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HIV testing in Wisconsin: where to get tested and free options

The number

7,463 people were living with diagnosed HIV in Wisconsin at the end of 2024, and 40% of people 13 and older newly diagnosed that year were Black (our arithmetic from CDC's counts), according to CDC's provisional 2024 data.

Ryan White Part B

Wisconsin Department of Health Services, Division of Public Health, Wisconsin HIV Program

State ADAP

Wisconsin HIV Drug Assistance Program (HDAP)

Income limit 300% of the poverty level

State PrEP program

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

Call 1-800-991-5532, Wisconsin HIV info line

Where to get tested in Wisconsin

7,463 people were living with diagnosed HIV in Wisconsin at the end of 2024, and 40% 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: Wisconsin's HIV program, or call 1-800-991-5532.

For Black families in Wisconsin

Froedtert & the Medical College of Wisconsin Infectious Diseases Clinic. The Froedtert & the Medical College of Wisconsin Infectious Diseases Clinic in Milwaukee offers HIV care with medical case management, linkage-to-care case management, an onsite pharmacy and onsite psychiatric and psychotherapy services, funded in part by Wisconsin's Ryan White Program. Appointments: (414) 777-7700.

Diverse & Resilient. Diverse & Resilient, at 2439 N. Holton Street in Milwaukee, offers HIV testing on a walk-in basis and by appointment, a PrEP clinic, an STI treatment clinic, and HIV care support that includes help enrolling in the state's drug assistance program. Its Intersectionality Among Men project is an HIV prevention program for same-gender-loving Black and Latino men ages 18 to 29. Phone: (414) 390-0444.

Where to get help in Wisconsin

Every program above tests free or at low cost. If you would rather test at home, a self-pay kit is a private option:

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