Objective:To analyze epidemiological characteristics on new reported HIV infected people in Jiangsu Province in 2008. Methods:According to the data of surveillance reports on HIV/ AIDS in 2008,Excel database was established and statistical analysis of data were performed with SAS 8.0 software. Results:Of 870 new reported HIV positive cases in 2008,65% were the resident of Jiangsu;76% were male;50% were married;27% were farmer;heterosexual transmission accounted for 40.57%;men who have sex with men(MSM) accounted for 26.55%;the average age was 36±12 years;19.54% of cases were at the stage of AIDS patients. There were significant differences in the distribution of transmitted routes,occupation,marriage and region of residence between HIV and AIDS stage;CD4+ counts of 51.61% of cases were less than 350 counts/μl. Conclusion:Unprotected sexual contact was the major HIV transmitted mode,while the proportion of MSM has the trend to increase;the proportion of old people increased rapidly. It is necessary to devote greater efforts to control transmission of HIV among old people,farmer and student;HIV/AIDS,especially AIDS patients,were mainly found in medical organizations,measures of earlier finding of HIV positive cases need to be strengthened.