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Local Data: Houston

In 2018, there were 27,057 people living with HIV in Houston.
In 2018, 1,243 people were newly diagnosed with HIV.
"City" is defined as the aggregate grouping of ZIP codes that comprise Houston/Harris County.

HIV Prevalence

Number of people living with HIV, 2018

27,057

Rate of people living with HIV per 100,000 population, 2018

770

Number of people living with HIV, by Sex, 2018

75.6% 24.4%
  • Male
  • Female

Percent of people living with HIV, by Race/Ethnicity, 2018

48.5% 30.1% 16.6%
  • Black
  • Hispanic/Latinx
  • White

New HIV Diagnoses

Number of new HIV diagnoses, 2018

1,243

Rate of new HIV diagnoses per 100,000 population, 2018

35

Percent of people newly diagnosed with HIV, by Sex, 2014-2018

78.8% 21.2%
  • Male
  • Female

Percent of people newly diagnosed with HIV, by Race/Ethnicity, 2014-2018

46.0% 36.7% 12.4%
  • Black
  • Hispanic/Latinx
  • White

Percent of people newly diagnosed with HIV, by Age, 2014-2018

23.2% 56.4% 16.8% 3.5%
  • Aged 13-24
  • Aged 25-44
  • Aged 45-59
  • Aged 60+

Number of New HIV Diagnoses, 2014-2018

Number of New HIV Diagnoses 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 1,100 1,250 1,400 1,309 1,295 1,301 1,146 1,243

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, 2014-2018

1,256

Percent of new HIV diagnoses that were diagnosed late, 2014-2018

20.0%

Proportion of people with a late HIV diagnoses, by Sex, 2014-2018

19.9% male | 20.3% female

Proportion of people with a late HIV diagnoses, by Race/Ethnicity, 2014-2018

16.9% Black | 25.2% Hispanic/Latinx | 17.4% White

Proportion of people with a late HIV diagnosis, by Age, 2014-2018

8.3% aged 13-24 | 20.5% aged 25-44 | 31.5% aged 45-59 | 32.9% aged 60+

Linked to HIV Care

Linkage to care is defined as having a visit with an HIV health care provider within 1 month of being diagnosed with HIV.

Number of people diagnosed with HIV and linked to HIV care, 2014-2018

4,043

Percent of people diagnosed with HIV and linked to HIV care, 2014-2018

64.2%

Proportion of people linked to HIV care, by Sex, 2014-2018

63.4% male | 66.2% female

Proportion of people linked to HIV care, by Race/Ethnicity, 2014-2018

58.8% Black | 67.1% Hispanic/Latinx | 72.8% White

Proportion of people linked to HIV care, by Age, 2014-2018

57.7% aged 13-24 | 64.2% aged 25-44 | 70.9% aged 45-59 | 68.5% aged 60+

Receipt of HIV Care

Receipt of care is defined as those living with diagnosed HIV who have received medical care for HIV.

Number of people living with HIV who received HIV care, 2018

18,750

Percent of people living with HIV who received HIV care, 2018

77.2%

Proportion of people who received HIV care, by Sex, 2018

77.0% male | 77.8% female

Proportion of people who received HIV care, by Race/Ethnicity, 2018

76.9% Black | 75.4% Hispanic/Latinx | 79.9% White

Proportion of people who received HIV care, by Age, 2018

78.2% aged 13-24 | 76.4% aged 25-44 | 78.3% aged 45-59 | 76.5% aged 60+

Viral HIV Suppression

Viral suppression is defined as those living with diagnosed HIV who had a suppressed HIV viral load (<200 copies/mL).

Number of people living with HIV who were virally suppressed, 2018

15,471

Percent of people living with HIV who were virally suppressed, 2018

59.9%

Proportion of people who were virally suppressed, by Sex, 2018

60.1% male | 59.2% female

Proportion of people who were virally suppressed, by Race/Ethnicity, 2018

56.2% Black | 60.5% Hispanic/Latinx | 68.0% White

Proportion of people who were virally suppressed, by Age, 2018

49.3% aged 13-24 | 55.9% aged 25-44 | 63.3% aged 45-59 | 65.0% aged 60+

HIV Mortality

Number of deaths of people with HIV in Houston, 2018

361

Number of deaths of people with HIV in Texas, 2018

1,308

Demographics, 2010

Total Population

4,426,397

City Population by Race/Ethnicity

  • American Indian / Alaska Native (0.2%)
  • Asian (6.3%)
  • Black (18.4%)
  • Hispanic / Latinx (39.6%)
  • Native Hawaiian / Other Pacific Islander (0.1%)
  • White (34.0%)
  • Multiple Race (1.2%)
  • Other* (0.2%)

*Includes other races/ethnicities or missing/suppressed data

People living with HIV, 2018

Rate of people living with HIV per 100,000 population 770.0 393.0 444.0 375.0
  • City
  • State
  • Region
  • United States

People newly diagnosed with HIV, 2018

Rate of people newly diagnosed with HIV per 100,000 population 35.0 19.0 19.0 14.0
  • City
  • State
  • Region
  • United States

HIV Prevalence Rate Ratios, by Race/Ethnicity, 2018

The rate of Black males living with an HIV diagnosis is 4.6 times that of White males.

The rate of Hispanic/Latino males living with an HIV diagnosis is 1.6 times that of White males.

The rate of Black females living with an HIV diagnosis is 18.4 times that of White females.

The rate of Hispanic/Latina females living with an HIV diagnosis is 3.2 times that of White females.

Number of Transgender People Living with HIV, 2018

Female to Male: 15

Male to Female: 312

Late HIV Diagnoses, 2018

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

Houston

20.2% 79.8%

Texas

19.5% 80.5%

South

20.2% 79.8%

United States

20.8% 79.2%
  • Diagnosed with HIV
  • Diagnosed with AIDS

People Living with HIV, by Transmission Category, 2018

Percent of People Living with HIV, by Transmission Category, 2018

Male Transmission Categories
  • Injection Drug Use (4.5%)
  • Heterosexual Contact (8.9%)
  • Male-to-Male Sexual Contact (65.8%)
  • Male-to-Male Sexual Contact & Injection Drug Use (4.8%)
  • Other* (16.0%)
Female Transmission Categories
  • Injection Drug Use (10.0%)
  • Heterosexual Contact (53.3%)
  • Other* (36.7%)

*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, 2014-2018

Percent of People Newly Diagnosed with HIV, by Transmission Category, 2014-2018

Male Transmission Categories
  • Injection Drug Use (1.2%)
  • Heterosexual Contact (4.6%)
  • Male-to-Male Sexual Contact (68.0%)
  • Male-to-Male Sexual Contact & Injection Drug Use (2.1%)
  • Other* (24.1%)
Female Transmission Categories
  • Injection Drug Use (2.9%)
  • Heterosexual Contact (31.7%)
  • Other* (65.4%)

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

Social Determinants of Health, 2018

High School Education

Percent of Population with a High School Education, 2018 83.7 84.0 87.2 87.7
  • City
  • State
  • Region
  • United States

Income Inequality

Income Inequality (Gini Coefficient), 2018 0.486 0.482 0.486 0.482
  • City
  • State
  • Region
  • United States

Living in Poverty

Percent of Population Living in Poverty, 2018 14.3 14.9 14.5 13.1
  • City
  • State
  • Region
  • United States

Median Household Income

Median Household Income, 2018 65,394 60,632 56,882 61,937
  • City
  • State
  • Region
  • United States

Sexually Transmitted Diseases, 2018

0 150 300 450 600 Rates of Sexually Transmitted Diseases per 100,000 Population, 2018 Chlamydia Gonorrhea Primary & Secondary Syphilis 521.7 517.6 565.2 539.9 157.1 166.9 194.4 179.1 9.4 9.0 11.1 10.8
  • City
  • State
  • Region
  • United States

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