HIV Prevalence
Number of people living with HIV, 2016
16,718Percent of people living with HIV, by Race/Ethnicity, 2016
68.7% Black | 4.7% Hispanic/Latinx | 23.8% WhitePercent of people living with HIV, by Sex, 2016
70.7% male | 29.3% femaleRate of people living with HIV per 100,000 population, 2016
401New HIV Diagnoses
Number of new HIV diagnoses, 2017
714Rate of people newly diagnosed with HIV per 100,000 population, 2017
17HIV Mortality
Number of deaths of people with HIV, 2016
212Rate of deaths of people with HIV per 100,000 population, 2016
5PrEP
Number of PrEP users, 2018 (Note: Data underestimates the total number of PrEP users in the U.S. See data methods.)
901Rate of PrEP users per 100,000 population, 2018
21Demographics, 2016
Total Population
4,959,822
State Population by Race/Ethnicity
- American Indian / Alaska Native (0.4%)
- Asian (1.6%)
- Black (27.0%)
- Hispanic / Latinx (5.6%)
- Native Hawaiian / Other Pacific Islander (0.1%)
- White (63.8%)
- Multiple Race (1.6%)
- Other* (0.0%)
HIV Prevalence Rate Ratios, by Race/Ethnicity, 2016
The rate of Black males living with an HIV diagnosis is 6.3 times that of White males.
The rate of Hispanic/Latino males living with an HIV diagnosis is 2.4 times that of White males.
The rate of Black females living with an HIV diagnosis is 11.6 times that of White females.
The rate of Hispanic/Latina females living with an HIV diagnosis is 3.3 times that of White females.
AIDS Diagnoses Within 3 Months of Initial HIV Diagnosis, 2016
United States
South Carolina
People Living with HIV, by Transmission Category, 2016
Percent of People Living with HIV, by Transmission Category, 2016
Male Transmission Categories
- Injection Drug Use (8.6%)
- Heterosexual Contact (16.0%)
- Male-to-Male Sexual Contact (68.7%)
- Male-to-Male Sexual Contact & Injection Drug Use (5.8%)
- Other* (0.9%)
Female Transmission Categories
- Injection Drug Use (14.8%)
- Heterosexual Contact (82.7%)
- Other* (2.5%)
People Newly Diagnosed with HIV, by Transmission Category, 2017
Percent of People Living with HIV, by Transmission Category, 2013-2017
Male Transmission Categories
- Injection Drug Use (3.6%)
- Heterosexual Contact (9.2%)
- Male-to-Male Sexual Contact (85.0%)
- Male-to-Male Sexual Contact & Injection Drug Use (2.2%)
Female Transmission Categories
- Injection Drug Use (8.7%)
- Heterosexual Contact (90.7%)
- Other* (0.6%)
HIV Mortality Rates, 2014-2016
- State Rates
- National Rates
State Progress Toward CDC's Division of HIV/AIDS Prevention and Care Goals for 2020
- South Carolina
- National Goal
HIV Federal Funding/Programs, Federal HIV/AIDS Grant Funding, FY 2017
Centers for Disease Control & Prevention:
$8,615,330Substance Abuse & Mental Health Services Administration:
$1,781,556Ryan White HIV/AIDS Program:
$27,790,292Housing Opportunities for Persons With AIDS:
$3,434,376Total Funding:
$41,621,554Sexually Transmitted Diseases, 2016
Chlamydia
National Rank: 9
Gonorrhea
National Rank: 10
Primary & Secondary Syphilis
National Rank: 24
