Latinos Account For Rising Share Of New HIV Cases, Data Show

The AP (6/24, Reese, Bose, Sánchez) reports, “Overall, estimated new HIV infection rates have declined 23% from 2012 to 2022.” However, “a KFF Health News-Associated Press analysis found the rate has not fallen for Latinos as much as it has for other racial and ethnic groups.” Although “African Americans continue to have the highest HIV rates in the United States overall, Latinos made up the largest share of new HIV diagnoses and infections among gay and bisexual men in 2022, per the most recent data available, compared with other racial and ethnic groups.” Specifically, “Latinos, who make up about 19% of the U.S. population, accounted for about 33% of new HIV infections, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.”