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Local Data: Shelby County, TN

In 2020, there were 6,283 people living with HIV in Shelby County.
In 2020, 235 people were newly diagnosed with HIV.

HIV Prevalence

Number of people living with HIV, 2020 6,283

Rate of people living with HIV per 100,000 population, 2020 819

Percent of people living with HIV, by Sex, 2020

70.7% 29.3%
  • Male
  • Female

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

81.7% 3.8% 9.7%
  • Black
  • Hispanic/Latinx
  • White

Percent of people living with HIV, by Age, 2020

4.9% 20.0% 22.9% 24.8% 27.5%
  • 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, 2020

900 720 540 360 180 0 819 County 314 State 453 Region 382 United States

New HIV Diagnoses

Number of new HIV diagnoses, 2020 235

Rate of new HIV diagnoses per 100,000 population, 2020 31

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

77.9% 22.1%
  • Male
  • Female

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

82.1% 6.0% 9.8%
  • Black
  • Hispanic/Latinx
  • White

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

28.1% 36.2% 17.9% 7.7% 10.2%
  • Aged 13-24
  • Aged 25-34
  • Aged 35-44
  • Aged 45-54
  • Aged 55+

Number of New HIV Diagnoses, 2008-2020

Number of New HIV Diagnoses 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 200 350 500 437 389 326 342 369 285 280 277 259 259 291 261 235

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

40 32 24 16 8 0 31 County 11 State 15 Region 11 United States

PrEP (Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis)

Number of PrEP users, 2021 951

Rate of PrEP users per 100,000 population, 2021 124

Percent of PrEP users, by Sex, 2021

88.3% 11.6%
  • Male
  • Female

Percent of PrEP users, by Age, 2021

23.3% 37.6% 18.9% 11.7% 8.5%
  • Aged 13-24
  • Aged 25-34
  • Aged 35-44
  • Aged 45-54
  • Aged 55+

Number of PrEP Users, 2012-2021

Number of PrEP Users 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 0 500 1,000 20 13 24 68 145 266 450 613 787 951

PrEP-to-Need Ratio (PNR)

The 2021 PrEP-to-Need Ratio (PNR) is the ratio of the number of PrEP users in 2021 to the number of people newly diagnosed with HIV in 2020. PNR serves as a measurement for whether PrEP use appropriately reflects the need for HIV prevention. A lower PNR indicates more unmet need.

PNR, 2021 4.05

PNR, by Sex, 2021 Male: 4.59 Female: 2.12

PNR, by Age, 2021 Aged 13-24: 3.36 Aged 25-34: 4.21 Aged 35-44: 4.29 Aged 45-54: 6.17 Aged 55+: 3.38

PNR, 2012-2021

PNR 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 0.00 2.50 5.00 0.05 0.05 0.09 0.25 0.56 1.03 1.55 2.35 3.35 4.05

HIV Continuum of Care, 2020

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 67.2% Linked to Care 79.6% Receipt of Care 64.9% Viral Suppression Diagnoses-based HIV Continuum Care, 2020

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, 2020 158

Percent of people diagnosed with HIV and linked to HIV care, 2020 67.2%

Receipt of HIV Care

Receipt of HIV care is defined as those living with diagnosed HIV who received medical care for HIV and had at least one CD4 count or HIV viral load test in that year.

Number of people living with HIV who received HIV care, 2020 4,832

Percent of people living with HIV who received HIV care, 2020 79.6%

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, 2020 3,939

Percent of people living with HIV who were virally suppressed, 2020 64.9%

Demographics, 2020

Total Population 929,744

County Population by Race/Ethnicity

  • American Indian / Alaska Native (0.2%)
  • Asian (3.0%)
  • Black (51.1%)
  • Hispanic / Latinx (8.4%)
  • White (34.1%)
  • Other* (3.2%)

*Includes other races/ethnicities or missing/suppressed data

Urbanicity, 2013

More Urban More Rural 1 2 3 4 5 6

*Full CDC urbanicity definitions can be found here.

People Living with HIV, by Transmission Category, 2020

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

Male Transmission Categories

  • Injection Drug Use (3.0%)
  • Heterosexual Contact (16.5%)
  • Male-to-Male Sexual Contact (76.4%)
  • Male-to-Male Sexual Contact & Injection Drug Use (3.2%)
  • Other* (0.9%)

Female Transmission Categories

  • Injection Drug Use (7.0%)
  • Heterosexual Contact (90.9%)
  • Other* (2.1%)

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

HIV Testing, 2016-2017

Percent ever tested for HIV, 2016-2017 53%

Percent tested in the past year for HIV, 2016-2017 23%

Social Determinants of Health, 2020

  • County
  • State
  • Region
  • United States
89.1% 88.2% 87.5% 88.5%

Percent of Population with a High School Education, 2020

0.516 0.478 0.483 0.482

Income Inequality (Gini Coefficient), 2020

19.1% 13.6% 14.1% 12.8%

Percent of Population Living in Poverty, 2020

$50,870 $56,962 $59,816 $64,994

Median Household Income, 2020

13.0% 12.2% 11.4% 10.4%

Percent of Population (<65) Lacking Health Insurance, 2020

9.5% 7.4% 7.2% 8.1%

Percent of Population Unemployed, 2020

17.6% 11.9% 13.4% 14.2%

Percent of Population Living in Unstable Housing, 2020

Sexually Transmitted Diseases, 2020

1000 800 600 400 200 0 978.3 555.1 529.1 481.3 Chlamydia 483.5 270.3 232.1 206.5 Gonnorhea 26.9 11.2 13.2 12.7 Syphilis Rates of Sexually Transmitted Diseases per 100,000 Population, 2020
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