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Table 30. Primary and secondary syphilis — Reported cases and rates in selected cities of >200,000 population, ranked by rates: United States, 2002

Rank* City† Cases   Rate per 100,000 Population
1 San Francisco, CA 315   40.6  
2 Detroit, MI 384   40.4  
3 Atlanta, GA 257   31.5  
4 Newark, NJ 63   20.9  
5 Baltimore, MD 121   18.6  
6 Oklahoma City, OK 52   12.2  
7 Chicago, IL 353   11.4  
8 Louisville, KY 77   11.1  
9 Miami, FL 231   10.3  
10 Washington, DC 58   10.1  
11 Memphis, TN 89   9.9  
12 Minneapolis, MN 37   9.6  
13 Columbus, OH 96   9.0  
14 Dallas, TX 191   8.6  
15 Boston, MA 48   8.0  
16 Denver, CO 41   7.4  
17 Fort Worth, TX 106   7.3  
18 Jersey City, NJ 16   6.7  
19 Norfolk, VA 13   5.5  
20 New York City, NY 435   5.4  
21 Phoenix, AZ 155   5.0  
22 Nashville, TN 26   4.6  
23 Philadelphia, PA 67   4.4  
24 Indianapolis, IN 36   4.2  
25 Los Angeles, CA 359   4.0  
26 Charlotte, NC 28   4.0  
27 Albuquerque, NM 21   3.8  
28 Portland, OR 20   3.8  
29 St Louis, MO 13   3.7  
30 Oakland, CA 49   3.4  
31 Houston, TX 112   3.3  
32 Tampa, FL 33   3.3  
33 Tucson, AZ 28   3.3  
34 San Antonio, TX 45   3.2  
35 Seattle, WA 50   2.9  
36 Austin, TX 22   2.7  
37 Toledo, OH 12   2.6  
38 St Petersburg, FL 22   2.4  
39 Jacksonville, FL 16   2.1  
40 New Orleans, LA 9   1.9  
41 San Jose, CA 30   1.8  
42 El Paso, TX 12   1.8  
43 Kansas City, MO 8   1.8  
44 Tulsa, OK 7   1.8  
45 St Paul, MN 5   1.8  
46 Milwaukee, WI 16   1.7  
47 Rochester, NY 4   1.6  
48 Richmond, VA 3   1.5  
49 Birmingham, AL 9   1.4  
50 San Diego, CA 37   1.3  
51 Des Moines, IA 5   1.3  
52 Honolulu, HI 10   1.1  
53 Yonkers, NY 2   1.0  
54 Sacramento, CA 11   0.9  
55 Buffalo, NY 3   0.9  
56 Cincinnati, OH 6   0.7  
57 Dayton, OH 4   0.7  
58 Wichita, KS 3   0.7  
59 Cleveland, OH 9   0.6  
60 Corpus Christi, TX 2   0.6  
61 Pittsburgh, PA 7   0.5  
62 Omaha, NE 2   0.4  
63 Akron, OH 2   0.4  
  YEAR 2010 OBJECTIVE     0.2  

*Cities were ranked in descending order by rate, number of cases, and alphabetically by state. †Excludes outlying areas (San Juan, PR, with 78 cases and rate of 7.6).

 

Page last modified: November 20, 2003
Page last reviewed: November 20, 2003 Historical Document
Content Source: Division of STD Prevention, National Center for HIV/AIDS, Viral Hepatitis, STD, and TB Prevention