Local Data: San Juan – Caguas – Guaynabo MSA
In 2021, there were 12,124 people living with HIV in San Juan - Caguas - Guaynabo MSA.
In 2021, 334 people were newly diagnosed with HIV.
HIV Prevalence
Number of people living with HIV, 2021 12,124
Rate of people living with HIV per 100,000 population, 2021 577
Rate of people living with HIV per 100,000 population, by Geography, 2021
New HIV Diagnoses
Number of new HIV diagnoses, 2021 334
Rate of new HIV diagnoses per 100,000 population, 2021 16
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 Juan - Caguas - Guaynabo MSA, 2021 143
Number of deaths of people living with HIV in Puerto Rico, 2021 359
Demographics, 2010
Total Population 2,521,149
City Population by Race/Ethnicity
- Asian (0.1%)
- Black (0.1%)
- Hispanic / Latinx (99.0%)
- White (0.7%)
- Other/Unknown* (0.1%)
HIV Prevalence Rate Ratios, by Race/Ethnicity, 2021
The rate of Black males living with an HIV diagnosis is 1.3 times that of White males.
The rate of Hispanic/Latino males living with an HIV diagnosis is 2.6 times that of White males.
The rate of Hispanic/Latina females living with an HIV diagnosis is 5.2 times that of White females.
People Living with HIV, by Transmission Category, 2021
Percent of People Living with HIV, by Transmission Category, 2021
Male Transmission Categories
- Injection Drug Use (25.8%)
- Heterosexual Contact (21.0%)
- Male-to-Male Sexual Contact (45.0%)
- Male-to-Male Sexual Contact & Injection Drug Use (5.3%)
- Other/Unknown* (2.9%)
Female Transmission Categories
- Injection Drug Use (19.1%)
- Heterosexual Contact (76.7%)
- Other/Unknown* (4.2%)
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 (3.7%)
- Heterosexual Contact (19.4%)
- Male-to-Male Sexual Contact (70.5%)
- Other/Unknown* (6.4%)
Female Transmission Categories
- Heterosexual Contact (97.0%)
- Other/Unknown* (3.0%)
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