- Hispanic males were diagnosed with an HIV infection at 1.92 times the rate of males in the total U.S. population in 2023.1
- Hispanic females had a 15% higher rate of AIDS in 2023 compared to females of the total U.S. population.2
- In 2023, Hispanics with an HIV infection died at a rate that was comparable to the total U.S. population.3
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HIV infection
| Diagnoses of HIV infection among persons ages 13 and older, rate per 100,000 population, 2023 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Hispanic | Total Population | Hispanic / Total Population Ratio | |
| Male | 43.2 | 22.5 | 1.92 |
| Female | 6.7 | 5.1 | 1.31 |
| Total | 20.0* | 13.7 | 1.46 |
| *Total rate may include children <13 | |||
| Diagnoses of HIV infection among children ages 12 and under, rate per 100,000 population, 2023 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic | Total Population | Hispanic / Total Population Ratio |
| 0.1 | 0.1 | 1.00 |
| Diagnoses of HIV infection, rate, 2023 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic | Total Population | Hispanic / Total Population Ratio |
| 20.0 | 11.6 | 1.72 |
| Persons ages 13-24 living with diagnosed HIV infection, rate per 100,000 population, 2023 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic | Total Population | Hispanic / Total Population Ratio |
| 61.0 | 53.3 | 1.14 |
AIDS
| Prevalence of AIDS among persons ages 13 and older, rate per 100,000 population, 2023 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Hispanic | Total Population | Hispanic / Total Population Ratio | |
| Male | 416.9 | 292.5 | 1.43 |
| Female | 100.8 | 87.4 | 1.15 |
| Both Sexes | 260.3 | 188.3 | 1.38 |
| Classifications of persons with Stage 3 (AIDS), by number of cases and percentage, 2023 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Cumulative Cases* | Percent of Total Cases | |
| Total Population | 1,366,381 | 100.0 |
| Hispanic | 296,150 | 21.7 |
| *Cumulative data are from the beginning of the epidemic (1981)4 through 2023. | ||
| Deaths of persons with diagnosed HIV infection, rate per 100,000 population, 2023 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Hispanic | Total Population | Hispanic / Total Population Ratio | |
| Male | 8.1 | 8.7 | 0.93 |
| Female | 2.1 | 2.5 | 0.84 |
| Total Population | 5.2 | 5.6 | 0.93 |
| Deaths of persons ages 13 and older with AIDS, rate per 100,000 population, 2023 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Hispanic | Total Population | Hispanic / Total Population Ratio | |
| Male | 8.0 | 7.7 | 1.04 |
| Female | 2.1 | 2.2 | 0.95 |
| Both Sexes | 5.1 | 4.9 | 1.04 |
HIV testing
| HIV testing status among persons ages 18 and over, age-adjusted percentage, 2018 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Hispanic | Total Population | Hispanic / Total Population Ratio | |
| Ever tested | 45.3 | 43.7 | 1.04 |
| Never tested | 54.7 | 56.3 | 0.97 |
1 Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), 2024. HIV Surveillance Report: Diagnoses, Deaths, and Prevalence of HIV in the United States and 6 Territories and Freely Associated States, 2023, v.35. Tables 3a and 1a. (Back to top)
2 CDC. National Center for HIV, Viral Hepatitis, STD, and Tuberculosis Prevention (NCHHSTP) Atlas Plus. https://gis.cdc.gov/grasp/nchhstpatlas/tables.html (Back to top)
3 CDC, 2024. HIV Surveillance Report: Diagnoses, Deaths, and Prevalence of HIV in the United States and 6 Territories and Freely Associated States, 2023, v.35. Tables 12a and 11a. (Back to top)
4 HIV.gov. A Timeline of HIV and AIDS. A Timeline of HIV and AIDS | HIV.gov. Accessed September 10, 2025 (Back to top)
Date Last Reviewed: September 2025