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Local Data: DeKalb County, GA

In 2020, there were 8,992 people living with HIV in DeKalb County.
In 2020, 269 people were newly diagnosed with HIV.

HIV Prevalence

Number of people living with HIV, 2020 8,992

Rate of people living with HIV per 100,000 population, 2020 1,418

Percent of people living with HIV, by Sex, 2020

79.9% 20.1%
  • Male
  • Female

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

73.3% 7.8% 12.9%
  • Black
  • Hispanic/Latinx
  • White

Percent of people living with HIV, by Age, 2020

3.4% 21.0% 22.1% 23.9% 29.6%
  • 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, 2020

2000 1600 1200 800 400 0 1,418 County 644 State 453 Region 382 United States

New HIV Diagnoses

Number of new HIV diagnoses, 2020 269

Rate of new HIV diagnoses per 100,000 population, 2020 42

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

80.3% 19.7%
  • Male
  • Female

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

78.4% 8.9% 9.7%
  • Black
  • Hispanic/Latinx
  • White

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

21.2% 40.5% 18.2% 12.6% 7.4%
  • Aged 13-24
  • Aged 25-34
  • Aged 35-44
  • Aged 45-54
  • Aged 55+

Number of New HIV Diagnoses, 2008-2020

Number of New HIV Diagnoses 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 200 450 700 631 566 483 465 478 379 403 387 370 366 356 343 269

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

50 40 30 20 10 0 42 County 22 State 15 Region 11 United States

PrEP (Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis)

Number of PrEP users, 2021 2,075

Rate of PrEP users per 100,000 population, 2021 331

Percent of PrEP users, by Sex, 2021

93.5% 6.4%
  • Male
  • Female

Percent of PrEP users, by Age, 2021

9.4% 36.3% 26.1% 17.7% 10.5%
  • 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 0 1,050 2,100 68 56 167 379 751 927 1,213 1,572 1,741 2,075

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 2020. 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 7.71

PNR, by Sex, 2021 Male: 8.99 Female: 2.49

PNR, by Age, 2021 Aged 13-24: 3.44 Aged 25-34: 6.91 Aged 35-44: 11.04 Aged 45-54: 10.82 Aged 55+: 10.90

PNR, 2012-2021

PNR 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 0.00 4.00 8.00 0.14 0.15 0.41 0.98 2.03 2.53 3.41 4.58 6.47 7.71

HIV Continuum of Care, 2020

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 83.3% Linked to Care 72.3% Receipt of Care 62.1% Viral Suppression Diagnoses-based HIV Continuum Care, 2020

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 224

Percent of people diagnosed with HIV and linked to HIV care, 2020 83.3%

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, 2020 6,307

Percent of people living with HIV who received HIV care, 2020 72.3%

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, 2020 5,417

Percent of people living with HIV who were virally suppressed, 2020 62.1%

Demographics, 2020

Total Population 764,382

County Population by Race/Ethnicity

  • American Indian / Alaska Native (0.2%)
  • Asian (6.6%)
  • Black (50.3%)
  • Hispanic / Latinx (10.7%)
  • White (28.2%)
  • Other* (4.0%)

*Includes other races/ethnicities or missing/suppressed data

Urbanicity, 2013

More Urban More Rural 1 2 3 4 5 6

*Full CDC urbanicity definitions can be found here.

People Living with HIV, by Transmission Category, 2020

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

Male Transmission Categories

  • Injection Drug Use (3.5%)
  • Heterosexual Contact (6.8%)
  • Male-to-Male Sexual Contact (84.7%)
  • Male-to-Male Sexual Contact & Injection Drug Use (4.4%)
  • Other* (0.6%)

Female Transmission Categories

  • Injection Drug Use (11.3%)
  • Heterosexual Contact (86.3%)
  • Other* (2.4%)

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

HIV Testing, 2016-2017

Percent ever tested for HIV, 2016-2017 57%

Percent tested in the past year for HIV, 2016-2017 20%

Social Determinants of Health, 2020

  • County
  • State
  • Region
  • United States
90.3% 87.9% 87.5% 88.5%

Percent of Population with a High School Education, 2020

0.489 0.481 0.483 0.482

Income Inequality (Gini Coefficient), 2020

15.8% 14.0% 14.1% 12.8%

Percent of Population Living in Poverty, 2020

$69,545 $62,800 $59,816 $64,994

Median Household Income, 2020

14.0% 15.3% 11.4% 10.4%

Percent of Population (<65) Lacking Health Insurance, 2020

7.9% 6.5% 7.2% 8.1%

Percent of Population Unemployed, 2020

16.2% 13.7% 13.4% 14.2%

Percent of Population Living in Unstable Housing, 2020

Sexually Transmitted Diseases, 2020

700 560 420 280 140 0 697.2 589.4 529.1 481.3 Chlamydia 302.8 221.0 232.1 206.5 Gonnorhea 29.8 16.5 13.2 12.7 Syphilis Rates of Sexually Transmitted Diseases per 100,000 Population, 2020
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