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Local Data: Boston

In 2018, there were 5,514 people living with HIV in Boston.
In 2018, 129 people were newly diagnosed with HIV.

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HIV Prevalence

Number of people living with HIV, 2018 5,514

Percent of people living with HIV, by Sex, 2018

4,263.0% 1,251.0%
  • Male
  • Female

Percent of people living with HIV, by Race/Ethnicity, 2018

2,182.0% 1,262.0% 1,871.0%
  • Black
  • Hispanic/Latinx
  • White

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, 2018 129

Percent of people newly diagnosed with HIV, by Sex, 2018

552.0% 180.0%
  • Male
  • Female

Percent of people newly diagnosed with HIV, by Race/Ethnicity, 2018

294.0% 223.0% 184.0%
  • Black
  • Hispanic/Latinx
  • White

Number of New HIV Diagnoses, 2014-2018

Number of New HIV Diagnoses 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 100 150 200 181 134 146 142 129

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

HIV Mortality

Number of deaths of people living with HIV in Boston, 2018 66

Number of deaths of people living with HIV in Massachusetts, 2020 311

Demographics, 2010

Total Population 612,365

City Population by Race/Ethnicity

  • American Indian / Alaska Native (0.2%)
  • Asian (8.8%)
  • Black (22.5%)
  • Hispanic / Latinx (17.6%)
  • White (46.8%)
  • Multiple Race (2.4%)
  • Other* (1.7%)

*Includes other races/ethnicities or missing/suppressed data

HIV Prevalence Rate Ratios, by Race/Ethnicity, 2018

The rate of Black males living with an HIV diagnosis is 2.0 times that of White males.

The rate of Hispanic/Latino males living with an HIV diagnosis is 1.8 times that of White males.

The rate of Black females living with an HIV diagnosis is 13.9 times that of White females.

The rate of Hispanic/Latina females living with an HIV diagnosis is 6.1 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.

City*

82.2% 17.8%

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, 2018

Percent of People Living with HIV, by Transmission Category, 2018

Male Transmission Categories

  • Injection Drug Use (10.7%)
  • Heterosexual Contact (5.0%)
  • Male-to-Male Sexual Contact (62.0%)
  • Male-to-Male Sexual Contact & Injection Drug Use (6.1%)
  • Other* (16.2%)

Female Transmission Categories

  • Injection Drug Use (18.9%)
  • Heterosexual Contact (31.8%)
  • Other* (49.3%)

*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, 2018

Percent of People Newly Diagnosed with HIV, by Transmission Category, 2018

Male Transmission Categories

  • Injection Drug Use (5.8%)
  • Heterosexual Contact (4.0%)
  • Male-to-Male Sexual Contact (63.2%)
  • Male-to-Male Sexual Contact & Injection Drug Use (3.3%)
  • Other* (23.7%)

Female Transmission Categories

  • Injection Drug Use (12.8%)
  • Heterosexual Contact (11.7%)
  • Other* (75.5%)

*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
92.0% 91.1% 89.7% 88.5%

Percent of Population with a High School Education, 2020

0.480 0.483 0.493 0.482

Income Inequality (Gini Coefficient), 2020

9.0% 9.4% 11.6% 12.8%

Percent of Population Living in Poverty, 2020

$93,537 $87,288 $72,698 $64,994

Median Household Income, 2020

8.5% 9.4% 9.2% 8.1%

Percent of Population Unemployed, 2020

15.7% 15.5% 16.2% 14.2%

Percent of Population Living in Unstable Housing, 2020

Sexually Transmitted Diseases, 2020

500 400 300 200 100 0 456.8 361.3 413.5 481.3 Chlamydia 107.0 108.7 152.7 206.5 Gonnorhea 8.4 8.9 10.6 12.7 Primary & Secondary Syphilis Rates of Sexually Transmitted Diseases per 100,000 Population, 2020
  • City*
  • State
  • Region
  • United States

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