HIV/AIDS and American Indians/Alaska Natives

  • American Indian/Alaska Native males were 1.8 times more likely to have a diagnosis of HIV infection than non-Hispanic white males in 2022.1
  • American Indian/Alaska Native females were 1.6 times more likely to have AIDS in 2022 compared to non-Hispanic white females.1
  • In 2022, American Indian/Alaska Native males were 20% less likely than non-Hispanic white males to die of HIV infection.2
  • In 2022, American Indian/Alaska Native females were nearly three times more likely than non-Hispanic white females to die of HIV infection2

HIV Infection

Diagnoses of HIV Infection, rate per 100,000 population, 2022
American Indian/Alaska NativeNon-Hispanic WhiteAmerican Indian/Alaska Native/
Non-Hispanic White Ratio
Male15.88.71.8
Female5.51.92.9
Total9.04.62.0
Source: 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, 2022, v.35. Tables 3a and 1a.
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Diagnoses of HIV infection among children age 12 and under, rate per 100,000 population, 2022
American Indian/Alaska NativeNon-Hispanic WhiteAmerican Indian/Alaska Native /
Non-Hispanic White Ratio
0.50.0--
Source: CDC, 2024. HIV Surveillance Report: Diagnoses, Deaths, and Prevalence of HIV in the United States and 6 Territories and Freely Associated States, 2022, v.35. Table 2a.
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Diagnoses of HIV infection, percentage of total, 2022 
American Indian/Alaska NativeNon-Hispanic WhiteAmerican Indian/Alaska Native /
Non-Hispanic White Ratio
0.624.20.0
Source: CDC, 2024. HIV Surveillance Report: Diagnoses, Deaths, and Prevalence of HIV in the United States and 6 Territories and Freely Associated States, 2022, v.35. Table 1a.
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Persons living with diagnosed HIV infection, rate per 100,000 population, 2022
American Indian/Alaska NativeNon-Hispanic WhiteAmerican Indian/Alaska Native /
Non-Hispanic White Ratio
135.2156.50.9
Source: CDC, 2024. HIV Surveillance Report: Diagnoses, Deaths, and Prevalence of HIV in the United States and 6 Territories and Freely Associated States, 2022, v.35. Table 15a.
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AIDS

Prevalence of AIDS among persons age 13 and older, rate per 100,000 population, 2022
American Indian/Alaska NativeNon-Hispanic WhiteAmerican Indian/Alaska Native /
Non-Hispanic White Ratio
Male105.8150.90.7
Female35.121.71.6
Both Sexes69.985.60.8
Source: CDC. National Center for HIV, Viral Hepatitis, STD, and Tuberculosis Prevention (NCHHSTP) Atlas Plus.
https://gis.cdc.gov/grasp/nchhstpatlas/tables.html
Classifications of persons with Stage 3 (AIDS), by number of cases and percentage, 2022
Cumulative Cases*Percent of Total Cases
Total Population1,350,998100.0
American Indian/Alaska Native3,6640.3
Non-Hispanic White452,64833.5
 * Cumulative data are from the beginning of the epidemic through 2022.

Source: CDC, 2024. HIV Surveillance Report: Diagnoses, Deaths, and Prevalence of HIV in the United States and 6 Territories and Freely Associated States, 2022. Slide Set: HIV Infection, Stage 3 (AIDS) 2022. Slide 4.
https://www.cdc.gov/hiv-data/media/pdfs/nhss/nhss-surveillance-slideset-stage-3-infection-2022.pdf
Deaths of persons with diagnosed HIV infection, rate per 100,000 population, 2022
American Indian/Alaska NativeNon-Hispanic WhiteAmerican Indian/Alaska Native /
Non-Hispanic White Ratio
Male4.96.00.8
Female2.91.02.9
Total Population3.33.01.1
Source: CDC, 2024. HIV Surveillance Report: Diagnoses, Deaths, and Prevalence of HIV in the United States and 6 Territories and Freely Associated States, 2022, v.35. Tables 12a and 11a.
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Deaths of persons age 13 and older with AIDS, rate per 100,000 population, 2022
American Indian/Alaska NativeNon-Hispanic WhiteAmerican Indian/Alaska Native /
Non-Hispanic White Ratio
2.72.51.1
Source: CDC. NCHHSTP Atlas Plus.
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HIV Testing

HIV testing status among persons age 18 and over, age-adjusted percentage, 2018
American Indian/Alaska NativeNon-Hispanic WhiteAmerican Indian/Alaska Native /
Non-Hispanic White Ratio
Ever tested46.639.91.2
Never tested53.460.10.9
Source: CDC, 2021. Summary Health Statistics for U.S. Adults: 2018. Table A-20a.

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, 2022, v.35. Tables 3a and 1a.
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2 CDC, 2024. HIV Surveillance Report: Diagnoses, Deaths, and Prevalence of HIV in the United States and 6 Territories and Freely Associated States, 2022, v.35. Tables 12a and 11a.
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Last Edited: 10/29/2024