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Local Data: San Diego County, CA

In 2020, there were 13,331 people living with HIV in San Diego County.
In 2020, 296 people were newly diagnosed with HIV.

HIV Prevalence

Number of people living with HIV, 2020 13,331

Rate of people living with HIV per 100,000 population, 2020 473

Percent of people living with HIV, by Sex, 2020

89.6% 10.4%
  • Male
  • Female

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

11.9% 40.6% 40.7%
  • Black
  • Hispanic/Latinx
  • White

Percent of people living with HIV, by Age, 2020

1.6% 12.5% 18.3% 25.7% 42.0%
  • 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

500 400 300 200 100 0 473 County 406 State 319 Region 382 United States

New HIV Diagnoses

Number of new HIV diagnoses, 2020 296

Rate of new HIV diagnoses per 100,000 population, 2020 11

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

86.8% 13.2%
  • Male
  • Female

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

14.9% 53.0% 27.4%
  • Black
  • Hispanic/Latinx
  • White

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

11.5% 39.2% 24.7% 16.6% 8.1%
  • 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 200 400 600 562 599 554 495 471 485 505 496 513 414 383 383 296

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

20 16 12 8 4 0 11 County 12 State 10 Region 11 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 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 14.39

PNR, by Sex, 2021 Male: 15.71 Female: 5.64

PNR, by Age, 2021 Aged 13-24: 12.91 Aged 25-34: 13.99 Aged 35-44: 15.36 Aged 45-54: 12.82 Aged 55+: 18.75

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 1.77 3.13 5.72 8.68 9.73 12.45 14.39

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 86.5% Linked to Care 71.7% Receipt of Care 59.0% 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 256

Percent of people diagnosed with HIV and linked to HIV care, 2020 86.5%

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 9,341

Percent of people living with HIV who received HIV care, 2020 71.7%

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 7,687

Percent of people living with HIV who were virally suppressed, 2020 59.0%

Demographics, 2020

Total Population 3,298,634

County Population by Race/Ethnicity

  • American Indian / Alaska Native (0.4%)
  • Asian (12.1%)
  • Black (4.4%)
  • Hispanic / Latinx (33.9%)
  • Native Hawaiian / Other Pacific Islander (0.4%)
  • White (43.1%)
  • Other* (5.7%)

*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 (4.3%)
  • Heterosexual Contact (4.2%)
  • Male-to-Male Sexual Contact (82.4%)
  • Male-to-Male Sexual Contact & Injection Drug Use (8.6%)
  • Other* (0.5%)

Female Transmission Categories

  • Injection Drug Use (19.9%)
  • Heterosexual Contact (76.6%)
  • Other* (3.5%)

*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, 2020

  • County
  • State
  • Region
  • United States
88.0% 83.9% 87.2% 88.5%

Percent of Population with a High School Education, 2020

0.462 0.487 0.477 0.482

Income Inequality (Gini Coefficient), 2020

9.5% 11.5% 12.2% 12.8%

Percent of Population Living in Poverty, 2020

$87,126 $83,001 $72,464 $64,994

Median Household Income, 2020

8.2% 8.2% 10.5% 10.4%

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

9.5% 10.2% 9.0% 8.1%

Percent of Population Unemployed, 2020

20.4% 19.5% 16.4% 14.2%

Percent of Population Living in Unstable Housing, 2020

Sexually Transmitted Diseases, 2020

600 480 360 240 120 0 548.1 452.2 447.9 481.3 Chlamydia 183.2 198.5 183.4 206.5 Gonnorhea 16.7 19.5 16.7 12.7 Syphilis Rates of Sexually Transmitted Diseases per 100,000 Population, 2020
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  • State
  • Region
  • United States

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