HIV Prevalence
Number of people living with HIV, 2017
25,831Percent of people living with HIV, by Race/Ethnicity, 2017
49.7% Black | 28.5% Hispanic/Latinx | 17.8% WhitePercent of people living with HIV, by Sex, 2017
75.8% male | 24.2% femaleNew HIV Diagnoses
Number of new HIV diagnoses, 2017
1,133Number of new HIV diagnoses, by Sex, 2013-2017
78.9% male | 21.1% femaleNumber of new HIV diagnoses, by Race/Ethnicity, 2013-2017
48.2% Black | 34.8% Hispanic/Latinx | 12.9% WhiteHIV Mortality
Number of deaths of people with HIV in Houston, 2017
416Number of deaths of people with HIV in Texas, 2016
1,338Demographics, 2010
Total Population
4,363,661
City Population by Race/Ethnicity
- American Indian / Alaska Native (0.2%)
- Asian (6.4%)
- Black (18.6%)
- Hispanic / Latinx (39.8%)
- Native Hawaiian / Other Pacific Islander (0.1%)
- White (33.6%)
- Multiple Race (1.2%)
- Other* (0.1%)
HIV Prevalence Rate Ratios, by Race/Ethnicity, 2017
The rate of Black males living with an HIV diagnosis is 4.3 times that of White males.
The rate of Hispanic/Latino males living with an HIV diagnosis is 1.4 times that of White males.
The rate of Black females living with an HIV diagnosis is 17.2 times that of White females.
The rate of Hispanic/Latina females living with an HIV diagnosis is 2.7 times that of White females.
Number of New HIV Diagnoses, 2013-2017
- Houston
- Texas
AIDS Diagnoses Within 3 Months of Initial HIV Diagnosis, 2017
Houston
People living with HIV, by Transmission Category, 2017
Percent of People Living with HIV, by Transmission Category, 2017
Male Transmission Categories
- Injection Drug Use (4.9%)
- Heterosexual Contact (9.0%)
- Male-to-Male Sexual Contact (64.1%)
- Male-to-Male Sexual Contact & Injection Drug Use (4.5%)
- Other* (17.5%)
Female Transmission Categories
- Injection Drug Use (10.4%)
- Heterosexual Contact (52.3%)
- Other* (37.3%)
People newly diagnosed with HIV, by Transmission Category, 2013-2017
Percent of people newly diagnosed with HIV, by Transmission Category, 2013-2017
Male Transmission Categories
- Injection Drug Use (1.0%)
- Heterosexual Contact (4.7%)
- Male-to-Male Sexual Contact (66.4%)
- Male-to-Male Sexual Contact & Injection Drug Use (1.8%)
- Other* (26.1%)
Female Transmission Categories
- Injection Drug Use (3.0%)
- Heterosexual Contact (31.4%)
- Other* (65.6%)
Sexually Transmitted Diseases, 2017
Chlamydia
Gonorrhea
Primary & Secondary Syphilis
Number of Transgender People Living with HIV, 2017
Female to Male: 12
Male to Female: 252
