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Local Data: New York City

In 2020, there were 100,712 people living with HIV in New York City.
In 2020, 1,407 people were newly diagnosed with HIV.

HIV Prevalence

Number of people living with HIV, 2020 100,712

Rate of people living with HIV per 100,000 population, 2020 1,459

Percent of people living with HIV, by Sex, 2020

72.6% 27.4%
  • Male
  • Female

Percent of people living with HIV, by Race/Ethnicity, 2020

44.2% 35.1% 15.9%
  • Black
  • Hispanic/Latinx
  • White

Percent of people living with HIV, by Age, 2020

1.8% 29.3% 39.2% 29.8%
  • Aged 13-24
  • Aged 25-44
  • Aged 45-59
  • Aged 60+

Rate of people living with HIV per 100,000 population, by Geography, 2020

2000 1600 1200 800 400 0 1,459 City 765 State 494 Region 380 United States

New HIV Diagnoses

Number of new HIV diagnoses, 2020 1,407

Rate of new HIV diagnoses per 100,000 population, 2020 20

Percent of people newly diagnosed with HIV, by Sex, 2020

81.0% 19.0%
  • Male
  • Female

Percent of people newly diagnosed with HIV, by Race/Ethnicity, 2020

45.0% 36.2% 12.3%
  • Black
  • Hispanic/Latinx
  • White

Percent of people newly diagnosed with HIV, by Age, 2020

16.6% 58.7% 18.9% 5.8%
  • Aged 13-24
  • Aged 25-44
  • Aged 45-59
  • Aged 60+

Number of New HIV Diagnoses, 2016-2020

Number of New HIV Diagnoses 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 1,400 1,750 2,100 2,036 2,006 1,818 1,683 1,407

Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, data from 2020 should be interpreted with caution

Rate of people newly diagnosed with HIV per 100,000 population, by Geography, 2020

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

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, 2020 299

Proportion of people with a late HIV diagnoses, by Sex, 2020 Male: 20.5% Female: 24.6%

Proportion of people with a late HIV diagnoses, by Race/Ethnicity, 2020 Black: 20.7% Hispanic/Latinx: 21.2% White: 24.3%

Percent of new HIV diagnoses that were diagnosed late, 2020 21.3%

Proportion of people with a late HIV diagnoses, by Age, 2020 Aged 13-24: 8.6% Aged 25-44: 19.4% Aged 45-59: 31.6% Aged 60+: 42.7%

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, 2020 1,137

Proportion of people linked to HIV care, by Sex, 2020 Male: 82.2% Female: 75.0%

Proportion of people linked to HIV care, by Race/Ethnicity, 2020 Black: 77.9% Hispanic/Latinx: 84.1% White: 82.7%

Percent of people diagnosed with HIV and linked to HIV care, 2020 80.8%

Proportion of people linked to HIV care, by Age, 2020 Aged 13-24: 79.4% Aged 25-44: 82.3% Aged 45-59: 77.1% Aged 60+: 80.5%

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, 2020 67,032

Proportion of people who received HIV care, by Sex, 2020 Male: 72.2% Female: 72.8%

Proportion of people who received HIV care, by Race/Ethnicity, 2020 Black: 73.1% Hispanic/Latinx: 72.6% White: 69.0%

Percent of people living with HIV who received HIV care, 2020 72.4%

Proportion of people who received HIV care, by Age, 2020 Aged 13-24: 80.9% Aged 25-44: 75.4% Aged 45-59: 71.8% Aged 60+: 69.6%

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, 2020 58,418

Proportion of people who were virally suppressed, by Sex, 2020 Male: 57.7% Female: 58.9%

Proportion of people who were virally suppressed, by Race/Ethnicity, 2020 Black: 56.3% Hispanic/Latinx: 58.8% White: 59.7%

Percent of people living with HIV who were virally suppressed, 2020 58.0%

Proportion of people who were virally suppressed, by Age, 2020 Aged 13-24: 53.8% Aged 25-44: 58.3% Aged 45-59: 58.8% Aged 60+: 56.9%

HIV Mortality

Number of deaths of people living with HIV in New York City, 2020 1,766

Number of deaths of people living with HIV in New York State, 2019 1,787

Demographics, 2010

Total Population 8,168,449

City Population by Race/Ethnicity

  • American Indian / Alaska Native (0.2%)
  • Asian (12.6%)
  • Black (22.8%)
  • Hispanic / Latinx (28.6%)
  • White (33.3%)
  • Multiple Race (1.8%)
  • Other* (0.7%)

*Includes other races/ethnicities or missing/suppressed data

HIV Prevalence Rate Ratios, by Race/Ethnicity, 2020

The rate of Black males living with an HIV diagnosis is 3.3 times that of White males.

The rate of Hispanic/Latino males living with an HIV diagnosis is 2.3 times that of White males.

The rate of Black females living with an HIV diagnosis is 14.8 times that of White females.

The rate of Hispanic/Latina females living with an HIV diagnosis is 7.5 times that of White females.

Number of Transgender People Living with HIV, 2020

Male to Female 2,038

Female to Male 111

Late HIV Diagnoses, 2020

A late HIV diagnosis is defined as having an AIDS diagnosis within three months of initial HIV diagnosis.

City

78.7% 21.3%

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, 2020

Percent of People Living with HIV, by Transmission Category, 2020

Male Transmission Categories

  • Injection Drug Use (10.0%)
  • Heterosexual Contact (6.6%)
  • Male-to-Male Sexual Contact (57.6%)
  • Male-to-Male Sexual Contact & Injection Drug Use (3.6%)
  • Other* (22.2%)

Female Transmission Categories

  • Injection Drug Use (14.4%)
  • Heterosexual Contact (37.2%)
  • Other* (48.4%)

*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, 2020

Percent of People Newly Diagnosed with HIV, by Transmission Category, 2020

Male Transmission Categories

  • Injection Drug Use (1.0%)
  • Heterosexual Contact (1.8%)
  • Male-to-Male Sexual Contact (63.0%)
  • Male-to-Male Sexual Contact & Injection Drug Use (0.8%)
  • Other* (33.4%)

Female Transmission Categories

  • Heterosexual Contact (18.7%)
  • Other* (81.3%)

*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
87.0% 87.6% 89.3% 88.6%

Percent of Population with a High School Education, 2020

0.512 0.515 0.494 0.481

Income Inequality (Gini Coefficient), 2020

12.4% 13.1% 11.3% 12.3%

Percent of Population Living in Poverty, 2020

$81,951 $72,038 $73,145 $65,712

Median Household Income, 2020

10.4% 3.8% 3.7% 3.7%

Percent of Population Unemployed, 2020

21.0% 18.3% 15.6% 13.7%

Percent of Population Living in Unstable Housing, 2020

Sexually Transmitted Diseases, 2019

700 560 420 280 140 0 605.4 637.7 510.6 551.1 Chlamydia 190.9 209.3 144.8 187.8 Gonnorhea 14.0 14.7 9.9 11.9 Primary & Secondary Syphilis Rates of Sexually Transmitted Diseases per 100,000 Population, 2019
  • City
  • State
  • Region
  • United States

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