Since 1981, 600,000 cases have been reported in the United States. It is believed that 900,000 Americans may be infected with HIV. So you might have AIDS and you dont know. AIDS is growing most rapidly among minority populations and women. According to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the prevalence of AIDS is six times higher in African-Americans and three times higher among Hispanics than among whites. AIDS was first reported in the United States in 1981 and HIV was first identified in 1983. Aids can be the killer of the United States.