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Table 18. Gonorrhea — Reported cases and rates in selected cities of >200,000 population listed in alphabetical order: United States and outlying areas, 1998–2002

  Cases     Rates per 100,000 Population
City 1998    1999    2000    2001    2002    1998    1999    2000    2001    2002
Akron, OH 823   848   913   962   937   153.1   157.7   168.2   177.2   172.6
Albuquerque, NM 570   472   697   647   805   108.4   90.2   125.2   116.2   144.6
Atlanta, GA 5,599   5,631   3,456   4,621   3,810   757.3   756.0   423.5   566.3   466.9
Austin, TX 1,803   1,562   1,518   1,536   1,401   253.7   214.8   186.9   189.1   172.5
Baltimore, MD 6,989   6,124   5,603   5,014   4,873   1,082.6   967.9   860.5   770.0   748.4
Birmingham, AL 3,172   2,492   3,018   2,600   2,489   481.0   379.1   455.9   392.7   376.0
Boston, MA 982   900   1,229   1,332   1,404   176.5   161.8   205.5   222.7   234.8
Buffalo, NY 1,108   1,233   1,572   2,194   1,653   349.8   392.8   488.0   681.1   513.1
Charlotte, NC 1,911   1,908   1,758   2,014   2,264   302.9   294.3   252.8   289.6   325.5
Chicago, IL 14,143   15,169   14,872   14,326   13,814   474.8   509.0   481.9   464.2   447.6
Cincinnati, OH 3,583   2,814   3,227   3,178   3,426   422.8   334.8   381.8   376.0   405.3
Cleveland, OH 3,030   3,391   3,497   3,854   4,115   219.5   247.2   250.9   276.5   295.2
Columbus, OH 3,082   3,120   3,386   3,349   2,844   301.8   303.6   316.8   313.3   266.0
Corpus Christi, TX 449   524   775   667   466   141.9   166.1   247.1   212.7   148.6
Dallas, TX 7,421   7,476   7,315   6,166   5,263   361.8   362.5   329.7   277.9   237.2
Dayton, OH 1,092   932   1,015   1,428   1,505   195.5   164.7   181.6   255.4   269.2
Denver, CO 973   1,157   1,594   1,618   1,812   195.0   231.5   287.4   291.7   326.7
Des Moines, IA 371   333   380   270   359   103.1   91.3   101.4   72.1   95.8
Detroit, MI 8,459   7,900   9,610   8,220   6,845   671.2   630.3   1,010.2   864.1   719.6
El Paso, TX 252   156   209   291   336   35.8   22.2   30.8   42.8   49.4
Fort Worth, TX 3,310   2,847   2,787   2,291   1,967   244.2   205.9   192.7   158.4   136.0
Honolulu, HI 481   430   433   557   685   55.1   49.7   49.4   63.6   78.2
Houston, TX 7,226   5,939   5,918   5,489   5,235   225.4   182.7   174.0   161.4   153.9
Indianapolis, IN 3,071   3,045   3,206   3,383   3,510   377.5   375.5   372.6   393.2   407.9
Jacksonville, FL 2,463   2,972   3,640   2,731   2,895   334.8   402.4   467.3   350.6   371.7
Jersey City, NJ 491   490   465   489   380   223.1   224.4   193.3   203.3   158.0
Kansas City, MO 2,538   1,956   2,688   2,161   2,625   561.6   433.1   594.9   478.2   580.9
Los Angeles, CA 5,986   6,054   7,307   7,747   7,765   69.4   69.3   82.0   86.9   87.1
Louisville, KY 1,462   1,195   1,200   1,436   1,361   217.5   177.6   173.0   207.0   196.2
Memphis, TN 5,235   5,038   4,941   4,420   4,074   602.5   577.1   550.5   492.5   453.9
Miami, FL 2,573   2,775   1,995   1,964   2,047   119.5   127.5   88.5   87.2   90.8
Milwaukee, WI 4,856   4,884   5,146   4,150   4,497   532.6   538.9   547.4   441.4   478.3
Minneapolis, MN 1,562   1,558   1,577   1,295   1,366   428.5   425.5   410.7   337.3   355.8
Nashville, TN 1,777   1,785   2,404   1,625   1,409   332.8   336.8   421.8   285.1   247.2
New Orleans, LA 2,691   2,687   3,015   3,160   2,685   578.0   583.0   622.1   652.0   554.0
New York City, NY 12,097   12,210   11,669   12,614   12,727   163.0   164.4   145.7   157.5   158.9
Newark, NJ 1,781   1,741   1,558   1,798   1,573   626.3   614.7   518.0   597.8   523.0
Norfolk, VA 1,415   1,291   1,490   1,450   1,463   657.5   571.6   635.7   618.6   624.1
Oakland, CA 1,742   1,700   1,793   2,039   1,949   136.1   131.4   124.2   141.2   135.0
Oklahoma City, OK 1,571   1,351   1,434   1,617   1,594   385.4   329.6   337.2   380.2   374.8
Omaha, NE 871   1,000   1,161   934   1,149   196.3   224.1   250.4   201.5   247.9
Philadelphia, PA 7,271   7,775   8,198   8,096   7,006   506.2   548.5   540.2   533.5   461.7
Phoenix, AZ 3,543   3,586   3,195   2,826   2,991   127.3   125.3   104.0   92.0   97.4
Pittsburgh, PA 1,351   1,573   1,494   1,916   2,133   106.5   125.2   116.6   149.5   166.4
Portland, OR 527   540   681   743   546   105.8   108.1   130.7   142.6   104.8
Richmond, VA 1,527   1,827   1,752   2,109   1,507   786.4   963.1   885.8   1,066.3   761.9
Rochester, NY 1,992   2,037   2,142   1,769   1,581   827.9   851.0   866.9   716.0   639.9
Sacramento, CA 1,546   1,236   1,295   1,171   1,442   135.1   104.3   105.8   95.7   117.9
San Antonio, TX 1,862   2,087   2,298   2,140   1,944   137.6   152.0   165.0   153.6   139.6
San Diego, CA 1,595   1,561   1,798   1,878   2,132   57.4   55.3   63.9   66.7   75.8
San Francisco, CA 1,858   1,606   2,161   2,053   2,136   249.1   215.1   278.2   264.3   275.0
San Jose, CA 453   418   446   547   502   27.6   25.4   26.5   32.5   29.8
Seattle, WA 975   922   1,221   1,556   1,462   58.9   55.4   70.3   89.6   84.2
St Louis, MO 3,652   2,876   2,879   3,185   2,737   1,076.3   861.2   826.8   914.7   786.1
St Paul, MN 519   545   703   560   584   191.9   201.2   247.0   196.7   205.2
St Petersburg, FL 1,468   1,835   1,542   1,391   1,527   167.2   208.9   167.3   151.0   165.7
Tampa, FL 1,696   1,783   1,653   1,517   1,912   183.3   189.6   165.5   151.9   191.4
Toledo, OH 655   624   864   1,187   1,519   146.0   139.8   189.9   260.8   333.8
Tucson, AZ 403   415   591   748   458   51.0   51.6   70.0   88.7   54.3
Tulsa, OK 1,308   964   892   1,014   1,123   343.8   251.2   226.2   257.2   284.8
Washington, DC 4,508   3,536   2,706   2,883   2,669   861.7   681.3   473.0   504.0   466.6
Wichita, KS 466   771   675   837   852   104.0   170.7   149.0   184.8   188.1
Yonkers, NY 105   102   109   143   160   54.4   52.4   54.9   72.0   80.6
U.S. CITY TOTAL 170,291   165,709   170,766   167,906   162,300   241.4   233.5   231.7   227.8   220.2
San Juan, PR 227   179   270   281   194   21.7   17.0   26.5   27.5   19.0
TOTAL 170,518   165,888   171,036   168,187   162,494   238.2   230.3   228.9   225.1   217.5

 


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