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How many people are living with HIV in New York?

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105,447 New Yorkers were living with diagnosed HIV as of December 2023[1]. Counting undiagnosed HIV too, the state health department estimates 112,300 people living with HIV statewide at the end of 2023, with about 6.1% undiagnosed[2]. New York recorded 2,517 new HIV diagnoses in 2023[1].

New York's current count

The New York State HIV/AIDS Annual Surveillance Report puts 105,447 people living with diagnosed HIV as of December 2023 — 50,886 with HIV that has not progressed to AIDS and 54,561 with an AIDS diagnosis[1]. The state's Cascade of HIV Care report estimates 112,300 people living with HIV including undiagnosed infections, meaning roughly 94% of New Yorkers with HIV know their status[2]. The state's Ending the Epidemic dashboard uses a rounded headline of 111,000 people living with HIV, with 94% aware of their status for 2023[4].

Viral suppression is high: 85,300 people were virally suppressed in 2023 — 89% of people with diagnosed HIV and 83% of everyone living with HIV in the state[2]. New diagnoses were 2,517 in 2023 (13.4 per 100,000)[1] and 2,555 in 2024[4].

You may see a higher federal number. CDC's residence-based table lists 125,192 people with diagnosed HIV in New York as of December 2023[7]. The state count is lower because New York excludes people with AIDS with no evidence of care for five years, and people with diagnosed non-AIDS HIV with no evidence of care for eight years[2].

New York City versus the rest of the state

New York City accounted for 81,909 people living with diagnosed HIV (78% of the state total), and the rest of the state 23,538 (22%) as of December 2023[1]. By borough: Bronx 23,875, Brooklyn 22,027, Manhattan 20,228, Queens 13,945, and Staten Island 1,834, with 1,799 new diagnoses citywide in 2023[1]. The largest rest-of-state counties are Suffolk 3,013, Westchester 2,955, Nassau 2,637, Monroe 2,304, and Erie 2,287[1].

A word on a number that circulates widely: the often-repeated figure of roughly 110,000 people living with HIV in New York City is not supported by current surveillance — the 111,000 figure is statewide, not citywide[4]. NYC DOHMH uses approximately 88,500 as its estimated 2023 HIV care-continuum population for the city, and separately reports 134,445 people ever diagnosed and reported in NYC who are presumed living as of December 31, 2023 — a cumulative reported-in-NYC measure, not a residence count[5]. New York State's own residence-based estimate for the city is 86,700 people living with HIV, of whom about 81,900 are diagnosed[2].

Ending the Epidemic in New York

New York has 4 of the 48 federal EHE priority counties: Bronx, Kings, New York, and Queens[6]. The state also runs its own initiative: the Ending the Epidemic (ETE) three-point plan, launched June 29, 2014 — find people with undiagnosed HIV and link them to care; link and retain people with diagnosed HIV in care so they reach viral suppression; and expand access to PrEP — with the goal of achieving the first-ever decrease in HIV prevalence in New York State by the end of 2020[3].

The state's ETE viral suppression target is 85% of all people diagnosed with HIV[4]. Progress toward it is tracked publicly on the ETE dashboard, which is a useful place to check the newest year of data.

New HIV diagnoses in New York State fell from 4,007 in 2011 to 2,517 in 2023, a 37% decrease, with New York City dropping from 3,063 to 1,799 and the rest of the state from 944 to 718[1]. Diagnoses have edged up since 2020, though: 2,220 (2020), 2,424 (2021), 2,436 (2022), 2,517 (2023)[1] and 2,555 (2024)[4].

Care outcomes moved in the right direction over the same period. Viral suppression among people living with diagnosed HIV rose from 66% in 2013 to 80% in 2023 and 81% in 2024, while status awareness went from 91% in 2013 to 94% in 2023[4]. In New York City, 80% of people with HIV were virally suppressed in 2023, up from 78% in 2019, and estimated new infections fell 17%, from 1,347 in 2022 to 1,122 in 2023[5].

Related questions

How many people live with HIV in New York City?

81,909 people with diagnosed HIV lived in New York City as of December 2023, about 78% of the state total. NYC DOHMH uses approximately 88,500 as its 2023 HIV care-continuum population for the city. The widely repeated figure of about 110,000 for the city is not supported — that number is statewide.

Which New York City borough has the most people living with HIV?

The Bronx, with 23,875 people living with diagnosed HIV as of December 2023, followed by Brooklyn (22,027), Manhattan (20,228), Queens (13,945), and Staten Island (1,834).

What is New York's Ending the Epidemic plan?

A three-point state plan launched June 29, 2014: identify people with undiagnosed HIV and link them to care, retain people in care so they reach viral suppression, and expand access to PrEP. Its viral suppression target is 85% of all people diagnosed with HIV.

Are new HIV diagnoses falling in New York?

Over the long run, yes — diagnoses dropped 37% from 4,007 in 2011 to 2,517 in 2023. But they have risen modestly each year since 2020, reaching 2,555 in 2024.

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References & Sources

  1. NYSDOH — New York State HIV/AIDS Annual Surveillance Report 2023. Statewide, NYC, borough, and county counts of people living with diagnosed HIV, plus new diagnoses and long-term trends. ↩ ↩ ↩ ↩ ↩ ↩ ↩ ↩ ↩
  2. NYSDOH — New York State Cascade of HIV Care, 2023. Estimated people living with HIV including undiagnosed, undiagnosed share, viral suppression, NYC estimate, and the state's case-exclusion rules. ↩ ↩ ↩ ↩ ↩
  3. NYSDOH — Ending the AIDS Epidemic in New York State. The three-point ETE plan launched June 29, 2014 and its original 2020 prevalence goal. ↩
  4. New York State ETE Dashboard. Statewide headline figures, 2024 diagnoses, viral suppression and awareness trends, and the 85% suppression target. ↩ ↩ ↩ ↩ ↩ ↩
  5. NYC DOHMH — HIV Surveillance Annual Report, 2023. NYC's ~88,500 care-continuum population, the 134,445 cumulative reported-and-presumed-living count, city viral suppression, and estimated new infections. ↩ ↩
  6. HIV.gov — EHE Priority Jurisdictions. Confirms New York's four EHE priority counties. ↩
  7. CDC — HIV and AIDS data through December 2023 (state tables). Federal residence-based count for New York as of December 2023. ↩

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