There are three times as many white people as black people in the US living below the poverty line (absolute numbers, not percent). So if it was just a poverty

There are three times as many white people as black people in the US living below the poverty line (absolute numbers, not percent). So if it was just a poverty issue, you'd expect to see more HIV cases amongst white heterosexuals than black heterosexuals. in 2010: 31 million white 10 million black 13 million hispanic http://www.infoplease.com/ipa/A0104525.html http://www.infoplease.com/ipa/A0104525.html