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Local Data: Denver Metro Area

In 2018, there were 10,154 people living with HIV in Denver Metro Area.
In 2018, 267 people were newly diagnosed with HIV.

HIV Prevalence

Number of people living with HIV, 2018 10,154

Rate of people living with HIV per 100,000 population, 2018 496

Percent of people living with HIV, by Sex, 2018

88.5% 11.5%
  • Male
  • Female

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

17.0% 22.9% 56.0%
  • Black
  • Hispanic/Latinx
  • White

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

500 400 300 200 100 0 496 City 265 State 312 Region 375 United States

New HIV Diagnoses

Number of new HIV diagnoses, 2018 267

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

Percent of people newly diagnosed with HIV, by Sex, 2014-2018

89.0% 11.0%
  • Male
  • Female

Percent of people newly diagnosed with HIV, by Race/Ethnicity, 2014-2018

16.2% 34.5% 45.4%
  • Black
  • Hispanic/Latinx
  • White

Percent of people newly diagnosed with HIV, by Age, 2014-2018

19.5% 58.4% 18.7% 3.4%
  • Aged 13-24
  • Aged 25-44
  • Aged 45-59
  • Aged 60+

Number of New HIV Diagnoses, 2014-2018

Number of New HIV Diagnoses 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 200 300 400 281 270 303 310 267

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

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

Late HIV Diagnoses

A late HIV diagnosis is defined as having an AIDS diagnosis within three months of initial HIV diagnosis.

Number of new HIV diagnoses that were diagnosed late, 2014-2018 312

Proportion of people with a late HIV diagnoses, by Sex, 2014-2018 Male: 21.8% Female: 22.2%

Proportion of people with a late HIV diagnoses, by Race/Ethnicity, 2014-2018 Black: 21.6% Hispanic/Latinx: 25.9% White: 18.8%

Percent of new HIV diagnoses that were diagnosed late, 2014-2018 21.8%

Proportion of people with a late HIV diagnoses, by Age, 2014-2018 Aged 13-24: 9.0% Aged 25-44: 20.3% Aged 45-59: 35.8% Aged 60+: 43.8%

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, 2014-2018 1,178

Percent of people diagnosed with HIV and linked to HIV care, 2014-2018 82.3%

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 6,154

Proportion of people who received HIV care, by Sex, 2018 Male: 73.6% Female: 76.5%

Proportion of people who received HIV care, by Race/Ethnicity, 2018 Black: 72.0% Hispanic/Latinx: 74.9% White: 74.5%

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

Proportion of people who received HIV care, by Age, 2018 Aged 13-24: 82.2% Aged 25-44: 76.2% Aged 45-59: 73.2% Aged 60+: 70.7%

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, 2018 5,463

Proportion of people who were virally suppressed, by Sex, 2018 Male: 54.5% Female: 63.1%

Proportion of people who were virally suppressed, by Race/Ethnicity, 2018 Black: 53.9% Hispanic/Latinx: 58.6% White: 54.7%

Percent of people living with HIV who were virally suppressed, 2018 55.4%

Proportion of people who were virally suppressed, by Age, 2018 Aged 13-24: 65.7% Aged 25-44: 63.0% Aged 45-59: 56.3% Aged 60+: 42.7%

HIV Mortality

Number of deaths of people with HIV in Denver Metro Area, 2018 40

Number of deaths of people with HIV in Colorado, 2018 138

Demographics, 2010

Total Population 2,507,741

City Population by Race/Ethnicity

  • American Indian / Alaska Native (0.5%)
  • Asian (3.7%)
  • Black (5.4%)
  • Hispanic / Latinx (22.8%)
  • Native Hawaiian / Other Pacific Islander (0.1%)
  • White (65.3%)
  • Multiple Race (2.1%)
  • Other* (0.1%)

*Includes other races/ethnicities or missing/suppressed data

HIV Prevalence Rate Ratios, by Race/Ethnicity, 2018

The rate of Black males living with an HIV diagnosis is 2.9 times that of White males.

The rate of Hispanic/Latino males living with an HIV diagnosis is 1.3 times that of White males.

The rate of Black females living with an HIV diagnosis is 18.1 times that of White females.

The rate of Hispanic/Latina females living with an HIV diagnosis is 2.2 times that of White females.

Late HIV Diagnoses, 2018

A late HIV diagnosis is defined as having an AIDS diagnosis within three months of initial HIV diagnosis.

City

74.5% 25.5%

State

76.2% 23.8%

Region

80.4% 19.6%

United States

79.2% 20.8%
  • Diagnosed with HIV
  • Diagnosed with AIDS

People Living with HIV, by Transmission Category, 2018

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

Male Transmission Categories

  • Injection Drug Use (3.5%)
  • Heterosexual Contact (3.5%)
  • Male-to-Male Sexual Contact (74.8%)
  • Male-to-Male Sexual Contact & Injection Drug Use (11.6%)
  • Other* (6.6%)

Female Transmission Categories

  • Injection Drug Use (16.3%)
  • Heterosexual Contact (55.2%)
  • Other* (28.5%)

*Includes risk factor not reported or identified, along with hemophilia, blood transfusion, perinatal exposure, or missing/suppressed data.

People Newly Diagnosed with HIV, by Transmission Category, 2018

Percent of People Newly Diagnosed with HIV, by Transmission Category, 2018

Male Transmission Categories

  • Injection Drug Use (3.1%)
  • Heterosexual Contact (2.7%)
  • Male-to-Male Sexual Contact (72.2%)
  • Male-to-Male Sexual Contact & Injection Drug Use (12.2%)
  • Other* (9.8%)

Female Transmission Categories

  • Injection Drug Use (11.4%)
  • Heterosexual Contact (45.6%)
  • Other* (43.0%)

*Includes risk factor not reported or identified, along with hemophilia, blood transfusion, perinatal exposure, or missing/suppressed data.

Social Determinants of Health, 2018

  • City
  • State
  • Region
  • United States
91.4% 91.9% 86.9% 88.3%

Percent of Population with a High School Education, 2018

0.451 0.456 0.479 0.482

Income Inequality (Gini Coefficient), 2018

8.0% 9.7% 12.3% 13.1%

Percent of Population Living in Poverty, 2018

$79,478 $71,949 $69,605 $61,937

Median Household Income, 2018

3.0% 3.2% 4.1% 3.9%

Percent of Population Unemployed, 2018

13.7% 13.9% 16.8% 14.5%

Percent of Population Living in Unstable Housing, 2018

Sexually Transmitted Diseases, 2018

600 480 360 240 120 0 586.1 519.4 548.5 539.9 Chlamydia 182.5 158.6 179.9 179.1 Gonnorhea 8.3 6.0 15.0 10.8 Syphilis Rates of Sexually Transmitted Diseases per 100,000 Population, 2018
  • City
  • State
  • Region
  • United States

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