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Local Data: New York State

In 2019, there were 126,630 people living with HIV in New York State.
In 2019, 2,330 people were newly diagnosed with HIV.

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HIV Prevalence

Number of people living with HIV, 2019 126,630

Rate of people living with HIV per 100,000 population, 2019 765

Percent of people living with HIV, by Sex, 2019

71.9% 28.1%
  • Male
  • Female

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

37.1% 35.8% 17.5%
  • Black
  • Hispanic/Latinx
  • White

Percent of people living with HIV, by Age, 2019

2.0% 12.7% 15.9% 24.7% 44.8%
  • 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

800 640 480 320 160 0 765 State 494 Region 380 United States

New HIV Diagnoses

Number of new HIV diagnoses, 2019 2,330

Rate of new HIV diagnoses per 100,000 population, 2019 14

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

79.8% 20.2%
  • Male
  • Female

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

40.8% 37.1% 14.6%
  • Black
  • Hispanic/Latinx
  • White

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

18.9% 35.9% 18.9% 14.6% 11.7%
  • 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 2,300 3,450 4,600 4,560 4,157 3,904 3,773 3,517 3,231 3,307 3,051 2,820 2,729 2,449 2,330

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

20 16 12 8 4 0 14 State 11 Region 13 United States

PrEP (Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis)

Number of PrEP users, 2019 31,004

Rate of PrEP users per 100,000 population, 2019 187

Percent of PrEP users, by Sex, 2019

91.9% 8.0%
  • Male
  • Female

Percent of PrEP users, by Age, 2019

12.6% 43.6% 24.7% 14.0% 7.5%
  • 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 1,100 16,100 31,100 1,127 2,239 4,755 10,262 14,967 21,265 27,409 31,004

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 12.62

PNR, by Sex, 2019 Male: 14.54 Female: 5.01

PNR, by Age, 2019 Aged 13-24: 8.91 Aged 25-34: 15.56 Aged 35-44: 16.39 Aged 45-54: 11.93 Aged 55+: 7.36

PNR, 2012-2019

PNR 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 0.00 10.00 20.00 0.32 0.69 1.43 3.36 5.31 7.79 11.16 12.62

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 21.3% Late Diagnoses 87.0% Linked to Care 74.6% Receipt of Care 65.9% 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 496

Percent of new HIV diagnoses that were diagnosed late, 2019 21.3%

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 2,027

Percent of people diagnosed with HIV and linked to HIV care, 2019 87.0%

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, 2019 92,597

Percent of people living with HIV who received HIV care, 2019 74.6%

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, 2019 81,751

Percent of people living with HIV who were virally suppressed, 2019 65.9%

HIV Mortality

Number of deaths of people with HIV, 2019 1,787

Rate of deaths of people with HIV per 100,000 population, 2019 11

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

70.4% 29.6%
  • Male
  • Female

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

36.0% 36.2% 14.4%
  • Black
  • Hispanic/Latinx
  • White

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

0.4% 4.0% 7.1% 19.4% 69.1%
  • Aged 13-24
  • Aged 25-34
  • Aged 35-44
  • Aged 45-54
  • Aged 55+

Demographics, 2019

Total Population 19,453,561

State Population by Race/Ethnicity

  • American Indian / Alaska Native (0.3%)
  • Asian (8.8%)
  • Black (14.5%)
  • Hispanic / Latinx (19.3%)
  • White (55.3%)
  • Multiple Race (1.8%)

HIV Prevalence Rate Ratios, by Race/Ethnicity, 2019

The rate of Black males living with an HIV diagnosis is 6.4 times that of White males.

The rate of Hispanic/Latino males living with an HIV diagnosis is 5.4 times that of White males.

The rate of Black females living with an HIV diagnosis is 22.0 times that of White females.

The rate of Hispanic/Latina females living with an HIV diagnosis is 12.9 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

78.7% 21.3%

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 (16.3%)
  • Heterosexual Contact (10.3%)
  • Male-to-Male Sexual Contact (65.0%)
  • Male-to-Male Sexual Contact & Injection Drug Use (6.8%)
  • Other* (1.6%)

Female Transmission Categories

  • Injection Drug Use (26.9%)
  • Heterosexual Contact (69.1%)
  • Other* (4.0%)

*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 (19.9%)
  • Heterosexual Contact (32.3%)
  • Male-to-Male Sexual Contact (34.5%)
  • Male-to-Male Sexual Contact & Injection Drug Use (13.1%)
  • Other* (0.2%)

Female Transmission Categories

  • Injection Drug Use (15.5%)
  • Heterosexual Contact (84.0%)
  • Other* (0.5%)

*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
20 16 12 8 4 0 10.8 7.7 6.0 2017 10.5 7.2 5.9 2018 10.8 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?"

70 56 42 28 14 0 52.5% Overall Men 49.8% Women 55.0% By Sex 18-24 41.7% 25-34 65.8% 35-44 64.8% 45-54 55.8% 55-64 42.1% 65+ 19.2% By Age White 41.1% Black 63.5% Hispanic/ Latinx 47.5% American Indian/ Alaskan Native 52.1% Multiple Race 69.0% By Race/Ethnicity

Social Determinants of Health, 2019

  • State
  • Region
  • United States
87.6% 89.3% 88.6%

Percent of Population with a High School Education, 2019

0.515 0.494 0.481

Income Inequality (Gini Coefficient), 2019

13.1% 11.3% 12.3%

Percent of Population Living in Poverty, 2019

$72,038 $73,145 $65,712

Median Household Income, 2019

6.2% 6.5% 10.4%

Percent of Population Lacking Health Insurance, 2019

3.8% 3.7% 3.7%

Percent of Population Unemployed, 2019

10.8% 9.6% 10.5%

Percent of Population Living with Food Insecurity, 2019

18.3% 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 $13,293,829

Ryan White HIV/AIDS Program, FY 2019 $289,982,960

Housing Opportunities for Persons With AIDS, FY 2019 $51,562,609

Total Funding, FY 2019 $354,839,398

Sexually Transmitted Diseases, 2019

700 560 420 280 140 0 637.7 510.6 551.1 Chlamydia 209.3 144.8 187.8 Gonnorhea 14.7 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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