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Local Data: Baltimore-Columbia-Towson MSA

In 2019, there were 18,276 people living with HIV in Baltimore.
In 2019, 405 people were newly diagnosed with HIV.

HIV Prevalence

Number of people living with HIV, 2019 18,276

Rate of people living with HIV per 100,000 population, 2019 788

Percent of people living with HIV, by Sex, 2019

65.5% 34.5%
  • Male
  • Female

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

76.0% 4.7% 13.1%
  • Black
  • Hispanic/Latinx
  • White

Percent of people living with HIV, by Age, 2019

2.4% 30.5% 42.2% 24.8%
  • Aged 13-24
  • Aged 25-44
  • Aged 45-59
  • Aged 60+

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

800 640 480 320 160 0 788 City* 655 State 453 Region 382 United States

New HIV Diagnoses

Number of new HIV diagnoses, 2019 405

Rate of new HIV diagnoses per 100,000 population, 2019 17

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

72.1% 27.9%
  • Male
  • Female

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

74.8% 6.7% 12.8%
  • Black
  • Hispanic/Latinx
  • White

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

20.5% 50.9% 20.5% 8.1%
  • Aged 13-24
  • Aged 25-44
  • Aged 45-59
  • Aged 60+

Number of New HIV Diagnoses, 2015-2019

Number of New HIV Diagnoses 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 400 500 600 559 541 449 462 405

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

20 16 12 8 4 0 17 City* 14 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, 2019 87

Proportion of people with a late HIV diagnoses, by Sex, 2019 Male: 21.9% Female: 20.4%

Proportion of people with a late HIV diagnoses, by Race/Ethnicity,2019 Black: 19.8% Hispanic/Latinx: 37.0% White: 26.9%

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

Proportion of people with a late HIV diagnoses, by Age, 2019 Aged 13-24: 7.2% Aged 25-44: 21.4% Aged 45-59: 27.7% Aged 60+: 42.4%

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, 2019 325

Proportion of people linked to HIV care, by Sex, 2019 Male: 84.2% Female: 69.9%

Proportion of people linked to HIV care, by Race/Ethnicity, 2019 Black: 78.9% Hispanic/Latinx: 88.9% White: 84.6%

Percent of people diagnosed with HIV and linked to HIV care, 2019 80.2%

Proportion of people linked to HIV care, by Age, 2019 Aged 13-24: 74.7% Aged 25-44: 83.5% Aged 45-59: 78.3% Aged 60+: 78.8%

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, 2019 13,412

Proportion of people who received HIV care, by Sex, 2020 Male: 79.3% Female: 83.7%

Proportion of people who received HIV care, by Race/Ethnicity, 2019 Black: 81.7% Hispanic/Latinx: 75.7% White: 76.7%

Percent of people living with HIV who received HIV care, 2019 80.9%

Proportion of people who received HIV care, by Age, 2019 Aged 13-24: 85.3% Aged 25-44: 80.7% Aged 45-59: 81.5% Aged 60+: 79.5%

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 11,678

Proportion of people who were virally suppressed, by Sex, 2019 Male: 62.5% Female: 66.5%

Proportion of people who were virally suppressed, by Race/Ethnicity, 2019 Black: 63.4% Hispanic/Latinx: 61.9% White: 64.7%

Percent of people living with HIV who were virally suppressed, 2019 63.9%

Proportion of people who were virally suppressed, by Age, 2019 Aged 13-24: 54.0% Aged 25-44: 59.6% Aged 45-59: 65.7% Aged 60+: 67.0%

HIV Mortality

Number of deaths of people living with HIV in Baltimore, 2019 151

Number of deaths of people living with HIV in Maryland, 2020 642

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%)
  • White (60.5%)
  • Multiple Race (2.1%)
  • 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 11.4 times that of White males.

The rate of Hispanic/Latino males living with an HIV diagnosis is 4.8 times that of White males.

The rate of Black females living with an HIV diagnosis is 21.3 times that of White females.

The rate of Hispanic/Latina females living with an HIV diagnosis is 6.7 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*

78.3% 21.7%

State

78.3% 21.7%

Region

78.5% 21.5%

United States

78.4% 21.6%
  • 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 (20.4%)
  • Heterosexual Contact (14.3%)
  • Male-to-Male Sexual Contact (47.5%)
  • Male-to-Male Sexual Contact & Injection Drug Use (6.2%)
  • Other* (11.6%)

Female Transmission Categories

  • Injection Drug Use (26.9%)
  • Heterosexual Contact (56.0%)
  • Other* (17.1%)

*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 (4.8%)
  • Heterosexual Contact (20.5%)
  • Male-to-Male Sexual Contact (61.6%)
  • Other* (13.1%)

Female Transmission Categories

  • Injection Drug Use (15.0%)
  • Heterosexual Contact (69.9%)
  • Other* (15.1%)

*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
91.3% 90.6% 87.5% 88.5%

Percent of Population with a High School Education, 2020

0.456 0.453 0.483 0.482

Income Inequality (Gini Coefficient), 2020

9.8% 9.0% 14.1% 12.8%

Percent of Population Living in Poverty, 2020

$83,811 $88,589 $59,816 $64,994

Median Household Income, 2020

6.6% 6.7% 7.2% 8.1%

Percent of Population Unemployed, 2020

13.8% 13.9% 13.4% 14.2%

Percent of Population Living in Unstable Housing, 2020

Sexually Transmitted Diseases, 2020

700 560 420 280 140 0 674.1 535.9 529.1 481.3 Chlamydia 242.0 199.3 232.1 206.5 Gonnorhea 17.6 14.4 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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