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Table 14. Gonorrhea — Reported cases and rates by state/area and region listed in alphabetical order: United States and outlying areas, 1998–2002

  Cases      Rates per 100,000 Population
State/Area 1998   1999   2000   2001   2002   1998   1999   2000   2001   2002
Alabama 12,737   10,888   12,063   11,182   10,118   292.7   249.2   271.3   251.4   227.5
Alaska 331   302   361   457   641   53.9   48.7   57.6   72.9   102.2
Arizona 4,213   4,293   4,130   3,920   3,795   90.2   89.8   80.5   76.4   74.0
Arkansas 3,953   3,226   3,642   4,604   4,584   155.7   126.4   136.2   172.2   171.5
California 19,590   18,672   21,619   23,296   24,606   60.0   56.3   63.8   68.8   72.6
Colorado 2,033   2,526   3,112   3,190   3,511   51.2   62.3   72.4   74.2   81.6
Connecticut 3,177   3,321   2,912   2,546   3,241   97.0   101.2   85.5   74.8   95.2
Delaware 1,556   1,662   1,735   1,733   1,576   209.3   220.6   221.4   221.2   201.1
Florida 19,080   22,794   22,781   21,531   21,348   127.9   150.8   142.5   134.7   133.6
Georgia 20,666   21,244   20,265   18,920   18,383   270.4   272.8   247.5   231.1   224.6
Hawaii 506   463   483   604   740   42.4   39.1   39.9   49.9   61.1
Idaho 182   89   98   76   94   14.8   7.1   7.6   5.9   7.3
Illinois 22,499   24,136   24,812   24,025   24,026   186.8   199.0   199.8   193.4   193.5
Indiana 6,307   6,092   6,525   6,972   7,395   106.9   102.5   107.3   114.7   121.6
Iowa 1,616   1,365   1,392   1,418   1,480   56.5   47.6   47.6   48.5   50.6
Kansas 2,622   2,665   2,795   2,669   2,744   99.7   100.4   104.0   99.3   102.1
Kentucky 3,813   3,349   3,502   3,588   3,772   96.9   84.6   86.6   88.8   93.3
Louisiana 12,499   13,189   13,245   12,253   11,387   286.1   301.7   296.4   274.2   254.8
Maine 67   83   90   141   142   5.4   6.6   7.1   11.1   11.1
Maryland 11,254   10,430   9,837   9,427   9,355   219.2   201.7   185.7   178.0   176.6
Massachusetts 2,258   2,453   3,045   3,214   3,242   36.7   39.7   48.0   50.6   51.1
Michigan 16,359   15,907   18,182   17,120   14,770   166.6   161.3   182.9   172.3   148.6
Minnesota 2,708   2,830   3,160   2,701   3,049   57.3   59.3   64.2   54.9   62.0
Mississippi 10,689   10,411   9,217   7,759   6,875   388.4   376.0   324.0   272.8   241.7
Missouri 9,463   8,187   8,883   8,723   8,952   174.0   149.7   158.8   155.9   160.0
Montana 55   53   60   104   123   6.2   6.0   6.7   11.5   13.6
Nebraska 1,204   1,471   1,534   1,189   1,564   72.4   88.3   89.6   69.5   91.4
Nevada 1,445   1,303   1,553   1,756   1,988   82.7   72.0   77.7   87.9   99.5
New Hampshire 91   115   110   176   120   7.7   9.6   8.9   14.2   9.7
New Jersey 7,858   7,852   7,232   8,921   7,894   96.8   96.4   85.9   106.0   93.8
New Mexico 957   974   1,152   1,040   1,462   55.1   56.0   63.3   57.2   80.4
New York 19,062   19,826   20,114   22,299   21,841   104.9   109.0   106.0   117.5   115.1
North Carolina 19,230   19,428   17,823   16,583   15,531   254.8   253.9   221.4   206.0   192.9
North Dakota 80   83   73   56   72   12.5   13.1   11.4   8.7   11.2
Ohio 18,275   18,141   19,303   21,163   22,008   163.0   161.2   170.0   186.4   193.8
Oklahoma 5,243   4,021   4,229   4,784   4,661   156.7   119.7   122.6   138.6   135.1
Oregon 880   903   1,038   1,144   909   26.8   27.2   30.3   33.4   26.6
Pennsylvania 11,719   13,295   13,607   14,244   13,294   97.6   110.8   110.8   116.0   108.2
Rhode Island 430   601   661   830   900   43.5   60.7   63.1   79.2   85.9
South Carolina 11,575   15,037   8,383   10,805   9,152   301.7   387.0   208.9   269.3   228.1
South Dakota 221   192   277   289   263   29.9   26.2   36.7   38.3   34.8
Tennessee 11,840   11,366   11,876   10,145   9,348   218.0   207.3   208.7   178.3   164.3
Texas 32,833   32,910   32,919   30,024   26,988   166.2   164.2   157.9   144.0   129.4
Utah 236   254   231   219   374   11.2   11.9   10.3   9.8   16.7
Vermont 38   52   65   76   98   6.4   8.8   10.7   12.5   16.1
Virginia 9,265   9,402   10,175   11,095   10,462   136.4   136.8   143.7   156.7   147.8
Washington 1,948   2,132   2,418   2,991   2,925   34.2   37.0   41.0   50.7   49.6
West Virginia 920   584   645   732   974   50.8   32.3   35.7   40.5   53.9
Wisconsin 6,365   6,662   7,013   6,011   6,341   121.9   126.9   130.7   112.1   118.2
Wyoming 36   43   53   77   65   7.5   9.0   10.7   15.6   13.2
U.S. TOTAL* 356,492   360,813   363,136   361,705   351,852   131.9   132.3   129.0   128.5   125.0
Northeast 44,700   47,598   47,836   52,447   50,772   86.4   91.8   89.3   97.9   94.7
Midwest 87,719   87,731   93,949   92,336   92,664   139.5   138.7   145.9   143.4   143.9
South 191,661   193,477   185,043   178,048   167,183   200.8   200.6   184.6   177.6   166.8
West 32,412   32,007   36,308   38,874   41,233   53.8   52.3   57.5   61.5   65.2
Guam 72   59   62   48   49   45.0   36.1   40.1   31.0   31.7
Puerto Rico 400   321   527   589   411   10.4   8.3   13.8   15.5   10.8
Virgin Islands 39   51   24   34   49   35.6   45.2   22.1   31.3   45.1
OUTLYING AREAS 511   431   613   671   509   12.4   10.3   15.1   16.5   12.5
TOTAL 357,003   361,244   363,749   362,376   352,361   130.1   130.5   127.4   126.9   123.4

*Includes cases reported by Washington, D.C.


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