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Table 26. Primary and secondary syphilis — Counties and independent cities*
ranked by number of reported
cases: United States, 2001**
|
Rank 1 |
County/Independent City |
Cases |
Rate per 100,000 Population |
Cumulative Percent |
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|
1 |
Wayne County, MI |
379 |
18.4 |
6 |
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|
2 |
Cook County, IL |
339 |
6.3 |
11 |
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|
3 |
Fulton County, GA |
224 |
27.5 |
15 |
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|
4 |
Los Angeles County, CA |
211 |
2.2 |
18 |
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|
5 |
Shelby County, TN |
208 |
23.2 |
22 |
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|
6 |
Dade County, FL |
185 |
8.2 |
25 |
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|
7 |
Baltimore (City), MD |
161 |
24.7 |
27 |
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|
8 |
Maricopa County, AZ |
148 |
4.8 |
30 |
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|
9 |
New York County, NY |
145 |
9.4 |
32 |
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|
10 |
San Francisco County, CA |
138 |
17.8 |
35 |
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|
11 |
Marion County, IN |
128 |
14.9 |
37 |
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|
12 |
Dallas County, TX |
121 |
5.5 |
39 |
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|
13 |
Harris County, TX |
103 |
3.0 |
40 |
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|
14 |
Robeson County, NC |
90 |
73.0 |
42 |
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|
15 |
Essex County, NJ |
79 |
10.0 |
43 |
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|
16 |
Philadelphia County, PA |
78 |
5.1 |
44 |
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|
17 |
Davidson County, TN |
76 |
13.3 |
46 |
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|
18 |
Bexar County, TX |
71 |
5.1 |
47 |
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|
19 |
Kings County, NY |
71 |
2.9 |
48 |
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|
20 |
Guilford County, NC |
70 |
16.6 |
49 |
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|
21 |
Franklin County, OH |
62 |
5.8 |
50 |
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*Accounting for 50% of reported primary and secondary syphilis cases.
**Corrections to the reported number of cases in the future could alter the ranking and/or inclusion of the counties and independent cities in this table.
1Counties were ranked in descending order by number of cases, rate, and alphabetically by state.