Minnesota HIV Statistics
The following are some key statistics and talking points on HIV in Minnesota.
Download the 2011 Profile of HIV in Minnesota.
ONE NEW HIV INFECTION REPORTED NEARLY EVERY DAY IN MINNESOTA
In 2011, 292 new cases of HIV were reported in Minnesota. The 292 new cases represent a 12 percent decline from 2010 and are the lowest number of new cases seen since 2003.
STEADILY INCREASING NUMBER LIVING WITH HIV IN MINNESOTA
As of December 31, 2011, 7,136 people are known to be living with HIV in Minnesota. It is not known how many other Minnesotans are living with HIV, but have not yet been tested.
DISPROPORTIONATE IMPACT ON GAY AND BISEXUAL MEN OF ALL RACES
Gay and bisexual men continue to be disproportionately impacted by HIV in Minnesota. The numbers are particularly alarming among young gay and bisexual men (age 24 and under).
Of the 48 adolescent and young adult males newly infected with HIV in 2011, nearly all of them reported male to male sexual contact or male to male sexual contact along with injecting drug use as risk factors.
Of particular concern is the number of early syphilis cases among males which increased from 106 in 2009 to 246 in 2011. Of these 88% were gay and bisexual men and 57% of these cases are co-infected with HIV.
HIV HEAVILY CONCENTRATED IN METRO AREA, PARTICULARLY IN TWIN CITIES SUBURBS
In 2011, 35% of newly reported cases of HIV resided in Minneapolis, 15% in Saint Paul, 37% in Twin Cities’ suburbs, and 14% in Greater Minnesota.
DISPROPORTIONATE IMPACT ON COMMUNITIES OF COLOR
Overall, only 49% of newly reported cases occurred in Whites, while Whites make up 83% of Minnesota’s population. Disproportionately impacted communities include African Americans, who comprise 22% of new HIV infections in Minnesota and yet represent only 4% of the state’s population.
Women make up 25% of new infections, women of color experience disproportionately higher rates of HIV in Minnesota. Of women overall, African-born women comprised 36% and African American women comprised 28% of new infections.
African-born men saw a 31% increase in HIV cases from 2010 to 2011.
HIV statistics current as of December 31, 2011; courtesy of the Minnesota Department of Health.
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