In 2006, 1.1% of the 2,556 Spartanburg County residents tested for HIV tested positive. This matches the state rate for that year. Comparison data are listed in Table 11

By the end of 2005, there were 520 residents of Spartanburg County known to be living with HIV / AIDS. This constitutes a prevalence rate of 199 cases per 100,000 population. Of those infected, by gender most were male, by race most were black, and by age most were between the ages of 40-49. The vast preponderance of infections were contracted through sexual practices, with only four cases contracted through transfusions and only six cases contracted perinatally (Table 12).

Other STI’s
DHEC data from 2006 indicate that Spartanburg County ranks below the state average for prevalence of syphilis and chlamydia, but ranks above the state average for prevalence of gonorrhea.