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Local Data: Houston (Harris County)

In 2020, there were 28,592 people living with HIV in Houston.
In 2020, 954 people were newly diagnosed with HIV.

HIV Prevalence

Number of people living with HIV, 2020 28,592

Rate of people living with HIV per 100,000 population, 2020 814

Percent of people living with HIV, by Sex, 2020

76.2% 23.8%
  • Male
  • Female

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

48.3% 30.9% 15.6%
  • Black
  • Hispanic/Latinx
  • White

Percent of people living with HIV, by Age, 2020

3.8% 44.2% 35.7% 16.3%
  • 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 0 814 City 402 State 451 Region 380 United States

New HIV Diagnoses

Number of new HIV diagnoses, 2020 954

Rate of new HIV diagnoses per 100,000 population, 2020 27

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

83.9% 16.1%
  • Male
  • Female

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

46.5% 38.7% 11.5%
  • Black
  • Hispanic/Latinx
  • White

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

25.5% 55.5% 14.6% 4.5%
  • 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 900 1,150 1,400 1,310 1,149 1,249 1,272 954

Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, data from 2020 should be interpreted with caution

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

30 24 18 12 6 0 27 City 18 State 18 Region 13 United States

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, 2020 200

Proportion of people with a late HIV diagnoses, by Sex, 2020 Male: 20.5% Female: 23.4%

Proportion of people with a late HIV diagnoses, by Race/Ethnicity, 2020 Black: 18.0% Hispanic/Latinx: 23.8% White: 20.0%

Percent of new HIV diagnoses that were diagnosed late, 2020 21.0%

Proportion of people with a late HIV diagnoses, by Age, 2020 Aged 13-24: 10.3% Aged 25-44: 20.0% Aged 45-59: 34.5% Aged 60+: 48.8%

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 659

Proportion of people linked to HIV care, by Sex, 2020 Male: 70.0% Female: 64.3%

Proportion of people linked to HIV care, by Race/Ethnicity, 2020 Black: 63.1% Hispanic/Latinx: 74.8% White: 71.8%

Percent of people diagnosed with HIV and linked to HIV care, 2020 69.1%

Proportion of people linked to HIV care, by Age, 2020 Aged 13-24: 67.1% Aged 25-44: 68.1% Aged 45-59: 71.2% Aged 60+: 81.4%

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 19,403

Proportion of people who received HIV care, by Sex, 2020 Male: 74.8% Female: 74.3%

Proportion of people who received HIV care, by Race/Ethnicity, 2020 Black: 73.7% Hispanic/Latinx: 74.5% White: 77.2%

Percent of people living with HIV who received HIV care, 2020 74.7%

Proportion of people who received HIV care, by Age, 2020 Aged 13-24: 79.6% Aged 25-44: 74.1% Aged 45-59: 75.2% Aged 60+: 74.3%

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 16,674

Proportion of people who were virally suppressed, by Sex, 2020 Male: 58.3% Female: 58.2%

Proportion of people who were virally suppressed, by Race/Ethnicity, 2020 Black: 54.5% Hispanic/Latinx: 59.9% White: 64.9%

Percent of people living with HIV who were virally suppressed, 2020 58.3%

Proportion of people who were virally suppressed, by Age, 2020 Aged 13-24: 45.7% Aged 25-44: 54.8% Aged 45-59: 61.8% Aged 60+: 63.1%

HIV Mortality

Number of deaths of people living with HIV in Houston, 2020 390

Number of deaths of people living with HIV in Texas, 2019 1,434

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

HIV Prevalence Rate Ratios, by Race/Ethnicity, 2020

The rate of Black males living with an HIV diagnosis is 4.9 times that of White males.

The rate of Hispanic/Latino males living with an HIV diagnosis is 1.8 times that of White males.

The rate of Black females living with an HIV diagnosis is 18.6 times that of White females.

The rate of Hispanic/Latina females living with an HIV diagnosis is 3.4 times that of White females.

Number of Transgender People Living with HIV, 2020

Male to Female 444

Female to Male 29

Late HIV Diagnoses, 2020

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

City

79.0% 21.0%

State

80.4% 19.6%

Region

79.8% 20.2%

United States

79.6% 20.4%
  • 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 (4.1%)
  • Heterosexual Contact (8.3%)
  • Male-to-Male Sexual Contact (66.8%)
  • Male-to-Male Sexual Contact & Injection Drug Use (4.5%)
  • Other* (16.3%)

Female Transmission Categories

  • Injection Drug Use (9.4%)
  • Heterosexual Contact (51.9%)
  • Other* (38.7%)

*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, 2020

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

Male Transmission Categories

  • Injection Drug Use (1.3%)
  • Heterosexual Contact (3.1%)
  • Male-to-Male Sexual Contact (68.1%)
  • Male-to-Male Sexual Contact & Injection Drug Use (0.8%)
  • Other* (26.7%)

Female Transmission Categories

  • Heterosexual Contact (17.5%)
  • Other* (82.5%)

*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
84.3% 84.6% 86.8% 88.6%

Percent of Population with a High School Education, 2020

0.484 0.475 0.483 0.481

Income Inequality (Gini Coefficient), 2020

13.5% 13.6% 13.6% 12.3%

Percent of Population Living in Poverty, 2020

$69,328 $64,044 $60,566 $65,712

Median Household Income, 2020

8.6% 3.5% 3.5% 3.7%

Percent of Population Unemployed, 2020

14.3% 13.1% 13.1% 13.7%

Percent of Population Living in Unstable Housing, 2020

Sexually Transmitted Diseases, 2019

600 480 360 240 120 0 439.1 449.7 570.2 551.1 Chlamydia 147.7 154.1 204.0 187.8 Gonnorhea 9.0 8.2 11.9 11.9 Primary & Secondary Syphilis Rates of Sexually Transmitted Diseases per 100,000 Population, 2019
  • City
  • State
  • Region
  • United States

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