Asians lowest in AIDS rates lowest, but catching up.

HIV AIDS survellance report Vol 17 by CDC

Highlights of Analyses

Cases of HIV/AIDS Race/ethnicity:

* blacks accounted for 49% (about half) of all HIV/AIDS cases diagnosed in 2006

In 2005, rates of HIV/AIDS cases were
72.8 per 100,000 black *--- nearly 10x white rate
28.5 Hispanic
10.6 American Indian/Alaska Native *--- Same as white, despite hi poverty
9.0 white
7.6 asian/Pacific Islander *---- lowest. But never noted. No longer 1/3 white rate, about same order of magnitude now.

Cases of AIDS
"increased among all ethnic groups"
in 2005
59.0 black per 100,000
19.8 Hispanic
8.0 Am Indian
6.3 white
4.0 Asian/Pacific Islander