"From 2014 through 2018 in the United States and 6 dependent areas, the number and rate of persons living with diagnosed HIV infection increased (Table 14b). At year-end 2018 in the United States and 6 dependent areas, 1,040,352 adults and adolescents were living with diagnosed HIV infection (Figure 9). The prevalence of diagnosed HIV infection was 374.6 per 100,000 population. From 2014 through 2018, by region, the rates of persons living with HIV in the Midwest, South, and West increased (Tables 14a and 14b). The rate in the Northeast remained stable. The largest percentage increase in the rate (11%) was in the Midwest (from 162.7 in 2014 to 179.8 in 2018). At year-end 2018, the rate was highest in the Northeast at 420.5, followed by 371.6 in the South, 260.7 in the West, and 179.8 in the Midwest (Tables 14a and 14b). Data for the year 2018 are preliminary and based on deaths reported to CDC through December 2019."