Table 1.
Estimated numbers of AIDS cases and Rates among Adults and Adolescents by Racial/Ethnic Group, 1985 through 2007, United States
| 1985–2007 Estimated AIDS Cases† among Adults and Adolescents |
% AIDS Cases |
|
|---|---|---|
| White, not Hispanic | 396,435 | 39.7% |
| Black, not Hispanic ∫ | 404,703 | 40.5% |
| Haitian (Foreign-born) § | 12,789 | 1.3% |
| Hispanic ξ | 165,956 | 16.6% |
| Asian/Pacific Islander | 7,432 | 0.7% |
| American Indian/Alaskan Native | 3,452 | 0.3% |
| Total* | 998,482 | 100.0% |
| 2007 Estimated AIDS Cases among Adults and Adolescents |
% AIDS Cases |
2007 Population Data among Adults in the 50 states and the District of Columbia |
Rate/100,000 |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|
| White, not Hispanic | 10402 | 28.9% | 169,669,112 | 6.1 |
| Black, not Hispanic∫ | 17,486 | 48.7% | 29,520,707 | 59.2 |
| Haitian (Foreign-born)§ | 416 | 1.2% | 530,897‡ | 78.4 |
| Haitian (Consulate, lower estimate) | 416 | - | 900,000 ψ | 46.2 |
| Haitian (Consulate, upper estimate) | 416 | - | 1,200,000 ψ | 34.7 |
| Hispanic | 6,918 | 19.3% | 33,976,467 | 20.4 |
| Asian/Pacific Islander | 475 | 1.3% | 10,927,024 | 4.3 |
| American Indian/Alaskan Native | 158 | 0.4% | 1,830,961 | 8.6 |
| Total** | 35,934 | 100.0% | ||
The category "Black, not Hispanic" reflects all persons of African descent including Haitians.
Cases were identified by the designation of “Haiti” as place of birth on the CDC case report form.
Includes persons of unknown race or multiple races and persons of unknown sex. Cumulative total includes 7,003 of persons of unknown race or multiple races. Because column totals were calculated independently of the values for the subpopulations, the values in each column may not sum to the column total.
Includes persons of unknown race or multiple races and persons of unknown sex. Cumulative total includes 418 of persons of unknown race or multiple races. Because column totals were calculated independently of the values for the subpopulations, the values in each column may not sum to the column total.
Rates are based on post-censal estimates unless otherwise noted.
Data is taken from the Census, American Community Survey (ACS). The foreign-born Haitian population reflected in the table above includes all persons who were not US citizens at birth. Foreign-born persons are those who indicated they were either a US citizen by naturalization or they were not a citizen of the United States. Census does not ask about immigration status. The foreign-born population surveyed includes all people who indicated that the United States was their usual place of residence on the Census date. This population includes: immigrants (legal permanent residents), temporary migrants (e.g., students), humanitarian migrants (e.g., refugees), and unauthorized migrants (people illegally residing in the United States).
In 2008 the governmental Ministry for Haitians Living Abroad, Republic of Haiti, estimated there were between 900,000 to 1,200,000 persons of Haitian ancestry living in the U.S. Estimates were based on information provided by Haitian Consulates in the United States; however, it is important to note that Consulates do not run nationally-representative surveys/censuses to estimate/count the size of the Haitian population in the United States. Estimates are generated by the approximated population served, over a period of time, during events sponsored by Consulates. The estimates may, or may not, be limited to foreign-born Haitians and may include persons of Haitian ancestry born-outside of Haiti.