text: Of the 12,200 new infections which occurred among youth in 2010, 10,100 were among young men and 2,100 were among young women. An estimated 7000 newly infected youth were blacks/African Americans (5600 young men and 1400 young women). An estimated 2,390 newly infected youth were Hispanics/Latinos (2100 young men and 290 young women). An estimated 2380 were whites (2100 young men and 280 young women.