Table 13.    Gonorrhea —  Reported cases and rates by state/area and region listed in alphabetical order: United States and outlying areas, 1996–2000

 

Cases

Rates per 100,000 Population

State/Area

1996

1997

1998

1999

2000

1996

1997

1998

1999

2000

Alabama

13,169

12,031

12,737

10,888

12,063

307.2

278.5

292.7

249.2

276.0

Alaska

466

391

331

302

361

77.0

64.2

53.9

48.7

58.3

Arizona

3,709

3,802

4,213

4,293

4,130

83.6

83.5

90.2

89.8

86.4

Arkansas

5,056

4,382

3,953

3,226

3,642

201.7

173.7

155.7

126.4

142.7

California

18,674

17,979

19,590

18,672

21,619

58.6

55.7

60.0

56.3

65.2

Colorado

2,021

2,315

2,033

2,526

3,112

53.0

59.5

51.2

62.3

76.7

Connecticut

3,388

3,154

3,177

3,321

2,912

103.7

96.5

97.0

101.2

88.7

Delaware

1,456

1,273

1,556

1,662

1,735

201.3

174.0

209.3

220.6

230.2

Florida

19,181

19,079

19,080

22,794

22,781

133.0

130.2

127.9

150.8

150.8

Georgia

19,806

18,471

20,666

21,244

20,265

270.0

246.7

270.4

272.8

260.2

Hawaii

497

510

506

463

483

42.0

43.0

42.4

39.1

40.7

Idaho

98

158

182

89

98

8.3

13.1

14.8

7.1

7.8

Illinois

17,964

18,423

21,735

23,254

20,671

151.7

154.9

180.4

191.7

170.4

Indiana

6,638

6,155

6,307

6,092

6,525

113.9

105.0

106.9

102.5

109.8

Iowa

1,145

1,311

1,616

1,365

1,392

40.2

46.0

56.5

47.6

48.5

Kansas

2,044

2,075

2,622

2,665

2,795

79.3

80.0

99.7

100.4

105.3

Kentucky

4,229

4,027

3,813

3,349

3,502

108.9

103.0

96.9

84.6

88.4

Louisiana

9,315

10,782

12,499

13,189

13,245

214.6

247.8

286.1

301.7

302.9

Maine

55

66

67

83

90

4.4

5.3

5.4

6.6

7.2

Maryland

11,592

11,568

11,254

10,430

9,837

229.1

227.1

219.2

201.7

190.2

Massachusetts

2,189

2,225

2,258

2,453

3,045

36.0

36.4

36.7

39.7

49.3

Michigan

15,130

15,736

16,359

15,907

18,182

155.5

161.0

166.6

161.3

184.3

Minnesota

2,697

2,417

2,708

2,830

3,160

58.0

51.6

57.3

59.3

66.2

Mississippi

6,988

9,367

10,689

10,411

9,217

257.8

343.1

388.4

376.0

332.9

Missouri

8,421

7,658

9,463

8,187

8,883

157.0

141.8

174.0

149.7

162.4

Montana

38

66

55

53

60

4.3

7.5

6.2

6.0

6.8

Nebraska

1,168

1,210

1,204

1,471

1,534

70.8

73.0

72.4

88.3

92.1

Nevada

1,025

829

1,445

1,303

1,553

64.0

49.4

82.7

72.0

85.8

New Hampshire

153

96

91

115

110

13.2

8.2

7.7

9.6

9.2

New Jersey

8,721

7,566

7,858

7,852

7,232

109.0

94.0

96.8

96.4

88.8

New Mexico

890

857

957

974

1,152

52.0

49.5

55.1

56.0

66.2

New York

20,604

22,393

19,062

19,826

20,114

113.6

123.5

104.9

109.0

110.5

North Carolina

18,229

16,888

19,230

19,428

17,823

249.4

227.4

254.8

253.9

233.0

North Dakota

37

68

80

83

73

5.8

10.6

12.5

13.1

11.5

Ohio

14,946

14,961

18,275

18,141

19,303

133.9

133.7

163.0

161.2

171.5

Oklahoma

4,897

4,760

5,243

4,021

4,229

148.6

143.5

156.7

119.7

125.9

Oregon

887

773

880

903

1,038

27.8

23.8

26.8

27.2

31.3

Pennsylvania

10,803

9,967

11,719

13,295

13,607

89.7

82.9

97.6

110.8

113.4

Rhode Island

486

422

430

601

661

49.2

42.7

43.5

60.7

66.7

South Carolina

11,661

11,487

11,575

15,037

8,383

313.8

305.5

301.7

387.0

215.7

South Dakota

176

172

221

192

277

23.9

23.3

29.9

26.2

37.8

Tennessee

11,709

11,023

11,840

11,366

11,876

220.6

205.3

218.0

207.3

216.6

Texas

23,124

26,612

32,833

32,910

32,919

121.1

136.9

166.2

164.2

164.2

Utah

277

278

236

254

231

13.7

13.5

11.2

11.9

10.8

Vermont

47

53

38

52

65

8.0

9.0

6.4

8.8

10.9

Virginia

9,293

8,888

9,265

9,402

10,175

139.4

132.0

136.4

136.8

148.0

Washington

2,020

1,956

1,948

2,132

2,418

36.6

34.9

34.2

37.0

42.0

West Virginia

736

957

920

584

645

40.4

52.7

50.8

32.3

35.7

Wisconsin

4,481

4,316

6,365

6,662

7,013

87.1

83.5

121.9

126.9

133.6

Wyoming

41

54

36

43

53

8.5

11.3

7.5

9.0

11.1

U.S. TOTAL1

326,809

326,564

355,728

359,931

358,995

123.2

122.0

131.6

132.0

131.6

Northeast

46,446

45,942

44,700

47,598

47,836

90.2

89.1

86.4

91.8

92.3

Midwest

74,847

74,502

86,955

86,849

89,808

120.4

119.3

138.3

137.3

142.0

South

174,873

176,152

191,661

193,477

185,043

188.0

187.0

200.8

200.6

191.8

West

30,643

29,968

32,412

32,007

36,308

52.4

50.5

53.8

52.3

59.4

Guam

56

47

72

59

62

36.7

30.1

45.0

36.1

37.9

Puerto Rico

648

526

400

321

527

17.4

13.7

10.4

8.3

13.5

Virgin Islands

12

40

39

51

24

10.9

36.5

35.6

45.2

21.3

OUTLYING AREAS

716

613

511

431

613

18.0

15.0

12.4

10.3

14.7

TOTAL

327,525

327,177

356,239

360,362

359,608

121.7

120.4

129.8

130.2

129.9

1Includes cases reported by Washington, D.C.


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