Introduction
Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) is a disease spread by bodily fluids which weakens a person’s immune system; if left untreated, HIV can lead to acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS). HIV is uniquely dangerous because the human body cannot entirely fight off the virus and there is no effective cure, so, once contracted, one has HIV for life. Yet, progress in knowing how the disease functions, in diagnosis, prevention, and treatment have considerably changed the prevalence and incidence of HIV.
According to the World Health Organization, 650,000 people died of HIV-related causes and about 38.4 million people were living with HIV in 2021 around the world. In 2019, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) estimates that there were 1.2 million adults and adolescents with HIV in the United States in 2020, including 13% of people with HIV that were undiagnosed, therefore unaware of their seropositivity. Looking more closely into each state, HIV infection rates differ notably. These differences are due to a wide variety of factors, including healthcare legislation and social stigmas.
See for yourself how HIV statistics differ by state by looking at the data in the charts.
| # | State | HIV Infection Rate | STD Rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | District of Columbia | 2,260.4 per 100k | |
| 2 | New York | 761.6 per 100k | 736.4 per 100k |
| 3 | Maryland | 655.4 per 100k | 749.6 per 100k |
| 4 | Georgia | 643.5 per 100k | 826.9 per 100k |
| 5 | Florida | 612.5 per 100k | 672 per 100k |
| 6 | Louisiana | 553 per 100k | 1,058 per 100k |
| 7 | New Jersey | 467.8 per 100k | 478.2 per 100k |
| 8 | Nevada | 418.5 per 100k | 710 per 100k |
| 9 | Delaware | 409 per 100k | 662.9 per 100k |
| 10 | California | 406 per 100k | 670.2 per 100k |
| 11 | Texas | 405.3 per 100k | 676.2 per 100k |
| 12 | South Carolina | 405 per 100k | 999.8 per 100k |
| 13 | Mississippi | 392 per 100k | 1,291.4 per 100k |
| 14 | North Carolina | 374.3 per 100k | 898.3 per 100k |
| 15 | Massachusetts | 353.8 per 100k | 478.9 per 100k |
| 16 | Connecticut | 345.4 per 100k | 493.7 per 100k |
| 17 | Alabama | 341.6 per 100k | 857.2 per 100k |
| 18 | Illinois | 336.8 per 100k | 799 per 100k |
| 19 | Pennsylvania | 335.1 per 100k | 559.3 per 100k |
| 20 | Virginia | 331.4 per 100k | 666.4 per 100k |
| 21 | Tennessee | 313.5 per 100k | 836.6 per 100k |
| 22 | Rhode Island | 292 per 100k | 585.5 per 100k |
| 23 | Arizona | 282.9 per 100k | 756.8 per 100k |
| 24 | Colorado | 269.1 per 100k | 633.2 per 100k |
| 25 | Missouri | 248.7 per 100k | 806.5 per 100k |
| 26 | Ohio | 240 per 100k | 783.5 per 100k |
| 27 | Arkansas | 239.3 per 100k | 808.9 per 100k |
| 28 | New Mexico | 221.8 per 100k | 818.4 per 100k |
| 29 | Washington | 220.4 per 100k | 573.7 per 100k |
| 30 | Indiana | 210.5 per 100k | 713.1 per 100k |
| 31 | Kentucky | 210.3 per 100k | 617.6 per 100k |
| 32 | Oregon | 202.4 per 100k | 542.9 per 100k |
| 33 | Hawaii | 200.4 per 100k | 612.4 per 100k |
| 34 | Oklahoma | 200.3 per 100k | 842.9 per 100k |
| 35 | Michigan | 199.4 per 100k | 690.6 per 100k |
| 36 | Minnesota | 190.4 per 100k | 582.5 per 100k |
| 37 | Nebraska | 145.7 per 100k | 640.1 per 100k |
| 38 | Maine | 141.1 per 100k | 299.3 per 100k |
| 39 | Kansas | 138.8 per 100k | 700 per 100k |
| 40 | West Virginia | 136.3 per 100k | 409.4 per 100k |
| 41 | Wisconsin | 134.4 per 100k | 640.2 per 100k |
| 42 | Vermont | 132.6 per 100k | 201.8 per 100k |
| 43 | Utah | 126.1 per 100k | 427.7 per 100k |
| 44 | Alaska | 121.7 per 100k | 990.8 per 100k |
| 45 | New Hampshire | 111.5 per 100k | 253.3 per 100k |
| 46 | Iowa | 111.1 per 100k | 703.9 per 100k |
| 47 | South Dakota | 94.4 per 100k | 738.6 per 100k |
| 48 | Idaho | 83.8 per 100k | 437.5 per 100k |
| 49 | North Dakota | 83.4 per 100k | 689.4 per 100k |
| 50 | Montana | 75 per 100k | 549.8 per 100k |
| 51 | Wyoming | 73 per 100k | 408.4 per 100k |
HIV Infection Rate by State
Alabama
HIV Infection Rate
341.6 per 100k
Ranked in the US
#17
857.2 per 100k
Ranked in the US
#6
Alaska
HIV Infection Rate
121.7 per 100k
Ranked in the US
#44
990.8 per 100k
Ranked in the US
#4
Arizona
HIV Infection Rate
282.9 per 100k
Ranked in the US
#23
756.8 per 100k
Ranked in the US
#15
Arkansas
HIV Infection Rate
239.3 per 100k
Ranked in the US
#27
808.9 per 100k
Ranked in the US
#11
California
HIV Infection Rate
406 per 100k
Ranked in the US
#10
670.2 per 100k
Ranked in the US
#27
Colorado
HIV Infection Rate
269.1 per 100k
Ranked in the US
#24
633.2 per 100k
Ranked in the US
#32
Connecticut
HIV Infection Rate
345.4 per 100k
Ranked in the US
#16
493.7 per 100k
Ranked in the US
#41
Delaware
HIV Infection Rate
409 per 100k
Ranked in the US
#9
662.9 per 100k
Ranked in the US
#29
District of Columbia
HIV Infection Rate
2,260.4 per 100k
Ranked in the US
#1
Florida
HIV Infection Rate
612.5 per 100k
Ranked in the US
#5
672 per 100k
Ranked in the US
#26
Georgia
HIV Infection Rate
643.5 per 100k
Ranked in the US
#4
826.9 per 100k
Ranked in the US
#9
Hawaii
HIV Infection Rate
200.4 per 100k
Ranked in the US
#33
612.4 per 100k
Ranked in the US
#34
Idaho
HIV Infection Rate
83.8 per 100k
Ranked in the US
#48
437.5 per 100k
Ranked in the US
#44
Illinois
HIV Infection Rate
336.8 per 100k
Ranked in the US
#18
799 per 100k
Ranked in the US
#13
Indiana
HIV Infection Rate
210.5 per 100k
Ranked in the US
#30
713.1 per 100k
Ranked in the US
#19
Iowa
HIV Infection Rate
111.1 per 100k
Ranked in the US
#46
703.9 per 100k
Ranked in the US
#21
Kansas
HIV Infection Rate
138.8 per 100k
Ranked in the US
#39
700 per 100k
Ranked in the US
#22
Kentucky
HIV Infection Rate
210.3 per 100k
Ranked in the US
#31
617.6 per 100k
Ranked in the US
#33
Louisiana
HIV Infection Rate
553 per 100k
Ranked in the US
#6
1,058 per 100k
Ranked in the US
#2
Maine
HIV Infection Rate
141.1 per 100k
Ranked in the US
#38
299.3 per 100k
Ranked in the US
#48
Maryland
HIV Infection Rate
655.4 per 100k
Ranked in the US
#3
749.6 per 100k
Ranked in the US
#16
Massachusetts
HIV Infection Rate
353.8 per 100k
Ranked in the US
#15
478.9 per 100k
Ranked in the US
#42
Michigan
HIV Infection Rate
199.4 per 100k
Ranked in the US
#35
690.6 per 100k
Ranked in the US
#23
Minnesota
HIV Infection Rate
190.4 per 100k
Ranked in the US
#36
582.5 per 100k
Ranked in the US
#36
Mississippi
HIV Infection Rate
392 per 100k
Ranked in the US
#13
1,291.4 per 100k
Ranked in the US
#1
Missouri
HIV Infection Rate
248.7 per 100k
Ranked in the US
#25
806.5 per 100k
Ranked in the US
#12
Montana
HIV Infection Rate
75 per 100k
Ranked in the US
#50
549.8 per 100k
Ranked in the US
#39
Nebraska
HIV Infection Rate
145.7 per 100k
Ranked in the US
#37
640.1 per 100k
Ranked in the US
#31
Nevada
HIV Infection Rate
418.5 per 100k
Ranked in the US
#8
710 per 100k
Ranked in the US
#20
New Hampshire
HIV Infection Rate
111.5 per 100k
Ranked in the US
#45
253.3 per 100k
Ranked in the US
#49
New Jersey
HIV Infection Rate
467.8 per 100k
Ranked in the US
#7
478.2 per 100k
Ranked in the US
#43
New Mexico
HIV Infection Rate
221.8 per 100k
Ranked in the US
#28
818.4 per 100k
Ranked in the US
#10
New York
HIV Infection Rate
761.6 per 100k
Ranked in the US
#2
736.4 per 100k
Ranked in the US
#18
North Carolina
HIV Infection Rate
374.3 per 100k
Ranked in the US
#14
898.3 per 100k
Ranked in the US
#5
North Dakota
HIV Infection Rate
83.4 per 100k
Ranked in the US
#49
689.4 per 100k
Ranked in the US
#24
Ohio
HIV Infection Rate
240 per 100k
Ranked in the US
#26
783.5 per 100k
Ranked in the US
#14
Oklahoma
HIV Infection Rate
200.3 per 100k
Ranked in the US
#34
842.9 per 100k
Ranked in the US
#7
Oregon
HIV Infection Rate
202.4 per 100k
Ranked in the US
#32
542.9 per 100k
Ranked in the US
#40
Pennsylvania
HIV Infection Rate
335.1 per 100k
Ranked in the US
#19
559.3 per 100k
Ranked in the US
#38
Rhode Island
HIV Infection Rate
292 per 100k
Ranked in the US
#22
585.5 per 100k
Ranked in the US
#35
South Carolina
HIV Infection Rate
405 per 100k
Ranked in the US
#12
999.8 per 100k
Ranked in the US
#3
South Dakota
HIV Infection Rate
94.4 per 100k
Ranked in the US
#47
738.6 per 100k
Ranked in the US
#17
Tennessee
HIV Infection Rate
313.5 per 100k
Ranked in the US
#21
836.6 per 100k
Ranked in the US
#8
Texas
HIV Infection Rate
405.3 per 100k
Ranked in the US
#11
676.2 per 100k
Ranked in the US
#25
Utah
HIV Infection Rate
126.1 per 100k
Ranked in the US
#43
427.7 per 100k
Ranked in the US
#45
Vermont
HIV Infection Rate
132.6 per 100k
Ranked in the US
#42
201.8 per 100k
Ranked in the US
#50
Virginia
HIV Infection Rate
331.4 per 100k
Ranked in the US
#20
666.4 per 100k
Ranked in the US
#28
Washington
HIV Infection Rate
220.4 per 100k
Ranked in the US
#29
573.7 per 100k
Ranked in the US
#37
West Virginia
HIV Infection Rate
136.3 per 100k
Ranked in the US
#40
409.4 per 100k
Ranked in the US
#46
Wisconsin
HIV Infection Rate
134.4 per 100k
Ranked in the US
#41
640.2 per 100k
Ranked in the US
#30
Wyoming
HIV Infection Rate
73 per 100k
Ranked in the US
#51
408.4 per 100k
Ranked in the US
#47