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Local Data: Massachusetts

In 2019, there were 21,065 people living with HIV in Massachusetts.
In 2019, 535 people were newly diagnosed with HIV.

HIV Prevalence

Number of people living with HIV, 2019 21,065

Rate of people living with HIV per 100,000 population, 2019 355

Percent of people living with HIV, by Sex, 2019

70.6% 29.4%
  • Male
  • Female

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

29.9% 27.1% 38.5%
  • Black
  • Hispanic/Latinx
  • White

Percent of people living with HIV, by Age, 2019

1.8% 10.6% 15.4% 26.9% 45.3%
  • 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 0 355 State 494 Region 380 United States

New HIV Diagnoses

Number of new HIV diagnoses, 2019 535

Rate of new HIV diagnoses per 100,000 population, 2019 9

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

73.8% 26.2%
  • Male
  • Female

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

32.0% 27.1% 32.3%
  • Black
  • Hispanic/Latinx
  • White

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

13.1% 35.7% 20.4% 14.4% 16.4%
  • 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 500 650 800 742 683 702 674 706 671 648 598 640 608 649 535

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

20 16 12 8 4 0 9 State 11 Region 13 United States

PrEP (Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis)

Number of PrEP users, 2019 8,812

Rate of PrEP users per 100,000 population, 2019 148

Percent of PrEP users, by Sex, 2019

93.8% 6.1%
  • Male
  • Female

Percent of PrEP users, by Age, 2019

16.1% 41.9% 20.9% 14.2% 9.0%
  • 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 900 4,900 8,900 913 1,196 2,075 3,959 4,502 5,241 7,395 8,812

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 13.56

PNR, by Sex, 2019 Male: 17.78 Female: 2.92

PNR, by Age, 2019 Aged 13-24: 18.45 Aged 25-34: 18.17 Aged 35-44: 10.96 Aged 45-54: 11.36 Aged 55+: 8.62

PNR, 2012-2019

PNR 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 0.00 10.00 20.00 1.29 1.77 3.19 6.60 7.02 8.74 11.38 13.56

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 20.4% Late Diagnoses 90.8% Linked to Care 78.8% Receipt of Care 71.1% 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 109

Percent of new HIV diagnoses that were diagnosed late, 2019 20.4%

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 486

Percent of people diagnosed with HIV and linked to HIV care, 2019 90.8%

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 16,162

Percent of people living with HIV who received HIV care, 2019 78.8%

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 14,581

Percent of people living with HIV who were virally suppressed, 2019 71.1%

HIV Mortality

Number of deaths of people with HIV, 2019 167

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

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

74.9% 25.1%
  • Male
  • Female

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

28.1% 27.5% 43.7%
  • Black
  • Hispanic/Latinx
  • White

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

1.2% 4.8% 9.6% 21.0% 63.5%
  • Aged 13-24
  • Aged 25-34
  • Aged 35-44
  • Aged 45-54
  • Aged 55+

Demographics, 2019

Total Population 6,892,503

State Population by Race/Ethnicity

  • American Indian / Alaska Native (0.2%)
  • Asian (7.1%)
  • Black (7.3%)
  • Hispanic / Latinx (12.4%)
  • White (71.1%)
  • Multiple Race (1.9%)

HIV Prevalence Rate Ratios, by Race/Ethnicity, 2019

The rate of Black males living with an HIV diagnosis is 5.2 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 22.7 times that of White females.

The rate of Hispanic/Latina females living with an HIV diagnosis is 8.9 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

79.6% 20.4%

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 (18.2%)
  • Heterosexual Contact (10.0%)
  • Male-to-Male Sexual Contact (63.9%)
  • Male-to-Male Sexual Contact & Injection Drug Use (6.4%)
  • Other* (1.5%)

Female Transmission Categories

  • Injection Drug Use (29.5%)
  • Heterosexual Contact (67.3%)
  • Other* (3.2%)

*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 (25.0%)
  • Heterosexual Contact (21.5%)
  • Male-to-Male Sexual Contact (43.5%)
  • Male-to-Male Sexual Contact & Injection Drug Use (9.5%)
  • Other* (0.5%)

Female Transmission Categories

  • Injection Drug Use (25.7%)
  • Heterosexual Contact (73.6%)
  • Other* (0.7%)

*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 5.2 7.7 6.0 2017 5.1 7.2 5.9 2018 2.8 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?"

60 48 36 24 12 0 49.9% Overall Men 37.8% Women 40.3% By Sex 18-24 28.9% 25-34 55.4% 35-44 56.2% 45-54 48.2% 55-64 36.3% 65+ 16.0% By Age White 35.3% Black 53.7% Hispanic/ Latinx 59.2% Asian 31.0% Multiple Race 48.4% By Race/Ethnicity

Social Determinants of Health, 2019

  • State
  • Region
  • United States
91.3% 89.3% 88.6%

Percent of Population with a High School Education, 2019

0.480 0.494 0.481

Income Inequality (Gini Coefficient), 2019

9.5% 11.3% 12.3%

Percent of Population Living in Poverty, 2019

$85,700 $73,145 $65,712

Median Household Income, 2019

3.5% 6.5% 10.4%

Percent of Population Lacking Health Insurance, 2019

3.0% 3.7% 3.7%

Percent of Population Unemployed, 2019

8.4% 9.6% 10.5%

Percent of Population Living with Food Insecurity, 2019

14.9% 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

Substance Abuse & Mental Health Services Administration, FY 2019 $2,946,942

Ryan White HIV/AIDS Program, FY 2019 $49,020,557

Housing Opportunities for Persons With AIDS, FY 2019 $5,452,978

Total Funding, FY 2019 $57,420,477

Sexually Transmitted Diseases, 2019

600 480 360 240 120 0 458.1 510.6 551.1 Chlamydia 107.2 144.8 187.8 Gonnorhea 8.8 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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