Table 1.
Demographic population characteristics in Georgia, US, by county in 2021/22
| Ending the HIV Epidemic (EHE) counties | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| State of Georgia | Cobb | DeKalb | Fulton | Gwinnett | Other non‐EHE counties in the Atlanta EMA | |
| Total population, 2022 a | 10,891,679 | 768,757 | 762,728 | 1,081,158 | 975,029 | 2,429,219 |
| Non‐Hispanic White or other | 6,272,520 (58%) | 4,544,626 (58%) | 288,419 (38%) | 528,476(49%) | 473,394 (49%) | 1,436,599 (59%) |
| Black/African American | 3,492,925 (32%) | 217,390 (28%) | 408,421(53%) | 473,839(44%) | 284,020 (29%) | 760,054 (31%) |
| Hispanic/Latinx | 1126,234 (10%) | 106,741 (14%) | 65,888 (9%) | 78,843 (7%) | 217,615 (22%) | 232,566 (10%) |
| Projected population growth by 2030 | ||||||
| (% Growth from 2022) a | 8% | 8% | 4% | 10% | 9% | 13% |
| % Non‐Hispanic White or other | 5% | 3% | 2% | 7% | 3% | 9% |
| % Black/African American | 10% | 13% | 4% | 12% | 16% | 19% |
| % Hispanic/Latinx | 17% | 18% | 16% | 13% | 15% | 19% |
| Other socio ‐ demographic metrics 2021 b , c | ||||||
| Drug overdose deaths per 100,000 | 22.1 | 21.8 | 21.4 | 23.9 | 17.1 | 13.5−43.3 |
| Income inequality (Gini coefficient) | 0.48 | 0.45 | 0.49 | 0.53 | 0.44 | 0.36−0.55 |
| % Living in poverty | 13.9 | 8.6 | 13.5 | 12.9 | 10..5 | 5.4−17.3 |
| % Uninsured | 15.1 | 14.3 | 15.1 | 11.2 | 17.5 | 9.3−20 |
| % Living with severe housing cost burden d | 13.7 | 12 | 15.9 | 16.3 | 15.2 | 9.3−17.8 |
| New HIV d iagnoses 2021 c | 2371 | 152 | 342 | 525 | 165 | 344 |
| Rate of new diagnoses per 100,000 | 26 | 24 | 54 | 58 | 21 | 5−48 |
| % Non‐Hispanic White | 14.6 | 15.1 | 7.3 | 10.7 | 12.7 | 16.36 |
| % Black/African American | 71.3 | 62.5 | 78.9 | 78.3 | 52.1 | 70.9 |
| % Hispanic/Latinx | 10.3 | 18.4 | 9.9 | 7.6 | 27.9 | − e |
| People living with HIV 2021 c | 59,422 | 3653 | 9140 | 16,384 | 3347 | 8149 |
| Rate of PLHIV per 100,000 | 657 | 565 | 1443 | 1802 | 423 | 121−1049 |
| % Non‐Hispanic White | 24.5 | 32.9 | 16.9 | 21.4 | 26.5 | 16.3 |
| % Black/African American | 68.5 | 60.6 | 73.1 | 71.8 | 57.4 | 66.3 |
| % Hispanic/Latinx | 8.4 | 12.6 | 8.2 | 6.7 | 19.9 | 7.4 |
| % PLHIV virally suppressed | 62.1 | 66.6 | 64 | 62.4 | 67.1 | 61.4−73.8 |
| PrEP‐to‐Need Ratio 2021 † , c | 5.01 | 5.23 | 6.07 | 7.69 | 5.8 | 2.53−20.5 |
Abbreviations: EMA, eligible metropolitan area (see Supplementary Section A1 for detail); PLHIV, people living with HIV; PrEP, pre‐exposure prophylaxis.
Defined as the ratio of the number of PrEP users in 2021 to the number of people newly diagnosed with HIV in 2020, measuring whether PrEP use reflects the need for HIV prevention (a lower PrEP‐to‐Need‐Ratio indicates more unmet need).
Data source: State of Georgia Governor's Office of Planning and Budget, State and County Projections by race, 2022−2060.
Drug overdose deaths data source: Georgia Department of Public Health 2003−2022 Online Analytical Statistical Information System (OASIS) Drug Overdoses Mortality Web Query Tool.
Data source: Sullivan PS, Woodyatt C, Koski C, Pembleton E, McGuinness P, Taussig J, Ricca A, Luisi N, Mokotoff E, Benbow N, Castel AD. A data visualization and dissemination resource to support HIV prevention and care at the local level: analysis and uses of the AIDSVu Public Data Resource. Journal of Medical Internet Research. 2020;22(10):e23173.
Defined as percent of people who spend over 50% of their income on housing.
Data supressed due to small cell sizes.