The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recently compiled a list of the top states with the highest reported cases of AIDS. Although most cases of HIV/AIDS occur outside the United States, more than a million people were living with AIDS in the U.S. as of 2003. The CDC estimates that as many as 24-27% of people infected with HIV were unaware of their infection. CDC statistics on HIV and AIDS in the U.S. report data by age, race, state, and transmission category.

The top 10 states with most reported cases of HIV and/or AIDS in 2006 are:

1. New York (5,495 reported cases)
2. Florida (4,932)
3. California (3,960)
4. Texas (2,998)
5. Pennsylvania (1,893)
6. Maryland (1,626)
7. Georgia (1,605)
8. Illinois (1,382)
9. North Carolina (1,229)
10. New Jersey (1,065)

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_{Data source: CDC HIV/AIDS Surveillance Report: Cases of HIV Infection and AIDS in the United States and Dependent Areas, 2006.http://www.cdc.gov/hiv/topics/surveillance/basic.htm#area}

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