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Local Data: Maine

In 2019, there were 1,649 people living with HIV in Maine.
In 2019, 30 people were newly diagnosed with HIV.

HIV Prevalence

Number of people living with HIV, 2019 1,649

Rate of people living with HIV per 100,000 population, 2019 141

Percent of people living with HIV, by Sex, 2019

79.0% 21.0%
  • Male
  • Female

Percent of people living with HIV, by Race/Ethnicity, 2019

17.8% 7.0% 71.6%
  • Black
  • Hispanic/Latinx
  • White

Percent of people living with HIV, by Age, 2019

1.6% 6.9% 16.6% 27.1% 47.8%
  • 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, 2019

500 400 300 200 100 0 141 State 494 Region 380 United States

New HIV Diagnoses

Number of new HIV diagnoses, 2019 30

Rate of new HIV diagnoses per 100,000 population, 2019 3

Percent of people newly diagnosed with HIV, by Sex, 2019

70.0% 30.0%
  • Male
  • Female

Percent of people newly diagnosed with HIV, by Race/Ethnicity, 2019

36.7% 6.7% 50.0%
  • Black
  • Hispanic/Latinx
  • White

Percent of people newly diagnosed with HIV, by Age, 2019

16.7% 26.7% 23.3% 16.7% 16.7%
  • Aged 13-24
  • Aged 25-34
  • Aged 35-44
  • Aged 45-54
  • Aged 55+

Number of New HIV Diagnoses, 2008-2019

Number of New HIV Diagnoses 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 20 40 60 45 56 55 50 49 35 59 47 53 29 30 30

Rate of people newly diagnosed with HIV per 100,000 population, by Geography, 2019

20 16 12 8 4 0 3 State 11 Region 13 United States

PrEP (Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis)

Number of PrEP users, 2019 480

Rate of PrEP users per 100,000 population, 2019 41

Percent of PrEP users, by Sex, 2019

93.8% 6.5%
  • Male
  • Female

Percent of PrEP users, by Age, 2019

14.0% 33.5% 23.8% 17.3% 12.9%
  • Aged 13-24
  • Aged 25-34
  • Aged 35-44
  • Aged 45-54
  • Aged 55+

Number of PrEP Users, 2012-2019

Number of PrEP Users 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 0 250 500 34 49 79 160 198 281 389 480

PrEP-to-Need Ratio (PNR)

The 2019 PrEP-to-Need Ratio (PNR) is the ratio of the number of PrEP users in 2019 to the number of people newly diagnosed with HIV in 2018. PNR serves as a measurement for whether PrEP use appropriately reflects the need for HIV prevention. A lower PNR indicates more unmet need.

PNR, 2019 16.00

PNR, by Sex, 2019 Male: 19.57 Female: 4.43

PNR, by Age, 2019 Aged 13-24: 22.33 Aged 25-34: 13.42 Aged 35-44: 16.29 Aged 45-54: 27.67 Aged 55+: 12.40

PNR, 2012-2019

PNR 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 0.00 10.00 20.00 0.69 1.40 1.32 3.40 3.74 9.69 12.97 16.00

HIV Continuum of Care, 2019

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 36.7% Late Diagnoses 93.3% Linked to Care 84.8% Receipt of Care 81.0% Viral Suppression Diagnoses-based HIV Continuum Care, 2019

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, 2019 11

Percent of new HIV diagnoses that were diagnosed late, 2019 36.7%

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, 2019 28

Percent of people diagnosed with HIV and linked to HIV care, 2019 93.3%

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, 2019 1,368

Percent of people living with HIV who received HIV care, 2019 84.8%

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, 2019 1,307

Percent of people living with HIV who were virally suppressed, 2019 81.0%

HIV Mortality

Number of deaths of people with HIV, 2019 39

Rate of deaths of people with HIV per 100,000 population, 2019 3

Percent of deaths of people with HIV, by Sex, 2019

79.5% 20.5%
  • Male
  • Female

Percent of deaths of people with HIV, by Race/Ethnicity, 2019

10.3% 2.6% 76.9%
  • Black
  • Hispanic/Latinx
  • White

Percent of deaths of people with HIV, by Age, 2019

2.6% 12.8% 23.1% 61.5%
  • Aged 25-34
  • Aged 35-44
  • Aged 45-54
  • Aged 55+

Demographics, 2019

Total Population 1,344,212

State Population by Race/Ethnicity

  • American Indian / Alaska Native (0.7%)
  • Asian (1.3%)
  • Black (1.6%)
  • Hispanic / Latinx (1.8%)
  • White (93.0%)
  • Multiple Race (1.7%)

HIV Prevalence Rate Ratios, by Race/Ethnicity, 2019

The rate of Black males living with an HIV diagnosis is 8.3 times that of White males.

The rate of Hispanic/Latino males living with an HIV diagnosis is 5.1 times that of White males.

The rate of Black females living with an HIV diagnosis is 74.2 times that of White females.

The rate of Hispanic/Latina females living with an HIV diagnosis is 8.8 times that of White females.

Late HIV Diagnoses, 2019

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

State

63.3% 36.7%

Region

78.0% 22.0%

United States

79.6% 20.4%
  • Diagnosed with HIV
  • Diagnosed with AIDS

People Living with HIV, by Transmission Category, 2019

Percent of People Living with HIV, by Transmission Category, 2019

Male Transmission Categories

  • Injection Drug Use (8.6%)
  • Heterosexual Contact (7.2%)
  • Male-to-Male Sexual Contact (77.0%)
  • Male-to-Male Sexual Contact & Injection Drug Use (5.8%)
  • Other* (1.4%)

Female Transmission Categories

  • Injection Drug Use (23.1%)
  • Heterosexual Contact (73.5%)
  • Other* (3.4%)

*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, 2019

Percent of People Newly Diagnosed with HIV, by Transmission Category, 2019

Male Transmission Categories

  • Injection Drug Use (33.3%)
  • Heterosexual Contact (22.2%)
  • Male-to-Male Sexual Contact (44.4%)
  • Other* (0.1%)

Female Transmission Categories

  • Injection Drug Use (11.1%)
  • Heterosexual Contact (88.9%)

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

HIV Mortality Rates, 2017-2019

  • State
  • Region
  • United States
8.8 7.2 5.6 4 2.4 0.8 3.0 7.7 6.0 2017 1.7 7.2 5.9 2018 3.3 7.2 5.6 2019 Age-adjusted rates of Death due to HIV per 100,000 population, 2017-2019

HIV Testing, 2019

These data represent 2018 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?"

80 64 48 32 16 0 48.1% Overall Men 35.2% Women 36.2% By Sex 18-24 31.3% 25-34 52.7% 35-44 58.3% 45-54 43.5% 55-64 31.0% 65+ 14.8% By Age White 34.8% Hispanic/ Latinx 49.3% American Indian/ Alaskan Native 76.9% Multiple Race 43.5% By Race/Ethnicity

Social Determinants of Health, 2019

  • State
  • Region
  • United States
93.2% 89.3% 88.6%

Percent of Population with a High School Education, 2019

0.449 0.494 0.481

Income Inequality (Gini Coefficient), 2019

10.9% 11.3% 12.3%

Percent of Population Living in Poverty, 2019

$58,824 $73,145 $65,712

Median Household Income, 2019

10.2% 6.5% 10.4%

Percent of Population Lacking Health Insurance, 2019

2.7% 3.7% 3.7%

Percent of Population Unemployed, 2019

12.0% 9.6% 10.5%

Percent of Population Living with Food Insecurity, 2019

11.2% 15.6% 13.7%

Percent of Population Living in Unstable Housing, 2019

Medicaid Expansion, 2020

Not Adopted Adopted but Not Implemented Adopted and Implemented

Status of state action on the Medicaid expansion decision as of October 8, 2021.

HIV Federal Funding/Programs, Federal HIV/AIDS Grant Funding, FY 2019

Ryan White HIV/AIDS Program, FY 2019 $3,571,568

Total Funding, FY 2019 $3,571,568

Sexually Transmitted Diseases, 2019

600 480 360 240 120 0 298.0 510.6 551.1 Chlamydia 40.9 144.8 187.8 Gonnorhea 4.1 9.9 11.9 Syphilis Rates of Sexually Transmitted Diseases per 100,000 Population, 2019
  • State
  • Region
  • United States

HIV Criminalization, 2020

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 July 28, 2020. Source: CHLP.

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