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Table 20. Gonorrhea — Men – 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 380   429   446   474   435   147.4   166.4   170.6   181.3   166.4
Albuquerque, NM 262   237   367   380   427   102.3   93.0   135.0   139.8   157.0
Atlanta, GA 3,118   3,172   1,910   2,510   2,126   884.0   892.2   475.4   624.8   529.2
Austin, TX 905   792   804   814   731   256.1   219.1   193.3   195.7   175.8
Baltimore, MD 3,714   3,410   2,961   2,591   2,499   1,233.5   1,154.8   975.0   853.2   822.9
Birmingham, AL 1,614   1,258   1,439   1,177   1,257   524.5   409.9   461.1   377.1   402.8
Boston, MA 505   490   611   709   740   188.4   182.6   211.8   245.8   256.6
Buffalo, NY 426   508   658   982   781   281.1   337.4   427.1   637.5   507.0
Charlotte, NC 1,081   1,154   1,010   1,184   1,283   356.0   370.0   295.8   346.7   375.7
Chicago, IL 7,797   8,338   8,346   7,400   7,208   544.6   582.5   558.5   495.2   482.3
Cincinnati, OH 1,518   1,193   1,343   1,417   1,514   378.4   300.1   333.3   351.6   375.7
Cleveland, OH 1,347   1,589   1,777   2,019   2,109   207.5   246.6   269.9   306.6   320.3
Columbus, OH 1,488   1,523   1,561   1,618   1,317   302.6   308.1   300.6   311.6   253.6
Corpus Christi, TX 268   300   420   318   237   174.3   195.7   273.6   207.2   154.4
Dallas, TX 3,814   3,834   3,775   3,028   2,642   378.3   378.1   340.6   273.2   238.4
Dayton, OH 601   539   578   699   743   225.1   199.4   215.4   260.5   276.9
Denver, CO 510   642   880   901   1,056   209.9   263.9   314.1   321.5   376.9
Des Moines, IA 182   172   180   126   153   105.7   98.6   99.0   69.3   84.2
Detroit, MI 4,312   4,194   4,873   3,884   3,227   722.1   706.8   1,087.0   866.4   719.9
El Paso, TX 129   78   113   143   169   38.3   23.3   34.5   43.6   51.6
Fort Worth, TX 1,537   1,425   1,433   1,133   939   229.7   208.5   200.1   158.2   131.1
Honolulu, HI 219   199   216   288   320   50.2   46.2   49.0   65.4   72.6
Houston, TX 3,937   3,193   2,928   2,809   2,705   247.8   198.1   172.9   165.8   159.7
Indianapolis, IN 1,539   1,443   1,687   1,630   1,720   397.7   374.3   405.5   391.8   413.5
Jacksonville, FL 1,564   1,734   2,041   1,531   1,579   439.7   486.8   540.3   405.3   418.0
Jersey City, NJ 260   262   254   255   203   244.7   248.5   215.0   215.9   171.8
Kansas City, MO 1,156   911   1,446   1,122   1,342   537.4   423.6   664.4   515.5   616.6
Los Angeles, CA 3,194   3,218   4,228   4,264   4,350   74.7   74.4   96.0   96.8   98.8
Louisville, KY 831   699   688   793   728   261.7   220.0   207.5   239.1   219.5
Memphis, TN 2,976   2,875   2,716   2,350   2,111   720.8   693.0   633.6   548.2   492.5
Miami, FL 1,518   1,618   1,245   1,189   1,192   147.9   156.2   114.3   109.2   109.5
Milwaukee, WI 1,994   2,098   2,084   1,596   1,877   460.8   489.6   462.5   354.2   416.6
Minneapolis, MN 756   777   852   670   704   427.6   437.5   450.7   354.4   372.4
Nashville, TN 1,059   1,049   1,388   873   788   418.2   417.2   503.1   316.5   285.6
New Orleans, LA 1,533   1,489   1,690   1,850   1,463   711.5   697.4   744.2   814.6   644.2
New York City, NY 5,306   5,797   5,573   5,914   6,297   152.1   165.8   146.9   155.9   166.0
Newark, NJ 987   935   866   917   857   732.8   696.4   605.2   640.9   598.9
Norfolk, VA 822   749   841   783   793   777.2   642.5   701.8   653.4   661.8
Oakland, CA 749   667   783   960   945   118.8   104.5   110.4   135.3   133.2
Oklahoma City, OK 732   630   595   708   733   374.1   319.8   288.3   343.1   355.2
Omaha, NE 376   454   531   415   475   175.7   210.8   234.2   183.0   209.5
Philadelphia, PA 3,333   3,596   3,910   3,675   3,397   500.6   547.6   554.5   521.2   481.8
Phoenix, AZ 2,128   2,152   1,870   1,657   1,730   154.8   152.2   121.7   107.8   112.6
Pittsburgh, PA 563   653   668   871   890   94.7   110.9   110.0   143.5   146.6
Portland, OR 281   290   378   475   362   115.3   118.6   146.6   184.2   140.4
Richmond, VA 775   870   968   1,083   612   886.4   1,018.3   1,051.4   1,176.3   664.7
Rochester, NY 961   990   1,040   822   779   828.5   856.4   873.6   690.4   654.3
Sacramento, CA 673   534   581   543   660   120.0   91.9   97.0   90.7   110.2
San Antonio, TX 846   974   1,110   1,015   935   129.8   147.1   163.8   149.8   138.0
San Diego, CA 883   896   1,066   1,109   1,336   63.5   63.1   75.3   78.4   94.4
San Francisco, CA 1,456   1,225   1,749   1,693   1,749   394.3   331.2   443.0   428.8   443.0
San Jose, CA 227   224   270   349   303   27.4   27.0   31.7   40.9   35.5
Seattle, WA 651   591   773   984   1,024   79.8   72.0   89.4   113.8   118.5
St Louis, MO 1,967   1,366   1,453   1,565   1,322   1,264.8   892.4   888.3   956.8   808.2
St Paul, MN 241   269   292   225   241   186.4   207.8   212.9   164.0   175.7
St Petersburg, FL 728   893   803   740   745   176.2   216.0   182.9   168.6   169.7
Tampa, FL 800   841   830   759   1,053   177.7   183.8   169.8   155.3   215.4
Toledo, OH 305   235   370   466   613   142.3   110.2   169.1   213.0   280.2
Tucson, AZ 228   236   334   402   254   59.0   60.1   81.0   97.4   61.6
Tulsa, OK 580   437   398   511   535   316.4   236.0   208.1   267.2   279.7
Washington, DC 2,604   2,014   1,430   1,627   1,436   1,062.7   828.7   530.9   604.0   533.1
Wichita, KS 223   319   317   364   344   101.8   144.3   141.6   162.6   153.7
Yonkers, NY 50   29   45   62   70   54.4   31.2   47.4   65.3   73.7
U.S. CITY TOTAL* 87,519   85,708   88,792   85,421   83,165   256.5   249.4   247.1   237.8   231.5
San Juan, PR 142   106   165   167   105   28.3   21.0   33.7   34.1   21.4
TOTAL 87,661   85,814   88,957   85,588   83,270   253.1   246.1   244.3   235.0   228.6

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

 


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