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Local Data: Georgia

In 2019, there were 56,446 people living with HIV in Georgia.
In 2019, 2,439 people were newly diagnosed with HIV.

HIV Prevalence

Number of people living with HIV, 2019 56,446

Rate of people living with HIV per 100,000 population, 2019 639

Percent of people living with HIV, by Sex, 2019

75.9% 24.1%
  • Male
  • Female

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

68.5% 7.9% 17.7%
  • Black
  • Hispanic/Latinx
  • White

Percent of people living with HIV, by Age, 2019

4.0% 20.8% 21.0% 25.0% 29.1%
  • 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

700 560 420 280 140 0 639 State 451 Region 380 United States

New HIV Diagnoses

Number of new HIV diagnoses, 2019 2,439

Rate of new HIV diagnoses per 100,000 population, 2019 28

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

80.8% 19.2%
  • Male
  • Female

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

71.9% 9.7% 15.0%
  • Black
  • Hispanic/Latinx
  • White

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

25.5% 37.4% 17.3% 10.8% 8.9%
  • 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 2,300 2,750 3,200 3,162 2,915 2,612 2,628 2,596 2,331 2,383 2,627 2,526 2,596 2,482 2,439

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

30 24 18 12 6 0 28 State 18 Region 13 United States

PrEP (Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis)

Number of PrEP users, 2021 11,869

Rate of PrEP users per 100,000 population, 2021 134

Percent of PrEP users, by Sex, 2021

92.1% 7.8%
  • Male
  • Female

Percent of PrEP users, by Race/Ethnicity, 2021

33.6% 6.9% 57.2%
  • Black
  • Hispanic/Latinx
  • White

Percent of PrEP users, by Age, 2021

13.3% 37.0% 23.5% 16.1% 10.1%
  • Aged 13-24
  • Aged 25-34
  • Aged 35-44
  • Aged 45-54
  • Aged 55+

Number of PrEP Users, 2012-2021

Number of PrEP Users 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 400 6,150 11,900 643 410 889 1,863 3,535 4,562 6,249 8,417 9,576 11,869

PrEP-to-Need Ratio (PNR)

The 2021 PrEP-to-Need Ratio (PNR) is the ratio of the number of PrEP users in 2021 to the number of people newly diagnosed with HIV in 2019. PNR serves as a measurement for whether PrEP use appropriately reflects the need for HIV prevention. A lower PNR indicates more unmet need.

PNR, 2021 4.87

PNR, by Sex, 2021 Male: 5.55 Female: 1.99

PNR, by Race/Ethnicity, 2021 Black: 2.27 Hispanic/Latinx: 3.45 White: 18.54

PNR, by Age, 2021 Aged 13-24: 2.53 Aged 25-34: 4.81 Aged 35-44: 6.60 Aged 45-54: 7.26 Aged 55+: 5.52

PNR, 2012-2021

PNR 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 0.00 2.50 5.00 0.25 0.18 0.37 0.71 1.40 1.76 2.52 3.45 3.93 4.87

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 20.2% Late Diagnoses 80.4% Linked to Care 73.3% Receipt of Care 61.6% 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 493

Percent of new HIV diagnoses that were diagnosed late, 2019 20.2%

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 1,961

Percent of people diagnosed with HIV and linked to HIV care, 2019 80.4%

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 39,619

Percent of people living with HIV who received HIV care, 2019 73.3%

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 33,270

Percent of people living with HIV who were virally suppressed, 2019 61.6%

HIV Mortality

Number of deaths of people with HIV, 2019 806

Rate of deaths of people with HIV per 100,000 population, 2019 9

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

74.9% 25.1%
  • Male
  • Female

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

68.4% 4.7% 20.6%
  • Black
  • Hispanic/Latinx
  • White

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

0.7% 9.1% 13.5% 22.5% 54.2%
  • Aged 13-24
  • Aged 25-34
  • Aged 35-44
  • Aged 45-54
  • Aged 55+

Demographics, 2019

Total Population 10,617,423

State Population by Race/Ethnicity

  • American Indian / Alaska Native (0.2%)
  • Asian (4.3%)
  • Black (31.6%)
  • Hispanic / Latinx (9.9%)
  • Native Hawaiian / Other Pacific Islander (0.1%)
  • White (52.0%)
  • Multiple Race (1.9%)

HIV Prevalence Rate Ratios, by Race/Ethnicity, 2019

The rate of Black males living with an HIV diagnosis is 6.1 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 11.8 times that of White females.

The rate of Hispanic/Latina females living with an HIV diagnosis is 3.8 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

79.8% 20.2%

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 (5.1%)
  • Heterosexual Contact (9.7%)
  • Male-to-Male Sexual Contact (79.3%)
  • Male-to-Male Sexual Contact & Injection Drug Use (5.2%)
  • Other* (0.7%)

Female Transmission Categories

  • Injection Drug Use (13.7%)
  • Heterosexual Contact (83.9%)
  • 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 (12.6%)
  • Heterosexual Contact (53.7%)
  • Male-to-Male Sexual Contact (20.5%)
  • Male-to-Male Sexual Contact & Injection Drug Use (12.6%)
  • Other* (0.6%)

Female Transmission Categories

  • Injection Drug Use (7.3%)
  • Heterosexual Contact (92.7%)

*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
10 8 6 4 2 0 9.8 7.8 6.0 2017 9.7 7.1 5.9 2018 9.1 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 50.7% Overall Men 48.1% Women 52.0% By Sex 18-24 39.7% 25-34 68.0% 35-44 68.7% 45-54 60.5% 55-64 43.9% 65+ 22.3% By Age White 40.4% Black 67.9% Hispanic/ Latinx 57.2% Asian 19.4% Multiple Race 70.8% Other 68.3% By Race/Ethnicity

Social Determinants of Health, 2019

  • State
  • Region
  • United States
87.9% 86.8% 88.6%

Percent of Population with a High School Education, 2019

0.480 0.483 0.481

Income Inequality (Gini Coefficient), 2019

13.5% 13.6% 12.3%

Percent of Population Living in Poverty, 2019

$61,950 $60,566 $65,712

Median Household Income, 2019

15.7% 14.3% 10.4%

Percent of Population Lacking Health Insurance, 2019

3.5% 3.5% 3.7%

Percent of Population Unemployed, 2019

10.0% 11.2% 10.5%

Percent of Population Living with Food Insecurity, 2019

13.0% 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 $5,711,210

Ryan White HIV/AIDS Program, FY 2019 $97,216,127

Housing Opportunities for Persons With AIDS, FY 2019 $27,201,809

Total Funding, FY 2019 $130,129,146

Sexually Transmitted Diseases, 2019

700 560 420 280 140 0 643.8 570.2 551.1 Chlamydia 202.1 204.0 187.8 Gonnorhea 16.6 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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