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Local Data: Memphis

In 2020, there were 6,589 people living with HIV in Memphis.
In 2020, 233 people were newly diagnosed with HIV.

HIV Prevalence

Number of people living with HIV, 2020 6,589

Rate of people living with HIV per 100,000 population, 2020 845

Percent of people living with HIV, by Sex, 2020

70.8% 29.2%
  • Male
  • Female

Percent of people living with HIV, by Race/Ethnicity, 2020

83.2% 3.3% 10.2%
  • Black
  • Hispanic/Latinx
  • White

Percent of people living with HIV, by Age, 2020

4.8% 42.3% 36.4% 16.5%
  • Aged 13-24
  • Aged 25-44
  • Aged 45-59
  • Aged 60+

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

900 720 540 360 180 0 845 City 314 State 453 Region 382 United States

New HIV Diagnoses

Number of new HIV diagnoses, 2020 233

Rate of new HIV diagnoses per 100,000 population, 2020 30

Percent of people newly diagnosed with HIV, by Sex, 2020

78.1% 21.9%
  • Male
  • Female

Percent of people newly diagnosed with HIV, by Race/Ethnicity, 2020

82.8% 6.0% 9.4%
  • Black
  • Hispanic/Latinx
  • White

Percent of people newly diagnosed with HIV, by Age, 2020

27.9% 54.9% 11.6% 5.6%
  • Aged 13-24
  • Aged 25-44
  • Aged 45-59
  • Aged 60+

Number of New HIV Diagnoses, 2016-2020

Number of New HIV Diagnoses 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 200 250 300 267 259 292 262 233

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

30 24 18 12 6 0 30 City 11 State 15 Region 11 United States

HIV Mortality

Number of deaths of people living with HIV in Memphis, 2020 45

Number of deaths of people living with HIV in Tennessee, 2020 423

Demographics, 2010

Total Population 958,176

City Population by Race/Ethnicity

  • American Indian / Alaska Native (0.2%)
  • Asian (2.2%)
  • Black (50.6%)
  • Hispanic / Latinx (5.5%)
  • White (40.1%)
  • Multiple Race (1.2%)
  • Other* (0.2%)

*Includes other races/ethnicities or missing/suppressed data

HIV Prevalence Rate Ratios, by Race/Ethnicity, 2020

The rate of Black males living with an HIV diagnosis is 6.1 times that of White males.

The rate of Hispanic/Latino males living with an HIV diagnosis is 2.2 times that of White males.

The rate of Black females living with an HIV diagnosis is 14.2 times that of White females.

The rate of Hispanic/Latina females living with an HIV diagnosis is 5.4 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

85.0% 15.0%

State

83.0% 17.0%

Region

78.5% 21.5%

United States

78.4% 21.6%
  • Diagnosed with HIV
  • Diagnosed with AIDS

People Living with HIV, by Transmission Category, 2020

Percent of People Living with HIV, by Transmission Category, 2020

Male Transmission Categories

  • Injection Drug Use (2.1%)
  • Heterosexual Contact (14.4%)
  • Male-to-Male Sexual Contact (62.7%)
  • Male-to-Male Sexual Contact & Injection Drug Use (2.0%)
  • Other* (18.8%)

Female Transmission Categories

  • Injection Drug Use (3.7%)
  • Heterosexual Contact (69.5%)
  • Other* (26.8%)

*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, 2020

Percent of People Newly Diagnosed with HIV, by Transmission Category, 2020

Male Transmission Categories

  • Male-to-Male Sexual Contact (53.3%)
  • Other* (46.7%)

Female Transmission Categories

  • Heterosexual Contact (13.7%)
  • Other* (86.3%)

*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
88.7% 88.2% 87.5% 88.5%

Percent of Population with a High School Education, 2020

0.493 0.478 0.483 0.482

Income Inequality (Gini Coefficient), 2020

17.3% 13.6% 14.1% 12.8%

Percent of Population Living in Poverty, 2020

$53,896 $56,962 $59,816 $64,994

Median Household Income, 2020

8.8% 7.4% 7.2% 8.1%

Percent of Population Unemployed, 2020

15.6% 11.9% 13.4% 14.2%

Percent of Population Living in Unstable Housing, 2020

Sexually Transmitted Diseases, 2020

1000 800 600 400 200 0 985.8 555.1 529.1 481.3 Chlamydia 400.2 270.3 232.1 206.5 Gonnorhea 18.6 11.2 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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