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Local Data: Las Vegas

In 2020, there were 10,459 people living with HIV in Las Vegas.
In 2020, 312 people were newly diagnosed with HIV.

HIV Prevalence

Number of people living with HIV, 2020 10,459

Rate of people living with HIV per 100,000 population, 2020 655

Percent of people living with HIV, by Sex, 2020

84.6% 15.4%
  • Male
  • Female

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

30.4% 26.2% 36.8%
  • Black
  • Hispanic/Latinx
  • White

Percent of people living with HIV, by Age, 2020

2.4% 42.0% 37.1% 18.5%
  • Aged 13-24
  • Aged 25-44
  • Aged 45-59
  • Aged 60+

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

700 560 420 280 140 0 655 City 419 State 319 Region 382 United States

New HIV Diagnoses

Number of new HIV diagnoses, 2020 312

Rate of new HIV diagnoses per 100,000 population, 2020 20

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

86.9% 13.1%
  • Male
  • Female

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

32.7% 32.7% 27.2%
  • Black
  • Hispanic/Latinx
  • White

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

17.3% 57.4% 20.8% 4.5%
  • Aged 13-24
  • Aged 25-44
  • Aged 45-59
  • Aged 60+

Number of New HIV Diagnoses, 2016-2020

Number of New HIV Diagnoses 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 300 400 500 449 437 450 447 312

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

20 16 12 8 4 0 20 City 15 State 10 Region 11 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, 2020 55

Proportion of people with a late HIV diagnoses, by Sex, 2020 Male: 15.5% Female: 31.7%

Proportion of people with a late HIV diagnoses, by Race/Ethnicity, 2020 Black: 14.7% Hispanic/Latinx: 19.6% White: 17.6%

Percent of new HIV diagnoses that were diagnosed late, 2020 17.6%

Proportion of people with a late HIV diagnoses, by Age, 2020 Aged 25-44: 15.6% Aged 45-59: 30.8%

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, 2020 259

Proportion of people linked to HIV care, by Sex, 2020 Male: 84.1% Female: 75.6%

Proportion of people linked to HIV care, by Race/Ethnicity, 2020 Black: 80.4% Hispanic/Latinx: 86.3% White: 82.4%

Percent of people diagnosed with HIV and linked to HIV care, 2020 83.0%

Proportion of people linked to HIV care, by Age, 2020 Aged 13-24: 85.2% Aged 25-44: 79.9% Aged 45-59: 87.7% Aged 60+: 92.9%

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 6,670

Proportion of people who received HIV care, by Sex, 2020 Male: 69.8% Female: 69.2%

Proportion of people who received HIV care, by Race/Ethnicity, 2020 Black: 67.9% Hispanic/Latinx: 69.3% White: 70.9%

Percent of people living with HIV who received HIV care, 2020 69.7%

Proportion of people who received HIV care, by Age, 2020 Aged 13-24: 74.6% Aged 25-44: 69.3% Aged 45-59: 69.5% Aged 60+: 70.6%

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 5,753

Proportion of people who were virally suppressed, by Sex, 2020 Male: 54.6% Female: 57.0%

Proportion of people who were virally suppressed, by Race/Ethnicity, 2020 Black: 50.6% Hispanic/Latinx: 56.8% White: 56.4%

Percent of people living with HIV who were virally suppressed, 2020 55.0%

Proportion of people who were virally suppressed, by Age, 2020 Aged 13-24: 44.7% Aged 25-44: 54.3% Aged 45-59: 56.6% Aged 60+: 54.7%

HIV Mortality

Number of deaths of people living with HIV in Las Vegas, 2020 73

Number of deaths of people living with HIV in Nevada, 2020 172

Demographics, 2010

Total Population 1,951,354

City Population by Race/Ethnicity

  • American Indian / Alaska Native (0.4%)
  • Asian (8.5%)
  • Black (10.0%)
  • Hispanic / Latinx (29.1%)
  • Native Hawaiian / Other Pacific Islander (0.6%)
  • White (48.0%)
  • Multiple Race (3.2%)
  • Other* (0.2%)

*Includes other races/ethnicities or missing/suppressed data

HIV Prevalence Rate Ratios, by Race/Ethnicity, 2020

The rate of Black males living with an HIV diagnosis is 3.6 times that of White males.

The rate of Hispanic/Latino males living with an HIV diagnosis is 1.4 times that of White males.

The rate of Black females living with an HIV diagnosis is 9.9 times that of White females.

The rate of Hispanic/Latina females living with an HIV diagnosis is 1.1 times that of White females.

Late HIV Diagnoses, 2020

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

City

82.4% 17.6%

State

82.1% 17.9%

Region

78.7% 21.3%

United States

78.4% 21.6%
  • Diagnosed with HIV
  • Diagnosed with AIDS

People Living with HIV, by Transmission Category, 2020

Percent of People Living with HIV, by Transmission Category, 2020

Male Transmission Categories

  • Injection Drug Use (4.0%)
  • Heterosexual Contact (3.1%)
  • Male-to-Male Sexual Contact (78.6%)
  • Male-to-Male Sexual Contact & Injection Drug Use (6.4%)
  • Other* (7.9%)

Female Transmission Categories

  • Injection Drug Use (12.6%)
  • Heterosexual Contact (56.3%)
  • Other* (31.1%)

*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, 2020

Percent of People Newly Diagnosed with HIV, by Transmission Category, 2020

Male Transmission Categories

  • Injection Drug Use (3.0%)
  • Heterosexual Contact (1.8%)
  • Male-to-Male Sexual Contact (75.6%)
  • Male-to-Male Sexual Contact & Injection Drug Use (3.7%)
  • Other* (15.9%)

Female Transmission Categories

  • Heterosexual Contact (12.2%)
  • Other* (87.8%)

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

Social Determinants of Health, 2020

  • City
  • State
  • Region
  • United States
86.3% 86.9% 87.2% 88.5%

Percent of Population with a High School Education, 2020

0.468 0.464 0.477 0.482

Income Inequality (Gini Coefficient), 2020

13.4% 12.5% 12.2% 12.8%

Percent of Population Living in Poverty, 2020

$61,048 $64,608 $72,464 $64,994

Median Household Income, 2020

14.7% 13.5% 9.0% 8.1%

Percent of Population Unemployed, 2020

16.7% 15.6% 16.4% 14.2%

Percent of Population Living in Unstable Housing, 2020

Sexually Transmitted Diseases, 2020

700 560 420 280 140 0 629.3 478.5 447.9 481.3 Chlamydia 244.1 206.6 183.4 206.5 Gonnorhea 28.1 24.9 16.7 12.7 Primary & Secondary Syphilis Rates of Sexually Transmitted Diseases per 100,000 Population, 2020
  • City*
  • State
  • Region
  • United States

*2019 city data displayed

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