Table 21.    All stages of syphilis — Reported cases and rates by state/area 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

1,889

1,486

1,139

1,019

752

44.1

34.4

26.2

23.3

17.2

Alaska

15

12

13

13

6

2.5

2.0

2.1

2.1

1.0

Arizona

468

600

697

833

847

10.6

13.2

14.9

17.4

17.7

Arkansas

843

572

506

364

367

33.6

22.7

19.9

14.3

14.4

California

4,420

3,828

2,869

2,859

3,354

13.9

11.9

8.8

8.6

10.1

Colorado

165

153

122

91

63

4.3

3.9

3.1

2.2

1.6

Connecticut

334

325

177

126

151

10.2

9.9

5.4

3.8

4.6

Delaware

124

113

114

72

45

17.1

15.4

15.3

9.6

6.0

Florida

2,912

2,746

2,539

2,690

2,768

20.2

18.7

17.0

17.8

18.3

Georgia

2,953

2,835

1,836

1,973

1,635

40.3

37.9

24.0

25.3

21.0

Hawaii

30

47

18

11

22

2.5

4.0

1.5

0.9

1.9

Idaho

24

24

15

13

11

2.0

2.0

1.2

1.0

0.9

Illinois

2,071

1,955

2,028

1,968

1,646

17.5

16.4

16.8

16.2

13.6

Indiana

675

522

509

802

747

11.6

8.9

8.6

13.5

12.6

Iowa

86

72

48

37

55

3.0

2.5

1.7

1.3

1.9

Kansas

136

169

116

95

67

5.3

6.5

4.4

3.6

2.5

Kentucky

398

403

339

302

253

10.3

10.3

8.6

7.6

6.4

Louisiana

2,409

1,808

1,651

1,423

973

55.5

41.5

37.8

32.5

22.3

Maine

4

13

4

1

7

0.3

1.0

0.3

0.1

0.6

Maryland

2,234

2,455

2,156

1,385

1,172

44.1

48.2

42.0

26.8

22.7

Massachusetts

633

730

568

385

447

10.4

11.9

9.2

6.2

7.2

Michigan

851

794

692

780

984

8.7

8.1

7.0

7.9

10.0

Minnesota

116

124

75

71

77

2.5

2.6

1.6

1.5

1.6

Mississippi

2,365

1,441

1,161

906

685

87.2

52.8

42.2

32.7

24.7

Missouri

618

503

379

396

299

11.5

9.3

7.0

7.2

5.5

Montana

4

5

0

3

0

0.5

0.6

0.0

0.3

0.0

Nebraska

27

34

35

24

7

1.6

2.1

2.1

1.4

0.4

Nevada

142

120

139

92

52

8.9

7.2

8.0

5.1

2.9

New Hampshire

29

26

14

17

19

2.5

2.2

1.2

1.4

1.6

New Jersey

1,448

1,166

836

803

801

18.1

14.5

10.3

9.9

9.8

New Mexico

78

103

76

80

98

4.6

6.0

4.4

4.6

5.6

New York

6,529

5,645

5,148

4,094

2,945

36.0

31.1

28.3

22.5

16.2

North Carolina

2,670

2,202

2,133

1,713

1,494

36.5

29.7

28.3

22.4

19.5

North Dakota

0

0

0

0

1

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.2

Ohio

1,324

761

474

364

282

11.9

6.8

4.2

3.2

2.5

Oklahoma

467

410

369

539

327

14.2

12.4

11.0

16.1

9.7

Oregon

70

48

32

37

49

2.2

1.5

1.0

1.1

1.5

Pennsylvania

1,440

1,182

910

932

685

12.0

9.8

7.6

7.8

5.7

Rhode Island

72

84

55

55

38

7.3

8.5

5.6

5.6

3.8

South Carolina

1,286

1,139

876

929

853

34.6

30.3

22.8

23.9

22.0

South Dakota

2

8

3

3

1

0.3

1.1

0.4

0.4

0.1

Tennessee

2,322

2,368

1,754

1,737

1,708

43.8

44.1

32.3

31.7

31.1

Texas

5,897

5,382

3,967

3,699

3,297

30.9

27.7

20.1

18.5

16.4

Utah

49

56

58

49

59

2.4

2.7

2.8

2.3

2.8

Vermont

1

1

6

3

0

0.2

0.2

1.0

0.5

0.0

Virginia

1,265

1,118

719

722

537

19.0

16.6

10.6

10.5

7.8

Washington

134

137

143

205

171

2.4

2.4

2.5

3.6

3.0

West Virginia

59

20

11

15

13

3.2

1.1

0.6

0.8

0.7

Wisconsin

496

317

257

191

184

9.6

6.1

4.9

3.6

3.5

Wyoming

8

4

2

0

5

1.7

0.8

0.4

0.0

1.0

U.S. TOTAL1

53,218

46,710

38,367

35,379

31,575

20.1

17.5

14.2

13.0

11.6

Guam

3

1

3

12

9

2.0

0.6

1.9

7.3

5.5

Puerto Rico

1,469

1,577

1,461

1,463

1,339

39.5

41.2

37.8

37.6

34.4

Virgin Islands

17

10

35

13

11

15.5

9.1

31.9

11.5

9.7

OUTLYING AREAS

1,489

1,588

1,499

1,488

1,359

37.4

38.8

36.3

35.7

32.6

TOTAL

54,707

48,298

39,866

36,867

32,934

20.3

17.8

14.5

13.3

11.9

1Includes cases reported by Washington, D.C.


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