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Local Data: New York City

In 2021, there were 100,568 people living with HIV in New York City.
In 2021, 1,535 people were newly diagnosed with HIV.

HIV Prevalence

Number of people living with HIV, 2021 100,568

Rate of people living with HIV per 100,000 population, 2021 1,457

Percent of people living with HIV, by Sex, 2021

72.9% 27.1%
  • Male
  • Female

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

43.8% 35.8% 15.5%
  • Black
  • Hispanic/Latinx
  • White

Percent of people living with HIV, by Age, 2021

1.6% 29.7% 37.1% 31.6%
  • Aged 13-24
  • Aged 25-44
  • Aged 45-59
  • Aged 60+

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

2000 1600 1200 800 400 0 1,457 City 737 State 480 Region 384 United States

New HIV Diagnoses

Number of new HIV diagnoses, 2021 1,535

Rate of new HIV diagnoses per 100,000 population, 2021 22

Percent of people newly diagnosed with HIV, by Sex, 2021

81.6% 18.4%
  • Male
  • Female

Percent of people newly diagnosed with HIV, by Race/Ethnicity, 2021

40.7% 40.3% 10.4%
  • Black
  • Hispanic/Latinx
  • White

Percent of people newly diagnosed with HIV, by Age, 2021

17.8% 58.4% 18.1% 5.7%
  • Aged 13-24
  • Aged 25-44
  • Aged 45-59
  • Aged 60+

Number of New HIV Diagnoses, 2017-2021

Number of New HIV Diagnoses 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 1,400 1,750 2,100 2,008 1,830 1,699 1,421 1,535

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

30 24 18 12 6 0 22 City 13 State 10 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, 2021 317

Proportion of people with a late HIV diagnosis, by Sex, 2021 Male: 20.4% Female: 21.6%

Proportion of people with a late HIV diagnosis, by Race/Ethnicity, 2021 Black: 19.7% Hispanic/Latinx: 22.3% White: 17.0%

Percent of new HIV diagnoses that were diagnosed late, 2021 20.7%

Proportion of people with a late HIV diagnosis, by Age, 2021 Aged 13-24: 10.3% Aged 25-44: 18.4% Aged 45-59: 34.2% Aged 60+: 33.3%

Linked to HIV Care

Linkage to care is defined as having a visit with a health care provider and getting a CD4 or viral load test within one month of being diagnosed with HIV.

Number of people diagnosed with HIV and linked to HIV care, 2021 1,246

Proportion of people linked to HIV care, by Sex, 2021 Male: 81.3% Female: 80.6%

Proportion of people linked to HIV care, by Race/Ethnicity, 2021 Black: 80.6% Hispanic/Latinx: 81.3% White: 83.0%

Percent of people diagnosed with HIV and linked to HIV care, 2021 81.2%

Proportion of people linked to HIV care, by Age, 2021 Aged 13-24: 82.8% Aged 25-44: 80.9% Aged 45-59: 80.6% Aged 60+: 79.3%

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, 2021 68,419

Proportion of people who received HIV care, by Sex, 2021 Male: 73.3% Female: 74.8%

Proportion of people who received HIV care, by Race/Ethnicity, 2021 Black: 74.7% Hispanic/Latinx: 73.4% White: 70.4%

Percent of people living with HIV who received HIV care, 2021 73.7%

Proportion of people who received HIV care, by Age, 2021 Aged 13-24: 78.7% Aged 25-44: 75.2% Aged 45-59: 73.7% Aged 60+: 71.9%

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, 2021 59,751

Proportion of people who were virally suppressed, by Sex, 2021 Male: 58.9% Female: 60.8%

Proportion of people who were virally suppressed, by Race/Ethnicity, 2021 Black: 58.1% Hispanic/Latinx: 59.5% White: 61.2%

Percent of people living with HIV who were virally suppressed, 2021 59.4%

Proportion of people who were virally suppressed, by Age, 2021 Aged 13-24: 49.6% Aged 25-44: 58.4% Aged 45-59: 60.8% Aged 60+: 59.2%

HIV Mortality

Number of deaths of people living with HIV in New York City, 2021 1,546

Number of deaths of people living with HIV in New York State, 2021 2,211

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/Unknown* (0.7%)

*Includes other races/ethnicities or missing/suppressed data

HIV Prevalence Rate Ratios, by Race/Ethnicity, 2021

The rate of Black males living with an HIV diagnosis is 3.4 times that of White males.

The rate of Hispanic/Latino males living with an HIV diagnosis is 2.4 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, 2021

Male to Female 2,193

Female to Male 119

Late HIV Diagnoses, 2021

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

City

79.1% 20.9%

State

77.4% 22.6%

Region

77.8% 22.2%

United States

78.9% 21.1%
  • Diagnosed with HIV
  • Diagnosed with AIDS

People Living with HIV, by Transmission Category, 2021

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

Male Transmission Categories

  • Injection Drug Use (9.5%)
  • Heterosexual Contact (6.5%)
  • Male-to-Male Sexual Contact (58.3%)
  • Male-to-Male Sexual Contact & Injection Drug Use (3.5%)
  • Other/Unknown* (22.2%)

Female Transmission Categories

  • Injection Drug Use (14.1%)
  • Heterosexual Contact (37.2%)
  • Other/Unknown* (48.7%)

*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, 2021

Percent of People Newly Diagnosed with HIV, by Transmission Category, 2021

Male Transmission Categories

  • Injection Drug Use (0.8%)
  • Heterosexual Contact (4.1%)
  • Male-to-Male Sexual Contact (64.5%)
  • Male-to-Male Sexual Contact & Injection Drug Use (1.8%)
  • Other/Unknown* (28.8%)

Female Transmission Categories

  • Injection Drug Use (2.1%)
  • Heterosexual Contact (20.1%)
  • Other/Unknown* (77.8%)

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

Social Determinants of Health, 2021

  • City
  • State
  • Region
  • United States
87.3% 87.4% 89.9% 88.9%

Percent of Population with a High School Education, 2021

0.513 0.514 0.494 0.482

Income Inequality (Gini Coefficient), 2021

12.3% 13.5% 11.6% 12.6%

Percent of Population Living in Poverty, 2021

$86,445 $75,157 $77,015 $69,021

Median Household Income, 2021

7.5% 7.0% 6.3% 5.3%

Percent of Population Unemployed, 2021

20.9% 19.1% 16.2% 14.3%

Percent of Population Living in Unstable Housing, 2021

Note: Any subgroups not shown are due to suppression.

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