November 2018

HIV in the United States by Region

Of the 38,739 new HIV diagnoses in the US* in 2017,

19,968 (52%) were in the South.
From 2012 to 2016, HIV diagnoses remained stable in the US.**
• HIV diagnoses fell 27% in the US • HIV diagnoses fell 6% in the Midwest.
dependent areas. • HIV diagnoses remained stable in the South.
• HIV diagnoses fell 17% in the Northeast. • HIV diagnoses remained stable in the West.

New HIV Diagnoses by Race/Ethnicity

3% <1%
and
Region of Residence in the US,
3%
2017
3% <1%
3%
41% 23% 30%
Northeast 41% 23% 30%
N=6,011

3% 3%
3% 3%
African American
African American

Midwest 48% 34% 12%

48% 34% 12%
N=5,032 WhiteWhite

Hispanic/Latino
3% Hispanic/Latino
3%
Asian
South 53% 23% Asian
21%
N=19,968
53% 23% 21% Multiple Races

Multiple Races
4% Subpopulations
Representing 2%
or Less

4% Subpopulations
West Representing 2%
17% 32% 40% 6%
N=7,270 or Less

17% 32% 40% 6%

2%
US
dependent
areas 98%
N=458
2%

0 20 40 60 80 100
98%
Subpopulations representing 2% or less of all people who received an HIV diagnosis in 2017 are combined in this chart. Hispanics/Latinos can be of any race.

* Unless otherwise noted, the term United States (US) includes the 50 states, the District of Columbia, and the 6 dependent areas of American Samoa, Guam, the Northern Mariana Islands,
Puerto Rico, the Republic of Palau, and the US Virgin Islands.
** The overall trend was stable, but there were declines in regions with fewer diagnoses.
20 40 60 80 100
Northeast: CT, ME, MA, NH, NJ, NY, PA, RI, VT. Midwest: IL, IN, IA, KS, MI, MN, MO, NE, ND, OH, SD, WI. South: AL, AR, DE, DC, FL, GA, KY, LA, MD,
MS, NC, OK, SC, TN, TX, VA, WV. West: AK, AZ, CA, CO, HI, ID, MT, NV, NM, OR, UT, WA, WY.

National Center for HIV/AIDS, Viral Hepatitis, STD, and TB Prevention

Division of HIV/AIDS Prevention
 Rates of New HIV Diagnoses in the US, 2017
6.0 4.8
WA 3.0 ND
MT
5.0 2.2
3.0
MN ME
4.3 4.5
4.8 WI VT
2.7 SD
OR 1.7 NH
ID 7.8 14.0 2.5 NH
WY MI NY
4.0 MA 8.8 MA
4.6 IA
CT
NE 8.5 7.8 RI
9.9 7.8 8.8 PA 7.4 CT
16.5 IL IN OH NJ 12.3 NJ
3.7 7.9
NV 8.3
UT CO 4.1 4.3 13.0 DE
KS MO WV
7.9 10.3 17.0 MD
11.4 KY VA
CA 46.3 DC
10.3
5.5 7.7 12.8
TN NC
NM OK 9.7
10.9 AR
AZ 14.3
14.3 13.5 24.9 SC
MS AL GA Rates of HIV diagnoses
15.4 22.1 per 100,000 people
TX LA
<10.0
22.9 10.0–19.9
3.9 FL
AK 20.0–29.9
Northern
Mariana
Islands >30.0
0.0
5.7 HI American
Samoa
0.0
U.S. Virgin
Islands
6.5

Puerto Rico Republic

3.6 Guam of Palau
13.3
0.0

Rates (per 100,000 people) of people in the US

46%
living with diagnosed HIV in 2016: of all adults and
US Total 308.3 adolescents with HIV
• Northeast 418.8 • Midwest 174.5 in the US† live in
• West 253.7 • US dependent areas 459.2 the South.
• South 361.3

† In only the 50 states and District of Columbia.

Reduce Your Risk HIV IS A VIRUS THAT ATTACKS

Not having sex THE BODY’S IMMUNE SYSTEM.
It is usually spread by anal or vaginal sex or sharing syringes
with a person who has HIV. The only way to know you have
Using
condoms HIV is to be tested. Everyone aged 13-64 should be tested
at least once, and people at high risk should be tested at
least once a year. Ask your doctor, or visit gettested.cdc.gov
Not sharing
syringes to find a testing site. Without treatment, HIV can make a
person very sick or may even cause death. If you have HIV,
Taking medicine start treatment as soon as possible to stay healthy and help
to prevent
or treat HIV protect your partners.

For More Information Call 1-800-CDC-INFO (232-4636)

Visit www.cdc.gov/hiv

All content is based on the most recent data available in November 2018.