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Local Data: United States

In 2019, there were 1,059,121 people living with HIV in the U.S.
In 2019, 36,720 people were newly diagnosed with HIV.

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HIV Prevalence

Number of people living with HIV, 2019 1,059,121

Rate of people living with HIV per 100,000 population, 2019 380

Percent of people living with HIV, by Sex, 2019

76.6% 23.4%
  • Male
  • Female

Percent of people living with HIV, by Race/Ethnicity, 2019

39.8% 25.0% 28.7%
  • Black
  • Hispanic/Latinx
  • White

Percent of people living with HIV, by Age, 2019

2.9% 15.5% 18.5% 25.7% 37.4%
  • Aged 13-24
  • Aged 25-34
  • Aged 35-44
  • Aged 45-54
  • Aged 55+

New HIV Diagnoses

Number of new HIV diagnoses, 2019 36,720

Rate of new HIV diagnoses per 100,000 population, 2019 13

Percent of people newly diagnosed with HIV, by Sex, 2019

81.0% 19.0%
  • Male
  • Female

Percent of people newly diagnosed with HIV, by Race/Ethnicity, 2019

41.7% 28.6% 24.5%
  • Black
  • Hispanic/Latinx
  • White

Percent of people newly diagnosed with HIV, by Age, 2019

20.8% 35.7% 13.4% 10.6%
  • Aged 13-24
  • Aged 25-34
  • Aged 45-54
  • Aged 55+

Number of New HIV Diagnoses, 2008-2019

Number of New HIV Diagnoses 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 36,700 42,400 48,100 48,073 45,453 43,723 41,898 41,172 39,775 40,500 40,268 39,962 38,739 37,813 36,720

PrEP (Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis)

Number of PrEP users, 2019 227,046

Rate of PrEP users per 100,000 population, 2019 81

Percent of PrEP users, by Sex, 2019

92.6% 7.4%
  • Male
  • Female

Percent of PrEP users, by Age, 2019

14.9% 39.9% 23.8% 15.5% 8.6%
  • Aged 13-24
  • Aged 25-34
  • Aged 35-44
  • Aged 45-54
  • Aged 55+

Number of PrEP Users, 2012-2019

Number of PrEP Users 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 10,400 118,750 227,100 10,494 15,076 32,807 71,559 99,436 135,941 188,903 227,046

PrEP-to-Need Ratio (PNR)

The 2019 PrEP-to-Need Ratio (PNR) is the ratio of the number of PrEP users in 2019 to the number of people newly diagnosed with HIV in 2018. PNR serves as a measurement for whether PrEP use appropriately reflects the need for HIV prevention. A lower PNR indicates more unmet need.

PNR, 2019 6.00

PNR, by Sex, 2019 Male: 6.86 Female: 2.34

PNR, by Age, 2019 Aged 13-24: 4.27 Aged 25-34: 6.71 Aged 35-44: 7.42 Aged 45-54: 6.55 Aged 55+: 5.09

PNR, 2012-2019

PNR 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 0.00 3.00 6.00 0.25 0.38 0.81 1.77 2.48 3.50 4.99 6.00

HIV Continuum of Care, 2019*

Late Diagnoses and Linked to Care are among people newly diagnosed with HIV and Receipt of Care and Viral Suppression are among all people living with HIV.

100 80 60 40 20 20.4% Late Diagnoses 81.3% Linked to Care 76.0% Receipt of Care 65.5% Viral Suppression Diagnoses-based HIV Continuum Care, 2019

Late HIV Diagnoses

A late HIV diagnosis is defined as having an AIDS diagnosis within three months of initial HIV diagnosis.

Number of new HIV diagnoses that were diagnosed late, 2019 7,402

Proportion of people with a late HIV diagnoses, by Sex, 2019 Male: 20.5% Female: 20.6%

Proportion of people with a late HIV diagnoses, by Race/Ethnicity, 2019 Black: 19.3% Hispanic/Latinx: 21.3% White: 21.0%

Percent of new HIV diagnoses that were diagnosed late, 2019 20.4%

Proportion of people with a late HIV diagnoses, by Age, 2019 Aged 13-24: 8.3% Aged 25-34: 16.4% Aged 35-44: 25.2% Aged 45-54: 31.8% Aged 55+: 34.6%

Linked to HIV Care

Linkage to care is defined as having a visit with an HIV health care provider within one month of being diagnosed with HIV.

Number of people diagnosed with HIV and linked to HIV care, 2019 27,479

Proportion of people linked to HIV care, by Sex, 2019 Male: 81.5% Female: 80.1%

Proportion of people linked to HIV care, by Race/Ethnicity, 2019 Black: 78.4% Hispanic/Latinx: 84.4% White: 82.6%

Percent of people diagnosed with HIV and linked to HIV care, 2019 81.3%

Proportion of people linked to HIV care, by Age, 2019 Aged 13-24: 79.0% Aged 25-34: 80.8% Aged 35-44: 82.4% Aged 45-54: 83.3% Aged 55+: 83.4%

Receipt of HIV Care

Receipt of HIV care is defined as those living with diagnosed HIV who have recieved medical care for HIV.

Number of people living with HIV who received HIV care, 2019 703,023

Proportion of people who received HIV care, by Sex, 2019 Male: 75.9% Female: 75.8%

Proportion of people who received HIV care, by Race/Ethnicity, 2019 Black: 73.7% Hispanic/Latinx: 74.0% White: 79.4%

Percent of people living with HIV who received HIV care, 2019 76.0%

Proportion of people who received HIV care, by Age, 2019 Aged 13-24: 80.0% Aged 25-34: 77.6% Aged 35-44: 75.5% Aged 45-54: 76.4% Aged 55+: 74.8%

Viral Suppression

Viral suppression is defined as those living with diagnosed HIV who had suppressed HIV viral load (<200 copies/mL).

Number of people living with HIV who were virally suppressed, 2019 605,756

Proportion of people who were virally suppressed, by Sex, 2019 Male: 65.9% Female: 64.1%

Proportion of people who were virally suppressed, by Race/Ethnicity, 2019 Black: 60.8% Hispanic/Latinx: 64.6% White: 71.4%

Percent of people living with HIV who were virally suppressed, 2019 65.5%

Proportion of people who were virally suppressed, by Age, 2019 Aged 13-24: 63.3% Aged 25-34: 62.6% Aged 35-44: 63.3% Aged 45-54: 66.6% Aged 55+: 67.3%

HIV Mortality

Number of deaths of people with HIV, 2019 15,809

Rate of deaths of people with HIV per 100,000 population, 2019 6

Percent of deaths of people with HIV, by Sex, 2019

76.5% 23.5%
  • Male
  • Female

Percent of deaths of people with HIV, by Race/Ethnicity, 2019

42.0% 19.3% 31.1%
  • Black
  • Hispanic/Latinx
  • White

Percent of deaths of people with HIV, by Age, 2019

0.8% 6.7% 11.0% 22.6% 58.9%
  • Aged 13-24
  • Aged 25-34
  • Aged 35-44
  • Aged 45-54
  • Aged 55+

Demographics, 2019*

Total Population 328,239,523

National Population by Race/Ethnicity

  • American Indian / Alaska Native (0.7%)
  • Asian (5.8%)
  • Black (12.5%)
  • Hispanic / Latinx (18.5%)
  • Native Hawaiian / Other Pacific Islander (0.2%)
  • White (60.1%)
  • Multiple Race (2.2%)

HIV Prevalence Rate Ratios, by Race/Ethnicity, 2019

The rate of Black males living with an HIV diagnosis is 5.6 times that of White males.

The rate of Hispanic/Latino males living with an HIV diagnosis is 2.9 times that of White males.

The rate of Black females living with an HIV diagnosis is 17.2 times that of White females.

The rate of Hispanic/Latina females living with an HIV diagnosis is 4.9 times that of White females.

Late HIV Diagnoses, 2019

A late HIV diagnosis is defined as having an AIDS diagnosis within three months of initial HIV diagnosis.

United States

79.6% 20.4%
  • Diagnosed with HIV
  • Diagnosed with AIDS

People Living with HIV, by Transmission Category, 2019

Percent of People Living with HIV, by Transmission Category, 2019

Male Transmission Categories

  • Injection Drug Use (8.7%)
  • Heterosexual Contact (10.2%)
  • Male-to-Male Sexual Contact (73.0%)
  • Male-to-Male Sexual Contact & Injection Drug Use (7.1%)
  • Other* (1.0%)

Female Transmission Categories

  • Injection Drug Use (20.0%)
  • Heterosexual Contact (77.0%)
  • Other* (3.0%)

*Includes risk factor not reported or identified, along with hemophilia, blood transfusion, perinatal exposure, or missing/suppressed data.

People Newly Diagnosed with HIV, by Transmission Category, 2019

Percent of People Newly Diagnosed with HIV, by Transmission Category, 2019

Male Transmission Categories

  • Injection Drug Use (4.7%)
  • Heterosexual Contact (9.3%)
  • Male-to-Male Sexual Contact (81.0%)
  • Male-to-Male Sexual Contact & Injection Drug Use (4.9%)
  • Other* (0.1%)

Female Transmission Categories

  • Injection Drug Use (15.9%)
  • Heterosexual Contact (83.7%)
  • Other* (0.4%)

*Includes risk factor not reported or identified, along with hemophilia, blood transfusion, perinatal exposure, or missing/suppressed data.

HIV Mortality Rates, 2017-2019*

  • United States
6.6 5.4 4.2 3 1.8 0.6 6.0 2017 5.9 2018 5.6 2019 Age-adjusted rates of Death due to HIV per 100,000 population, 2017-2019

HIV Testing, 2019

These data represent 2018 weighted estimates of HIV testing prevalence by selected demographic characteristics, based on responses to the Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS) survey question, "Have you ever been tested for HIV?"

70 56 42 28 14 0 42.9% Overall Men 41.1% Women 44.6% By Sex 18-24 34.1% 25-34 57.6% 35-44 61.0% 45-54 52.5% 55-64 38.7% 65+ 18.9% By Age White 37.1% Black 65.8% Hispanic/ Latinx 51.0% American Indian/ Alaskan Native 52.1% Asian 31.6% Native Hawaiian/ Pacific Islander 45.2% Multiple Race 55.4% Other 44.3% By Race/Ethnicity

Social Determinants of Health, 2019*

Percent of Population with a High School Education, 2019 88.6%

Income Inequality (Gini Coefficient), 2019 0.481

Percent of Population Living in Poverty, 2019 12.3%

Median Household Income, 2019 $65,712

Percent of Population Lacking Health Insurance, 2019 10.4%

Percent of Population Unemployed, 2019 3.7%

Percent of Population Living with Food Insecurity, 2016-2019 10.5%

Percent of Population Living in Unstable Housing, 2019 13.7%

HIV Federal Funding/Programs, Federal HIV/AIDS Grant Funding, FY 2018

Substance Abuse & Mental Health Services Administration, FY 2018 $105,921,163

Ryan White HIV/AIDS Program, FY 2018 $91,197,440

Housing Opportunities for Persons With AIDS, FY 2018 $337,500,000

Total Funding, FY 2018 $534,618,603

Sexually Transmitted Diseases, 2019*

Rate of Chlamydia per 100,000 population, 2019 551.0

Rate of Gonnorhea per 100,000 population, 2019 17.8

Rate of Syphilis per 100,000 population, 2019 11.9

HIV Criminalization, 2020

States with HIV-Specific Criminal Laws/Statutes

States with HIV-specific criminal laws and/or sentence enhancements applicable to people living with HIV.

32 of 51 states

States That Have Prosecuted PLWH

States that have prosecuted people living with HIV under non-HIV-specific, general criminal laws.

25 of 51 states

AL
AK
AZ
AR
CA
CO
CT
DE
FL
GA
HI
ID
IL
IN
IA
KS
KY
LA
ME
MD
MA
MI
MN
MS
MO
MT
NE
NV
NH
NJ
NM
NY
NC
ND
OH
OK
OR
PA
RI
SC
SD
TN
TX
UT
VT
VA
WA
DC
WV
WI
WY

Status of state criminalization laws are as of July 28, 2020. Source: CHLP.

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