13,000
12,000 FOR EVERY 100 PEOPLE
11,000 LIVING WITH HIV IN 2014:
10,000 9,943
9,000
8,000
7,000
62 received
6,490 some
6,000
4,882
HIV care
5,000
4,000
3,000
2,000 1,675 1,930 48 were
1,000
retained
0
in care
13 - 19 20 - 29 30 - 39 40 - 49 50 - 59 60 +

In 2015, 6,465 people died from HIV disease.

49
were virally
** People living with HIV who take HIV medicine as prescribed and get and stay virally suppressed have effectively no risk of sexually
transmitting HIV to HIV-negative partners. About one-third of people in HIV care don’t get and stay virally suppressed throughout the year.
suppressed**

Reduce Your Risk

HIV IS A VIRUS THAT ATTACKS
Not having sex
THE BODY’S IMMUNE SYSTEM.
It is usually spread by anal or vaginal sex or sharing syringes
with a person who has HIV. The only way to know you have
Using
condoms HIV is to be tested. Everyone aged 13-64 should be tested
at least once, and people at high risk should be tested at
Not sharing
least once a year. Ask your doctor, or visit gettested.cdc.gov
syringes to find a testing site. Without treatment, HIV can make a
person very sick or may even cause death. If you have HIV,
Taking medicine start treatment as soon as possible to stay healthy and help
to prevent
or treat HIV protect your partners.

For More Information Call 1-800-CDC-INFO (232-4636)

Visit www.cdc.gov/hiv

All content is based on the most recent data available in June 2018.