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Local Data: San Diego County, CA

In 2019, there were 13,249 people living with HIV in San Diego County.
In 2019, 366 people were newly diagnosed with HIV.

HIV Prevalence

Number of people living with HIV, 2019 13,249

Rate of people living with HIV per 100,000 population, 2019 470

Percent of people living with HIV, by Sex, 2019

89.7% 10.3%
  • Male
  • Female

Percent of people living with HIV, by Race/Ethnicity, 2019

11.9% 39.3% 42.1%
  • Black
  • Hispanic/Latinx
  • White

Percent of people living with HIV, by Age, 2019

1.8% 12.9% 18.2% 27.4% 39.7%
  • 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, 2019

500 400 300 200 100 0 470 County 401 State 316 Region 380 United States

New HIV Diagnoses

Number of new HIV diagnoses, 2019 366

Rate of new HIV diagnoses per 100,000 population, 2019 13

Percent of people newly diagnosed with HIV, by Sex, 2019

86.6% 13.4%
  • Male
  • Female

Percent of people newly diagnosed with HIV, by Race/Ethnicity, 2019

12.0% 53.3% 27.9%
  • Black
  • Hispanic/Latinx
  • White

Percent of people newly diagnosed with HIV, by Age, 2019

14.8% 36.1% 21.6% 15.6% 12.0%
  • Aged 13-24
  • Aged 25-34
  • Aged 35-44
  • Aged 45-54
  • Aged 55+

Number of New HIV Diagnoses, 2008-2019

Number of New HIV Diagnoses 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 300 500 700 565 603 554 495 470 486 503 494 510 414 382 366

Rate of people newly diagnosed with HIV per 100,000 population, by Geography, 2019

20 16 12 8 4 0 13 County 13 State 11 Region 13 United States

PrEP (Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis)

Number of PrEP users, 2021 4,260

Rate of PrEP users per 100,000 population, 2021 152

Percent of PrEP users, by Sex, 2021

94.8% 5.2%
  • Male
  • Female

Percent of PrEP users, by Age, 2021

10.3% 38.1% 26.3% 14.7% 10.6%
  • 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 0 2,150 4,300 98 121 327 877 1,607 2,368 3,324 3,725 3,686 4,260

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 2019. 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 11.64

PNR, by Sex, 2021 Male: 12.73 Female: 4.49

PNR, by Age, 2021 Aged 13-24: 8.14 Aged 25-34: 12.30 Aged 35-44: 14.19 Aged 45-54: 11.01 Aged 55+: 10.22

PNR, 2012-2021

PNR 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 0.00 10.00 20.00 0.21 0.25 0.65 1.78 3.15 5.72 8.70 10.18 10.07 11.64

HIV Continuum of Care, 2019

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 86.6% Linked to Care 75.3% Receipt of Care 61.1% Viral Suppression Diagnoses-based HIV Continuum Care, 2019

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, 2019 317

Percent of people diagnosed with HIV and linked to HIV care, 2019 86.6%

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, 2019 9,705

Percent of people living with HIV who received HIV care, 2019 75.3%

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, 2019 7,866

Percent of people living with HIV who were virally suppressed, 2019 61.1%

Demographics, 2019

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, 2019

Percent of People Living with HIV, by Transmission Category, 2019

Male Transmission Categories

  • Injection Drug Use (4.3%)
  • Heterosexual Contact (4.3%)
  • Male-to-Male Sexual Contact (82.3%)
  • Male-to-Male Sexual Contact & Injection Drug Use (8.6%)
  • Other* (0.5%)

Female Transmission Categories

  • Injection Drug Use (19.6%)
  • Heterosexual Contact (77.0%)
  • Other* (3.4%)

*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, 2019

  • County
  • State
  • Region
  • United States
87.4% 84.0% 86.6% 88.6%

Percent of Population with a High School Education, 2019

0.463 0.487 0.478 0.481

Income Inequality (Gini Coefficient), 2019

10.3% 11.8% 11.5% 12.3%

Percent of Population Living in Poverty, 2019

$83,576 $80,423 $73,953 $65,712

Median Household Income, 2019

8.9% 8.9% 9.2% 10.4%

Percent of Population Lacking Health Insurance, 2019

3.3% 4.2% 4.0% 3.7%

Percent of Population Unemployed, 2019

20.4% 18.9% 15.9% 13.7%

Percent of Population Living in Unstable Housing, 2019

Sexually Transmitted Diseases, 2019

700 560 420 280 140 0 686.6 599.1 559.1 551.1 Chlamydia 190.7 203.2 184.4 187.8 Gonnorhea 16.4 20.9 16.8 11.9 Syphilis Rates of Sexually Transmitted Diseases per 100,000 Population, 2019
  • County
  • State
  • Region
  • United States

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