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Table 36. Early latent syphilis — 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 440   367   219   192   211   10.1   8.4   4.9   4.3   4.7  
Alaska 0   1   1   0   1   0.0   0.2   0.2   0.0   0.2  
Arizona 206   290   248   266   200   4.4   6.1   4.8   5.2   3.9  
Arkansas 185   123   117   60   51   7.3   4.8   4.4   2.2   1.9  
California 783   591   353   408   716   2.4   1.8   1.0   1.2   2.1  
Colorado 10   6   7   14   22   0.3   0.1   0.2   0.3   0.5  
Connecticut 37   12   9   20   13   1.1   0.4   0.3   0.6   0.4  
Delaware 44   16   10   18   9   5.9   2.1   1.3   2.3   1.1  
Florida 1,092   1,085   1,165   947   949   7.3   7.2   7.3   5.9   5.9  
Georgia 740   729   521   703   701   9.7   9.4   6.4   8.6   8.6  
Hawaii 0   1   3   7   21   0.0   0.1   0.2   0.6   1.7  
Idaho 0   1   0   0   4   0.0   0.1   0.0   0.0   0.3  
Illinois 596   639   382   386   528   4.9   5.3   3.1   3.1   4.3  
Indiana 121   172   184   120   53   2.1   2.9   3.0   2.0   0.9  
Iowa 20   4   8   6   8   0.7   0.1   0.3   0.2   0.3  
Kansas 39   19   9   18   13   1.5   0.7   0.3   0.7   0.5  
Kentucky 101   81   62   38   49   2.6   2.0   1.5   0.9   1.2  
Louisiana 446   404   231   194   183   10.2   9.2   5.2   4.3   4.1  
Maine 0   0   0   3   1   0.0   0.0   0.0   0.2   0.1  
Maryland 848   610   518   362   181   16.5   11.8   9.8   6.8   3.4  
Massachusetts 104   65   83   64   95   1.7   1.1   1.3   1.0   1.5  
Michigan 261   302   406   368   255   2.7   3.1   4.1   3.7   2.6  
Minnesota 8   9   18   16   23   0.2   0.2   0.4   0.3   0.5  
Mississippi 650   553   409   329   149   23.6   20.0   14.4   11.6   5.2  
Missouri 165   99   52   33   51   3.0   1.8   0.9   0.6   0.9  
Montana 0   2   0   0   0   0.0   0.2   0.0   0.0   0.0  
Nebraska 3   6   1   1   0   0.2   0.4   0.1   0.1   0.0  
Nevada 38   28   9   7   12   2.2   1.5   0.5   0.4   0.6  
New Hampshire 1   1   0   2   1   0.1   0.1   0.0   0.2   0.1  
New Jersey 231   99   109   234   220   2.8   1.2   1.3   2.8   2.6  
New Mexico 8   2   25   18   23   0.5   0.1   1.4   1.0   1.3  
New York 679   700   467   566   756   3.7   3.8   2.5   3.0   4.0  
North Carolina 846   740   618   483   333   11.2   9.7   7.7   6.0   4.1  
North Dakota 0   0   1   0   0   0.0   0.0   0.2   0.0   0.0  
Ohio 227   168   119   100   84   2.0   1.5   1.0   0.9   0.7  
Oklahoma 158   249   128   121   124   4.7   7.4   3.7   3.5   3.6  
Oregon 7   6   19   9   18   0.2   0.2   0.6   0.3   0.5  
Pennsylvania 424   414   278   260   237   3.5   3.5   2.3   2.1   1.9  
Rhode Island 0   1   1   1   9   0.0   0.1   0.1   0.1   0.9  
South Carolina 383   407   394   394   202   10.0   10.5   9.8   9.8   5.0  
South Dakota 0   1   0   0   0   0.0   0.1   0.0   0.0   0.0  
Tennessee 659   647   627   553   390   12.1   11.8   11.0   9.7   6.9  
Texas 1,480   1,273   1,171   964   1,149   7.5   6.4   5.6   4.6   5.5  
Utah 3   5   10   0   8   0.1   0.2   0.4   0.0   0.4  
Vermont 2   0   0   1   0   0.3   0.0   0.0   0.2   0.0  
Virginia 230   212   140   133   94   3.4   3.1   2.0   1.9   1.3  
Washington 16   17   20   19   23   0.3   0.3   0.3   0.3   0.4  
West Virginia 2   3   3   1   1   0.1   0.2   0.2   0.1   0.1  
Wisconsin 115   90   72   43   66   2.2   1.7   1.3   0.8   1.2  
Wyoming 0   0   0   0   0   0.0   0.0   0.0   0.0   0.0  
U.S. TOTAL* 12,696   11,534   9,465   8,701   8,429   4.7   4.2   3.4   3.1   3.0  
Northeast 1,478   1,292   947   1,151   1,332   2.9   2.5   1.8   2.1   2.5  
Midwest 1,555   1,509   1,252   1,091   1,081   2.5   2.4   1.9   1.7   1.7  
South 8,592   7,783   6,571   5,711   4,968   9.0   8.1   6.6   5.7   5.0  
West 1,071   950   695   748   1,048   1.8   1.6   1.1   1.2   1.7  
Guam 0   0   1   2   3   0.0   0.0   0.6   1.3   1.9  
Puerto Rico 659   680   663   600   702   17.1   17.5   17.4   15.8   18.4  
Virgin Islands 28   12   5   8   1   25.5   10.6   4.6   7.4   0.9  
OUTLYING AREAS 687   692   669   610   706   16.6   16.6   16.4   15.0   17.3  
TOTAL 13,383   12,226   10,134   9,311   9,135   4.9   4.4   3.5   3.3   3.2  

*Includes cases reported by Washington, D.C.

Page last modified: November 20, 2003
Page last reviewed: November 20, 2003 Historical Document
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