COUNTY OF MONTEREY
HEALTH
DEPARTMENT
Nationally Accredited for Providing Quality Health Services
HIV - Local Data
Published on May 04, 2018. Last modified on July 11, 2024
Monterey County:
Number and rate of new HIV diagnoses among Monterey County residents: 2008 - 2019
| Year |
2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 |
2018 |
2019 | 2020 |
2021 |
2022 |
| Count |
40 |
30 | 23 |
27 |
26 |
28 |
24 | 33 | 42 |
46 |
46 | 29 |
28 |
37 | 25 |
| Rate per 100,000 Population |
9.7 |
7.3 | 5.5 | 6.4 |
6.2 | 6.6 |
5.6 |
7.7 |
9.7 |
10.6 |
10.5 | 6.5 |
6.3 |
8.3 |
5.6 |
Data are current as of December 31, 2023.
Rate of new HIV diagnoses among Monterey County residents by gender and age group: 2016-2018
| Age Group (Years) | Male Rate per 100,000 Population | Female Rate per 100,000 Population |
| <1 | 0.0 |
0.0 |
| 1 to 14 | 0.0 |
0.0 |
| 15 - 24 | 25.5 |
2.3 |
| 25 - 34 | 28.7 |
6.4 |
| 35 - 44 | 28.2 |
4.9 |
| 45 - 54 | 27.3 |
2.8 |
| 55 - 64 | 14.1 |
1.4 |
| 65+ | 5.2 |
0.0 |
| Total | 17.7 |
2.4 |
Rate of new HIV diagnoses among Monterey County residents by racial and ethnic group: 2016-2018:
| Racial and Ethnic Group | Rate per 100,000 Population |
| Asian & Pacific Islander, Non-Hispanic | 5.4 |
| Black or African-American, Non-Hispanic | 24.8 |
| Hispanic, Any Race | 11.1 |
| Multi-Racial & Other, Non-Hispanic | 2.8 |
| White, Non-Hispanic | 8.3 |
| Total | 10.2 |
Rate of new HIV diagnoses among Monterey County residents by region: 2016-2018:
| Region | Rate per 100,000 Population |
| North County | 9.2 |
| Peninsula & Big Sur | 9.6 |
| Salinas | 13.9 |
| South County | 6.9 |
New HIV diagnoses among Monterey County residents by exposure category: 2016-2018:
| Exposure Category |
Percent of Cases* |
| Men who have sex with men |
55% |
| Injection drug use |
13% |
| Heterosexual contact |
15% |
| Other |
0% |
| Unknown | 34% |
*Will not sum to 100% because individuals may be included in more than one category.
Data are current as of October 9, 2019. Please contact the Monterey County Health Department's Epidemiology & Surveillance Unit at 831-755-4698 for more information.
California:
Click here to visit the California Department of Public Health's website for statewide HIV data.
United States:
Click here to visit the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's (CDC's) website for national HIV data.
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