AIDS hotspots: 15 states with most cases

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How's the war on AIDS going? New data from the CDC show that the number of new HIV infections is relatively stable, at about 50,000 new infections per year between 2006 and 2009. But the agency noted an alarming increase of HIV infections in young black men and MSM - the term the agency uses for "men who have sex with men."

Where are America's AIDS hotspots? Keep clicking to see the top 15 states with the most cases. The data come from a new report from the organization Avert.org, which ranks states according to the number of AIDS diagnoses in 2009 per 100,000 population.

15. California

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California kicks off the list of states with the highest number of AIDS diagnoses, with an average of 10.2 cases diagnosed per 100,000 people.

14. Nevada

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Number of AIDS diagnoses per 100,000 population: 10.6

13. Texas

Number of AIDS diagnoses per 100,000 population: 10.7

12. Tennessee

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Number of AIDS diagnoses per 100,000 population: 11.1

11. North Carolina

Number of AIDS diagnoses per 100,000 population: 11.6

10. Mississippi

Number of AIDS diagnoses per 100,000 population: 13.1

9. Georgia

Number of AIDS diagnoses per 100,000 population: 14.1

8. South Carolina

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Number of AIDS diagnoses per 100,000 population: 15.6

7. New Jersey

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Number of AIDS diagnoses per 100,000 population: 16.9

6. Delaware

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Number of AIDS diagnoses per 100,000 population: 18.0

5. Louisiana

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Number of AIDS diagnoses per 100,000 population: 19.4

4. Maryland

Number of AIDS diagnoses per 100,000 population: 19.9

3. Florida

Number of AIDS diagnoses per 100,000 population: 23.7

2. New York

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Number of AIDS diagnoses per 100,000 population: 24.6

1. District of Columbia

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The District of Columbia had a shockingly high number of AIDS diagnoses compared to all other regions of the U.S., with 119.8 diagnoses per 100,000 people.