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Local Data: South Carolina

In 2019, there were 17,589 people living with HIV in South Carolina.
In 2019, 680 people were newly diagnosed with HIV.

HIV Prevalence

Number of people living with HIV, 2019 17,589

Rate of people living with HIV per 100,000 population, 2019 404

Percent of people living with HIV, by Sex, 2019

71.3% 28.7%
  • Male
  • Female

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

67.3% 5.7% 23.6%
  • Black
  • Hispanic/Latinx
  • White

Percent of people living with HIV, by Age, 2019

3.5% 17.1% 17.9% 25.6% 35.8%
  • Aged 13-24
  • Aged 25-34
  • Aged 35-44
  • Aged 45-54
  • Aged 55+

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

500 400 300 200 100 0 404 State 451 Region 380 United States

New HIV Diagnoses

Number of new HIV diagnoses, 2019 680

Rate of new HIV diagnoses per 100,000 population, 2019 16

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

80.9% 19.1%
  • Male
  • Female

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

66.9% 6.9% 23.7%
  • Black
  • Hispanic/Latinx
  • White

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

27.4% 33.7% 16.0% 10.9% 12.1%
  • Aged 13-24
  • Aged 25-34
  • Aged 35-44
  • Aged 45-54
  • Aged 55+

Number of New HIV Diagnoses, 2008-2019

Number of New HIV Diagnoses 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 600 700 800 701 750 762 738 695 705 761 670 747 706 712 680

Rate of people newly diagnosed with HIV per 100,000 population, by Geography, 2019

20 16 12 8 4 0 16 State 18 Region 13 United States

PrEP (Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis)

Number of PrEP users, 2019 1,524

Rate of PrEP users per 100,000 population, 2019 35

Percent of PrEP users, by Sex, 2019

92.2% 8.9%
  • Male
  • Female

Percent of PrEP users, by Age, 2019

16.2% 39.4% 25.0% 15.4% 7.0%
  • Aged 13-24
  • Aged 25-34
  • Aged 35-44
  • Aged 45-54
  • Aged 55+

Number of PrEP Users, 2012-2019

Number of PrEP Users 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 0 800 1,600 87 95 237 457 593 764 1,269 1,524

PrEP-to-Need Ratio (PNR)

The 2019 PrEP-to-Need Ratio (PNR) is the ratio of the number of PrEP users in 2019 to the number of people newly diagnosed with HIV in 2018. PNR serves as a measurement for whether PrEP use appropriately reflects the need for HIV prevention. A lower PNR indicates more unmet need.

PNR, 2019 2.13

PNR, by Sex, 2019 Male: 2.56 Female: 0.82

PNR, by Age, 2019 Aged 13-24: 1.52 Aged 25-34: 2.41 Aged 35-44: 2.93 Aged 45-54: 2.30 Aged 55+: 1.49

PNR, 2012-2019

PNR 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 0.00 1.50 3.00 0.12 0.13 0.31 0.68 0.80 1.08 1.77 2.13

HIV Continuum of Care, 2019

Late Diagnoses and Linked to Care are among people newly diagnosed with HIV and Receipt of Care and Viral Suppression are among all people living with HIV.

100 80 60 40 20 24.1% Late Diagnoses 87.6% Linked to Care 81.0% Receipt of Care 70.7% Viral Suppression Diagnoses-based HIV Continuum Care, 2019

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 164

Percent of new HIV diagnoses that were diagnosed late, 2019 24.1%

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 596

Percent of people diagnosed with HIV and linked to HIV care, 2019 87.6%

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, 2019 13,701

Percent of people living with HIV who received HIV care, 2019 81.0%

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 11,967

Percent of people living with HIV who were virally suppressed, 2019 70.7%

HIV Mortality

Number of deaths of people with HIV, 2019 299

Rate of deaths of people with HIV per 100,000 population, 2019 7

Percent of deaths of people with HIV, by Sex, 2019

72.6% 27.4%
  • Male
  • Female

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

67.6% 2.7% 25.8%
  • Black
  • Hispanic/Latinx
  • White

Percent of deaths of people with HIV, by Age, 2019

1.0% 6.4% 12.0% 19.1% 61.5%
  • Aged 13-24
  • Aged 25-34
  • Aged 35-44
  • Aged 45-54
  • Aged 55+

Demographics, 2019

Total Population 5,148,714

State Population by Race/Ethnicity

  • American Indian / Alaska Native (0.4%)
  • Asian (1.8%)
  • Black (26.4%)
  • Hispanic / Latinx (6.0%)
  • Native Hawaiian / Other Pacific Islander (0.1%)
  • White (63.7%)
  • Multiple Race (1.8%)

HIV Prevalence Rate Ratios, by Race/Ethnicity, 2019

The rate of Black males living with an HIV diagnosis is 6.4 times that of White males.

The rate of Hispanic/Latino males living with an HIV diagnosis is 2.7 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 3.6 times that of White females.

Late HIV Diagnoses, 2019

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

State

75.9% 24.1%

Region

79.8% 20.2%

United States

79.6% 20.4%
  • 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 (7.4%)
  • Heterosexual Contact (14.4%)
  • Male-to-Male Sexual Contact (71.9%)
  • Male-to-Male Sexual Contact & Injection Drug Use (5.3%)
  • Other* (1.0%)

Female Transmission Categories

  • Injection Drug Use (14.4%)
  • Heterosexual Contact (82.8%)
  • Other* (2.8%)

*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 (18.5%)
  • Heterosexual Contact (37.7%)
  • Male-to-Male Sexual Contact (27.7%)
  • Male-to-Male Sexual Contact & Injection Drug Use (15.4%)
  • Other* (0.7%)

Female Transmission Categories

  • Injection Drug Use (9.2%)
  • Heterosexual Contact (90.0%)
  • Other* (0.8%)

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

HIV Mortality Rates, 2017-2019

  • State
  • Region
  • United States
8.8 7.2 5.6 4 2.4 0.8 8.0 7.8 6.0 2017 7.4 7.1 5.9 2018 6.9 7.5 5.6 2019 Age-adjusted rates of Death due to HIV per 100,000 population, 2017-2019

HIV Testing, 2019

These data represent 2018 weighted estimates of HIV testing prevalence by selected demographic characteristics, based on responses to the Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS) survey question, "Have you ever been tested for HIV?"

70 56 42 28 14 0 42.1% Overall Men 40.3% Women 43.8% By Sex 18-24 33.6% 25-34 45.8% 35-44 44.7% 45-54 39.7% 55-64 23.8% 65+ 11.6% By Age White 28.0% Hispanic/ Latinx 52.9% American Indian/ Alaskan Native 51.8% Multiple Race 62.9% By Race/Ethnicity

Social Determinants of Health, 2019

  • State
  • Region
  • United States
88.3% 86.8% 88.6%

Percent of Population with a High School Education, 2019

0.475 0.483 0.481

Income Inequality (Gini Coefficient), 2019

13.9% 13.6% 12.3%

Percent of Population Living in Poverty, 2019

$56,360 $60,566 $65,712

Median Household Income, 2019

13.2% 14.3% 10.4%

Percent of Population Lacking Health Insurance, 2019

2.8% 3.5% 3.7%

Percent of Population Unemployed, 2019

10.9% 11.2% 10.5%

Percent of Population Living with Food Insecurity, 2019

11.9% 13.1% 13.7%

Percent of Population Living in Unstable Housing, 2019

Medicaid Expansion, 2020

Not Adopted Adopted but Not Implemented Adopted and Implemented

Status of state action on the Medicaid expansion decision as of October 8, 2021.

HIV Federal Funding/Programs, Federal HIV/AIDS Grant Funding, FY 2019

Substance Abuse & Mental Health Services Administration, FY 2019 $283,875

Ryan White HIV/AIDS Program, FY 2019 $38,225,218

Housing Opportunities for Persons With AIDS, FY 2019 $4,348,965

Total Funding, FY 2019 $42,858,058

Sexually Transmitted Diseases, 2019

800 640 480 320 160 0 707.1 570.2 551.1 Chlamydia 278.5 204.0 187.8 Gonnorhea 10.1 11.9 11.9 Syphilis Rates of Sexually Transmitted Diseases per 100,000 Population, 2019
  • State
  • Region
  • United States

HIV Criminalization, 2020

States with HIV-Specific Criminal Laws/Statutes

State has HIV-specific criminal laws and/or sentence enhancements applicable to people living with HIV.

States That Have Prosecuted PLWH

State has prosecuted people living with HIV under non-HIV-specific, general criminal laws.

Status of state criminalization laws are as of July 28, 2020. Source: CHLP.

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