Sadly, Fresno has made a list no city wants to be on. The top 25 list of cities by HIV/AIDS diagnosis. But the facts don’t lie. HIV and AIDS are ever-present throughout America. Here are the current HIV and AIDS rates according to the U.S. Census Department:
So, in Fresno’s case, their are 13.5 HIV/AIDS cases for every 100,000 people and a total of 1,829 reported cases. These are just the people who are tested and reported. Know your status, talk to your partner.
HIV RATES Per 100,000/Cumulative number of cases
1 Miami, Florida 37.2/64,573
2 Baton Rouge, Louisiana 30.6 /4,565
3 Jacksonville, Florida 29.1/ 7,292
4 New York, New York-New Jersey-Pennsylvania 27/ 223,508
5 Washington, D.C.-Virginia-Maryland-West Virginia 26.6 /37,916
6 Columbia, South Carolina 23.5 /3,949
7 Memphis, Tennessee-Mississippi-Arkansas 23.3/ 6,018
8 Orlando, Florida 23.3 /10,457
9 New Orleans-Metairie-Kenner, Louisiana 23/ 9,941
10 Baltimore-Towson, Maryland 22.8/ 23,875
11 Jackson, Mississippi 22.2/ 2,881
12 San Juan-Caguas-Guaynabo, Puerto Rico 20 /24,126
13 Lakeland, Florida 18.9/ 2,210
14 Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Marietta, Georgia 18.7/ 27,313
15 San Francisco, California 18.3/ 44,422
16 Tampa-St Petersburg-Clearwater, Florida 17.4/ 13,135
17 San Antonio, Texas 12.3/5,892
18 Charlotte-Gastonia-Concord, North Carolina-South Carolina 15.7/ 4,123
19 Houston-Baytown-Sugar Land, Texas 15.1 /29,556
20 Charleston-North Charleston, South Carolina 14.4/ 2,423
21 Raleigh-Cary, North Carolina 14.3/ 2,632
22 Nashville-Davidson-Murfreesboro, Tennessee 13.7/ 4,570
23 Fresno, California 13.5/ 1,829
24 Cape Coral-Fort Myers, Florida 13.2/ 2,034
25 Columbus, Ohio 12.9 /3,966
