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CDC’s May 2026 release reports 4,334 HIV diagnoses during 2024 and 126,366 people living with diagnosed HIV in Florida at year-end 2024, across all ages. The prevalence figure uses preliminary death data. Florida’s separate 2023 report supplies the older demographic and care-continuum detail below. Always check the year, age group and source before comparing figures. Find testing and care in our locator.[13][14]

The latest statewide figures and the older state report

CDC’s 2024 surveillance tables report 4,334 diagnoses in Florida: 4,329 among people aged 13 or older and five among children younger than 13. The all-age rate was 18.5 per 100,000; the age-13-or-older rate was 21.4. At year-end 2024, 126,366 people were living with diagnosed HIV: 126,256 aged 13 or older and 110 younger children. These counts exclude people whose HIV remains undiagnosed.[13]

Florida’s linked Epidemiology of HIV in Florida, 2023 slide set uses data frozen June 30, 2024. It reports 128,497 people living with diagnosed HIV at the end of 2023, 4,725 diagnoses during 2023 and 1,981 AIDS diagnoses. HIV and AIDS diagnosis counts overlap and must not be added together. This older report remains useful for its detailed breakdowns, but it does not establish that newer statewide data are unavailable.[1][2]

Use a single surveillance release for trends. CDC’s updated age-13-or-older series for Florida shows 3,978 diagnoses in 2019, 3,186 in 2020, 3,868 in 2021, 4,263 in 2022, 4,416 in 2023 and 4,329 in 2024—about 2% fewer in 2024 than 2023. Testing and reporting disruptions complicate interpretation around 2020. These revised CDC figures should not be spliced into the older Florida all-age series, and diagnoses do not directly measure when infection occurred.[13]

Who the epidemic falls on hardest

In the Florida report’s 2023 data for people aged 13 or older, 2,124 of 4,719 diagnoses were among Black people (45.0%), 1,545 among Hispanic/Latino people (32.7%), and 974 among White people (20.6%). Percentages here are calculated from the reported counts. The report gives Black-to-White diagnosis-rate ratios of 6.9 among males and 13.2 among females; those are population rate comparisons, not comparisons of raw counts.[1]

The same age-13-or-older table records 3,723 diagnoses among males (78.9%) and 996 among females (21.1%). People aged 30–39 accounted for 1,463 diagnoses (31.0%), ages 20–29 for 1,285 (27.2%), and ages 50 or older for 953 (20.2%). These categories follow the source’s surveillance definitions.[1]

Among the 128,387 Floridians aged 13 or older living with diagnosed HIV in that 2023 report, 72,873 were aged 50 or older (56.8%) and 32,638 were female (25.4%). HIV care for older adults includes attention to cardiovascular, bone, kidney and mental health alongside antiretroviral treatment.[15][1]

The care continuum: where people fall out

Florida’s 2023 report gives 79% in care, 73% retained in care and 70% virally suppressed among 128,497 people living with diagnosed HIV. Its suppression detail on slide 73 lists 89,383 people with suppressed viral load—not 93,134. The report identifies 26,941 people with no documented care in its observation window; missing surveillance records do not prove someone received no care anywhere. Among the 4,725 people diagnosed in 2023, 3,839 (81%) were linked to care within 30 days.[1]

The report states that 90% of people retained in care had a suppressed viral load. This is a different denominator from the 70% figure for all people living with diagnosed HIV. It reports suppression of 76% among White people, 71% among Hispanic/Latino people, 64% among Black people and 62% among people whose recorded exposure category included injection drug use. That last category does not establish current injecting behavior, and these descriptive data do not show what caused individual care gaps.[1]

Florida’s definitions use different observation windows. “In care” means at least one documented viral-load/CD4 test, medical visit or prescription from January 1, 2023 through March 31, 2024. “Retained in care” requires at least two qualifying events three months apart from January 1, 2023 through June 30, 2024. “Suppressed” means the last documented viral load was below 200 copies/mL in the January 2023–March 2024 window. Compare those definitions before comparing jurisdictions.[1][2]

Seven counties the federal government made a priority

CDC’s first phase of Ending the HIV Epidemic (EHE) includes seven Florida counties: Broward, Duval, Hillsborough, Miami-Dade, Orange, Palm Beach and Pinellas, with Florida DOH listed as the funding recipient. The original national targets were a 75% reduction in new infections by 2025 and 90% by 2030. Those are targets, not a claim that the reductions were achieved.[3][4]

Florida’s 2023 report lists 91,384 of the state’s 128,497 people living with diagnosed HIV in the seven EHE counties—about 71.1%, calculated from slide 109. That concentration helps explain the geographic focus, while people throughout the state still need accessible testing, prevention and care. The linked 2022 draft plan is historical planning context, not a current national burden estimate.[1][5]

What changed in Florida in 2026

Florida’s ADAP rules changed during spring 2026. HB 697 provided about $30.9 million and a 400%-of-poverty income threshold through June 30, 2026.[16] HealthHIV documents the advocacy response and implementation concerns. Published estimates of people at risk of losing benefits should not be treated as a verified count of people who actually lost coverage.[8]

Section 101 of HB 5001-E provided $75 million for FY 2025–2026, with remaining funds reappropriated into FY 2026–2027, and capped direct-medication enrollment at 21,000. The bill’s action history records approval on June 29, 2026.[17] Florida’s current ADAP guidance says Biktarvy and Descovy returned July 1, 2026 and that premium assistance remains unavailable.[6][7]

As checked September 21, 2026, Florida lists a 0–400% poverty-level income threshold, direct medication help for eligible uninsured clients and copay/deductible help for eligible insured clients. Income alone does not establish eligibility. If your coverage changed, contact ADAP at 844-381-2327 or your case manager to confirm your status and any reinstatement or application steps.[6]

Look up Florida's numbers yourself

You do not have to take a summary's word for it. Florida Health CHARTS publishes interactive dashboards for people living with HIV, new diagnoses, and the care continuum[9]. FL DOH also posts epidemiologic profile reports for its 17 partnership areas, which is how you get a county-level picture instead of a statewide average[12].

AIDSVu and AHEAD provide additional maps and indicators, with methods and years that vary by measure. Check each figure’s data year, geography, age range and definition. A publication date in 2026 does not mean the underlying observations are from 2026.[10][11]

Related questions

How many people are living with HIV in Florida?

CDC’s May 2026 release reports 126,366 people across all ages living with diagnosed HIV in Florida at the end of 2024. That includes 126,256 people aged 13 or older and 110 younger children. The count excludes undiagnosed HIV and should be interpreted with caution because the release uses preliminary death data.[13][14]

Are new HIV diagnoses in Florida going up or down?

In CDC’s updated age-13-or-older series, Florida diagnoses increased from 3,186 in 2020 to 4,416 in 2023, then fell to 4,329 in 2024, about 2% lower. Testing and reporting affect diagnosis trends, so they are not a direct count of infections acquired in each year.[13][14]

Why is 2023 the newest Florida data year in 2026?

The linked Florida slide set describes 2023 using a June 30, 2024 data freeze. It provides useful historical detail, but CDC has since released statewide 2024 figures. Compare the source, release vintage, age range and definition instead of assuming every number on a page represents the same year.[1][13][14]

Which Florida counties are federal HIV priority counties?

The seven Phase I counties are Broward, Duval, Hillsborough, Miami-Dade, Orange, Palm Beach and Pinellas. CDC lists Florida DOH as the funding recipient. The initiative’s original 75%-by-2025 and 90%-by-2030 reductions are targets, not statements of achieved results.[3][4]

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Last reviewed: September 2026 by the RiseUpToHIV team. Educational content only — not medical advice.

References & Sources

  1. Florida DOH — Epidemiology of HIV in Florida, 2023 (data as of June 30, 2024). Historical report; see slides 14–15, 53, 67, 70–73 and 109. Source. ↩↩↩↩↩↩↩↩↩↩ ↩ ↩ ↩
  2. Florida Department of Health — HIV/AIDS Surveillance Program. State surveillance methods and the June 30 annual data-freeze policy. ↩ ↩
  3. CDC — Ending the HIV Epidemic jurisdictions and plans. Lists the seven Florida Phase 1 counties with FL DOH as funding recipient. ↩ ↩
  4. Florida Department of Health — Ending the Epidemic in Florida. State confirmation of the seven EHE counties and the 75%/90% reduction goals. ↩ ↩
  5. Florida Integrated HIV Prevention and Care Plan, October 2022 draft. Historical planning context; not the source of current national prevalence. Source. ↩
  6. Florida Department of Health — AIDS Drug Assistance Program status and formulary. Current eligibility at 0–400% FPL, Biktarvy and Descovy restored July 1, 2026, premium assistance discontinued. ↩ ↩ ↩
  7. Florida Legislature — Chapter 2026-232, section 101: enacted appropriation, carryforward funding and direct-medication enrollment cap. Source. ↩
  8. HealthHIV — Florida AIDS Drug Assistance Program advocacy tracker. Running public timeline of the 2026 Florida ADAP shortfall, cuts, and restoration. ↩ ↩
  9. Florida Health CHARTS — HIV prevalence and care continuum dashboards. State interactive dashboards for people with HIV, diagnoses, and the continuum of care. ↩
  10. AIDSVu — State and county data methods; consult the year and definition of each mapped measure. Source. ↩
  11. AHEAD — Florida HIV data dashboard (HIV.gov). Federal Ending the HIV Epidemic indicator dashboard for Florida; indicators mix data years. ↩
  12. Florida Department of Health — HIV Partnership Areas. County and partnership-area epidemiology contacts and links to HIV surveillance data. ↩
  13. CDC — 2024 HIV surveillance data tables: Table 16 Florida diagnoses/prevalence and Table A2 revised diagnosis trends. Source. Checked September 21, 2026. ↩ ↩ ↩ ↩ ↩ ↩
  14. CDC — May 18, 2026 data release, definitions and preliminary-death caveats. Source. Checked September 21, 2026. ↩ ↩ ↩ ↩
  15. NIH — HIV and the older person. Source. Checked September 21, 2026. ↩
  16. Florida Senate — HB 697 summary: temporary ADAP funding and requirements. Source. Checked September 21, 2026. ↩
  17. Florida Senate — HB 5001-E action history. Source. Checked September 21, 2026. ↩

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