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Local Data: Los Angeles County, CA

In 2018, there were 49,449 people living with HIV in Los Angeles County.
In 2018, 1,690 people were newly diagnosed with HIV.

HIV Prevalence

Number of people living with HIV, 2018 49,449

Rate of people living with HIV per 100,000 population, 2018 580

Percent of people living with HIV, by Sex, 2018

88.7% 11.3%
  • Male
  • Female

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

19.3% 46.2% 26.4%
  • Black
  • Hispanic/Latinx
  • White

Percent of people living with HIV, by Age, 2018

2.4% 15.6% 20.3% 29.1% 32.6%
  • 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, 2018

600 480 360 240 120 0 580 County 396 State 312 Region 375 United States

New HIV Diagnoses

Number of new HIV diagnoses, 2018 1,690

Rate of new HIV diagnoses per 100,000 population, 2018 20

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

88.9% 11.1%
  • Male
  • Female

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

23.4% 49.5% 18.9%
  • Black
  • Hispanic/Latinx
  • White

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

20.3% 37.8% 19.8% 13.9% 8.2%
  • Aged 13-24
  • Aged 25-34
  • Aged 35-44
  • Aged 45-54
  • Aged 55+

Number of New HIV Diagnoses, 2008-2018

Number of New HIV Diagnoses 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 1,600 2,000 2,400 2,385 2,185 2,203 2,033 2,047 1,807 2,121 2,082 2,037 1,799 1,690

Rate of people newly diagnosed with HIV per 100,000 population, by Geography, 2018

20 16 12 8 4 0 20 County 14 State 12 Region 14 United States

PrEP (Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis)

Number of PrEP users, 2019 10,211

Rate of PrEP users per 100,000 population, 2019 120

Percent of PrEP users, by Sex, 2019

94.5% 4.6%
  • Male
  • Female

Percent of PrEP users, by Age, 2019

11.1% 37.9% 26.2% 18.4% 9.3%
  • Aged 13-24
  • Aged 25-34
  • Aged 35-44
  • Aged 45-54
  • Aged 55+

Number of PrEP Users, 2012-2019

Number of PrEP Users 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 300 5,300 10,300 378 696 1,517 3,286 4,985 6,646 8,350 10,211

PrEP-to-Need Ratio (PNR)

The 2019 PrEP-to-Need Ratio (PNR) is the ratio of the number of PrEP users in 2019 to the number of people newly diagnosed with HIV in 2018. PNR serves as a measurement for whether PrEP use appropriately reflects the need for HIV prevention. A lower PNR indicates more unmet need.

PNR, 2019 6.04

PNR, by Sex, 2019 Male: 6.43 Female: 2.51

PNR, by Age, 2019 Aged 13-24: 3.32 Aged 25-34: 6.06 Aged 35-44: 7.98 Aged 45-54: 8.00 Aged 55+: 6.82

PNR, 2012-2019

PNR 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 0.00 3.50 7.00 0.18 0.39 0.72 1.58 2.45 3.69 4.94 6.04

HIV Continuum of Care, 2018

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 76.1% Linked to Care 71.6% Receipt of Care 62.8% Viral Suppression Diagnoses-based HIV Continuum Care, 2018

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, 2018 1,286

Percent of people diagnosed with HIV and linked to HIV care, 2018 76.1%

Receipt of HIV Care

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

Number of people living with HIV who received HIV care, 2018 34,189

Percent of people living with HIV who received HIV care, 2018 71.6%

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, 2018 29,992

Percent of people living with HIV who were virally suppressed, 2018 62.8%

Demographics, 2018

Total Population 9,818,605

County Population by Race/Ethnicity

  • American Indian / Alaska Native (0.2%)
  • Asian (13.5%)
  • Black (8.3%)
  • Hispanic / Latinx (47.7%)
  • Native Hawaiian / Other Pacific Islander (0.2%)
  • White (27.8%)
  • Other* (2.3%)

*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, 2018

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

Male Transmission Categories

  • Injection Drug Use (3.2%)
  • Heterosexual Contact (2.3%)
  • Male-to-Male Sexual Contact (87.5%)
  • Male-to-Male Sexual Contact & Injection Drug Use (6.6%)
  • Other* (0.4%)

Female Transmission Categories

  • Injection Drug Use (19.9%)
  • Heterosexual Contact (76.4%)
  • Other* (3.7%)

*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, 2018

  • County
  • State
  • Region
  • United States
78.7% 83.8% 86.9% 87.7%

Percent of Population with a High School Education, 2018

0.423 0.491 0.479 0.482

Income Inequality (Gini Coefficient), 2018

14.2% 12.8% 12.3% 13.1%

Percent of Population Living in Poverty, 2018

$67,986 $75,250 $69,605 $61,937

Median Household Income, 2018

10.2% 8.3% 9.2% 10.4%

Percent of Population Lacking Health Insurance, 2018

4.6% 4.3% 4.1% 3.9%

Percent of Population Unemployed, 2018

24.2% 19.9% 16.8% 14.5%

Percent of Population Living in Unstable Housing, 2018

Sexually Transmitted Diseases, 2018

700 560 420 280 140 0 667.9 585.3 548.5 539.9 Chlamydia 268.3 200.3 179.9 179.7 Gonnorhea 23.1 19.2 15.0 10.8 Syphilis Rates of Sexually Transmitted Diseases per 100,000 Population, 2018
  • County
  • State
  • Region
  • United States

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