Table 1.
Demographic and HIV-related characteristics of the focal US cities
| Atlanta, GA | Baltimore, MD | Los Angeles, CA | Miami, FL | New York, NY | Seattle, WA | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total adult 15–64 Population (% projected change to 2040) | ||||||
| Total population (2016) | 3,812,143 (37%) | 1,874,601 (−1%) | 6,964,983 (−2%) | 1,821,311 (16%) | 5,865,683 (3%) | 1,503,497 (15%) |
| Adult 15–64 Population by race/ethnicity (% projected change in proportion by 2040) | ||||||
| Black / African American | 1,336,469 (−1%) | 553,665 (5%) | 568,815 (−1%) | 296,354 (−2%) | 1,304,687 (−1%) | 95,550 (1%) |
| Hispanic / Latinx | 391,265 (10%) | 102,495 (3%) | 3,385,948 (4%) | 1,246,583 (7%) | 1,703,286 (4%) | 137,818 (7%) |
| Non-Hispanic White and others | 2,084,409 (−9%) | 1,218,441 (−8%) | 3,010,220 (−3%) | 278,374 (−5%) | 2,857,710 (−3%) | 1,270,129 (−8%) |
| People Living with HIV (rate/100,000)† | ||||||
| Prevalence | 31,961 (670) | 16,931 (718) | 48,100 (564) | 26,128 (1,120) | 117,260 (959) | 7,768 (312) |
| New diagnoses | 1,618 (33) | 441 (19) | 1,720 (20) | 1,150 (49) | 2,608 (21) | 248 (10) |
| National Rank Δ | 2 | 25 | 27* | 1 | 21* | 75* |
Data reported is from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s Surveillance HIV Surveillance Supplemental Report. Metropolitan statistical areas may differ from our city boundaries. Counties included in city boundaries for Atlanta, Baltimore, Los Angeles, and Miami match those included in the definition of Ryan White Eligible Metropolitan Area (EMA) or Transitional Grant Area (TGA) while New York City and Seattle boundaries are restricted to a subset of counties. Counties included in each city are found in brackets: Atlanta (Barrow, Bartow, Carroll, Cherokee, Clayton, Cobb, Coweta, DeKalb, Douglas, Fayette, Forsyth, Fulton, Gwinnett, Henry, Newton, Paulding, Pickens, Rockdale, Spalding, Walton); Baltimore (Anne Arundel, Baltimore City, Baltimore County, Carroll, Harford, Howard, Queen Anne’s); Los Angeles (Los Angeles county); Miami (Miami-Dade county); New York City (county with borough in brackets: New York [Manhattan], Kings [Brooklyn], Queens [Queens], Bronx [Bronx], Richmond [Staten Island]); Seattle (King county). Excluded counties for New York City compared to the Ryan White EMA definition included Westchester, Rockland and Putnam, and excluded counties for Seattle compared to Ryan White TGA definition included Snohomish and Island.
Ranking based on rate of new diagnoses.
Note that ranking was for the metropolitan statistical area and may not reflect city boundaries as defined.