HIV in the United States by Age: HIV Incidence

HIV incidence is one of the six Ending the HIV Epidemic in the U.S. indicators. HIV incidence is the estimated number of new HIV infections each year.

EHE goal: decrease the estimated number of new HIV infections to 9.000 by 2025 and 3,000 by 2030.
There were 34,800 estimated new HIV infections in the US in 2019.
Estimated HIV Infections in the US by Age, 2021*
Banner states there were 32,100 estimated new HIV infections in the U.S. in 2021.

* Data not available for children aged 12 and under.
Source: CDC. Estimated HIV incidence and prevalence in the United States 2017–2021. HIV Surveillance Supplemental Report  2023;28(3).