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Table 38. Late and late 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 413   443   403   380   334   9.5   10.1   9.1   8.5   7.5
Alaska 12   11   5   9   8   2.0   1.8   0.8   1.4   1.3
Arizona 281   307   385   672   666   6.0   6.4   7.5   13.1   13.0
Arkansas 183   140   130   124   124   7.2   5.5   4.9   4.6   4.6
California 1,637   1,897   2,590   2,038   2,107   5.0   5.7   7.6   6.0   6.2
Colorado 100   76   45   111   86   2.5   1.9   1.0   2.6   2.0
Connecticut 114   97   125   131   147   3.5   3.0   3.7   3.8   4.3
Delaware 49   46   26   47   42   6.6   6.1   3.3   6.0   5.4
Florida 1,082   1,231   1,150   1,446   1,686   7.3   8.1   7.2   9.0   10.5
Georgia 749   799   695   850   743   9.8   10.3   8.5   10.4   9.1
Hawaii 14   7   17   22   27   1.2   0.6   1.4   1.8   2.2
Idaho 13   11   10   10   11   1.1   0.9   0.8   0.8   0.9
Illinois 883   851   794   706   546   7.3   7.0   6.4   5.7   4.4
Indiana 173   173   212   245   196   2.9   2.9   3.5   4.0   3.2
Iowa 23   24   36   33   38   0.8   0.8   1.2   1.1   1.3
Kansas 63   62   50   43   44   2.4   2.3   1.9   1.6   1.6
Kentucky 127   120   103   104   72   3.2   3.0   2.5   2.6   1.8
Louisiana 767   701   526   426   439   17.6   16.0   11.8   9.5   9.8
Maine 3   1   6   12   6   0.2   0.1   0.5   0.9   0.5
Maryland 616   405   338   305   415   12.0   7.8   6.4   5.8   7.8
Massachusetts 416   283   296   334   346   6.8   4.6   4.7   5.3   5.4
Michigan 202   207   232   347   408   2.1   2.1   2.3   3.5   4.1
Minnesota 58   52   43   83   65   1.2   1.1   0.9   1.7   1.3
Mississippi 235   147   125   175   247   8.5   5.3   4.4   6.2   8.7
Missouri 90   191   215   110   118   1.7   3.5   3.8   2.0   2.1
Montana 0   0   0   0   4   0.0   0.0   0.0   0.0   0.4
Nebraska 24   12   4   5   19   1.4   0.7   0.2   0.3   1.1
Nevada 86   59   38   47   86   4.9   3.3   1.9   2.4   4.3
New Hampshire 11   14   17   17   15   0.9   1.2   1.4   1.4   1.2
New Jersey 411   587   599   637   637   5.1   7.2   7.1   7.6   7.6
New Mexico 54   66   57   36   48   3.1   3.8   3.1   2.0   2.6
New York 4,291   3,201   2,308   2,701   2,620   23.6   17.6   12.2   14.2   13.8
North Carolina 540   490   375   475   424   7.2   6.4   4.7   5.9   5.3
North Dakota 0   0   0   2   0   0.0   0.0   0.0   0.3   0.0
Ohio 109   98   89   115   105   1.0   0.9   0.8   1.0   0.9
Oklahoma 97   94   82   102   89   2.9   2.8   2.4   3.0   2.6
Oregon 19   23   18   26   29   0.6   0.7   0.5   0.8   0.8
Pennsylvania 367   427   321   362   342   3.1   3.6   2.6   2.9   2.8
Rhode Island 54   51   33   29   45   5.5   5.1   3.1   2.8   4.3
South Carolina 198   230   206   268   269   5.2   5.9   5.1   6.7   6.7
South Dakota 1   1   1   0   0   0.1   0.1   0.1   0.0   0.0
Tennessee 515   439   525   580   514   9.5   8.0   9.2   10.2   9.0
Texas 1,930   1,885   1,659   2,145   2,299   9.8   9.4   8.0   10.3   11.0
Utah 50   42   46   14   56   2.4   2.0   2.1   0.6   2.5
Vermont 0   0   0   4   0   0.0   0.0   0.0   0.7   0.0
Virginia 334   354   266   287   362   4.9   5.2   3.8   4.1   5.1
Washington 82   110   85   98   63   1.4   1.9   1.4   1.7   1.1
West Virginia 6   7   7   1   2   0.3   0.4   0.4   0.1   0.1
Wisconsin 58   52   60   64   38   1.1   1.0   1.1   1.2   0.7
Wyoming 1   0   4   3   1   0.2   0.0   0.8   0.6   0.2
U.S. TOTAL* 17,743   16,653   15,594   16,976   17,168   6.6   6.1   5.5   6.0   6.1
Northeast 5,667   4,661   3,705   4,227   4,158   11.0   9.0   6.9   7.9   7.8
Midwest 1,684   1,723   1,736   1,753   1,577   2.7   2.7   2.7   2.7   2.4
South 8,043   7,660   6,853   7,910   8,241   8.4   7.9   6.8   7.9   8.2
West 2,349   2,609   3,300   3,086   3,192   3.9   4.3   5.2   4.9   5.1
Guam 3   10   7   15   9   1.9   6.1   4.5   9.7   5.8
Puerto Rico 597   614   485   402   398   15.5   15.8   12.7   10.6   10.5
Virgin Islands 0   0   3   0   2   0.0   0.0   2.8   0.0   1.8
OUTLYING AREAS 600   624   495   417   409   14.5   15.0   12.2   10.2   10.0
TOTAL 18,343   17,277   16,089   17,393   17,577   6.7   6.2   5.6   6.1   6.2

*Includes cases reported by Washington, D.C.


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