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Local Data: Washington DC

In 2020, there were 13,898 people living with HIV in Washington DC.
In 2020, 198 people were newly diagnosed with HIV.

HIV Prevalence

Number of people living with HIV, 2020 13,898

Rate of people living with HIV per 100,000 population, 2020 2,191

Percent of people living with HIV, by Sex, 2020

73.4% 26.6%
  • Male
  • Female

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

71.1% 8.5% 15.7%
  • Black
  • Hispanic/Latinx
  • White

Percent of people living with HIV, by Age, 2020

1.6% 32.7% 39.5% 26.2%
  • Aged 13-24
  • Aged 25-44
  • Aged 45-59
  • Aged 60+

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

3000 2400 1800 1200 600 0 2,191 City 2,260 State 453 Region 382 United States

New HIV Diagnoses

Number of new HIV diagnoses, 2020 198

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

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

80.8% 19.2%
  • Male
  • Female

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

71.7% 11.1% 14.1%
  • Black
  • Hispanic/Latinx
  • White

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

18.7% 53.5% 22.2% 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 100 250 400 377 325 296 261 198

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

40 32 24 16 8 0 31 City 32 State 15 Region 11 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 42

Proportion of people with a late HIV diagnoses, by Sex, 2020 Male: 20.6% Female: 23.7%

Proportion of people with a late HIV diagnoses, by Race/Ethnicity, 2020 Black: 20.4% White: 25.0%

Percent of new HIV diagnoses that were diagnosed late, 2020 21.2%

Proportion of people with a late HIV diagnoses, by Age, 2020 Aged 25-44: 17.9% Aged 45-59: 40.9%

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 168

Proportion of people linked to HIV care, by Sex, 2020 Male: 86.9% Female: 76.3%

Proportion of people linked to HIV care, by Race/Ethnicity, 2020 Black: 82.4% Hispanic/Latinx: 95.5% White: 85.7%

Percent of people diagnosed with HIV and linked to HIV care, 2020 84.8%

Proportion of people linked to HIV care, by Age, 2020 Aged 13-24: 78.4% Aged 25-44: 89.6% Aged 45-59: 79.5% Aged 60+: 81.8%

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 8,906

Proportion of people who received HIV care, by Sex, 2020 Male: 67.2% Female: 71.7%

Proportion of people who received HIV care, by Race/Ethnicity, 2020 Black: 70.0% Hispanic/Latinx: 62.3% White: 62.5%

Percent of people living with HIV who received HIV care, 2020 68.4%

Proportion of people who received HIV care, by Age, 2020 Aged 13-24: 76.8% Aged 25-44: 70.3% Aged 45-59: 68.6% Aged 60+: 65.1%

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 7,543

Proportion of people who were virally suppressed, by Sex, 2020 Male: 53.8% Female: 55.6%

Proportion of people who were virally suppressed, by Race/Ethnicity, 2020 Black: 54.7% Hispanic/Latinx: 50.7% White: 53.5%

Percent of people living with HIV who were virally suppressed, 2020 54.3%

Proportion of people who were virally suppressed, by Age, 2020 Aged 13-24: 41.0% Aged 25-44: 52.2% Aged 45-59: 56.5% Aged 60+: 54.3%

HIV Mortality

Number of deaths of people living with HIV in state, 2020 272

Demographics, 2010

Total Population 601,723

City Population by Race/Ethnicity

  • American Indian / Alaska Native (0.2%)
  • Asian (3.5%)
  • Black (50.0%)
  • Hispanic / Latinx (9.1%)
  • White (34.8%)
  • Multiple Race (2.1%)
  • Other* (0.3%)

*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 3.2 times that of White males.

The rate of Hispanic/Latino males living with an HIV diagnosis is 2.4 times that of White males.

The rate of Black females living with an HIV diagnosis is 35.4 times that of White females.

The rate of Hispanic/Latina females living with an HIV diagnosis is 9.0 times that of White females.

Number of Transgender People Living with HIV, 2020

Male to Female 218

Female to Male 65

Late HIV Diagnoses, 2020

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

City

78.8% 21.2%

State

79.2% 20.8%

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 (7.1%)
  • Heterosexual Contact (9.0%)
  • Male-to-Male Sexual Contact (64.3%)
  • Male-to-Male Sexual Contact & Injection Drug Use (5.3%)
  • Other* (14.3%)

Female Transmission Categories

  • Injection Drug Use (17.1%)
  • Heterosexual Contact (46.2%)
  • 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, 2020

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

Male Transmission Categories

  • Male-to-Male Sexual Contact (77.5%)
  • Male-to-Male Sexual Contact & Injection Drug Use (3.1%)
  • Other* (19.4%)

Female Transmission Categories

  • Heterosexual Contact (13.2%)
  • Other* (86.8%)

*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
91.3% 91.9% 87.5% 88.5%

Percent of Population with a High School Education, 2020

0.445 0.521 0.483 0.482

Income Inequality (Gini Coefficient), 2020

7.6% 15.0% 14.1% 12.8%

Percent of Population Living in Poverty, 2020

$106,415 $91,957 $59,816 $64,994

Median Household Income, 2020

6.5% 8.0% 7.2% 8.1%

Percent of Population Unemployed, 2020

13.3% 16.8% 13.4% 14.2%

Percent of Population Living in Unstable Housing, 2020

Sexually Transmitted Diseases, 2020

1000 800 600 400 200 0 584.0 908.7 529.1 481.3 Chlamydia 160.1 549.6 232.1 206.5 Gonnorhea 12.8 35.0 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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