Number of Persons Living with HIV by City

As of December 31, 2018, there were 6,369 persons living with HIV (PLWH) in Orange County. Figure 2.2 shows a map of the number of PLWH by city of current residence.22 Figure 2.3 shows the 10 cities with the highest number of PLWH. As shown:

 Santa Ana and Anaheim have the largest numbers (1,351 and 978, respectively) of PLWH.  The city with the third highest number of PLWH is Garden Grove, followed by Orange, Irvine, Huntington Beach,

Costa Mesa, Fullerton, Tustin, and Laguna Beach.

Figure 2.2. Map of Number PLWH by City of Residence, Orange County

22 The city of residence for PLWH is the most current Orange County city of residence known to the HIV/AIDS Surveillance and Monitoring Program. Therefore, persons who were reported in a county other than Orange County are included if their most recent known address is in Orange County and excludes resident cases whose most recent known address is outside of Orange County. Health Promotion and Community Planning Division 56 HIV/AIDS Surveillance and Monitoring