The following is based on information provided by the New Jersey Department of Health and Senior Services (NJDHSS) Division of HIV/AIDS Services (DHAS).

• By mid 2005, 33,313 people are reported living with HIV or AIDS in New Jersey.
• Minorities account for 75% of adult/adolescent cumulative HIV/AIDS cases and 78% of all persons living with HIV/AIDS in New Jersey.
• Injection drug use and sexual contact remain the major modes of exposure to HIV infection. The proportion of reported cases with HIV/AIDS who were exposed through injection drug use (IDU) is lower than in the past, while the proportion of cases that were exposed through sexual contact is increasing.
• Almost seven of ten persons living with HIV/AIDS are over 40 years of age or older.
• 36% of people living with HIV/AIDS in New Jersey are females, 3 out of 4 of them are currently 20-49 years old.

We're Number One
Did you know that among the 50 United States:

• NJ has the highest estimated proportion of women living with AIDS?
• NJ has the third largest proportion of children living with HIV/AIDS?
• NJ ranks ninth among states in total population, but remains fifth in the total number of AIDS cases reported - only New York, California, Florida, and Texas have more cases.