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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

Percent 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

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

800 640 480 320 160 0 798 City 653 State 444 Region 375 United States

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

Rate of people newly diagnosed with HIV per 100,000 population, by Geography, 2018

20 16 12 8 4 0 20 City 20 State 19 Region 14 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, 2014-2018 575

Proportion of people with a late HIV diagnoses, by Sex, 2014-2018 Male: 22.1% Female: 21.9%

Proportion of people with a late HIV diagnoses, by Race/Ethnicity, 2014-2018 Black: 20.0% Hispanic/Latinx: 27.2% White: 28.6%

Percent of new HIV diagnoses that were diagnosed late, 2014-2018 22.1%

Proportion of people with a late HIV diagnoses, by Age, 2014-2018 Aged 13-24: 10.4% Aged 25-44: 20.6% Aged 45-59: 31.3% Aged 60+: 38.6%

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, 2014-2018 1,988

Proportion of people linked to HIV care, by Sex, 2014-2018 Male: 75.9% Female: 75.8%

Proportion of people linked to HIV care, by Race/Ethnicity, 2014-2018 Black: 74.8% Hispanic/Latinx: 79.1% White: 78.9%

Percent of people diagnosed with HIV and linked to HIV care, 2014-2018 76.3%

Proportion of people linked to HIV care, by Age, 2014-2018 Aged 13-24: 76.9% Aged 25-44: 74.9% Aged 45-59: 75.4% Aged 60+: 81.3%

Receipt of HIV Care

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

Number of people living with HIV who received HIV care, 2018 13,358

Proportion of people who received HIV care, by Sex, 2018 Male: 78.8% Female: 83.5%

Proportion of people who received HIV care, by Race/Ethnicity, 2018 Black: 80.9% Hispanic/Latinx: 76.8% White: 77.1%

Percent of people living with HIV who received HIV care, 2018 80.5%

Proportion of people who received HIV care, by Age, 2018 Aged 13-24: 82.6% Aged 25-44: 79.5% Aged 45-59: 81.8% Aged 60+: 78.9%

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, 2018 11,326

Proportion of people who were virally suppressed, by Sex, 2018 Male: 62.1% Female: 65.1%

Proportion of people who were virally suppressed, by Race/Ethnicity, 2018 Black: 62.3% Hispanic/Latinx: 63.2% White: 64.7%

Percent of people living with HIV who were virally suppressed, 2018 63.1%

Proportion of people who were virally suppressed, by Age, 2018 Aged 13-24: 57.4% Aged 25-44: 59.7% Aged 45-59: 64.6% Aged 60+: 65.2%

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%)
  • 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, 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.

City

77.4% 22.6%

State

79.6% 20.4%

Region

79.8% 20.2%

United States

79.2% 20.8%
  • 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, 2018

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

  • City
  • State
  • Region
  • United States
91.2% 90.5% 87.2% 88.3%

Percent of Population with a High School Education, 2018

0.458 0.454 0.486 0.482

Income Inequality (Gini Coefficient), 2018

10.1% 9.1% 14.5% 13.1%

Percent of Population Living in Poverty, 2018

$80,469 $83,076 $56,882 $61,937

Median Household Income, 2018

4.0% 3.9% 3.8% 3.9%

Percent of Population Unemployed, 2018

14.5% 13.9% 13.8% 14.5%

Percent of Population Living in Unstable Housing, 2018

Sexually Transmitted Diseases, 2018

700 560 420 280 140 0 622.0 586.3 565.2 539.9 Chlamydia 213.6 170.3 194.4 179.1 Gonnorhea 15.9 12.2 11.1 10.8 Syphilis Rates of Sexually Transmitted Diseases per 100,000 Population, 2018
  • City
  • State
  • Region
  • United States

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