• New Jersey ranks 1st in the number of women with HIV/AIDS
• 35% of those living with HIV/AIDS are females.
• 4 out of every 5 of them are minorities.
• The majority of them are African American.
• 3 out of 4 females with HIV/AIDS are 20-49 years old.
• New Jersey ranks 3rd in the number of pediatric HIV/AIDS cases.
• 86% of pediatric cases living with HIV/AIDS are minorities.
• New Jersey ranks 5 th in the number of HIV/AIDS cases in the United States
• 32,401 people reported living with HIV/AIDS as of June 30, 2004.
• Minorities account for 78% of all people living with HIV/AIDS.
• Over half of persons with HIV/AIDS are Non-Hispanic Blacks.
• 2/3 of people living with HIV/AIDS are 40 years of age or older.
• Intravenous drug use and sexual contact remain the major method of exposure to HIV.
• Sexual contact cases are increasing.
• Camden County has 2470 cumulative HIV/AIDS case
• Burlington County has 946 cumulative HIV/AIDS cases
• Gloucester County has 494 cumulative HIV/AIDS cases
• Salem County has 262 cumulative HIV/AIDS cases

Source: New Jersey HIV/AIDS report: June 30, 2004

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AIDS has claimed more U.S. lives than World War II. It is time to stop the count!