HIV Prevalence
Number of people living with HIV, 2016
5,516Percent of people living with HIV, by Race/Ethnicity, 2016
43.5% Black | 6.6% Hispanic/Latinx | 44.2% WhitePercent of people living with HIV, by Sex, 2016
77.1% male | 22.9% femaleRate of people living with HIV per 100,000 population, 2016
222New HIV Diagnoses
Number of new HIV diagnoses, 2017
290Rate of people newly diagnosed with HIV per 100,000 population, 2017
12HIV Mortality
Number of deaths of people with HIV, 2016
79Rate of deaths of people with HIV per 100,000 population, 2016
3PrEP
Number of PrEP users, 2018 (Note: Data underestimates the total number of PrEP users in the U.S. See data methods.)
616Rate of PrEP users per 100,000 population, 2018
25Demographics, 2016
Total Population
2,988,231
State Population by Race/Ethnicity
- American Indian / Alaska Native (0.7%)
- Asian (1.5%)
- Black (15.5%)
- Hispanic / Latinx (7.4%)
- Native Hawaiian / Other Pacific Islander (0.3%)
- White (72.8%)
- Multiple Race (1.8%)
- Other* (0.0%)
HIV Prevalence Rate Ratios, by Race/Ethnicity, 2016
The rate of Black males living with an HIV diagnosis is 4.4 times that of White males.
The rate of Hispanic/Latino males living with an HIV diagnosis is 1.5 times that of White males.
The rate of Black females living with an HIV diagnosis is 8.2 times that of White females.
The rate of Hispanic/Latina females living with an HIV diagnosis is 2.4 times that of White females.
AIDS Diagnoses Within 3 Months of Initial HIV Diagnosis, 2016
United States
Arkansas
People Living with HIV, by Transmission Category, 2016
Percent of People Living with HIV, by Transmission Category, 2016
Male Transmission Categories
- Injection Drug Use (8.0%)
- Heterosexual Contact (7.1%)
- Male-to-Male Sexual Contact (76.6%)
- Male-to-Male Sexual Contact & Injection Drug Use (7.5%)
- Other* (0.8%)
Female Transmission Categories
- Injection Drug Use (18.1%)
- Heterosexual Contact (79.4%)
- Other* (2.5%)
People Newly Diagnosed with HIV, by Transmission Category, 2017
Percent of People Living with HIV, by Transmission Category, 2013-2017
Male Transmission Categories
- Injection Drug Use (5.8%)
- Heterosexual Contact (5.4%)
- Male-to-Male Sexual Contact (85.1%)
- Male-to-Male Sexual Contact & Injection Drug Use (3.7%)
Female Transmission Categories
- Injection Drug Use (8.3%)
- Heterosexual Contact (91.7%)
HIV Mortality Rates, 2014-2016
- State Rates
- National Rates
State Progress Toward CDC's Division of HIV/AIDS Prevention and Care Goals for 2020
- Arkansas
- National Goal
HIV Federal Funding/Programs, Federal HIV/AIDS Grant Funding, FY 2017
Centers for Disease Control & Prevention:
$3,476,794Ryan White HIV/AIDS Program:
$8,037,933Housing Opportunities for Persons With AIDS:
$898,784Total Funding:
$12,413,511Sexually Transmitted Diseases, 2016
Chlamydia
National Rank: 12
Gonorrhea
National Rank: 8
Primary & Secondary Syphilis
National Rank: 32
