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Local Data: Bronx County, NY

In 2019, there were 28,078 people living with HIV in Bronx County.
In 2019, 499 people were newly diagnosed with HIV.

HIV Prevalence

Number of people living with HIV, 2019 28,078

Rate of people living with HIV per 100,000 population, 2019 2,415

Percent of people living with HIV, by Sex, 2019

64.4% 35.6%
  • Male
  • Female

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

42.1% 49.5% 3.1%
  • Black
  • Hispanic/Latinx
  • White

Percent of people living with HIV, by Age, 2019

2.2% 13.7% 16.0% 25.1% 43.1%
  • 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

3000 2400 1800 1200 600 0 2,415 County 765 State 494 Region 380 United States

New HIV Diagnoses

Number of new HIV diagnoses, 2019 499

Rate of new HIV diagnoses per 100,000 population, 2019 43

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

76.2% 23.8%
  • Male
  • Female

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

48.1% 48.3% 1.4%
  • Black
  • Hispanic/Latinx
  • White

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

21.4% 34.7% 16.6% 14.4% 12.8%
  • 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 400 650 900 817 710 639 646 567 538 517 531 516 505 456 499

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

50 40 30 20 10 0 43 County 14 State 11 Region 13 United States

PrEP (Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis)

Number of PrEP users, 2021 2,429

Rate of PrEP users per 100,000 population, 2021 208

Percent of PrEP users, by Sex, 2021

78.4% 20.9%
  • Male
  • Female

Percent of PrEP users, by Age, 2021

14.7% 37.0% 24.1% 13.8% 10.2%
  • 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 0 1,300 2,600 45 86 170 447 822 1,435 2,196 2,504 2,349 2,429

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 2019. 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 4.87

PNR, by Sex, 2021 Male: 5.01 Female: 4.26

PNR, by Age, 2021 Aged 13-24: 3.35 Aged 25-34: 5.19 Aged 35-44: 7.04 Aged 45-54: 4.65 Aged 55+: 3.88

PNR, 2012-2021

PNR 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 0.00 3.00 6.00 0.08 0.16 0.33 0.84 1.59 2.84 4.82 5.02 4.71 4.87

HIV Continuum of Care, 2019

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 87.2% Linked to Care 79.4% Receipt of Care 65.9% Viral Suppression Diagnoses-based HIV Continuum Care, 2019

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 435

Percent of people diagnosed with HIV and linked to HIV care, 2019 87.2%

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 21,886

Percent of people living with HIV who received HIV care, 2019 79.4%

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 18,158

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

Demographics, 2019

Total Population 1,385,108

County Population by Race/Ethnicity

  • American Indian / Alaska Native (0.2%)
  • Asian (3.4%)
  • Black (30.1%)
  • Hispanic / Latinx (53.5%)
  • White (10.9%)
  • Other* (1.9%)

*Includes other races/ethnicities or missing/suppressed data

Urbanicity, 2013

More Urban More Rural 1 2 3 4 5 6

*Full CDC urbanicity definitions can be found here.

People Living with HIV, by Transmission Category, 2019

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

Male Transmission Categories

  • Injection Drug Use (22.0%)
  • Heterosexual Contact (12.7%)
  • Male-to-Male Sexual Contact (54.3%)
  • Male-to-Male Sexual Contact & Injection Drug Use (8.8%)
  • Other* (2.2%)

Female Transmission Categories

  • Injection Drug Use (29.0%)
  • Heterosexual Contact (66.8%)
  • Other* (4.2%)

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

HIV Testing, 2016-2017

Percent ever tested for HIV, 2016-2017 70%

Percent tested in the past year for HIV, 2016-2017 31%

Social Determinants of Health, 2019

  • County
  • State
  • Region
  • United States
72.8% 87.6% 89.3% 88.6%

Percent of Population with a High School Education, 2019

0.512 0.515 0.494 0.481

Income Inequality (Gini Coefficient), 2019

26.2% 13.1% 11.3% 12.3%

Percent of Population Living in Poverty, 2019

$41,470 $72,038 $73,145 $65,712

Median Household Income, 2019

8.5% 6.2% 6.5% 10.4%

Percent of Population Lacking Health Insurance, 2019

4.5% 3.8% 3.7% 3.7%

Percent of Population Unemployed, 2019

31.0% 18.3% 15.6% 13.7%

Percent of Population Living in Unstable Housing, 2019

Sexually Transmitted Diseases, 2019

700 560 420 280 140 0 297.2 640.6 510.6 551.1 Chlamydia 26.0 210.2 144.8 187.8 Gonnorhea 2.2 14.7 9.9 11.9 Syphilis Rates of Sexually Transmitted Diseases per 100,000 Population, 2019
  • County
  • State
  • Region
  • United States

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