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Local Data: San Diego County, CA

In 2018, there were 13,131 people living with HIV in San Diego County.
In 2018, 378 people were newly diagnosed with HIV.

HIV Prevalence

Number of people living with HIV, 2018 13,131

Rate of people living with HIV per 100,000 population, 2018 466

Percent of people living with HIV, by Sex, 2018

89.8% 10.2%
  • Male
  • Female

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

12.3% 37.9% 43.2%
  • Black
  • Hispanic/Latinx
  • White

Percent of people living with HIV, by Age, 2018

2.0% 13.0% 18.4% 29.5% 37.1%
  • 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

500 400 300 200 100 0 466 County 396 State 312 Region 375 United States

New HIV Diagnoses

Number of new HIV diagnoses, 2018 378

Rate of new HIV diagnoses per 100,000 population, 2018 13

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

87.3% 12.7%
  • Male
  • Female

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

13.5% 43.7% 34.1%
  • Black
  • Hispanic/Latinx
  • White

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

15.6% 39.4% 18.3% 14.8% 11.9%
  • 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 300 500 700 566 602 555 495 469 484 498 493 505 414 378

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

20 16 12 8 4 0 13 County 14 State 12 Region 14 United States

PrEP (Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis)

Number of PrEP users, 2019 2,760

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

Percent of PrEP users, by Sex, 2019

92.5% 6.9%
  • Male
  • Female

Percent of PrEP users, by Age, 2019

14.1% 37.3% 25.1% 17.9% 8.7%
  • 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 100 1,450 2,800 168 194 418 952 1,430 1,914 2,390 2,760

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 7.30

PNR, by Sex, 2019 Male: 7.74 Female: 3.98

PNR, by Age, 2019 Aged 13-24: 6.58 Aged 25-34: 6.91 Aged 35-44: 10.03 Aged 45-54: 8.82 Aged 55+: 5.36

PNR, 2012-2019

PNR 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 0.00 4.00 8.00 0.36 0.40 0.84 1.93 2.83 4.62 6.32 7.30

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 83.9% Linked to Care 74.0% Receipt of Care 63.3% 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 317

Percent of people diagnosed with HIV and linked to HIV care, 2018 83.9%

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 9,436

Percent of people living with HIV who received HIV care, 2018 74.0%

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, 2018 8,070

Percent of people living with HIV who were virally suppressed, 2018 63.3%

Demographics, 2018

Total Population 3,095,313

County Population by Race/Ethnicity

  • American Indian / Alaska Native (0.5%)
  • Asian (10.6%)
  • Black (4.7%)
  • Hispanic / Latinx (32.0%)
  • Native Hawaiian / Other Pacific Islander (0.4%)
  • White (48.5%)
  • Other* (3.3%)

*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 (4.4%)
  • Heterosexual Contact (4.4%)
  • Male-to-Male Sexual Contact (82.0%)
  • Male-to-Male Sexual Contact & Injection Drug Use (8.6%)
  • Other* (0.6%)

Female Transmission Categories

  • Injection Drug Use (19.8%)
  • Heterosexual Contact (76.5%)
  • 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 46%

Percent tested in the past year for HIV, 2016-2017 14%

Social Determinants of Health, 2018

  • County
  • State
  • Region
  • United States
87.1% 83.8% 86.9% 87.7%

Percent of Population with a High School Education, 2018

0.441 0.491 0.479 0.482

Income Inequality (Gini Coefficient), 2018

11.5% 12.8% 12.3% 13.1%

Percent of Population Living in Poverty, 2018

$78,777 $75,250 $69,605 $61,937

Median Household Income, 2018

9.2% 8.3% 9.2% 10.4%

Percent of Population Lacking Health Insurance, 2018

3.4% 4.3% 4.1% 3.9%

Percent of Population Unemployed, 2018

20.5% 19.9% 16.8% 14.5%

Percent of Population Living in Unstable Housing, 2018

Sexually Transmitted Diseases, 2018

700 560 420 280 140 0 656.5 585.3 548.5 539.9 Chlamydia 185.3 200.3 179.9 179.7 Gonnorhea 16.6 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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