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Local Data: Cook County, IL

In 2021, there were 25,728 people living with HIV in Cook County.
In 2021, 586 people were newly diagnosed with HIV.

HIV Prevalence

Number of people living with HIV, 2021 25,728

Rate of people living with HIV per 100,000 population, 2021 586

Percent of people living with HIV, by Sex, 2021

81.5% 18.5%
  • Male
  • Female

Percent of people living with HIV, by Race/Ethnicity, 2021

47.4% 23.0% 19.9%
  • Black
  • Hispanic/Latinx
  • White

Percent of people living with HIV, by Age, 2021

3.1% 18.4% 20.3% 22.2% 36.0%
  • Aged 13-24
  • Aged 25-34
  • Aged 35-44
  • Aged 45-54
  • Aged 55+

Rate of people living with HIV per 100,000 population, by Geography, 2021

600 480 360 240 120 0 586 County 333 State 222 Region 384 United States

New HIV Diagnoses

Number of new HIV diagnoses, 2021 843

Rate of new HIV diagnoses per 100,000 population, 2021 19

Percent of people newly diagnosed with HIV, by Sex, 2021

85.5% 14.5%
  • Male
  • Female

Percent of people newly diagnosed with HIV, by Race/Ethnicity, 2021

49.9% 26.8% 16.1%
  • Black
  • Hispanic/Latinx
  • White

Percent of people newly diagnosed with HIV, by Age, 2021

20.9% 38.8% 17.8% 11.6% 10.9%
  • Aged 13-24
  • Aged 25-34
  • Aged 35-44
  • Aged 45-54
  • Aged 55+

Number of New HIV Diagnoses, 2008-2021

Number of New HIV Diagnoses 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 700 1,050 1,400 1,364 1,276 1,226 1,192 1,238 1,198 1,120 1,166 1,108 989 989 902 759 843

Rate of people newly diagnosed with HIV per 100,000 population, by Geography, 2021

20 16 12 8 4 0 19 County 11 State 8 Region 13 United States

PrEP (Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis)

Number of PrEP users, 2022 16,271

Rate of PrEP users per 100,000 population, 2022 373

Percent of PrEP users, by Sex, 2022

94.5% 5.6%
  • Male
  • Female

Percent of PrEP users, by Age, 2022

9.6% 42.7% 27.6% 11.9% 8.4%
  • Aged 13-24
  • Aged 25-34
  • Aged 35-44
  • Aged 45-54
  • Aged 55+

Number of PrEP Users, 2012-2022

Number of PrEP Users 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 200 8,250 16,300 266 337 1,487 3,452 5,718 7,992 10,459 12,283 12,083 13,869 16,271

PrEP-to-Need Ratio (PNR)

The 2022 PrEP-to-Need Ratio (PNR) is the ratio of the number of PrEP users in 2022 to the number of people newly diagnosed with HIV in 2021. PNR serves as a measurement for whether PrEP use appropriately reflects the need for HIV prevention. A lower PNR indicates more unmet need.

PNR, 2022 19.30

PNR, by Sex, 2022 Male: 21.32 Female: 7.42

PNR, by Age, 2022 Aged 13-24: 8.90 Aged 25-34: 21.23 Aged 35-44: 29.91 Aged 45-54: 19.72 Aged 55+: 14.93

PNR, 2012-2022

PNR 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 0.00 10.00 20.00 0.21 0.28 1.33 2.96 5.16 8.08 10.58 13.62 15.92 16.45 19.30

HIV Continuum of Care, 2021

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 17.0% Late Diagnoses 86.6% Linked to Care 75.5% Receipt of Care 60.9% Viral Suppression Diagnoses-based HIV Continuum Care, 2021

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, 2021 143

Percent of new HIV diagnoses that were diagnosed late, 2021 17.0%

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, 202122 730

Proportion of people with a late HIV diagnoses, by Sex, 2021 Male: 87.2% Female: 82.8%

Proportion of people with a late HIV diagnoses, by Race/Ethnicity, 2021 Black: 84.1% Hispanic/Latinx: 89.4% White: 89.7%

Percent of people diagnosed with HIV and linked to HIV care, 2021 86.6%

Proportion of people linked to HIV care, by Age, 2021 Aged 13-24: 85.2% Aged 25-34: 87.8% Aged 35-44: 87.3% Aged 45-54: 90.8% Aged 55+: 79.3%

Receipt of HIV Care

Receipt of HIV care is defined as those living with diagnosed HIV who received medical care for HIV and had at least one CD4 count or HIV viral load test in that year.

Number of people living with HIV who received HIV care, 2021 18,811

Proportion of people who received HIV care, by Sex, 2021 Male: 76.3% Female: 71.9%

Proportion of people linked to HIV care, by Race/Ethnicity, 2021 Black: 72.4% Hispanic/Latinx: 73.3% White: 80.7%

Percent of people living with HIV who received HIV care, 2021 75.5%

Proportion of people who received HIV care, by Age, 2021 Aged 13-24: 73.3% Aged 25-34: 75.2% Aged 35-44: 75.9% Aged 45-54: 75.6% Aged 55+: 75.6%

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, 2021 15,173

Proportion of people who were virally suppressed, by Sex, 2021 Male: 62.7% Female: 53.1%

Proportion of people linked to HIV care, by Race/Ethnicity, 2021 Black: 53.9% Hispanic/Latinx: 60.4% White: 73.8%

Percent of people living with HIV who were virally suppressed, 2021 60.9%

Proportion of people who were virally suppressed, by Age, 2021 Aged 13-24: 56.0% Aged 25-34: 57.0% Aged 35-44: 61.0% Aged 45-54: 62.3% Aged 55+: 62.5%

Demographics, 2020

Total Population 5,275,541

County Population by Race/Ethnicity

  • American Indian / Alaska Native (0.1%)
  • Asian (7.7%)
  • Black (22.5%)
  • Hispanic / Latinx (26.2%)
  • White (40.5%)
  • Other* (3.0%)

*Includes other races/ethnicities or missing/suppressed data

Urbanicity, 2013

More Urban More Rural 1 2 3 4 5 6

*Full CDC urbanicity definitions can be found here.

People Living with HIV, by Transmission Category, 2021

Percent of People Living with HIV, by Transmission Category, 2021

Male Transmission Categories

  • Injection Drug Use (5.9%)
  • Heterosexual Contact (6.1%)
  • Male-to-Male Sexual Contact (65.8%)
  • Male-to-Male Sexual Contact & Injection Drug Use (5.2%)
  • Other* (17.0%)

Female Transmission Categories

  • Injection Drug Use (21.1%)
  • Heterosexual Contact (75.3%)
  • Other* (3.6%)

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

HIV Testing, 2016-2017

Percent ever tested for HIV, 2016-2017 41%

Percent tested in the past year for HIV, 2016-2017 14%

Social Determinants of Health, 2021

  • County
  • State
  • Region
  • United States
88.0% 89.9% 91.3% 88.9%

Percent of Population with a High School Education, 2021

0.505 0.481 0.463 0.482

Income Inequality (Gini Coefficient), 2021

13.5% 11.8% 12.0% 12.6%

Percent of Population Living in Poverty, 2021

$72,121 $72,563 $65,858 $69,021

Median Household Income, 2021

10.2% 8.1% 7.9% 10.3%

Percent of Population (<65) Lacking Health Insurance, 2021

6.9% 6.1% 4.7% 5.3%

Percent of Population Unemployed, 2021

17.6% 13.9% 11.6% 14.3%

Percent of Population Living in Unstable Housing, 2021

Sexually Transmitted Diseases, 2021

800 640 480 320 160 0 764.3 566.9 492.6 495.5 Chlamydia 343.0 240.3 218.9 214.0 Gonorrhea 19.8 11.7 12.9 16.2 Syphilis Rates of Sexually Transmitted Diseases per 100,000 Population, 2021
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