Table 17.    Gonorrhea — Reported cases and rates in selected cities of >200,000 population listed in alphabetical order: United States and outlying areas, 1996–2000

 

Cases

Rates per 100,000 Population

City

1996

1997

1998

1999

2000

1996

1997

1998

1999

2000

Akron, OH

646

669

823

848

913

121.9

125.8

153.1

157.7

169.7

Albuquerque, NM

560

544

570

472

697

106.6

103.4

108.4

90.2

133.1

Atlanta, GA

5,211

5,468

5,599

5,631

3,456

729.2

756.8

757.3

756.0

464.0

Austin, TX

1,363

1,531

1,803

1,562

1,518

199.9

220.7

253.7

214.8

208.8

Baltimore, MD

6,495

6,693

6,989

6,124

5,603

966.9

1,018.3

1,082.6

967.9

885.6

Birmingham, AL

3,239

3,104

3,172

2,492

3,018

490.0

471.3

481.0

379.1

459.1

Boston, MA

821

939

982

900

1,229

147.2

168.5

176.5

161.8

220.9

Buffalo, NY

1,284

1,172

1,108

1,233

1,572

397.7

366.0

349.8

392.8

500.8

Charlotte, NC

1,823

1,703

1,911

1,908

1,758

305.8

277.7

302.9

294.3

271.1

Chicago, IL

11,383

11,498

13,959

14,488

10,841

389.9

394.6

468.6

486.1

363.7

Cincinnati, OH

1,442

2,552

3,583

2,814

3,227

168.5

299.7

422.8

334.8

384.0

Cleveland, OH

3,362

2,743

3,030

3,391

3,497

240.6

197.8

219.5

247.2

254.9

Columbus, OH

1,480

2,218

3,082

3,120

3,386

146.2

218.0

301.8

303.6

329.4

Corpus Christi, TX

367

351

449

524

775

116.6

110.6

141.9

166.1

245.7

Dallas, TX

5,795

6,645

7,421

7,476

7,315

290.6

328.4

361.8

362.5

354.7

Dayton, OH

954

1,070

1,092

932

1,015

168.7

190.6

195.5

164.7

179.4

Denver, CO

992

1,140

973

1,157

1,594

199.8

228.5

195.0

231.5

318.9

Des Moines, IA

310

330

371

333

380

87.8

93.2

103.1

91.3

104.2

Detroit, MI

7,048

7,518

8,459

7,900

9,610

644.1

690.3

671.2

630.3

766.7

El Paso, TX

157

155

252

156

209

22.9

22.1

35.8

22.2

29.8

Fort Worth, TX

1,331

1,759

3,310

2,847

2,787

102.4

132.5

244.2

205.9

201.6

Honolulu, HI

457

484

481

430

433

52.6

55.6

55.1

49.7

50.1

Houston, TX

5,999

6,606

7,226

5,939

5,918

192.6

209.2

225.4

182.7

182.1

Indianapolis, IN

3,178

2,912

3,071

3,045

3,206

390.0

357.9

377.5

375.5

395.3

Jacksonville, FL

2,352

2,089

2,463

2,972

3,640

324.4

285.1

334.8

402.4

492.9

Jersey City, NJ

371

373

491

490

465

171.0

171.2

223.1

224.4

212.9

Kansas City, MO

2,401

1,872

2,538

1,956

2,688

539.2

418.7

561.6

433.1

595.2

Los Angeles, CA

5,716

5,810

5,986

6,054

7,307

67.2

67.9

69.4

69.3

83.7

Louisville, KY

2,059

1,817

1,462

1,195

1,200

307.0

270.9

217.5

177.6

178.3

Memphis, TN

5,242

4,876

5,235

5,038

4,941

606.0

563.1

602.5

577.1

566.0

Miami, FL

2,317

2,168

2,573

2,775

1,995

113.7

106.0

119.5

127.5

91.7

Milwaukee, WI

3,528

3,303

4,856

4,884

5,146

384.2

363.4

532.6

538.9

567.8

Minneapolis, MN

1,548

1,430

1,562

1,558

1,577

403.7

373.0

428.5

425.5

430.7

Nashville, TN

2,033

2,050

1,777

1,785

2,404

381.6

384.1

332.8

336.8

453.5

New Orleans, LA

3,013

2,743

2,691

2,687

3,015

635.4

584.8

578.0

583.0

654.1

New York City, NY

12,998

15,592

12,097

12,210

11,669

177.2

212.3

163.0

164.4

157.1

Newark, NJ

2,710

1,967

1,781

1,741

1,558

948.7

691.2

626.3

614.7

550.0

Norfolk, VA

1,451

1,466

1,415

1,291

1,490

623.7

639.1

657.5

571.6

659.7

Oakland, CA

1,714

1,559

1,742

1,700

1,793

138.5

124.4

136.1

131.4

138.6

Oklahoma City, OK

1,986

982

1,571

1,351

1,434

452.6

222.9

385.4

329.6

349.8

Omaha, NE

877

813

871

1,000

1,161

200.3

184.4

196.3

224.1

260.2

Philadelphia, PA

6,415

6,504

7,271

7,775

8,198

435.4

448.1

506.2

548.5

578.3

Phoenix, AZ

2,906

3,007

3,543

3,586

3,195

111.2

111.5

127.3

125.3

111.7

Pittsburgh, PA

1,058

1,026

1,351

1,573

1,494

81.9

80.1

106.5

125.2

118.9

Portland, OR

564

478

527

540

681

115.1

97.0

105.8

108.1

136.3

Richmond, VA

1,737

1,465

1,527

1,827

1,752

909.6

761.5

786.4

963.1

923.6

Rochester, NY

2,126

1,867

1,992

2,037

2,142

879.2

774.1

827.9

851.0

894.8

Sacramento, CA

1,393

1,380

1,546

1,236

1,295

125.0

122.6

135.1

104.3

109.3

San Antonio, TX

1,349

1,751

1,862

2,087

2,298

102.7

131.4

137.6

152.0

167.4

San Diego, CA

1,815

1,509

1,595

1,561

1,798

67.8

55.4

57.4

55.3

63.7

San Francisco, CA

1,626

1,510

1,858

1,606

2,161

222.8

206.2

249.1

215.1

289.4

San Jose, CA

481

471

453

418

446

30.3

29.3

27.6

25.4

27.1

Seattle, WA

925

918

975

922

1,221

57.3

56.2

58.9

55.4

73.3

St Louis, MO

2,890

2,806

3,652

2,876

2,879

827.4

820.8

1,076.3

861.2

862.1

St Paul, MN

597

383

519

545

703

216.8

138.7

191.9

201.2

259.6

St Petersburg, FL

1,165

1,201

1,468

1,835

1,542

134.2

137.8

167.2

208.9

175.5

Tampa, FL

1,574

2,246

1,696

1,783

1,653

175.9

247.0

183.3

189.6

175.8

Toledo, OH

419

346

655

624

864

92.7

76.7

146.0

139.8

193.5

Tucson, AZ

518

575

403

415

591

67.5

73.7

51.0

51.6

73.5

Tulsa, OK

1,284

618

1,308

964

893

336.6

160.2

343.8

251.2

232.7

Washington, DC

4,432

4,557

4,508

3,536

2,706

821.8

861.5

861.7

681.3

521.4

Wichita, KS

585

614

466

771

675

135.2

140.0

104.0

170.7

149.4

Yonkers, NY

98

79

105

102

109

51.1

41.0

54.4

52.4

56.0

U.S. CITY TOTAL

153,970

156,025

170,107

165,028

166,736

222.2

223.9

241.2

232.5

234.9

San Juan, PR

343

233

227

179

270

39.3

26.7

21.7

17.0

25.7

TOTAL

154,313

156,258

170,334

165,207

167,006

220.0

221.5

238.0

229.4

231.9


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