• Black people in the U.S. have been disproportionately affected by HIV since the epidemic’s beginning, and that disparity has deepened over time.
• Although they represent only 12% of the U.S. population, Black people account for a much larger share of HIV diagnoses (39%), people living with HIV (40%), and deaths among people with HIV (43%) than any other racial/ethnic group in the U.S.
• Among Black Americans, Black women, youth, and gay and bisexual men have been disproportionately impacted by HIV.