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Table 19. Gonorrhea — Women – 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 435   413   463   484   493   155.4   147.5   164.5   172.0   175.2
Albuquerque, NM 308   234   323   254   375   114.2   87.1   113.4   89.2   131.7
Atlanta, GA 2,462   2,443   1,543   2,110   1,679   636.8   627.6   372.5   509.3   405.3
Austin, TX 894   768   712   722   670   250.2   210.1   179.6   182.1   169.0
Baltimore, MD 3,258   2,702   2,578   2,423   2,374   945.7   800.8   741.9   697.3   683.2
Birmingham, AL 1,555   1,229   1,552   1,420   1,231   442.0   350.6   443.5   405.8   351.8
Boston, MA 477   410   618   623   664   165.4   142.4   199.6   201.2   214.4
Buffalo, NY 682   725   914   1,212   872   412.8   443.9   543.7   721.0   518.8
Charlotte, NC 830   754   748   830   980   253.7   224.0   211.3   234.5   276.8
Chicago, IL 6,345   6,821   6,525   6,924   6,604   410.1   440.4   409.9   435.0   414.9
Cincinnati, OH 2,044   1,600   1,868   1,743   1,882   458.0   361.2   422.3   394.0   425.5
Cleveland, OH 1,672   1,779   1,697   1,816   1,976   228.6   244.6   230.7   246.9   268.7
Columbus, OH 1,584   1,575   1,798   1,696   1,505   299.1   295.3   327.1   308.5   273.8
Corpus Christi, TX 181   224   355   349   229   111.3   138.1   221.7   217.9   143.0
Dallas, TX 3,591   3,616   3,494   3,103   2,610   344.4   345.1   314.6   279.4   235.0
Dayton, OH 490   393   430   722   757   168.2   133.0   147.9   248.4   260.4
Denver, CO 463   515   714   717   756   180.8   200.8   260.2   261.3   275.5
Des Moines, IA 189   161   200   144   205   100.7   84.7   103.7   74.7   106.3
Detroit, MI 4,147   3,706   4,737   4,336   3,618   625.4   561.5   941.8   862.1   719.3
El Paso, TX 123   78   96   148   167   33.6   21.2   27.3   42.1   47.5
Fort Worth, TX 1,743   1,405   1,346   1,153   1,025   254.0   201.0   184.3   157.9   140.4
Honolulu, HI 262   231   217   269   365   60.0   53.3   49.8   61.7   83.8
Houston, TX 3,285   2,699   2,986   2,674   2,526   203.1   164.7   175.0   156.7   148.0
Indianapolis, IN 1,532   1,601   1,516   1,751   1,776   359.3   376.3   341.1   394.0   399.6
Jacksonville, FL 898   1,238   1,599   1,200   1,316   236.3   323.8   398.7   299.2   328.1
Jersey City, NJ 231   228   211   234   176   202.9   201.9   172.4   191.2   143.8
Kansas City, MO 1,382   1,045   1,242   1,039   1,283   583.5   441.8   530.3   443.6   547.8
Los Angeles, CA 2,792   2,835   3,072   3,469   3,401   64.2   64.3   68.2   77.0   75.5
Louisville, KY 624   494   510   640   632   176.0   139.1   140.9   176.8   174.6
Memphis, TN 2,259   2,163   2,225   2,070   1,963   495.4   472.1   474.6   441.5   418.7
Miami, FL 1,053   1,152   750   775   855   93.5   101.1   64.4   66.6   73.4
Milwaukee, WI 2,862   2,783   3,057   2,540   2,612   597.5   582.5   624.4   518.8   533.5
Minneapolis, MN 806   781   725   625   662   429.4   414.2   371.9   320.6   339.6
Nashville, TN 718   736   1,016   752   621   255.8   264.2   345.5   255.8   211.2
New Orleans, LA 1,158   1,198   1,325   1,310   1,211   463.1   484.2   514.4   508.6   470.1
New York City, NY 6,791   6,402   6,051   6,671   6,418   172.7   162.9   143.6   158.3   152.3
Newark, NJ 794   806   692   881   716   530.5   541.0   438.8   558.6   454.0
Norfolk, VA 593   542   646   662   670   541.8   495.9   563.8   577.8   584.8
Oakland, CA 987   950   992   1,062   999   151.9   144.9   135.1   144.6   136.0
Oklahoma City, OK 839   721   839   909   861   395.8   338.6   383.2   415.1   393.2
Omaha, NE 494   546   626   518   672   215.0   236.4   264.3   218.7   283.7
Philadelphia, PA 3,938   4,179   4,288   4,421   3,609   511.1   549.2   527.8   544.2   444.2
Phoenix, AZ 1,415   1,434   1,325   1,169   1,261   100.4   99.1   86.3   76.1   82.1
Pittsburgh, PA 788   920   826   1,045   1,243   116.9   137.7   122.4   154.9   184.2
Portland, OR 246   250   303   268   184   96.7   98.0   115.1   101.8   69.9
Richmond, VA 752   956   783   1,016   895   704.5   916.9   740.6   961.0   846.6
Rochester, NY 1,031   1,047   1,102   947   802   827.4   845.9   860.8   739.7   626.5
Sacramento, CA 869   692   702   619   777   148.9   114.6   112.4   99.1   124.4
San Antonio, TX 1,012   1,113   1,187   1,124   1,009   144.3   156.6   165.9   157.1   141.0
San Diego, CA 688   653   702   685   718   49.5   46.6   50.2   49.0   51.3
San Francisco, CA 402   381   412   360   374   106.8   101.1   107.9   94.3   97.9
San Jose, CA 224   190   174   198   189   27.5   23.3   21.0   23.9   22.8
Seattle, WA 324   331   448   572   438   38.6   39.2   51.3   65.6   50.2
St Louis, MO 1,685   1,510   1,426   1,620   1,415   916.7   834.8   772.4   877.5   766.4
St Paul, MN 278   276   411   335   343   196.9   195.2   278.7   227.2   232.6
St Petersburg, FL 738   942   739   651   782   158.7   202.5   153.2   134.9   162.1
Tampa, FL 886   942   823   758   859   186.5   195.1   161.3   148.6   168.4
Toledo, OH 350   388   487   713   899   149.5   166.3   206.1   301.7   380.5
Tucson, AZ 175   179   257   346   204   43.3   43.6   59.6   80.2   47.3
Tulsa, OK 728   527   494   503   588   369.2   265.3   243.3   247.7   289.6
Washington, DC 1,904   1,509   1,271   1,241   1,224   684.7   546.8   419.9   410.0   404.4
Wichita, KS 243   452   358   473   508   106.1   196.0   156.3   206.6   221.8
Yonkers, NY 55   73   64   81   90   54.3   71.7   61.8   78.2   86.9
U.S. CITY TOTAL* 82,564   79,646   81,590   82,125   78,818   226.8   217.5   216.0   217.4   208.7
San Juan, PR 85   73   105   114   89   15.6   13.3   19.8   21.5   16.8
TOTAL 82,649   79,719   81,695   82,239   78,907   223.7   214.5   213.3   214.7   206.0

*Cases reported with unknown sex are not included in this table.

 


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