• Skip to primary navigation
  • Skip to main content
  • Skip to footer

AIDSVu

AIDSVu

AIDSVu is an interactive online map depicting the HIV epidemic in the U.S.

  • View the Map
  • Local Data
  • Find Services
  • News & Updates
  • Tools & Resources
Home Local Data United States South Delaware

Local Data: Delaware

In 2019, there were 3,381 people living with HIV in Delaware.
In 2019, 93 people were newly diagnosed with HIV.

Share Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Email PDF Download

Want to view more?

View Interactive Map

Jump to:

  • HIV Prevalence
  • New HIV Diagnoses
  • PrEP
  • HIV Care Continuum
  • HIV Mortality
  • Demographics
  • Social Determinants of Health

HIV Prevalence

Number of people living with HIV, 2019 3,381

Rate of people living with HIV per 100,000 population, 2019 408

Percent of people living with HIV, by Sex, 2019

70.1% 29.9%
  • Male
  • Female

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

56.9% 9.4% 29.2%
  • Black
  • Hispanic/Latinx
  • White

Percent of people living with HIV, by Age, 2019

2.5% 12.1% 15.2% 24.9% 45.3%
  • 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, 2019

500 400 300 200 100 0 408 State 451 Region 380 United States

New HIV Diagnoses

Number of new HIV diagnoses, 2019 93

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

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

73.1% 26.9%
  • Male
  • Female

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

65.6% 8.6% 23.7%
  • Black
  • Hispanic/Latinx
  • White

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

19.4% 33.3% 19.4% 16.1% 11.8%
  • 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 0 100 200 153 149 124 114 137 110 115 104 111 126 91 93

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 620

Rate of PrEP users per 100,000 population, 2019 75

Percent of PrEP users, by Sex, 2019

93.4% 7.4%
  • Male
  • Female

Percent of PrEP users, by Age, 2019

12.9% 37.7% 24.0% 14.7% 12.6%
  • 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 0 350 700 49 48 97 177 270 347 470 620

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 6.74

PNR, by Sex, 2019 Male: 8.39 Female: 2.00

PNR, by Age, 2019 Aged 13-24: 5.71 Aged 25-34: 8.36 Aged 35-44: 9.93 Aged 45-54: 5.69 Aged 55+: 4.11

PNR, 2012-2019

PNR 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 0.00 3.50 7.00 0.36 0.44 0.84 1.72 2.41 2.75 5.11 6.74

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 21.5% Late Diagnoses 76.3% Linked to Care 83.7% Receipt of Care 74.7% 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 20

Percent of new HIV diagnoses that were diagnosed late, 2019 21.5%

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 71

Percent of people diagnosed with HIV and linked to HIV care, 2019 76.3%

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, 2019 2,749

Percent of people living with HIV who received HIV care, 2019 83.7%

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 2,456

Percent of people living with HIV who were virally suppressed, 2019 74.7%

HIV Mortality

Number of deaths of people with HIV, 2019 67

Rate of deaths of people with HIV per 100,000 population, 2019 8

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

76.1% 23.9%
  • Male
  • Female

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

70.1% 6.0% 20.9%
  • Black
  • Hispanic/Latinx
  • White

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

10.4% 9.0% 22.4% 58.2%
  • Aged 25-34
  • Aged 35-44
  • Aged 45-54
  • Aged 55+

Demographics, 2019

Total Population 973,764

State Population by Race/Ethnicity

  • American Indian / Alaska Native (0.3%)
  • Asian (4.0%)
  • Black (22.0%)
  • Hispanic / Latinx (9.6%)
  • White (61.7%)
  • Multiple Race (2.3%)
  • Other* (0.1%)

*Includes other races/ethnicities or missing/suppressed data

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 2.0 times that of White males.

The rate of Black females living with an HIV diagnosis is 13.1 times that of White females.

The rate of Hispanic/Latina females living with an HIV diagnosis is 4.5 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

78.5% 21.5%

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 (14.2%)
  • Heterosexual Contact (17.7%)
  • Male-to-Male Sexual Contact (59.2%)
  • Male-to-Male Sexual Contact & Injection Drug Use (7.9%)
  • Other* (1.0%)

Female Transmission Categories

  • Injection Drug Use (22.8%)
  • Heterosexual Contact (74.2%)
  • Other* (3.0%)

*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 (17.2%)
  • Heterosexual Contact (41.4%)
  • Male-to-Male Sexual Contact (31.0%)
  • Male-to-Male Sexual Contact & Injection Drug Use (10.3%)
  • Other* (0.1%)

Female Transmission Categories

  • Injection Drug Use (16.0%)
  • Heterosexual Contact (84.0%)

*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
9 7.2 5.4 3.6 1.8 0 8.3 7.8 6.0 2017 8.3 7.1 5.9 2018 8.1 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?"

80 64 48 32 16 0 40.9% Overall Men 43.6% Women 47.3% By Sex 18-24 44.2% 25-34 55.6% 35-44 65.3% 45-54 63.8% 55-64 40.1% 65+ 19.9% By Age White 39.6% Black 64.9% Hispanic/ Latinx 38.8% Asian 51.5% Multiple Race 70.6% By Race/Ethnicity

Social Determinants of Health, 2019

  • State
  • Region
  • United States
90.3% 86.8% 88.6%

Percent of Population with a High School Education, 2019

0.451 0.483 0.481

Income Inequality (Gini Coefficient), 2019

11.2% 13.6% 12.3%

Percent of Population Living in Poverty, 2019

$70,348 $60,566 $65,712

Median Household Income, 2019

8.0% 14.3% 10.4%

Percent of Population Lacking Health Insurance, 2019

3.7% 3.5% 3.7%

Percent of Population Unemployed, 2019

10.2% 11.2% 10.5%

Percent of Population Living with Food Insecurity, 2019

13.3% 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 $1,329,094

Ryan White HIV/AIDS Program, FY 2019 $5,331,261

Housing Opportunities for Persons With AIDS, FY 2019 $1,043,164

Total Funding, FY 2019 $7,703,519

Sexually Transmitted Diseases, 2019

700 560 420 280 140 0 606.3 570.2 551.1 Chlamydia 167.2 204.0 187.8 Gonnorhea 9.7 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.

Resources

Use AIDSVu in your work. From downloadable datasets and educational infographics, to Deeper Looks at the epidemic, there are an abundance of resources for public health officials, policymakers, researchers, and community members.

View All Resources

Data Methods

Learn more about the data used on AIDSVu.

  • Visit Data Methods

Health Department Website

  • HIV Prevention
  • HIV Care and Treatment
  • HIV Surveillance Statistics

Other Local Data Profiles

Visualize the Hepatitis C epidemic with statistics, downloadable charts, and local resources.

  • HepVu
  • Center for HIV Law and Policy

Sign up for AIDSVu updates.

Footer

HepVu HepVu

AIDSVu is presented by Emory University’s Rollins School of Public Health in partnership with Gilead Sciences, Inc. and the Center for AIDS Research at Emory University (CFAR).

  • About
  • FAQ
  • Data Methods
  • Datasets
  • Citation

Questions?
Info@AIDSVu.org

Media Inquiries
(202) 854-0480
Media@AIDSVu.org

Follow Us

  • Facebook
  • Twitter
  • YouTube

© 2022 AIDSVu. All Rights Reserved.

  • Privacy Policy
  • Contact Us

Sign up for AIDSVu updates:

Sign up to stay informed on new data, maps, expert Q&As, and infographics about HIV where you live.