Health | HIV 10 US Cities With Biggest Spikes in HIV Baton Rouge tops the list By Evann Gastaldo Posted Nov 30, 2016 11:51 AM CST Copied This July 8, 2010, file photo, shows the Miami skyline. (AP Photo/Wilfredo Lee, File) In 2014, it's estimated that more than 44,000 people contracted HIV, NBC News reports. In advance of World AIDS Day on Wednesday, GetTested looked at CDC data for that year to determine the 10 cities with the highest rates of new HIV diagnoses. The top five: Baton Rouge, La.: 44.7 new diagnoses per 100,000 people Miami, Fla.: 42.8 per 100,000 New Orleans, La.: 36.9 per 100,000 Jackson, Miss.: 32.2 per 100,000 Orlando, Fla.: 28.8 per 100,000 Click for the complete list. Read These Next Trump laid a 'trap' for Democrats, and GOP aims to pounce. CNN boss asks workers not to 'jump to conclusions' about deal. Men's, women's hockey players stick together after Trump joke. Christina Applegate pulls back the curtain on her real life. Report an error