EHE Priority Jurisdictions

Content From: Office of Infectious Disease and HIV/AIDS Policy, HHSUpdated: December 20, 20232 min read

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To achieve maximum impact, the Ending the HIV Epidemic initiative initially focuses efforts in 48 counties, Washington, DC, and San Juan, Puerto Rico, where more than 50% of HIV diagnoses occur, and an additional seven states with a substantial number of HIV diagnoses in rural areas, bringing the total number of prioritized jurisdictions to 57.

Most HIV transmissions in the United States are highly concentrated in certain geographic areas. The most current data available at the time the EHE initiative was launched in 2019 indicated that more than 50 percent of new HIV diagnoses in 2016 and 2017 occurred in only 48 counties; Washington, D.C.; and San Juan, Puerto Rico. In addition, seven states had a disproportionate occurrence of HIV in rural areas.*

The Ending the HIV Epidemic in the U.S. initiative is working to reduce new HIV transmissions by 75 percent by 2025 and by 90 percent by 2030, averting more than 250,000 HIV infections in that span. To achieve these goals, the initiative is initially focusing on an infusion of additional resources, expertise, and technology into the 57 prioritized jurisdictions.

List of Jurisdictions

The following counties, territories, and states are prioritized in the Ending the HIV Epidemic in the U.S. initiative:

Counties

 

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View additional data about the jurisdictions from CDC.

*States where 10% or more of new diagnoses in 2016 and 2017 were in rural areas (less than 50,000 population); at least 75 total new diagnoses statewide; and the state did not have a priority county.