New Jersey Facts
New Jersey ranks 5th in the number of cumulative AIDS cases and 3rd in the number of reported HIV cases among adults/adolescents. [1]
Minorities account for 75% of all adults/adolescents living with HIV/AIDS in New Jersey. [1]
As of December of 2004, an estimated 32,746 people are living with HIV/AIDS in the state of NJ. [1]
One in every 3 persons living with HIV in New Jersey is female. 1
An average of 75% of African American women living with AIDS are infected through heterosexual exposure.2
An estimated 1 in every 50 African
American men and 1 in every 160 African American women are infected with HIV. 3
[1] New Jersey Department of Health and Senior Services, New Jersey HIV/AIDS Cases: Reported as of December, 2005.
2 Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, HIV/AIDS Surveillance Report, 2003; Vol. 15.
3 The Leadership Campaign on AIDS: Office of HIV/AIDS Policy, 2002.
