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Local Data: New York County, NY

In 2021, there were 27,819 people living with HIV in New York County.
In 2021, 1,879 people were newly diagnosed with HIV.

HIV Prevalence

Number of people living with HIV, 2021 27,819

Rate of people living with HIV per 100,000 population, 2021 1,879

Percent of people living with HIV, by Sex, 2021

83.8% 16.2%
  • Male
  • Female

Percent of people living with HIV, by Race/Ethnicity, 2021

27.4% 32.3% 31.9%
  • Black
  • Hispanic/Latinx
  • White

Percent of people living with HIV, by Age, 2021

1.9% 11.1% 15.8% 30.9% 40.3%
  • 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, 2021

2000 1600 1200 800 400 0 1,879 County 760 State 491 Region 368 United States

New HIV Diagnoses

Number of New HIV Diagnoses, 2008-2021

Number of New HIV Diagnoses 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 0 550 1,100 1,048 970 890 818 802 691 659 583 453 393 0 0 0 0

Rate of people newly diagnosed with HIV per 100,000 population, by Geography, 2021

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

Demographics, 2020

Total Population 1,585,873

County Population by Race/Ethnicity

  • American Indian / Alaska Native (0.1%)
  • Asian (11.2%)
  • Black (12.9%)
  • Hispanic / Latinx (25.4%)
  • White (48.0%)
  • Other* (2.4%)

*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, 2021

Percent of People Living with HIV, by Transmission Category, 2021

Male Transmission Categories

  • Injection Drug Use (12.5%)
  • Heterosexual Contact (5.4%)
  • Male-to-Male Sexual Contact (75.8%)
  • Male-to-Male Sexual Contact & Injection Drug Use (5.6%)
  • Other* (0.7%)

Female Transmission Categories

  • Injection Drug Use (33.0%)
  • Heterosexual Contact (62.5%)
  • Other* (4.5%)

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

Social Determinants of Health, 2021

  • County
  • State
  • Region
  • United States
87.0% 86.6% 87.5%

Percent of Population with a High School Education, 2021

0.597 0.516 0.481

Income Inequality (Gini Coefficient), 2021

17.2% 14.1% 14.0%

Percent of Population Living in Poverty, 2021

$77,214 $64,783 $59,039

Median Household Income, 2021

6.3% 6.6% 8.6%

Percent of Population (<65) Lacking Health Insurance, 2021

Sexually Transmitted Diseases, 2021

1000 800 600 400 200 0 925.3 552.8 454.6 497.3 Chlamydia 384.9 146.5 108.8 145.8 Gonorrhea 43.7 12.4 8.0 8.7 Syphilis Rates of Sexually Transmitted Diseases per 100,000 Population, 2021
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