HIV Prevalence
Number of people living with HIV, 2017
19,006Percent of people living with HIV, by Race/Ethnicity, 2017
75.8% Black | 4.4% Hispanic/Latinx | 13.5% WhitePercent of people living with HIV, by Sex, 2017
65.7% male | 34.3% femaleNew HIV Diagnoses
Number of new HIV diagnoses, 2017
452Number of new HIV diagnoses, by Sex, 2013-2017
73.2% male | 26.8% femaleNumber of new HIV diagnoses, by Race/Ethnicity, 2013-2017
72.6% Black | 5.7% Hispanic/Latinx | 15.8% WhiteHIV Mortality
Number of deaths of people with HIV in Baltimore, 2017
153Number of deaths of people with HIV in Maryland, 2016
487Demographics, 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%)
HIV Prevalence Rate Ratios, by Race/Ethnicity, 2017
The rate of Black males living with an HIV diagnosis is 11.1 times that of White males.
The rate of Hispanic/Latino males living with an HIV diagnosis is 4.4 times that of White males.
The rate of Black females living with an HIV diagnosis is 20.3 times that of White females.
The rate of Hispanic/Latina females living with an HIV diagnosis is 6.1 times that of White females.
Number of New HIV Diagnoses, 2013-2017
- Baltimore
- Maryland
AIDS Diagnoses Within 3 Months of Initial HIV Diagnosis, 2017
Baltimore
People living with HIV, by Transmission Category, 2017
Percent of People Living with HIV, by Transmission Category, 2017
Male Transmission Categories
- Injection Drug Use (23.2%)
- Heterosexual Contact (13.7%)
- Male-to-Male Sexual Contact (44.5%)
- Male-to-Male Sexual Contact & Injection Drug Use (6.5%)
- Other* (12.1%)
Female Transmission Categories
- Injection Drug Use (29.0%)
- Heterosexual Contact (53.5%)
- Other* (17.5%)
People newly diagnosed with HIV, by Transmission Category, 2013-2017
Percent of people newly diagnosed with HIV, by Transmission Category, 2013-2017
Male Transmission Categories
- Injection Drug Use (5.6%)
- Heterosexual Contact (17.5%)
- Male-to-Male Sexual Contact (64.7%)
- Male-to-Male Sexual Contact & Injection Drug Use (2.9%)
- Other* (9.3%)
Female Transmission Categories
- Injection Drug Use (12.0%)
- Heterosexual Contact (73.6%)
- Other* (14.4%)
