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Local Data: Arkansas

In 2019, there were 5,939 people living with HIV in Arkansas.
In 2019, 287 people were newly diagnosed with HIV.

HIV Prevalence

Number of people living with HIV, 2019 5,939

Rate of people living with HIV per 100,000 population, 2019 236

Percent of people living with HIV, by Sex, 2019

77.1% 22.9%
  • Male
  • Female

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

43.6% 7.3% 43.4%
  • Black
  • Hispanic/Latinx
  • White

Percent of people living with HIV, by Age, 2019

4.7% 18.6% 19.6% 25.6% 31.5%
  • 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

500 400 300 200 100 0 236 State 451 Region 380 United States

New HIV Diagnoses

Number of new HIV diagnoses, 2019 287

Rate of new HIV diagnoses per 100,000 population, 2019 11

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

77.0% 23.0%
  • Male
  • Female

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

48.4% 5.9% 42.2%
  • Black
  • Hispanic/Latinx
  • White

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

26.1% 32.1% 17.8% 14.3% 9.8%
  • 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 200 300 400 234 279 230 237 247 262 311 271 315 287 278 287

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

20 16 12 8 4 0 11 State 18 Region 13 United States

PrEP (Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis)

Number of PrEP users, 2019 1,121

Rate of PrEP users per 100,000 population, 2019 44

Percent of PrEP users, by Sex, 2019

95.1% 5.4%
  • Male
  • Female

Percent of PrEP users, by Age, 2019

15.6% 42.0% 25.4% 12.8% 5.8%
  • 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 0 600 1,200 43 43 113 245 363 511 830 1,121

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 3.99

PNR, by Sex, 2019 Male: 4.68 Female: 1.13

PNR, by Age, 2019 Aged 13-24: 2.24 Aged 25-34: 4.66 Aged 35-44: 5.94 Aged 45-54: 4.11 Aged 55+: 3.42

PNR, 2012-2019

PNR 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 0.00 2.00 4.00 0.17 0.16 0.36 0.90 1.16 1.77 2.95 3.99

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 25.1% Late Diagnoses 79.8% Linked to Care 65.6% Receipt of Care 47.9% 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 72

Percent of new HIV diagnoses that were diagnosed late, 2019 25.1%

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 229

Percent of people diagnosed with HIV and linked to HIV care, 2019 79.8%

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 3,721

Percent of people living with HIV who received HIV care, 2019 65.6%

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 2,715

Percent of people living with HIV who were virally suppressed, 2019 47.9%

HIV Mortality

Number of deaths of people with HIV, 2019 97

Rate of deaths of people with HIV per 100,000 population, 2019 4

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

79.4% 20.6%
  • Male
  • Female

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

46.4% 2.1% 45.4%
  • Black
  • Hispanic/Latinx
  • White

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

4.1% 11.3% 13.4% 25.8% 45.4%
  • Aged 13-24
  • Aged 25-34
  • Aged 35-44
  • Aged 45-54
  • Aged 55+

Demographics, 2019

Total Population 3,017,804

State Population by Race/Ethnicity

  • American Indian / Alaska Native (0.8%)
  • Asian (1.6%)
  • Black (15.4%)
  • Hispanic / Latinx (7.8%)
  • Native Hawaiian / Other Pacific Islander (0.4%)
  • White (72.0%)
  • Multiple Race (2.0%)

HIV Prevalence Rate Ratios, by Race/Ethnicity, 2019

The rate of Black males living with an HIV diagnosis is 4.5 times that of White males.

The rate of Hispanic/Latino males living with an HIV diagnosis is 1.6 times that of White males.

The rate of Black females living with an HIV diagnosis is 8.1 times that of White females.

The rate of Hispanic/Latina females living with an HIV diagnosis is 2.3 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

74.9% 25.1%

Region

79.8% 20.2%

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 (7.1%)
  • Heterosexual Contact (6.7%)
  • Male-to-Male Sexual Contact (78.6%)
  • Male-to-Male Sexual Contact & Injection Drug Use (6.9%)
  • Other* (0.7%)

Female Transmission Categories

  • Injection Drug Use (16.9%)
  • Heterosexual Contact (80.7%)
  • Other* (2.4%)

*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, 2019

Percent of People Newly Diagnosed with HIV, by Transmission Category, 2019

Male Transmission Categories

  • Injection Drug Use (14.5%)
  • Heterosexual Contact (38.7%)
  • Male-to-Male Sexual Contact (27.4%)
  • Male-to-Male Sexual Contact & Injection Drug Use (17.7%)
  • Other* (1.7%)

Female Transmission Categories

  • Injection Drug Use (12.1%)
  • Heterosexual Contact (87.9%)

*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
8.8 7.2 5.6 4 2.4 0.8 4.2 7.8 6.0 2017 3.4 7.1 5.9 2018 3.9 7.5 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 39.9% Overall Men 35.4% Women 40.2% By Sex 18-24 29.3% 25-34 53.2% 35-44 57.2% 45-54 48.1% 55-64 32.5% 65+ 14.8% By Age White 32.9% Black 62.9% Hispanic/ Latinx 41.5% American Indian/ Alaskan Native 43.8% Multiple Race 50.3% Other 47.0% By Race/Ethnicity

Social Determinants of Health, 2019

  • State
  • Region
  • United States
87.5% 86.8% 88.6%

Percent of Population with a High School Education, 2019

0.475 0.483 0.481

Income Inequality (Gini Coefficient), 2019

16.0% 13.6% 12.3%

Percent of Population Living in Poverty, 2019

$49,020 $60,566 $65,712

Median Household Income, 2019

10.8% 14.3% 10.4%

Percent of Population Lacking Health Insurance, 2019

4.9% 3.5% 3.7%

Percent of Population Unemployed, 2019

13.8% 11.2% 10.5%

Percent of Population Living with Food Insecurity, 2019

10.3% 13.1% 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 $433,902

Ryan White HIV/AIDS Program, FY 2019 $9,073,796

Housing Opportunities for Persons With AIDS, FY 2019 $1,160,124

Total Funding, FY 2019 $10,667,822

Sexually Transmitted Diseases, 2019

600 480 360 240 120 0 570.6 570.2 551.1 Chlamydia 229.2 204.0 187.8 Gonnorhea 13.4 11.9 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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