HIV in the United States by Race/Ethnicity: HIV Incidence
HIV incidence is one of the six Ending the HIV Epidemic in the U.S. indicators. HIV incidence is the estimated number of new HIV infections each year.




* Data not available for Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander people.
† Black refers to people having origins in any of the Black racial groups of Africa. African American is a term often used for people of African descent with ancestry in North America.
‡ Hispanic/Latino people can be of any race.
Source: CDC. Estimated HIV incidence and prevalence in the United States 2015–2019 [PDF – 3 MB]. HIV Surveillance Supplemental Report 2021;26(1).
- Diagnoses of HIV infection in the United States and dependent areas, 2019. HIV Surveillance Report 2021;32.
- Estimated HIV incidence and prevalence in the United States 2015–2019 [PDF – 3 MB]. HIV Surveillance Supplemental Report 2021;26(1).
- Monitoring selected national HIV prevention and care objectives by using HIV surveillance data—United States and 6 dependent areas, 2019. HIV Surveillance Supplemental Report 2021;26(2).
- HIV infection risk, prevention, and testing behaviors among persons who inject drugs—National HIV Behavioral Surveillance: injection drug use, 23 U.S. Cities, 2018 [PDF – 2 MB]. HIV Surveillance Special Report 2020;24.
- Sexually transmitted disease surveillance, 2019. Accessed February 14, 2022.