The following are key points from the data in the tables and graphs found on the “Data” tab. The “Sources and Notes” tab provides additional information about the data
- Blacks are disproportionately represented
among HIV and AIDS cases diagnosed from 2005 to 2007. Although
blacks comprise 19.3% of Franklin County’s population, they represent 37% of recent HIV diagnoses.
- In Franklin County, females account for
a larger proportion of recent HIV diagnoses among blacks than
among whites. Females were 4% of HIV cases reported in whites
and 16% of blacks from 2005 to 2007.
- Franklin County AIDS deaths trended upward from 1999 to 2004, dipping slightly until 2006 before rising to a three-year average of 42 per year.
 For
a printable PDF of the Analysis, Data, and Sources
and Notes for this indicator,
click here.
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