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Local Data: Baltimore-Columbia-Towson MSA

In 2018, there were 18,512 people living with HIV in Baltimore.
In 2018, 461 people were newly diagnosed with HIV.

HIV Prevalence

Number of people living with HIV, 2018

18,512

Rate of people living with HIV per 100,000 population, 2018

798

Number of people living with HIV, by Sex, 2018

65.6% 34.4%
  • Male
  • Female

Percent of people living with HIV, by Race/Ethnicity, 2018

76.1% 4.6% 13.3%
  • Black
  • Hispanic/Latinx
  • White

New HIV Diagnoses

Number of new HIV diagnoses, 2018

461

Rate of new HIV diagnoses per 100,000 population, 2018

20

Percent of people newly diagnosed with HIV, by Sex, 2014-2018

74.1% 25.9%
  • Male
  • Female

Percent of people newly diagnosed with HIV, by Race/Ethnicity, 2014-2018

73.2% 6.1% 15.4%
  • Black
  • Hispanic/Latinx
  • White

Percent of people newly diagnosed with HIV, by Age, 2014-2018

20.3% 50.7% 22.4% 6.6%
  • Aged 13-24
  • Aged 25-44
  • Aged 45-59
  • Aged 60+

Number of New HIV Diagnoses, 2014-2018

Number of New HIV Diagnoses 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 400 550 700 603 556 536 450 461

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, 2014-2018

575

Percent of new HIV diagnoses that were diagnosed late, 2014-2018

22.1%

Proportion of people with a late HIV diagnoses, by Sex, 2014-2018

22.1% male | 21.9% female

Proportion of people with a late HIV diagnoses, by Race/Ethnicity, 2014-2018

20.0% Black | 27.2% Hispanic/Latinx | 28.6% White

Proportion of people with a late HIV diagnosis, by Age, 2014-2018

10.4% aged 13-24 | 20.6% aged 25-44 | 31.3% aged 45-59 | 38.6% aged 60+

Linked to HIV Care

Linkage to care is defined as having a visit with an HIV health care provider within 1 month of being diagnosed with HIV.

Number of people diagnosed with HIV and linked to HIV care, 2014-2018

1,988

Percent of people diagnosed with HIV and linked to HIV care, 2014-2018

76.3%

Proportion of people linked to HIV care, by Sex, 2014-2018

75.9% male | 75.8% female

Proportion of people linked to HIV care, by Race/Ethnicity, 2014-2018

74.8% Black | 79.1% Hispanic/Latinx | 78.9% White

Proportion of people linked to HIV care, by Age, 2014-2018

76.9% aged 13-24 | 74.9% aged 25-44 | 75.4% aged 45-59 | 81.3% aged 60+

Receipt of HIV Care

Receipt of care is defined as those living with diagnosed HIV who have received medical care for HIV.

Number of people living with HIV who received HIV care, 2018

13,358

Percent of people living with HIV who received HIV care, 2018

80.5%

Proportion of people who received HIV care, by Sex, 2018

78.8% male | 83.5% female

Proportion of people who received HIV care, by Race/Ethnicity, 2018

80.9% Black | 76.8% Hispanic/Latinx | 77.1% White

Proportion of people who received HIV care, by Age, 2018

82.6% aged 13-24 | 79.5% aged 25-44 | 81.8% aged 45-59 | 78.9% aged 60+

Viral HIV Suppression

Viral suppression is defined as those living with diagnosed HIV who had a suppressed HIV viral load (<200 copies/mL).

Number of people living with HIV who were virally suppressed, 2018

11,326

Percent of people living with HIV who were virally suppressed, 2018

63.1%

Proportion of people who were virally suppressed, by Sex, 2018

62.1% male | 65.1% female

Proportion of people who were virally suppressed, by Race/Ethnicity, 2018

62.3% Black | 63.2% Hispanic/Latinx | 64.7% White

Proportion of people who were virally suppressed, by Age, 2018

57.4% aged 13-24 | 59.7% aged 25-44 | 64.6% aged 45-59 | 65.2% aged 60+

HIV Mortality

Number of deaths of people with HIV in Baltimore, 2018

114

Number of deaths of people with HIV in Maryland, 2018

627

Demographics, 2010

Total Population

2,769,977

City Population by Race/Ethnicity

  • American Indian / Alaska Native (0.2%)
  • Asian (4.5%)
  • Black (28.0%)
  • Hispanic / Latinx (4.6%)
  • Native Hawaiian / Other Pacific Islander (0.0%)
  • White (60.5%)
  • Multiple Race (2.1%)
  • Other* (0.1%)

*Includes other races/ethnicities or missing/suppressed data

People living with HIV, 2018

Rate of people living with HIV per 100,000 population 798.0 653.0 444.0 375.0
  • City
  • State
  • Region
  • United States

People newly diagnosed with HIV, 2018

Rate of people newly diagnosed with HIV per 100,000 population 20.0 20.0 19.0 14.0
  • City
  • State
  • Region
  • United States

HIV Prevalence Rate Ratios, by Race/Ethnicity, 2018

The rate of Black males living with an HIV diagnosis is 11.3 times that of White males.

The rate of Hispanic/Latino males living with an HIV diagnosis is 4.5 times that of White males.

The rate of Black females living with an HIV diagnosis is 21.2 times that of White females.

The rate of Hispanic/Latina females living with an HIV diagnosis is 6.9 times that of White females.

Late HIV Diagnoses, 2018

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

Baltimore

22.6% 77.4%

Maryland

20.4% 79.6%

South

20.2% 79.8%

United States

20.8% 79.2%
  • Diagnosed with HIV
  • Diagnosed with AIDS

People Living with HIV, by Transmission Category, 2018

Percent of People Living with HIV, by Transmission Category, 2018

Male Transmission Categories
  • Injection Drug Use (21.3%)
  • Heterosexual Contact (14.3%)
  • Male-to-Male Sexual Contact (46.3%)
  • Male-to-Male Sexual Contact & Injection Drug Use (6.3%)
  • Other* (11.8%)
Female Transmission Categories
  • Injection Drug Use (27.6%)
  • Heterosexual Contact (55.2%)
  • Other* (17.2%)

*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, 2014-2018

Percent of People Newly Diagnosed with HIV, by Transmission Category, 2014-2018

Male Transmission Categories
  • Injection Drug Use (5.3%)
  • Heterosexual Contact (16.8%)
  • Male-to-Male Sexual Contact (66.0%)
  • Male-to-Male Sexual Contact & Injection Drug Use (2.0%)
  • Other* (9.9%)
Female Transmission Categories
  • Injection Drug Use (11.4%)
  • Heterosexual Contact (74.7%)
  • Other* (13.9%)

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

Social Determinants of Health, 2018

High School Education

Percent of Population with a High School Education, 2018 91.2 90.5 87.2 87.7
  • City
  • State
  • Region
  • United States

Income Inequality

Income Inequality (Gini Coefficient), 2018 0.458 0.454 0.486 0.482
  • City
  • State
  • Region
  • United States

Living in Poverty

Percent of Population Living in Poverty, 2018 10.1 9.1 14.5 13.1
  • City
  • State
  • Region
  • United States

Median Household Income

Median Household Income, 2018 80,469 83,076 56,882 61,937
  • City
  • State
  • Region
  • United States

Sexually Transmitted Diseases, 2018

0 175 350 525 700 Rates of Sexually Transmitted Diseases per 100,000 Population, 2018 Chlamydia Gonorrhea Primary & Secondary Syphilis 622.0 586.3 565.2 539.9 213.6 170.3 194.4 179.1 15.9 12.2 11.1 10.8
  • City
  • State
  • Region
  • United States

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