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Illinois HIV/AIDS Statistics

Reported Illinois HIV/AIDS Cases by Race/Ethnicity - 2006

Reported Illinois HIV/AIDS Cases by Gender - 2006

Mode of Transmission for Illinois HIV/AIDS Cases - 2006

For the Record

AFC estimates that 40,000-42,000 people are living with HIV/AIDS in Illinois. An estimated 10,000 HIV-positive Illinoisans (25%) do not know they are infected with HIV.

Of the 32,194 people reported to be living with HIV/AIDS in Illinois, 16,414 are African-American; 10,334 are white; and 4,541 are Latino.

Gay men and men who have sex with men (MSM) continue to be hit hardest by HIV. 56% of men diagnosed with HIV/AIDS in Illinois in 2006 were infected through sex with another man, including 73% of whites, 57% of Latinos, and 43% of African-American.

In Illinois, African-American women represent more than two-thirds (68%) of women living with HIV.

About 18% of people living with HIV in Illinois were infected by injection drug use. An additional 14% were infected through heterosexual sex.

86% of people living with HIV in Illinois reside in the Chicago metro area, and Cook County is home to 79% of the HIV-positive population. 14% live downstate.

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Sources: U.S Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Illinois Department of Public Health, Chicago Department of Public Health, Kaiser Family Foundation

Information compiled by:
AIDS Foundation of Chicago

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