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Local Data: Los Angeles County, CA

In 2020, there were 50,243 people living with HIV in Los Angeles County.
In 2020, 1,382 people were newly diagnosed with HIV.

HIV Prevalence

Number of people living with HIV, 2020 50,243

Rate of people living with HIV per 100,000 population, 2020 595

Percent of people living with HIV, by Sex, 2020

88.7% 11.3%
  • Male
  • Female

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

18.9% 46.9% 25.4%
  • Black
  • Hispanic/Latinx
  • White

Percent of people living with HIV, by Age, 2020

2.0% 15.3% 20.5% 25.5% 36.8%
  • 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

600 480 360 240 120 0 595 County 406 State 319 Region 382 United States

New HIV Diagnoses

Number of new HIV diagnoses, 2020 1,382

Rate of new HIV diagnoses per 100,000 population, 2020 16

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

89.7% 10.3%
  • Male
  • Female

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

21.3% 52.4% 19.2%
  • Black
  • Hispanic/Latinx
  • White

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

15.9% 40.9% 21.1% 14.3% 7.9%
  • 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 1,300 1,850 2,400 2,378 2,188 2,186 2,015 2,029 1,759 2,035 1,978 1,898 1,743 1,703 1,537 1,382

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

20 16 12 8 4 0 16 County 12 State 10 Region 11 United States

PrEP (Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis)

Number of PrEP users, 2021 19,006

Rate of PrEP users per 100,000 population, 2021 224

Percent of PrEP users, by Sex, 2021

95.3% 4.6%
  • Male
  • Female

Percent of PrEP users, by Age, 2021

9.0% 40.1% 28.8% 13.9% 8.6%
  • 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 200 9,650 19,100 292 335 1,219 3,374 6,199 9,033 12,418 14,341 15,431 19,006

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 13.75

PNR, by Sex, 2021 Male: 14.63 Female: 6.06

PNR, by Age, 2021 Aged 13-24: 7.77 Aged 25-34: 13.47 Aged 35-44: 18.79 Aged 45-54: 13.38 Aged 55+: 14.94

PNR, 2012-2021

PNR 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 0.00 10.00 20.00 0.14 0.19 0.60 1.71 3.27 5.18 7.29 9.33 11.17 13.75

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 81.6% Linked to Care 71.0% Receipt of Care 63.3% 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 1,128

Percent of people diagnosed with HIV and linked to HIV care, 2020 81.6%

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 34,709

Percent of people living with HIV who received HIV care, 2020 71.0%

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 30,955

Percent of people living with HIV who were virally suppressed, 2020 63.3%

Demographics, 2020

Total Population 10,014,009

County Population by Race/Ethnicity

  • American Indian / Alaska Native (0.2%)
  • Asian (14.7%)
  • Black (7.6%)
  • Hispanic / Latinx (48.0%)
  • Native Hawaiian / Other Pacific Islander (0.2%)
  • White (25.6%)
  • Other* (3.7%)

*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 (3.1%)
  • Heterosexual Contact (2.3%)
  • Male-to-Male Sexual Contact (87.6%)
  • Male-to-Male Sexual Contact & Injection Drug Use (6.6%)
  • Other* (0.4%)

Female Transmission Categories

  • Injection Drug Use (19.3%)
  • Heterosexual Contact (76.9%)
  • Other* (3.8%)

*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 44%

Percent tested in the past year for HIV, 2016-2017 13%

Social Determinants of Health, 2020

  • County
  • State
  • Region
  • United States
79.8% 83.9% 87.2% 88.5%

Percent of Population with a High School Education, 2020

0.499 0.487 0.477 0.482

Income Inequality (Gini Coefficient), 2020

13.2% 11.5% 12.2% 12.8%

Percent of Population Living in Poverty, 2020

$75,624 $83,001 $72,464 $64,994

Median Household Income, 2020

10.2% 8.2% 10.5% 10.4%

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

12.3% 10.2% 9.0% 8.1%

Percent of Population Unemployed, 2020

23.6% 19.5% 16.4% 14.2%

Percent of Population Living in Unstable Housing, 2020

Sexually Transmitted Diseases, 2020

600 480 360 240 120 0 528.3 452.2 447.9 481.3 Chlamydia 259.2 198.5 183.4 206.5 Gonnorhea 22.5 19.5 16.7 12.7 Syphilis Rates of Sexually Transmitted Diseases per 100,000 Population, 2020
  • County
  • State
  • Region
  • United States

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