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Local Data: Milwaukee

In 2020, there were 2,882 people living with HIV in Milwaukee.
In 2020, 105 people were newly diagnosed with HIV.

HIV Prevalence

Number of people living with HIV, 2020 2,882

Rate of people living with HIV per 100,000 population, 2020 371

Percent of people living with HIV, by Sex, 2020

79.5% 20.5%
  • Male
  • Female

Percent of people living with HIV, by Race/Ethnicity, 2020

57.9% 15.0% 22.7%
  • Black
  • Hispanic/Latinx
  • White

Percent of people living with HIV, by Age, 2020

4.3% 37.5% 39.0% 19.2%
  • Aged 13-24
  • Aged 25-44
  • Aged 45-59
  • Aged 60+

Rate of people living with HIV per 100,000 population, by Geography, 2020

400 320 240 160 80 0 371 City 134 State 220 Region 382 United States

New HIV Diagnoses

Number of new HIV diagnoses, 2020 105

Rate of new HIV diagnoses per 100,000 population, 2020 14

Percent of people newly diagnosed with HIV, by Sex, 2020

79.0% 21.0%
  • Male
  • Female

Percent of people newly diagnosed with HIV, by Race/Ethnicity, 2020

62.9% 17.1% 17.1%
  • Black
  • Hispanic/Latinx
  • White

Percent of people newly diagnosed with HIV, by Age, 2020

27.6% 55.2% 10.5% 6.7%
  • Aged 13-24
  • Aged 25-44
  • Aged 45-59
  • Aged 60+

Number of New HIV Diagnoses, 2016-2020

Number of New HIV Diagnoses 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 100 150 200 116 134 116 114 105

Rate of people newly diagnosed with HIV per 100,000 population, by Geography, 2020

20 16 12 8 4 0 14 City 4 State 7 Region 11 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, 2020 28

Proportion of people with a late HIV diagnoses, by Sex, 2020 Male: 24.1% Female: 36.4%

Proportion of people with a late HIV diagnoses, by Race/Ethnicity, 2020 Black: 31.8%

Percent of new HIV diagnoses that were diagnosed late, 2020 26.7%

Proportion of people with a late HIV diagnoses, by Age, 2020 Aged 13-24: 24.1% Aged 25-44: 25.9% Aged 45-59: 54.5%

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, 2020 82

Proportion of people linked to HIV care, by Sex, 2020 Male: 78.3% Female: 77.3%

Proportion of people linked to HIV care, by Race/Ethnicity, 2020 Black: 77.3% Hispanic/Latinx: 77.8% White: 77.8%

Percent of people diagnosed with HIV and linked to HIV care, 2020 78.1%

Proportion of people linked to HIV care, by Age, 2020 Aged 13-24: 75.9% Aged 25-44: 79.3% Aged 45-59: 90.9%

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, 2020 2,119

Proportion of people who received HIV care, by Sex, 2020 Male: 80.7% Female: 80.4%

Proportion of people who received HIV care, by Race/Ethnicity, 2020 Black: 81.0% Hispanic/Latinx: 72.7% White: 83.4%

Percent of people living with HIV who received HIV care, 2020 80.6%

Proportion of people who received HIV care, by Age, 2020 Aged 13-24: 90.9% Aged 25-44: 78.1% Aged 45-59: 80.9% Aged 60+: 82.8%

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, 2020 1,923

Proportion of people who were virally suppressed, by Sex, 2020 Male: 66.5% Female: 67.5%

Proportion of people who were virally suppressed, by Race/Ethnicity, 2020 Black: 64.0% Hispanic/Latinx: 62.8% White: 74.4%

Percent of people living with HIV who were virally suppressed, 2020 66.7%

Proportion of people who were virally suppressed, by Age, 2020 Aged 13-24: 59.7% Aged 25-44: 61.4% Aged 45-59: 70.3% Aged 60+: 71.6%

HIV Mortality

Number of deaths of people living with HIV in Milwaukee, 2020 47

Number of deaths of people living with HIV in Wisconsin, 2020 98

Demographics, 2010

Total Population 947,830

City Population by Race/Ethnicity

  • American Indian / Alaska Native (0.5%)
  • Asian (3.4%)
  • Black (26.2%)
  • Hispanic / Latinx (13.3%)
  • White (54.3%)
  • Multiple Race (2.0%)
  • Other* (0.3%)

*Includes other races/ethnicities or missing/suppressed data

HIV Prevalence Rate Ratios, by Race/Ethnicity, 2020

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 2.8 times that of White males.

The rate of Black females living with an HIV diagnosis is 13.1 times that of White females.

The rate of Hispanic/Latina females living with an HIV diagnosis is 7.6 times that of White females.

Number of Transgender People Living with HIV, 2020

Male to Female 76

Late HIV Diagnoses, 2020

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

City

73.3% 26.7%

State

77.5% 22.5%

Region

78.8% 21.2%

United States

78.4% 21.6%
  • Diagnosed with HIV
  • Diagnosed with AIDS

People Living with HIV, by Transmission Category, 2020

Percent of People Living with HIV, by Transmission Category, 2020

Male Transmission Categories

  • Injection Drug Use (5.5%)
  • Heterosexual Contact (5.4%)
  • Male-to-Male Sexual Contact (69.7%)
  • Male-to-Male Sexual Contact & Injection Drug Use (5.2%)
  • Other* (14.2%)

Female Transmission Categories

  • Injection Drug Use (14.6%)
  • Heterosexual Contact (48.3%)
  • Other* (37.1%)

*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, 2020

Percent of People Newly Diagnosed with HIV, by Transmission Category, 2020

Male Transmission Categories

  • Male-to-Male Sexual Contact (65.1%)
  • Other* (34.9%)

Female Transmission Categories

  • Heterosexual Contact (22.7%)
  • Other* (77.3%)

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

Social Determinants of Health, 2020

  • City
  • State
  • Region
  • United States
91.8% 92.6% 91.0% 88.5%

Percent of Population with a High School Education, 2020

0.477 0.445 0.463 0.482

Income Inequality (Gini Coefficient), 2020

13.0% 10.0% 12.3% 12.8%

Percent of Population Living in Poverty, 2020

$63,739 $64,901 $62,054 $64,994

Median Household Income, 2020

7.1% 6.3% 7.5% 8.1%

Percent of Population Unemployed, 2020

14.3% 11.4% 11.7% 14.2%

Percent of Population Living in Unstable Housing, 2020

Sexually Transmitted Diseases, 2020

900 720 540 360 180 0 821.1 456.2 487.4 481.3 Chlamydia 334.0 177.7 230.0 206.5 Gonnorhea 6.7 6.3 8.8 12.7 Primary & Secondary Syphilis Rates of Sexually Transmitted Diseases per 100,000 Population, 2020
  • City*
  • State
  • Region
  • United States

*2019 city data displayed

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