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Table 23. Primary and secondary syphilis — Reported cases and rates by state/area, ranked by rates: United States and outlying areas, 2000 |
|
Rank |
State/Area |
Cases |
Rate per 100,000 Population |
|
1 |
Tennessee |
532 |
9.7 |
|
2 |
North Carolina |
483 |
6.3 |
|
3 |
Indiana |
351 |
5.9 |
|
4 |
South Carolina |
229 |
5.9 |
|
5 |
Maryland |
300 |
5.8 |
|
6 |
Georgia |
402 |
5.2 |
|
7 |
Mississippi |
137 |
4.9 |
|
8 |
Louisiana |
209 |
4.8 |
|
9 |
Puerto Rico |
175 |
4.5 |
|
10 |
Arkansas |
104 |
4.1 |
|
11 |
Arizona |
189 |
4.0 |
|
12 |
Oklahoma |
116 |
3.5 |
|
13 |
Illinois |
412 |
3.4 |
|
14 |
Michigan |
330 |
3.3 |
|
15 |
Alabama |
123 |
2.8 |
|
16 |
Florida |
413 |
2.7 |
|
17 |
Virgin Islands |
3 |
2.7 |
|
U.S. TOTAL1 |
5,979 |
2.2 |
|
|
18 |
Kentucky |
85 |
2.1 |
|
19 |
Texas |
396 |
2.0 |
|
20 |
Virginia |
126 |
1.8 |
|
21 |
Delaware |
9 |
1.2 |
|
22 |
Massachusetts |
68 |
1.1 |
|
23 |
Washington |
66 |
1.1 |
|
24 |
California |
325 |
1.0 |
|
25 |
New Jersey |
71 |
0.9 |
|
26 |
Wisconsin |
48 |
0.9 |
|
27 |
New Mexico |
16 |
0.9 |
|
28 |
New York |
132 |
0.7 |
|
29 |
Pennsylvania |
77 |
0.6 |
|
30 |
Ohio |
69 |
0.6 |
|
31 |
Guam |
1 |
0.6 |
|
32 |
Missouri |
29 |
0.5 |
|
33 |
Connecticut |
16 |
0.5 |
|
34 |
Oregon |
12 |
0.4 |
|
35 |
Iowa |
11 |
0.4 |
|
36 |
Rhode Island |
4 |
0.4 |
|
37 |
Minnesota |
16 |
0.3 |
|
38 |
Colorado |
11 |
0.3 |
|
39 |
Nevada |
5 |
0.3 |
|
YEAR 2010 OBJECTIVE |
0.2 |
||
|
40 |
Kansas |
6 |
0.2 |
|
41 |
West Virginia |
3 |
0.2 |
|
42 |
Hawaii |
2 |
0.2 |
|
43 |
New Hampshire |
2 |
0.2 |
|
44 |
Wyoming |
1 |
0.2 |
|
45 |
Nebraska |
2 |
0.1 |
|
46 |
Utah |
2 |
0.1 |
|
47 |
Idaho |
1 |
0.1 |
|
48 |
Maine |
1 |
0.1 |
|
49 |
Alaska |
0 |
0.0 |
|
50 |
Montana |
0 |
0.0 |
|
51 |
North Dakota |
0 |
0.0 |
|
52 |
South Dakota |
0 |
0.0 |
|
53 |
Vermont |
0 |
0.0 |
|
1Includes cases reported by Washington, D.C., but excludes outlying areas (Guam, Puerto Rico and Virgin Islands). |