R eported AIDS

Reported AIDS Cases in 2007 Metropolitan Statistical Areas (

Metropolitan Statistical Areas (MSAs) are areas that contain a core urban area with a population of 50,000 or more people. **

• The South is currently the region with the largest proportion of AIDS cases from less urban and nonurban areas, while in the Northeast and the West, more than 90% of cases were in large metropolitan areas at the time of AIDS diagnosis [3].
• The five MSAs with the highest number of reported AIDS cases in descending order were: New York City, New York; Los Angeles, California; Miami, Florida; Washington, DC and Philadelphia, Pennsylvania [1].
• The five MSAs with the highest rates of reported AIDS cases were Miami, Florida; New Orleans, Louisiana; Baton Rouge, Louisiana; Washington, DC and Baltimore, Maryland [1].