State law requires health care professionals to report cases of many infectious conditions, including sexually transmitted diseases, to the California Department of Public Health. As of April 2009, a total of 36,412 HIV cases had been reported. Because county populations change each year, the department does not provide overall rates of infection.
|
RANK |
COUNTY |
HIV CASES |
|
1. |
Los Angeles |
14,099 |
|
2. |
San Francisco |
5,215 |
|
3. |
San Diego |
4,008 |
|
4. |
Orange |
2,710 |
|
5. |
San Bernardino |
1,635 |
|
6. |
Riverside |
1,260 |
|
7. |
Alameda |
1,132 |
|
8. |
Sacramento |
1,091 |
|
9. |
Santa Clara |
762 |
|
10. |
Contra Costa |
572 |
* Data was gathered between April 2006 and April 2009.
Source: California Department of Public Health, Office of AIDS
