Quick Facts on HIV/AIDS in the District of Columbia

  • It's estimated that one in every 20 adults in the District of Columbia is infected with HIV.
  • It's estimated that as many as 25-30 percent of those who are infected are unaware that they are HIV-positive.
  • DC has the highest rate of new AIDS cases per 100,000 population in the United States -- a rate that is 10 times the national average.
  • In DC, the greatest increase in AIDS cases is occurring among people of color, women, injection drug users and through heterosexual contact.
  • In DC, new AIDS cases among women occur at 10 times the national average.
  • In DC, 79 percent of all AIDS cases are among African Americans.
  • More than 11,000 people in the Washington metropolitan area live with AIDS.  Tens of thousands more people are estimated to be infected with HIV.

Nationwide, someone under the age of 25 is infected with HIV every 30 minutes.

What you should do?

  • Get tested for HIV and know your status
  • Get educated about HIV/AIDS in your local community
  • Get involved with your community
  • Get treated if you have tested positive for HIV or been diagnosed with AIDS

What you should know:

•  HIV is 100% preventable!

 

Black Population

Demographics

#

%

Black Population Poverty

103,160

33%

Distribution of Cumulative AIDS Cases; Blacks

12,154

76.7%

Distribution of New AIDS Cases: Blacks

809

84.2%

Adult/Adolescent AIDS Case Rate per 100,000: Blacks

 

294.6%

Persons Estimated to be Living with AIDS: Blacks

7,208

81.5%