How do I access HIV testing in District of Columbia?

13,260 people were living with diagnosed HIV in District of Columbia at the end of 2024, and 67% of people 13 and older newly diagnosed that year were Black (our arithmetic from CDC's counts), according to CDC's provisional 2024 data. CDC says everyone 13 to 64 should be tested for HIV at least once, and people with certain risk factors more often. Most HIV tests are free or low cost. Find HIV testing near you. For help in your state: District of Columbia's HIV program, or call 1-202-671-4815.

HIV testing District of Columbia

HIV testing in District of Columbia: where to get tested and free options

Q: What HIV testing resources exist for Black communities in District of Columbia?

Us Helping Us, People Into Living, Inc.. Us Helping Us began in 1985 as a support group for Black gay men living with HIV in Washington, DC. It now offers HIV primary care, HIV and STI screening, PrEP (including the twice-yearly injectable) and behavioral health care at the Thurgood Marshall Center, 1816 12th St NW ((202) 446-1100), with walk-in evening hours at 3624 Georgia Ave NW. Whitman-Walker Health. Whitman-Walker Health provides primary medical care, HIV care, PrEP, behavioral health, dental care and health-related legal services to more than 20,000 people a year in the Washington region. It has three DC locations, including the Max Robinson Center at 1201 Sycamore Dr. SE; the main line is 202-745-7000.

The number

13,260 people were living with diagnosed HIV in District of Columbia at the end of 2024, and 67% of people 13 and older newly diagnosed that year were Black (our arithmetic from CDC's counts), according to CDC's provisional 2024 data.

Primary source: https://www.cdc.gov/hiv-data/nhss/hiv-diagnoses-deaths-prevalence.html

Ryan White Part B

DC Health, HIV/AIDS, Hepatitis, STD and TB Administration (HAHSTA)

State ADAP

DC Pharmacy Benefits Program (formerly DC ADAP)

Income limit 500% of the poverty level

State PrEP program

None we could confirm; almost all health plans must cover PrEP at no charge

Call 1-202-671-4815, District of Columbia HIV info line

Where to get tested in District of Columbia

CDC says everyone 13 to 64 should be tested for HIV at least once, and people with certain risk factors more often. Most HIV tests are free or low cost. Find HIV testing near you.

For help in your state: District of Columbia's HIV program, or call 1-202-671-4815.

For Black families in District of Columbia

Us Helping Us, People Into Living, Inc.. Us Helping Us began in 1985 as a support group for Black gay men living with HIV in Washington, DC. It now offers HIV primary care, HIV and STI screening, PrEP (including the twice-yearly injectable) and behavioral health care at the Thurgood Marshall Center, 1816 12th St NW ((202) 446-1100), with walk-in evening hours at 3624 Georgia Ave NW.

Whitman-Walker Health. Whitman-Walker Health provides primary medical care, HIV care, PrEP, behavioral health, dental care and health-related legal services to more than 20,000 people a year in the Washington region. It has three DC locations, including the Max Robinson Center at 1201 Sycamore Dr. SE; the main line is 202-745-7000.