In 2006, approximately half of new AIDS diagnoses in the U.S. are among African Americans, and the AIDS case rate among African Americans is significantly higher than for whites. Most Americans are not aware of the disproportionate impact of the HIV epidemic on African Americans; just over a quarter say that African Americans are more likely than whites to be infected with HIV. African Americans themselves (34%) are somewhat more likely than whites (26%) and Latinos (21%) to say that this is true, but still the majority are unaware of the disparities.