AIDSVu

AIDSVu is an interactive online map depicting the HIV epidemic in the U.S.

You are here: Home / Profiles / North Dakota

Local Data: North Dakota

In 2021, there were 543 people living with HIV in North Dakota.
In 2021, 37 people were newly diagnosed with HIV.

HIV Prevalence

Number of people living with HIV, 2021 543

Rate of people living with HIV per 100,000 population, 2021 85

Percent of people living with HIV, by Sex, 2021

66.9% 33.1%
  • Male
  • Female

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

41.8% 6.3% 42.9%
  • Black
  • Hispanic/Latinx
  • White

Percent of people living with HIV, by Age, 2021

4.2% 19.3% 27.3% 21.7% 27.4%
  • 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 85 State 222 Region 384 United States

New HIV Diagnoses

Number of new HIV diagnoses, 2021 37

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

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

62.2% 37.8%
  • Male
  • Female

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

32.4% 8.1% 45.9%
  • Black
  • Hispanic/Latinx
  • White

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

18.9% 32.4% 21.6% 21.6% 5.4%
  • 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 0 25 50 12 13 14 13 9 19 20 20 45 39 35 40 37 37

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 363

Rate of PrEP users per 100,000 population, 2022 57

Percent of PrEP users, by Sex, 2022

95.6% 4.7%
  • Male
  • Female

Percent of PrEP users, by Race/Ethnicity, 2022

6.1% 6.1% 86.2%
  • Black
  • Hispanic/Latinx
  • White

Percent of PrEP users, by Age, 2022

19.0% 43.0% 20.1% 12.9% 5.0%
  • 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 0 200 400 0 5 14 36 60 90 140 170 203 265 363

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 9.81

PNR, by Sex, 2022 Male: 15.09 Female: 1.21

PNR, by Race/Ethnicity, 2022 Black: 1.83 Hispanic/Latinx: 7.33 White: 18.41

PNR, by Age, 2022 Aged 13-24: 9.86 Aged 25-34: 13.00 Aged 35-44: 9.13 Aged 45-54: 5.88 Aged 55+: 9.00

PNR, 2012-2022

PNR 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 0.00 5.00 10.00 0.00 0.26 0.70 1.80 1.33 2.31 4.00 4.25 5.49 7.16 9.81

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 27.0% Late Diagnoses 83.8% Linked to Care 79.4% Receipt of Care 62.6% 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 10

Proportion of people with a late HIV diagnosis, by Race/Ethnicity, 2021 Black: 33.3% Hispanic/Latinx: 33.3% White: 23.5%

Percent of new HIV diagnoses that were diagnosed late, 2021 27.0%

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 31

Proportion of people linked to HIV care, by Sex, 2021 Male: 87.0% Female: 78.6%

Proportion of people linked to HIV care, by Race/Ethnicity, 2021 Black: 91.7% Hispanic/Latinx: 100.0% White: 76.5%

Percent of people diagnosed with HIV and linked to HIV care, 2021 83.8%

Proportion of people linked to HIV care, by Age, 2021 Aged 13-24: 85.7% Aged 25-34: 66.7% Aged 35-44: 100.0% Aged 45-54: 100.0% Aged 55+: 50.0%

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 402

Proportion of people linked to HIV care, by Sex, 2021 Male: 78.4% Female: 81.7%

Proportion of people linked to HIV care, by Race/Ethnicity, 2021 Black: 78.9% Hispanic/Latinx: 77.4% White: 81.1%

Percent of people living with HIV who received HIV care, 2021 79.4%

Proportion of people linked to HIV care, by Age, 2021 Aged 13-24: 90.5% Aged 25-34: 74.0% Aged 35-44: 75.4% Aged 45-54: 84.6% Aged 55+: 81.5%

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 317

Proportion of people linked to HIV care, by Sex, 2021 Male: 63.7% Female: 60.4%

Proportion of people linked to HIV care, by Race/Ethnicity, 2021 Black: 59.6% Hispanic/Latinx: 54.8% White: 70.0%

Percent of people living with HIV who were virally suppressed, 2021 62.6%

Proportion of people linked to HIV care, by Age, 2021 Aged 13-24: 42.9% Aged 25-34: 58.3% Aged 35-44: 63.4% Aged 45-54: 62.4% Aged 55+: 68.5%

HIV Mortality

Number of deaths of people with HIV, 2021 6

Rate of deaths of people with HIV per 100,000 population, 2021 1

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

83.3% 16.7%
  • Male
  • Female

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

16.7% 16.7% 66.7%
  • Black
  • Hispanic/Latinx
  • White

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

16.7% 83.3%
  • Aged 45-54
  • Aged 55+

Demographics, 2021

Total Population 774,948

State Population by Race/Ethnicity

  • American Indian / Alaska Native (5.2%)
  • Asian (1.6%)
  • Black (3.3%)
  • Hispanic / Latinx (4.4%)
  • Native Hawaiian / Other Pacific Islander (0.1%)
  • White (83.2%)
  • Multiple Race (2.2%)

HIV Prevalence Rate Ratios, by Race/Ethnicity, 2021

The rate of Black males living with an HIV diagnosis is 12.8 times that of White males.

The rate of Hispanic/Latino males living with an HIV diagnosis is 2.2 times that of White males.

The rate of Black females living with an HIV diagnosis is 125.7 times that of White females.

The rate of Hispanic/Latina females living with an HIV diagnosis is 10.0 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

73.0% 27.0%

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 (6.9%)
  • Heterosexual Contact (15.2%)
  • Male-to-Male Sexual Contact (69.4%)
  • Male-to-Male Sexual Contact & Injection Drug Use (7.4%)
  • Other/Unknown* (1.1%)

Female Transmission Categories

  • Injection Drug Use (10.0%)
  • Heterosexual Contact (83.3%)
  • Other/Unknown* (6.7%)

*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 (13.0%)
  • Heterosexual Contact (17.4%)
  • Male-to-Male Sexual Contact (60.9%)
  • Male-to-Male Sexual Contact & Injection Drug Use (8.7%)

Female Transmission Categories

  • Injection Drug Use (14.3%)
  • Heterosexual Contact (85.7%)

*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 0.8 3.4 5.9 2019 1.2 4.0 6.8 2020 0.9 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 29.6% Overall Men 30.3% Women 28.8% By Sex 18-24 22.8% 25-34 39.5% 35-44 46.3% 45-54 34.6% 55-64 25.4% 65+ 12.0% By Age White 27.0% Black 47.4% Hispanic/ Latinx 46.3% American Indian/ Alaskan Native 48.0% Multiple Race 53.7% By Race/Ethnicity

Social Determinants of Health, 2021

  • State
  • Region
  • United States
93.3% 91.3% 88.9%

Percent of Population with a High School Education, 2021

0.451 0.463 0.482

Income Inequality (Gini Coefficient), 2021

10.7% 12.0% 12.6%

Percent of Population Living in Poverty, 2021

$68,131 $65,858 $69,021

Median Household Income, 2021

8.8% 7.9% 10.3%

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

3.1% 4.7% 5.3%

Percent of Population Unemployed, 2021

7.7% 9.9% 10.2%

Percent of Population Living with Food Insecurity, 2021

10.0% 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

600 480 360 240 120 0 511.5 492.6 495.5 Chlamydia 223.9 218.9 214.0 Gonorrhea 6.3 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.

Sign up for AIDSVu updates.