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Local Data: Massachusetts

In 2020, there were 21,047 people living with HIV in Massachusetts.
In 2020, 434 people were newly diagnosed with HIV.

HIV Prevalence

Number of people living with HIV, 2020 21,047

Rate of people living with HIV per 100,000 population, 2020 354

Percent of people living with HIV, by Sex, 2020

70.7% 29.3%
  • Male
  • Female

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

30.0% 27.3% 38.2%
  • Black
  • Hispanic/Latinx
  • White

Percent of people living with HIV, by Age, 2020

1.6% 10.3% 15.5% 25.1% 47.5%
  • 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, 2020

500 400 300 200 100 0 354 State 493 Region 382 United States

New HIV Diagnoses

Number of new HIV diagnoses, 2020 434

Rate of new HIV diagnoses per 100,000 population, 2020 7

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

72.6% 27.4%
  • Male
  • Female

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

31.3% 26.5% 38.7%
  • Black
  • Hispanic/Latinx
  • White

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

10.6% 36.4% 23.7% 15.9% 13.4%
  • Aged 13-24
  • Aged 25-34
  • Aged 35-44
  • Aged 45-54
  • Aged 55+

Number of New HIV Diagnoses, 2008-2020

Number of New HIV Diagnoses 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 400 600 800 741 679 700 672 704 668 649 599 640 602 648 538 434

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

20 16 12 8 4 0 7 State 9 Region 11 United States

PrEP (Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis)

Number of PrEP users, 2021 10,301

Rate of PrEP users per 100,000 population, 2021 173

Percent of PrEP users, by Sex, 2021

93.1% 6.8%
  • Male
  • Female

Percent of PrEP users, by Race/Ethnicity, 2021

7.0% 11.7% 76.2%
  • Black
  • Hispanic/Latinx
  • White

Percent of PrEP users, by Age, 2021

15.4% 40.4% 21.5% 12.3% 10.3%
  • Aged 13-24
  • Aged 25-34
  • Aged 35-44
  • Aged 45-54
  • Aged 55+

Number of PrEP Users, 2012-2021

Number of PrEP Users 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 600 5,500 10,400 642 697 945 2,027 3,626 5,128 7,203 8,780 9,144 10,301

PrEP-to-Need Ratio (PNR)

The 2021 PrEP-to-Need Ratio (PNR) is the ratio of the number of PrEP users in 2021 to the number of people newly diagnosed with HIV in 2020. PNR serves as a measurement for whether PrEP use appropriately reflects the need for HIV prevention. A lower PNR indicates more unmet need.

PNR, 2021 23.74

PNR, by Sex, 2021 Male: 30.44 Female: 5.92

PNR, by Race/Ethnicity, 2021 Black: 5.32 Hispanic/Latinx: 10.47 White: 46.75

PNR, by Age, 2021 Aged 13-24: 34.57 Aged 25-34: 26.33 Aged 35-44: 21.51 Aged 45-54: 18.38 Aged 55+: 18.28

PNR, 2012-2021

PNR 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 0.00 15.00 30.00 0.91 1.04 1.46 3.38 5.67 8.52 11.12 16.32 21.07 23.74

HIV Continuum of Care, 2020

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 23.0% Late Diagnoses 88.0% Linked to Care 73.6% Receipt of Care 66.4% Viral Suppression Diagnoses-based HIV Continuum Care, 2020

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 100

Proportion of people with a late HIV diagnoses, by Race/Ethnicity, 2020 Black: 27.9% Hispanic/Latinx: 19.1% White: 21.4%

Percent of new HIV diagnoses that were diagnosed late, 2020 23.0%

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, 2020 382

Proportion of people linked to HIV care, by Sex, 2020 Male: 87.9% Female: 88.2%

Proportion of people linked to HIV care, by Race/Ethnicity, 2020 Black: 87.5% Hispanic/Latinx: 89.6% White: 86.9%

Percent of people diagnosed with HIV and linked to HIV care, 2020 88.0%

Proportion of people linked to HIV care, by Age, 2020 Aged 13-24: 95.7% Aged 25-34: 89.2% Aged 35-44: 82.5% Aged 45-54: 85.5% Aged 55+: 91.4%

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 15,169

Proportion of people linked to HIV care, by Sex, 2020 Male: 73.5% Female: 74.0%

Proportion of people linked to HIV care, by Race/Ethnicity, 2020 Black: 71.5% Hispanic/Latinx: 72.0% White: 76.3%

Percent of people living with HIV who received HIV care, 2020 73.6%

Proportion of people linked to HIV care, by Age, 2020 Aged 13-24: 81.4% Aged 25-34: 75.0% Aged 35-44: 72.3% Aged 45-54: 73.4% Aged 55+: 73.6%

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, 2020 13,685

Proportion of people linked to HIV care, by Sex, 2020 Male: 66.8% Female: 65.5%

Proportion of people linked to HIV care, by Race/Ethnicity, 2020 Black: 63.4% Hispanic/Latinx: 64.5% White: 70.1%

Percent of people living with HIV who were virally suppressed, 2020 66.4%

Proportion of people linked to HIV care, by Age, 2020 Aged 13-24: 71.2% Aged 25-34: 65.7% Aged 35-44: 63.9% Aged 45-54: 65.6% Aged 55+: 67.8%

HIV Mortality

Number of deaths of people with HIV, 2020 311

Rate of deaths of people with HIV per 100,000 population, 2020 5

Percent of deaths of people with HIV, by Sex, 2020

70.1% 29.9%
  • Male
  • Female

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

28.3% 21.9% 46.6%
  • Black
  • Hispanic/Latinx
  • White

Percent of deaths of people with HIV, by Age, 2020

6.1% 7.1% 17.0% 69.8%
  • Aged 25-34
  • Aged 35-44
  • Aged 45-54
  • Aged 55+

Demographics, 2020

Total Population 7,022,220

State Population by Race/Ethnicity

  • American Indian / Alaska Native (0.2%)
  • Asian (7.3%)
  • Black (7.4%)
  • Hispanic / Latinx (12.6%)
  • White (70.5%)
  • Multiple Race (1.9%)
  • Other* (0.1%)

*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 5.1 times that of White males.

The rate of Hispanic/Latino males living with an HIV diagnosis is 3.7 times that of White males.

The rate of Black females living with an HIV diagnosis is 22.4 times that of White females.

The rate of Hispanic/Latina females living with an HIV diagnosis is 8.5 times that of White females.

Late HIV Diagnoses, 2020

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

State

77.0% 23.0%

Region

77.5% 22.5%

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 (17.8%)
  • Heterosexual Contact (9.9%)
  • Male-to-Male Sexual Contact (64.2%)
  • Male-to-Male Sexual Contact & Injection Drug Use (6.4%)
  • Other* (1.7%)

Female Transmission Categories

  • Injection Drug Use (29.0%)
  • Heterosexual Contact (67.7%)
  • Other* (3.3%)

*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

  • Injection Drug Use (18.4%)
  • Heterosexual Contact (10.2%)
  • Male-to-Male Sexual Contact (64.1%)
  • Male-to-Male Sexual Contact & Injection Drug Use (7.3%)

Female Transmission Categories

  • Injection Drug Use (30.3%)
  • Heterosexual Contact (68.1%)
  • Other* (1.6%)

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

HIV Mortality Rates, 2018-2020

  • State
  • Region
  • United States
10 8 6 4 2 0 5.2 7.4 5.9 2018 5.0 7.6 5.9 2019 5.2 9.3 6.5 2020 Mortality Rates of Persons Diagnosed with HIV per 100,000 population, 2018-2020

HIV Testing, 2020

These data represent 2020 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 38.4% Overall Men 37.4% Women 39.3% By Sex 18-24 26.8% 25-34 45.8% 35-44 56.5% 45-54 45.8% 55-64 38.0% 65+ 21.3% By Age White 36.1% Black 55.6% Hispanic/ Latinx 48.6% Asian 25.3% Multiple Race 57.1% By Race/Ethnicity

Social Determinants of Health, 2020

  • State
  • Region
  • United States
91.1% 89.7% 88.5%

Percent of Population with a High School Education, 2020

0.483 0.493 0.482

Income Inequality (Gini Coefficient), 2020

9.4% 11.6% 12.8%

Percent of Population Living in Poverty, 2020

$87,288 $72,698 $64,994

Median Household Income, 2020

3.2% 6.4% 10.4%

Percent of Population (<65) Lacking Health Insurance, 2020

9.4% 9.2% 8.1%

Percent of Population Unemployed, 2020

8.4% 9.3% 10.7%

Percent of Population Living with Food Insecurity, 2020

15.5% 16.2% 14.2%

Percent of Population Living in Unstable Housing, 2020

Medicaid Expansion, 2022

Not Adopted Adopted but Not Implemented Adopted and Implemented

Status of state action on the Medicaid expansion decision as of June 28, 2022.

Sexually Transmitted Diseases, 2020

500 400 300 200 100 0 361.3 413.5 481.3 Chlamydia 108.7 152.7 206.5 Gonnorhea 8.9 10.6 12.7 Syphilis Rates of Sexually Transmitted Diseases per 100,000 Population, 2020
  • 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.

HIV Federal Funding/Programs, Federal HIV/AIDS Grant Funding, FY 2018

Substance Abuse & Mental Health Services Administration, FY 2018 $2,946,942

Ryan White HIV/AIDS Program, FY 2018 $49,020,557

Housing Opportunities for Persons With AIDS, FY 2018 $5,452,978

Total Funding, FY 2018 $57,420,477

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