Table 1.
Percentages and rates (per 100 000 population) of HIV diagnoses among Black or African American, Hispanic/Latino, and White adults aged ≥18, by sex and selected characteristics, United States and Puerto Rico, 2017 a
| Characteristic | Black or African American | Hispanic/Latino | White | All | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. (%) | Rate | No. (%) | Rate | No. (%) | Rate | No. (%) | Rate | |
| Men | ||||||||
| Age group at diagnosis, y | ||||||||
| 18-24 | 2877 (29.1) | 120.0 | 1569 (20.6) | 43.3 | 1089 (15.6) | 12.5 | 5535 (22.6) | 37.6 |
| 25-34 | 3784 (38.2) | 129.1 | 3064 (40.2) | 62.2 | 2300 (32.9) | 18.3 | 9148 (37.3) | 44.8 |
| 35-44 | 1448 (14.6) | 57.8 | 1603 (21.0) | 36.6 | 1340 (19.1) | 11.4 | 4391 (17.9) | 23.5 |
| 45-54 | 1002 (10.1) | 39.4 | 960 (12.6) | 27.6 | 1351 (19.3) | 9.7 | 3313 (13.5) | 16.6 |
| 55-64 | 608 (6.1) | 28.3 | 319 (4.2) | 14.1 | 721 (10.3) | 5.1 | 1648 (6.7) | 8.8 |
| ≥65 | 177 (1.8) | 10.2 | 108 (1.4) | 5.7 | 200 (2.9) | 1.2 | 485 (2.0) | 2.4 |
| Transmission categoryb,c | ||||||||
| Male-to-male sexual contact | 7895 (79.8) | — | 6638 (87.1) | — | 5795 (82.8) | — | 20 328 (82.9) | — |
| Injection drug use | 309 (3.1) | — | 234 (3.1) | — | 347 (5.0) | — | 889 (3.6) | — |
| Male-to-male sexual contact and injection drug use | 216 (2.2) | — | 244 (3.2) | — | 495 (7.1) | — | 956 (3.9) | — |
| Heterosexual contact d | 1465 (14.8) | — | 502 (6.6) | — | 358 (5.1) | — | 2325 (9.5) | — |
| Other e | 11 (0.1) | — | 5 (0.1) | — | 6 (0.1) | — | 22 (0.1) | — |
| Residence area at diagnosisc,f | ||||||||
| Metropolitan | 8132 (82.2) | — | 6757 (88.6) | — | 5366 (76.7) | — | 20 255 (82.6) | — |
| Urban | 1204 (12.2) | — | 666 (8.7) | — | 1077 (15.4) | — | 2947 (12.0) | — |
| Rural | 494 (5.0) | — | 195 (2.6) | — | 540 (7.7) | — | 1229 (5.0) | — |
| Percentage of residents living below the federal poverty level | ||||||||
| <7.00 | 1134 (11.5) | 50.1 | 857 (11.2) | 26.3 | 1629 (23.3) | 5.8 | 3620 (14.8) | 10.8 |
| 7.00-10.99 | 1253 (12.7) | 57.1 | 1130 (14.8) | 32.3 | 1556 (22.2) | 8.3 | 3939 (16.1) | 16.1 |
| 11.00-18.99 | 2731 (27.6) | 69.7 | 2283 (30.0) | 37.5 | 2078 (29.7) | 10.3 | 7092 (28.9) | 23.5 |
| ≥19.00 | 4775 (48.3) | 82.5 | 3349 (43.9) | 43.8 | 1736 (24.8) | 16.2 | 9860 (40.2) | 40.8 |
| Percentage of residents with <high school diploma | ||||||||
| <6.00 | 1192 (12.1) | 64.8 | 904 (11.9) | 40.3 | 1951 (27.9) | 7.8 | 4047 (16.5) | 13.9 |
| 6.00-10.99 | 1965 (19.9) | 66.0 | 1105 (14.5) | 35.0 | 1954 (27.9) | 7.9 | 5024 (20.5) | 16.3 |
| 11.00-17.99 | 2739 (27.7) | 69.0 | 1460 (19.2) | 35.3 | 1585 (22.6) | 9.0 | 5784 (23.6) | 22.5 |
| ≥18.00 | 4000 (40.4) | 73.0 | 4154 (54.5) | 37.7 | 1511 (21.6) | 14.3 | 9665 (39.4) | 35.7 |
| Median annual household income, $ | ||||||||
| <40 000 | 4723 (47.7) | 83.2 | 2950 (38.7) | 44.7 | 1479 (21.1) | 13.8 | 9152 (37.3) | 39.8 |
| 40 000-53 999 | 2368 (23.9) | 68.5 | 2027 (26.6) | 37.2 | 1835 (26.2) | 9.6 | 6230 (25.4) | 22.2 |
| 54 000-74 999 | 1743 (17.6) | 60.2 | 1613 (21.2) | 33.1 | 2012 (28.7) | 8.6 | 5368 (21.9) | 17.2 |
| ≥75 000 | 1050 (10.6) | 50.3 | 1026 (13.5) | 28.9 | 1669 (23.8) | 6.8 | 3745 (15.3) | 12.5 |
| Percentage of residents in the workforce without a job | ||||||||
| <2.00 | 664 (6.7) | 46.9 | 684 (9.0) | 32.7 | 1103 (15.8) | 7.1 | 2451 (10.0) | 12.8 |
| 2.00-3.99 | 2178 (22.0) | 58.7 | 2245 (29.5) | 35.1 | 2734 (39.1) | 7.8 | 7157 (29.2) | 15.9 |
| 4.00-5.99 | 2593 (26.2) | 69.7 | 2265 (29.7) | 37.8 | 1886 (26.9) | 10.2 | 6744 (27.5) | 23.9 |
| ≥6.00 | 4461 (45.1) | 82.3 | 2429 (31.9) | 40.0 | 1278 (18.3) | 14.6 | 8168 (33.3) | 40.3 |
| Percentage of residents without health insurance | ||||||||
| <6.00 | 824 (8.3) | 44.7 | 720 (9.5) | 27.8 | 1495 (21.4) | 5.7 | 3039 (12.4) | 9.9 |
| 6.00-9.99 | 1499 (15.2) | 58.0 | 979 (12.8) | 31.5 | 1603 (22.9) | 7.8 | 4081 (16.6) | 15.5 |
| 10.00-15.99 | 2620 (26.5) | 66.1 | 1551 (20.4) | 35.6 | 1874 (26.8) | 10.2 | 6045 (24.7) | 22.6 |
| ≥16.00 | 4951 (50.0) | 85.7 | 4369 (57.3) | 41.9 | 2029 (29.0) | 16.1 | 11 349 (46.3) | 39.4 |
| Percentage of housing units that are vacant | ||||||||
| <5.00 | 1366 (13.8) | 54.9 | 1794 (23.5) | 30.0 | 1517 (21.7) | 7.2 | 4677 (19.1) | 15.8 |
| 5.00-8.99 | 2179 (22.0) | 64.7 | 2147 (28.2) | 37.5 | 1836 (26.2) | 8.7 | 6162 (25.1) | 20.4 |
| 9.00-14.99 | 2988 (30.2) | 75.6 | 2010 (26.4) | 41.0 | 1945 (27.8) | 10.3 | 6943 (28.3) | 25.0 |
| ≥15.00 | 3357 (33.9) | 77.1 | 1668 (21.9) | 43.2 | 1700 (24.3) | 10.2 | 6725 (27.4) | 27.1 |
| Subtotal | 9896 (100.0) | 69.4 | 7623 (100.0) | 37.1 | 7001 (100.0) | 9.0 | 24 520 (100.0) | 21.8 |
| Women | ||||||||
| Age group at diagnosis, y | ||||||||
| 18-24 | 490 (13.6) | 21.1 | 140 (13.7) | 4.1 | 136 (12.1) | 1.6 | 766 (13.3) | 5.5 |
| 25-34 | 988 (27.3) | 31.8 | 266 (26.0) | 5.9 | 330 (29.3) | 2.7 | 1584 (27.5) | 8.0 |
| 35-44 | 834 (23.1) | 29.7 | 233 (22.7) | 5.5 | 256 (22.7) | 2.2 | 1323 (22.9) | 7.1 |
| 45-54 | 671 (18.6) | 23.3 | 228 (22.2) | 6.6 | 230 (20.4) | 1.6 | 1129 (19.6) | 5.5 |
| 55-64 | 476 (13.2) | 18.6 | 117 (11.4) | 4.8 | 149 (13.2) | 1.0 | 742 (12.9) | 3.7 |
| ≥65 | 155 (4.3) | 6.0 | 41 (4.0) | 1.6 | 27 (2.4) | 0.1 | 223 (3.9) | 0.9 |
| Transmission category b,c | ||||||||
| Injection drug use | 268 (7.4) | — | 115 (11.2) | — | 343 (30.4) | — | 726 (12.6) | — |
| Heterosexual contact d | 3326 (92.0) | — | 908 (88.6) | — | 781 (69.3) | — | 5015 (87.0) | — |
| Other e | 21 (0.6) | — | 2 (0.2) | — | 4 (0.3) | — | 27 (0.5) | — |
| Residence area at diagnosis c,f | ||||||||
| Metropolitan | 2984 (82.6) | — | 877 (85.6) | — | 802 (71.1) | — | 4663 (80.9) | — |
| Urban | 434 (12.0) | — | 105 (10.2) | — | 215 (19.1) | — | 754 (13.1) | — |
| Rural | 165 (4.6) | — | 40 (3.9) | — | 106 (9.4) | — | 311 (5.4) | — |
| Percentage of residents living below the federal poverty level | ||||||||
| <7.00 | 370 (10.2) | 15.3 | 104 (10.2) | 3.1 | 223 (19.8) | 0.8 | 697 (12.1) | 2.0 |
| 7.00-10.99 | 448 (12.4) | 18.7 | 137 (13.4) | 4.0 | 224 (19.9) | 1.1 | 809 (14.0) | 3.2 |
| 11.00-18.99 | 968 (26.8) | 21.9 | 272 (26.5) | 4.6 | 328 (29.1) | 1.5 | 1568 (27.2) | 5.0 |
| ≥19.00 | 1828 (50.6) | 26.1 | 512 (50.0) | 6.6 | 353 (31.3) | 3.2 | 2693 (46.7) | 10.4 |
| Percentage of residents with <high school diploma | ||||||||
| <6.00 | 304 (8.4) | 14.8 | 85 (8.3) | 3.6 | 184 (16.3) | 0.7 | 573 (9.9) | 1.9 |
| 6.00-10.99 | 615 (17.0) | 18.0 | 134 (13.1) | 4.1 | 300 (26.6) | 1.2 | 1049 (18.2) | 3.2 |
| 11.00-17.99 | 1002 (27.7) | 21.2 | 188 (18.3) | 4.5 | 305 (27.0) | 1.6 | 1495 (25.9) | 5.4 |
| ≥18.00 | 1693 (46.9) | 27.9 | 618 (60.3) | 5.8 | 339 (30.1) | 3.2 | 2650 (46.0) | 9.6 |
| Median annual household income, $ | ||||||||
| <40 000 | 1811 (50.1) | 26.1 | 450 (43.9) | 6.7 | 335 (29.7) | 2.9 | 2596 (45.0) | 10.3 |
| 40 000-53 999 | 823 (22.8) | 21.3 | 276 (26.9) | 5.2 | 309 (27.4) | 1.5 | 1408 (24.4) | 4.8 |
| 54 000-74 999 | 621 (17.2) | 19.5 | 183 (17.9) | 3.8 | 292 (25.9) | 1.2 | 1096 (19.0) | 3.4 |
| ≥75 000 | 358 (9.9) | 16.1 | 116 (11.3) | 3.2 | 192 (17.0) | 0.8 | 666 (11.6) | 2.1 |
| Percentage of residents in the workforce without a job | ||||||||
| <2.00 | 191 (5.3) | 16.9 | 75 (7.3) | 4.0 | 137 (12.2) | 0.8 | 403 (7.0) | 2.1 |
| 2.00-3.99 | 724 (20.0) | 18.1 | 273 (26.6) | 4.3 | 402 (35.6) | 1.1 | 1399 (24.3) | 3.0 |
| 4.00-5.99 | 1011 (28.0) | 23.3 | 307 (30.0) | 5.1 | 321 (28.5) | 1.6 | 1639 (28.4) | 5.5 |
| ≥6.00 | 1688 (46.7) | 24.9 | 370 (36.1) | 5.9 | 268 (23.8) | 2.9 | 2326 (40.3) | 10.4 |
| Percentage of residents without health insurance | ||||||||
| <6.00 | 286 (7.9) | 14.8 | 90 (8.8) | 3.3 | 205 (18.2) | 0.7 | 581 (10.1) | 1.8 |
| 6.00-9.99 | 480 (13.3) | 16.5 | 147 (14.3) | 4.5 | 248 (22.0) | 1.1 | 875 (15.2) | 3.2 |
| 10.00-15.99 | 865 (23.9) | 18.7 | 218 (21.3) | 5.0 | 282 (25.0) | 1.5 | 1365 (23.7) | 4.8 |
| ≥16.00 | 1983 (54.9) | 29.3 | 570 (55.6) | 5.6 | 393 (34.8) | 3.0 | 2946 (51.1) | 9.9 |
| Percentage of housing units that are vacant | ||||||||
| <5.00 | 547 (15.1) | 19.6 | 233 (22.7) | 3.8 | 205 (18.2) | 0.9 | 985 (17.1) | 3.2 |
| 5.00-8.99 | 826 (22.9) | 21.1 | 265 (25.9) | 4.6 | 284 (25.2) | 1.3 | 1375 (23.8) | 4.3 |
| 9.00-14.99 | 1053 (29.1) | 22.9 | 277 (27.0) | 5.7 | 314 (27.8) | 1.6 | 1644 (28.5) | 5.6 |
| ≥15.00 | 1188 (32.9) | 24.1 | 250 (24.4) | 6.6 | 325 (28.8) | 1.9 | 1763 (30.6) | 6.8 |
| Subtotal | 3614 (100.0) | 22.2 | 1025 (100.0) | 5.0 | 1128 (100.0) | 1.4 | 5767 (100.0) | 4.9 |
| Total g | 13 510 (100.0) | 44.3 | 8648 (100.0) | 21.1 | 8129 (100.0) | 5.1 | 30 287 (100.0) | 13.1 |
aData collected from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention National HIV Surveillance System 1 and the US Census Bureau’s American Community Survey. 14 Numbers <12 and rates based on these numbers should be interpreted with caution.
bData have been statistically adjusted to account for missing data on transmission.
cRates not calculated because of lack of denominator data.
dHeterosexual contact with a person known to have, or to be at high risk for, HIV infection.
eIncludes hemophilia, blood transfusion, perinatal exposure, and risk factor not reported or not identified.
fArea of residence defined as metropolitan (large metropolitan area with ≥500 000 population), urban (smaller metropolitan area with 50 000-499 999 population), or rural (nonmetropolitan area with <50 000 population). 15
gTotals may not be representative of all people with HIV in these areas during 2017.