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Local Data: Chicago

In 2018, there were 18,719 people living with HIV in Chicago.
In 2018, 724 people were newly diagnosed with HIV.

HIV Prevalence

Number of people living with HIV, 2018 18,719

Rate of people living with HIV per 100,000 population, 2018 838

Percent of people living with HIV, by Sex, 2018

81.6% 18.4%
  • Male
  • Female

Percent of people living with HIV, by Race/Ethnicity, 2018

51.2% 21.6% 20.9%
  • Black
  • Hispanic/Latinx
  • White

Rate of people living with HIV per 100,000 population, by Geography, 2018

900 720 540 360 180 0 838 City 335 State 214 Region 375 United States

New HIV Diagnoses

Number of new HIV diagnoses, 2018 724

Rate of new HIV diagnoses per 100,000 population, 2018 32

Percent of people newly diagnosed with HIV, by Sex, 2014-2018

84.1% 15.9%
  • Male
  • Female

Percent of people newly diagnosed with HIV, by Race/Ethnicity, 2014-2018

54.3% 22.6% 17.9%
  • Black
  • Hispanic/Latinx
  • White

Percent of people newly diagnosed with HIV, by Age, 2014-2018

25.9% 54.0% 16.5% 3.6%
  • Aged 13-24
  • Aged 25-44
  • Aged 45-59
  • Aged 60+

Number of New HIV Diagnoses, 2014-2018

Number of New HIV Diagnoses 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 700 800 900 899 895 874 757 724

Rate of people newly diagnosed with HIV per 100,000 population, by Geography, 2018

40 32 24 16 8 0 32 City 13 State 9 Region 14 United States

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, 2014-2018 781

Proportion of people with a late HIV diagnoses, by Sex, 2014-2018 Male: 18.6% Female: 19.9%

Proportion of people with a late HIV diagnoses, by Race/Ethnicity, 2014-2018 Black: 17.7% Hispanic/Latinx: 23.7% White: 14.5%

Percent of new HIV diagnoses that were diagnosed late, 2014-2018 18.8%

Proportion of people with a late HIV diagnoses, by Age, 2014-2018 Aged 13-24: 8.9% Aged 25-44: 18.5% Aged 45-59: 31.5% Aged 60+: 35.9%

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, 2014-2018 3,225

Proportion of people linked to HIV care, by Sex, 2014-2018 Male: 77.4% Female: 75.9%

Proportion of people linked to HIV care, by Race/Ethnicity, 2014-2018 Black: 73.0% Hispanic/Latinx: 79.8% White: 85.1%

Percent of people diagnosed with HIV and linked to HIV care, 2014-2018 77.7%

Proportion of people linked to HIV care, by Age, 2014-2018 Aged 13-24: 72.7% Aged 25-44: 79.1% Aged 45-59: 78.3% Aged 60+: 73.9%

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, 2018 12,297

Proportion of people who received HIV care, by Sex, 2018 Male: 75.4% Female: 75.8%

Proportion of people who received HIV care, by Race/Ethnicity, 2018 Black: 75.8% Hispanic/Latinx: 73.1% White: 75.9%

Percent of people living with HIV who received HIV care, 2018 75.5%

Proportion of people who received HIV care, by Age, 2018 Aged 13-24: 76.4% Aged 25-44: 74.5% Aged 45-59: 76.8% Aged 60+: 74.4%

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, 2018 9,339

Proportion of people who were virally suppressed, by Sex, 2018 Male: 55.1% Female: 50.5%

Proportion of people who were virally suppressed, by Race/Ethnicity, 2018 Black: 51.6% Hispanic/Latinx: 57.2% White: 55.6%

Percent of people living with HIV who were virally suppressed, 2018 54.3%

Proportion of people who were virally suppressed, by Age, 2018 Aged 13-24: 49.8% Aged 25-44: 52.6% Aged 45-59: 56.8% Aged 60+: 52.9%

HIV Mortality

Number of deaths of people with HIV in Chicago, 2018 262

Number of deaths of people with HIV in Illinois, 2018 543

Demographics, 2010

Total Population 2,680,484

City Population by Race/Ethnicity

  • American Indian / Alaska Native (0.2%)
  • Asian (5.4%)
  • Black (32.3%)
  • Hispanic / Latinx (28.9%)
  • White (31.8%)
  • Multiple Race (1.3%)
  • Other* (0.1%)

*Includes other races/ethnicities or missing/suppressed data

HIV Prevalence Rate Ratios, by Race/Ethnicity, 2018

The rate of Black males living with an HIV diagnosis is 2.3 times that of White males.

The rate of Hispanic/Latino males living with an HIV diagnosis is 1.2 times that of White males.

The rate of Black females living with an HIV diagnosis is 13.6 times that of White females.

The rate of Hispanic/Latina females living with an HIV diagnosis is 3.8 times that of White females.

Number of Transgender People Living with HIV, 2018

Male to Female 264

Female to Male 46

Late HIV Diagnoses, 2018

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

City

82.6% 17.4%

State

79.9% 20.1%

Region

77.5% 22.5%

United States

79.2% 20.8%
  • Diagnosed with HIV
  • Diagnosed with AIDS

People Living with HIV, by Transmission Category, 2018

Percent of People Living with HIV, by Transmission Category, 2018

Male Transmission Categories

  • Injection Drug Use (6.5%)
  • Heterosexual Contact (4.6%)
  • Male-to-Male Sexual Contact (71.6%)
  • Male-to-Male Sexual Contact & Injection Drug Use (6.0%)
  • Other* (11.3%)

Female Transmission Categories

  • Injection Drug Use (18.6%)
  • Heterosexual Contact (50.9%)
  • Other* (30.5%)

*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, 2018

Percent of People Newly Diagnosed with HIV, by Transmission Category, 2018

Male Transmission Categories

  • Injection Drug Use (1.1%)
  • Heterosexual Contact (4.1%)
  • Male-to-Male Sexual Contact (76.8%)
  • Male-to-Male Sexual Contact & Injection Drug Use (3.2%)
  • Other* (14.8%)

Female Transmission Categories

  • Injection Drug Use (5.0%)
  • Heterosexual Contact (50.6%)
  • Other* (44.4%)

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

Social Determinants of Health, 2018

  • City
  • State
  • Region
  • United States
89.0% 89.5% 90.8% 88.3%

Percent of Population with a High School Education, 2018

0.485 0.485 0.466 0.482

Income Inequality (Gini Coefficient), 2018

11.2% 12.1% 12.5% 13.1%

Percent of Population Living in Poverty, 2018

$70,760 $65,063 $59,657 $61,937

Median Household Income, 2018

4.1% 4.3% 3.7% 3.9%

Percent of Population Unemployed, 2018

16.3% 14.3% 12.2% 14.5%

Percent of Population Living in Unstable Housing, 2018

Sexually Transmitted Diseases, 2018

700 560 420 280 140 0 631.7 604.0 524.0 539.9 Chlamydia 205.4 198.6 184.5 179.1 Gonnorhea 13.4 11.0 7.1 10.8 Syphilis Rates of Sexually Transmitted Diseases per 100,000 Population, 2018
  • City
  • State
  • Region
  • United States

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