Local Data: San Francisco
In 2021, there were 15,631 people living with HIV in San Francisco.
In 2021, 160 people were newly diagnosed with HIV.
HIV Prevalence
Number of people living with HIV, 2021 15,631
Rate of people living with HIV per 100,000 population, 2021 1,941
Rate of people living with HIV per 100,000 population, by Geography, 2021
New HIV Diagnoses
Number of new HIV diagnoses, 2021 160
Rate of new HIV diagnoses per 100,000 population, 2021 20
Number of New HIV Diagnoses, 2017-2021
Rate of people newly diagnosed with HIV per 100,000 population, by Geography, 2021
HIV Mortality
Number of deaths of people living with HIV in San Francisco, 2021* 279
Number of deaths of people living with HIV in California, 2021 2,149
Demographics, 2010
Total Population 805,232
City Population by Race/Ethnicity
- American Indian / Alaska Native (0.2%)
- Asian (33.0%)
- Black (5.8%)
- Hispanic / Latinx (15.1%)
- Native Hawaiian / Other Pacific Islander (0.4%)
- White (41.9%)
- Multiple Race (3.2%)
- Other/Unknown* (0.4%)
Number of Transgender People Living with HIV, 2021
Male to Female 421
Female to Male 10
People Living with HIV, by Transmission Category, 2021
Percent of People Living with HIV, by Transmission Category, 2021+
Male Transmission Categories
- Injection Drug Use (3.0%)
- Heterosexual Contact (1.2%)
- Male-to-Male Sexual Contact (80.1%)
- Male-to-Male Sexual Contact & Injection Drug Use (14.5%)
- Other/Unknown* (1.2%)
Female Transmission Categories
- Injection Drug Use (42.8%)
- Heterosexual Contact (44.0%)
- Other/Unknown* (13.2%)
People Newly Diagnosed with HIV, by Transmission Category, 2021
Percent of People Newly Diagnosed with HIV, by Transmission Category, 2021+
Male Transmission Categories
- Injection Drug Use (7.3%)
- Male-to-Male Sexual Contact (63.7%)
- Male-to-Male Sexual Contact & Injection Drug Use (17.7%)
- Other/Unknown* (11.3%)
Female Transmission Categories
- Injection Drug Use (39.1%)
- Heterosexual Contact (21.7%)
- Other/Unknown* (39.2%)
Note: Any subgroups not shown are due to suppression.
Social Determinants of Health, 2021
Percent of Population with a High School Education, 2021
Income Inequality (Gini Coefficient), 2021
Percent of Population Living in Poverty, 2021
Median Household Income, 2021
Percent of Population Unemployed, 2021
Percent of Population Living in Unstable Housing, 2021