HIV Care • HIV testing
HIV testing — State by State
The national picture
37% of new U.S. HIV diagnoses in 2022 were among Black Americans — roughly three times our share of the population.
HIV testing turns a blind spot into a plan. The CDC recommends every U.S. adult 13-64 be tested for HIV at least once, and anyone sexually active with multiple partners or injecting drugs be tested every year. Testing is confidential in every state and anonymous at most community sites. Results return in 20 minutes from a rapid fingerstick test or a few days from laboratory blood work.
If you test negative and want to stay that way, PrEP is the next step. If you test positive, you'll be connected to a Ryan White Part C clinic for same-week HIV primary care — modern antiretroviral treatment suppresses HIV to undetectable levels in about three months for most people, and undetectable equals untransmittable (U=U).
Where to test: every county health department runs an STI / HIV clinic with free or low-cost walk-in testing; every FQHC offers sliding-scale testing with application counselors to get you covered if you're uninsured; community-based HIV organizations listed on this site run targeted outreach testing with evening and Saturday hours. The state pages linked below have the specific addresses, phone numbers, and named Black-community testing anchors for each state.
For Black communities
Of 36,801 new U.S. HIV diagnoses in 2022, 37% were among Black Americans — roughly three times our 13% share of the population. Black Southern residents carry the heaviest regional burden: Florida, Georgia, Texas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, South Carolina, and North Carolina together account for the majority of new Black HIV diagnoses nationally.
Delayed testing is one lever that keeps these numbers high. A Black person in the Deep South waits longer on average for an HIV diagnosis than a white peer, and late diagnoses translate directly into later treatment starts and higher onward transmission. Black-community-anchored testing sites — organizations like THRIVE SS in Atlanta, My Brother's Keeper in Mississippi, Us Helping Us in DC, Priority Health Care in New Orleans, Friends for Life in Memphis — operate specifically to close that wait.
HIV testing in every state
Alabama
Alabama Department of Public Health, Division of HIV Pr…
Alaska
Alaska Section of HIV/STD Program
Arizona
Arizona Department of Health Services, Office of HIV Se…
Arkansas
Arkansas Department of Health, HIV/STD/Hepatitis C Sect…
California
California Department of Public Health, Office of AIDS
Colorado
Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment, S…
Connecticut
Connecticut Department of Public Health, TB, HIV, STD, …
Delaware
Delaware Division of Public Health, HIV Program
Florida
Florida Department of Health, Bureau of Communicable Di…
Georgia
Georgia Department of Public Health, HIV/AIDS Epidemiol…
Hawaii
Hawaii Department of Health, Harm Reduction Services Br…
Idaho
Idaho Department of Health and Welfare, Ryan White Part…
Illinois
Illinois Department of Public Health, HIV/AIDS Section
Indiana
Indiana Department of Health, Division of HIV/STD/Viral…
Iowa
Iowa Department of Health and Human Services, Bureau of…
Kansas
Kansas Department of Health and Environment, Bureau of …
Kentucky
Kentucky Cabinet for Health and Family Services, HIV/AI…
Louisiana
Louisiana Department of Health, STD/HIV/Hepatitis Progr…
Maine
Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention, HIV/ST…
Maryland
Maryland Department of Health, Center for HIV Care and …
Massachusetts
Massachusetts Department of Public Health, Office of HI…
Michigan
Michigan Department of Health and Human Services, HIV C…
Minnesota
Minnesota Department of Health, STD, HIV, and TB Section
Mississippi
Mississippi State Department of Health, STD/HIV Office
Missouri
Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services, Bure…
Montana
Montana Department of Public Health and Human Services,…
Nebraska
Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services, Divis…
Nevada
Nevada Division of Public and Behavioral Health, HIV Pr…
New Hampshire
New Hampshire Department of Health and Human Services, …
New Jersey
New Jersey Department of Health, Division of HIV, STD, …
New Mexico
New Mexico Department of Health, Infectious Disease Bur…
New York
New York State Department of Health, AIDS Institute
North Carolina
North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services,…
North Dakota
North Dakota Department of Health and Human Services, H…
Ohio
Ohio Department of Health, HIV Care Services Section
Oklahoma
Oklahoma State Department of Health, HIV/STD Service
Oregon
Oregon Health Authority, HIV/STD/TB Section
Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania Department of Health, Division of HIV Dise…
Rhode Island
Rhode Island Department of Health, Center for Preventio…
South Carolina
South Carolina Department of Public Health, Bureau of H…
South Dakota
South Dakota Department of Health, Office of Disease Pr…
Tennessee
Tennessee Department of Health, HIV/STD Program
Texas
Texas Department of State Health Services, TB/HIV/STD S…
Utah
Utah Department of Health and Human Services, Bureau of…
Vermont
Vermont Department of Health, HIV/AIDS/STD Program
Virginia
Virginia Department of Health, Division of Disease Prev…
Washington
Washington State Department of Health, Office of Infect…
West Virginia
West Virginia Bureau for Public Health, Office of Epide…
Wisconsin
Wisconsin Department of Health Services, AIDS/HIV Progr…
Wyoming
Wyoming Department of Health, Communicable Disease Unit
District of Columbia
DC Department of Health, HIV/AIDS, Hepatitis, STD, and …