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Local Data: Atlanta

In 2020, there were 38,140 people living with HIV in Atlanta.
In 2020, 1,254 people were newly diagnosed with HIV.

HIV Prevalence

Number of people living with HIV, 2020 38,140

Rate of people living with HIV per 100,000 population, 2020 1,088

Percent of people living with HIV, by Sex, 2020

80.7% 19.3%
  • Male
  • Female

Percent of people living with HIV, by Race/Ethnicity, 2020

71.0% 8.1% 15.6%
  • Black
  • Hispanic/Latinx
  • White

Percent of people living with HIV, by Age, 2020

3.5% 44.8% 35.8% 15.8%
  • Aged 13-24
  • Aged 25-44
  • Aged 45-59
  • Aged 60+

Rate of people living with HIV per 100,000 population, by Geography, 2020

2000 1600 1200 800 400 0 1,088 City 644 State 453 Region 382 United States

New HIV Diagnoses

Number of new HIV diagnoses, 2020 1,254

Rate of new HIV diagnoses per 100,000 population, 2020 36

Percent of people newly diagnosed with HIV, by Sex, 2020

83.1% 16.9%
  • Male
  • Female

Percent of people newly diagnosed with HIV, by Race/Ethnicity, 2020

74.1% 10.8% 12.5%
  • Black
  • Hispanic/Latinx
  • White

Percent of people newly diagnosed with HIV, by Age, 2020

22.2% 59.4% 15.5% 3.0%
  • Aged 13-24
  • Aged 25-44
  • Aged 45-59
  • Aged 60+

Number of New HIV Diagnoses, 2016-2020

Number of New HIV Diagnoses 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 1,200 1,450 1,700 1,547 1,614 1,502 1,515 1,254

Rate of people newly diagnosed with HIV per 100,000 population, by Geography, 2020

40 32 24 16 8 0 36 City 22 State 15 Region 11 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, 2020 258

Proportion of people with a late HIV diagnoses, by Sex, 2020 Male: 20.4% Female: 21.2%

Proportion of people with a late HIV diagnoses, by Race/Ethnicity, 2020 Black: 19.6% Hispanic/Latinx: 23.5% White: 21.0%

Percent of new HIV diagnoses that were diagnosed late, 2020 20.6%

Proportion of people with a late HIV diagnoses, by Age, 2020 Aged 13-24: 8.3% Aged 25-44: 20.8% Aged 45-59: 35.1% Aged 60+: 32.4%

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, 2020 962

Proportion of people linked to HIV care, by Sex, 2020 Male: 77.2% Female: 74.5%

Proportion of people linked to HIV care, by Race/Ethnicity, 2020 Black: 75.8% Hispanic/Latinx: 77.2% White: 80.3%

Percent of people diagnosed with HIV and linked to HIV care, 2020 76.7%

Proportion of people linked to HIV care, by Age, 2020 Aged 13-24: 67.3% Aged 25-44: 79.6% Aged 45-59: 77.3% Aged 60+: 83.8%

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, 2020 26,137

Proportion of people who received HIV care, by Sex, 2020 Male: 74.4% Female: 71.7%

Proportion of people who received HIV care, by Race/Ethnicity, 2020 Black: 73.2% Hispanic/Latinx: 70.9% White: 76.9%

Percent of people living with HIV who received HIV care, 2020 73.9%

Proportion of people who received HIV care, by Age, 2020 Aged 13-24: 80.4% Aged 25-44: 75.1% Aged 45-59: 73.6% Aged 60+: 70.0%

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, 2020 22,307

Proportion of people who were virally suppressed, by Sex, 2020 Male: 59.0% Female: 56.3%

Proportion of people who were virally suppressed, by Race/Ethnicity, 2020 Black: 56.2% Hispanic/Latinx: 58.5% White: 66.0%

Percent of people living with HIV who were virally suppressed, 2020 58.5%

Proportion of people who were virally suppressed, by Age, 2020 Aged 13-24: 47.8% Aged 25-44: 55.9% Aged 45-59: 61.8% Aged 60+: 60.6%

HIV Mortality

Number of deaths of people living with HIV in Atlanta, 2020 426

Number of deaths of people living with HIV in Georgia, 2020 895

Demographics, 2010

Total Population 4,333,441

City Population by Race/Ethnicity

  • American Indian / Alaska Native (0.2%)
  • Asian (5.5%)
  • Black (34.6%)
  • Hispanic / Latinx (11.5%)
  • White (46.1%)
  • Multiple Race (1.8%)
  • Other* (0.3%)

*Includes other races/ethnicities or missing/suppressed data

HIV Prevalence Rate Ratios, by Race/Ethnicity, 2020

The rate of Black males living with an HIV diagnosis is 5.9 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 16.1 times that of White females.

The rate of Hispanic/Latina females living with an HIV diagnosis is 5.3 times that of White females.

Late HIV Diagnoses, 2020

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

City

79.4% 20.6%

State

78.1% 21.9%

Region

78.5% 21.5%

United States

78.4% 21.6%
  • Diagnosed with HIV
  • Diagnosed with AIDS

People Living with HIV, by Transmission Category, 2020

Percent of People Living with HIV, by Transmission Category, 2020

Male Transmission Categories

  • Injection Drug Use (2.3%)
  • Heterosexual Contact (4.1%)
  • Male-to-Male Sexual Contact (72.7%)
  • Male-to-Male Sexual Contact & Injection Drug Use (3.9%)
  • Other* (17.0%)

Female Transmission Categories

  • Injection Drug Use (7.2%)
  • Heterosexual Contact (57.5%)
  • Other* (35.3%)

*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, 2020

Percent of People Newly Diagnosed with HIV, by Transmission Category, 2020

Male Transmission Categories

  • Injection Drug Use (0.8%)
  • Heterosexual Contact (7.1%)
  • Male-to-Male Sexual Contact (76.9%)
  • Male-to-Male Sexual Contact & Injection Drug Use (1.6%)
  • Other* (13.6%)

Female Transmission Categories

  • Injection Drug Use (2.8%)
  • Heterosexual Contact (55.7%)
  • Other* (41.5%)

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

Social Determinants of Health, 2020

  • City
  • State
  • Region
  • United States
90.2% 87.9% 87.5% 88.5%

Percent of Population with a High School Education, 2020

0.471 0.481 0.483 0.482

Income Inequality (Gini Coefficient), 2020

11.4% 14.0% 14.1% 12.8%

Percent of Population Living in Poverty, 2020

$71,193 $62,800 $59,816 $64,994

Median Household Income, 2020

6.9% 6.5% 7.2% 8.1%

Percent of Population Unemployed, 2020

13.7% 13.7% 13.4% 14.2%

Percent of Population Living in Unstable Housing, 2020

Sexually Transmitted Diseases, 2020

600 480 360 240 120 0 552.7 589.4 529.1 481.3 Chlamydia 176.5 221.0 232.1 206.5 Gonnorhea 20.5 16.5 13.2 12.7 Primary & Secondary Syphilis Rates of Sexually Transmitted Diseases per 100,000 Population, 2020
  • City*
  • State
  • Region
  • United States

*2019 city data displayed

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