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However, HIV testing rates remain suboptimal. This study analyzed trends in HIV testing using Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System data from 2017 to 2023 across nine Deep South states\u2014Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, and Texas. Descriptive statistics and Joinpoint linear regression were employed to assess lifetime HIV testing and testing within the past 12 months. Findings showed that the overall trend in having ever tested for HIV rose from 43% in 2017 to 47% in 2019 but declined to 40% in 2022, with a slight increase to 41% in 2023. Significant declines in ever testing were observed in North Carolina and among adults aged 25\u201344, non-Hispanic Black, non-Hispanic multiracial, and those identifying as lesbian or gay. Furthermore, the overall trend in HIV testing in the past 12 months declined significantly from 48% in 2017 to 42% in 2022, with a slight increase to 43% in 2023. 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