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Local Data: Minnesota

In 2021, there were 9,223 people living with HIV in Minnesota.
In 2021, 297 people were newly diagnosed with HIV.

HIV Prevalence

Number of people living with HIV, 2021 9,223

Rate of people living with HIV per 100,000 population, 2021 193

Percent of people living with HIV, by Sex, 2021

74.6% 25.4%
  • Male
  • Female

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

36.8% 12.0% 42.6%
  • Black
  • Hispanic/Latinx
  • White

Percent of people living with HIV, by Age, 2021

2.9% 13.4% 21.6% 24.4% 37.6%
  • 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

400 320 240 160 80 0 193 State 222 Region 384 United States

New HIV Diagnoses

Number of new HIV diagnoses, 2021 297

Rate of new HIV diagnoses per 100,000 population, 2021 6

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

78.5% 21.5%
  • Male
  • Female

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

41.8% 14.5% 34.7%
  • Black
  • Hispanic/Latinx
  • White

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

19.9% 30.0% 26.9% 15.5% 7.7%
  • 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 200 300 400 331 384 334 294 316 303 309 297 296 278 288 276 230 297

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

20 16 12 8 4 0 6 State 8 Region 13 United States

PrEP (Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis)

Number of PrEP users, 2022 6,633

Rate of PrEP users per 100,000 population, 2022 139

Percent of PrEP users, by Sex, 2022

95.1% 4.9%
  • Male
  • Female

Percent of PrEP users, by Race/Ethnicity, 2022

7.0% 4.1% 85.3%
  • Black
  • Hispanic/Latinx
  • White

Percent of PrEP users, by Age, 2022

13.0% 40.9% 24.2% 11.8% 10.1%
  • 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 100 3,400 6,700 144 221 534 1,121 1,768 2,405 3,319 4,139 4,322 5,297 6,633

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 22.33

PNR, by Sex, 2022 Male: 27.08 Female: 5.05

PNR, by Race/Ethnicity, 2022 Black: 3.77 Hispanic/Latinx: 6.28 White: 54.94

PNR, by Age, 2022 Aged 13-24: 14.59 Aged 25-34: 30.47 Aged 35-44: 20.09 Aged 45-54: 16.98 Aged 55+: 29.22

PNR, 2012-2022

PNR 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 0.00 15.00 30.00 0.46 0.73 1.73 3.77 5.97 8.65 11.52 15.00 18.79 17.84 22.33

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 22.2% Late Diagnoses 85.5% Linked to Care 73.3% Receipt of Care 66.9% 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 66

Proportion of people with a late HIV diagnosis, by Race/Ethnicity, 2021 Black: 24.2% Hispanic/Latinx: 32.6% White: 13.6%

Percent of new HIV diagnoses that were diagnosed late, 2021 22.2%

Linked to HIV Care

Linkage to care is defined as having a visit with a health care provider and getting a CD4 or viral load test within one month of being diagnosed with HIV.

Number of people diagnosed with HIV and linked to HIV care, 2021 254

Proportion of people linked to HIV care, by Sex, 2021 Male: 85.4% Female: 85.9%

Proportion of people linked to HIV care, by Race/Ethnicity, 2021 Black: 83.9% Hispanic/Latinx: 88.4% White: 85.4%

Percent of people diagnosed with HIV and linked to HIV care, 2021 85.5%

Proportion of people linked to HIV care, by Age, 2021 Aged 13-24: 78.0% Aged 25-34: 86.5% Aged 35-44: 90.0% Aged 45-54: 84.8% Aged 55+: 87.0%

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 6,531

Proportion of people linked to HIV care, by Sex, 2021 Male: 73.6% Female: 72.2%

Proportion of people linked to HIV care, by Race/Ethnicity, 2021 Black: 69.2% Hispanic/Latinx: 66.5% White: 78.2%

Percent of people living with HIV who received HIV care, 2021 73.3%

Proportion of people linked to HIV care, by Age, 2021 Aged 13-24: 81.0% Aged 25-34: 74.1% Aged 35-44: 74.0% Aged 45-54: 71.9% Aged 55+: 72.8%

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, 2021 5,962

Proportion of people linked to HIV care, by Sex, 2021 Male: 68.0% Female: 63.5%

Proportion of people linked to HIV care, by Race/Ethnicity, 2021 Black: 61.3% Hispanic/Latinx: 61.5% White: 73.3%

Percent of people living with HIV who were virally suppressed, 2021 66.9%

Proportion of people linked to HIV care, by Age, 2021 Aged 13-24: 68.4% Aged 25-34: 65.2% Aged 35-44: 65.3% Aged 45-54: 65.9% Aged 55+: 69.1%

HIV Mortality

Number of deaths of people with HIV, 2021 107

Rate of deaths of people with HIV per 100,000 population, 2021 2

Percent of deaths of people with HIV, by Sex, 2021

82.2% 17.8%
  • Male
  • Female

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

34.6% 10.3% 49.5%
  • Black
  • Hispanic/Latinx
  • White

Percent of deaths of people with HIV, by Age, 2021

0.9% 4.7% 17.8% 16.8% 59.8%
  • Aged 13-24
  • Aged 25-34
  • Aged 35-44
  • Aged 45-54
  • Aged 55+

Demographics, 2021

Total Population 5,707,390

State Population by Race/Ethnicity

  • American Indian / Alaska Native (1.1%)
  • Asian (5.3%)
  • Black (7.2%)
  • Hispanic / Latinx (5.8%)
  • Native Hawaiian / Other Pacific Islander (0.1%)
  • White (78.1%)
  • Multiple Race (2.4%)

HIV Prevalence Rate Ratios, by Race/Ethnicity, 2021

The rate of Black males living with an HIV diagnosis is 6.9 times that of White males.

The rate of Hispanic/Latino males living with an HIV diagnosis is 4.1 times that of White males.

The rate of Black females living with an HIV diagnosis is 37.6 times that of White females.

The rate of Hispanic/Latina females living with an HIV diagnosis is 5.3 times that of White females.

Late HIV Diagnoses, 2021

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

State

77.8% 22.2%

Region

79.7% 20.3%

United States

78.9% 21.1%
  • Diagnosed with HIV
  • Diagnosed with AIDS

People Living with HIV, by Transmission Category, 2021

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

Male Transmission Categories

  • Injection Drug Use (5.1%)
  • Heterosexual Contact (7.9%)
  • Male-to-Male Sexual Contact (76.9%)
  • Male-to-Male Sexual Contact & Injection Drug Use (8.8%)
  • Other/Unknown* (1.3%)

Female Transmission Categories

  • Injection Drug Use (13.6%)
  • Heterosexual Contact (81.6%)
  • Other/Unknown* (4.8%)

*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, 2021

Percent of People Newly Diagnosed with HIV, by Transmission Category, 2021

Male Transmission Categories

  • Injection Drug Use (7.3%)
  • Heterosexual Contact (7.7%)
  • Male-to-Male Sexual Contact (77.8%)
  • Male-to-Male Sexual Contact & Injection Drug Use (7.3%)

Female Transmission Categories

  • Injection Drug Use (18.5%)
  • Heterosexual Contact (78.5%)
  • Other/Unknown* (3.0%)

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

HIV Mortality Rates, 2019-2021

  • State
  • Region
  • United States
7 5.6 4.2 2.8 1.4 0 1.8 3.4 5.9 2019 2.0 4.0 6.8 2020 2.2 3.9 7.0 2021 Mortality Rates of Persons Diagnosed with HIV per 100,000 population, 2019-2021

HIV Testing, 2021

These data represent 2021 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?"

60 48 36 24 12 0 30.7% Overall Men 29.1% Women 32.2% By Sex 18-24 22.1% 25-34 39.8% 35-44 46.0% 45-54 38.8% 55-64 28.5% 65+ 12.5% By Age White 28.7% Black 51.3% Hispanic/ Latinx 36.9% American Indian/ Alaskan Native 53.9% Asian 23.2% Multiple Race 49.9% Other 32.0% By Race/Ethnicity

Social Determinants of Health, 2021

  • State
  • Region
  • United States
93.6% 91.3% 88.9%

Percent of Population with a High School Education, 2021

0.449 0.463 0.482

Income Inequality (Gini Coefficient), 2021

9.2% 12.0% 12.6%

Percent of Population Living in Poverty, 2021

$77,706 $65,858 $69,021

Median Household Income, 2021

5.4% 7.9% 10.3%

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

3.8% 4.7% 5.3%

Percent of Population Unemployed, 2021

7.4% 9.9% 10.2%

Percent of Population Living with Food Insecurity, 2021

10.7% 11.6% 14.3%

Percent of Population Living in Unstable Housing, 2021

Medicaid Expansion, 2023

Not Adopted Adopted but Not Implemented Adopted and Implemented

Status of state action on the Medicaid expansion decision as of May 08, 2023.

Sexually Transmitted Diseases, 2021

500 400 300 200 100 0 395.5 492.6 495.5 Chlamydia 169.3 218.9 214.0 Gonorrhea 9.9 12.9 16.2 Syphilis Rates of Sexually Transmitted Diseases per 100,000 Population, 2021
  • State
  • Region
  • United States

HIV Criminalization, 2022

States with HIV-Specific Criminal Laws/Statutes

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

States That Have Prosecuted PLWH

State has prosecuted people living with HIV under non-HIV-specific, general criminal laws.

Status of state criminalization laws are as of June 28, 2022. Source: CHLP.

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