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Table 22. All stages of syphilis* - Reported cases and rates by state/area and region listed in alphabetical order: United States and outlying areas, 2000-2004

State/Area

Cases

Rates per 100,000 Population

2000

2001

2002

2003

2004

2000

2001

2002

2003

2004

Alabama

753

724

700

567

639

16.9

16.2

15.6

12.6

14.2

Alaska

6

9

9

8

15

1.0

1.4

1.4

1.2

2.3

Arizona

849

1,149

1,086

1,106

974

16.4

21.7

19.9

19.8

17.5

Arkansas

366

239

219

296

249

13.7

8.9

8.1

10.9

9.1

California

3,354

3,053

3,917

4,207

4,586

9.9

8.8

11.2

11.9

12.9

Colorado

63

149

174

144

179

1.5

3.4

3.9

3.2

3.9

Connecticut

151

165

188

207

169

4.4

4.8

5.4

5.9

4.9

Delaware

45

79

62

47

61

5.7

9.9

7.7

5.7

7.5

Florida

2,770

2,915

3,280

3,283

2,964

17.3

17.8

19.6

19.3

17.4

Georgia

1,640

1,988

1,896

2,152

1,588

19.9

23.7

22.1

24.8

18.3

Hawaii

22

41

59

61

36

1.8

3.3

4.7

4.9

2.9

Idaho

11

11

23

45

78

0.8

0.8

1.7

3.3

5.7

Illinois

1,638

1,547

1,593

1,377

1,345

13.2

12.4

12.6

10.9

10.6

Indiana

751

529

320

367

273

12.3

8.6

5.2

5.9

4.4

Iowa

55

44

54

46

36

1.9

1.5

1.8

1.6

1.2

Kansas

67

88

77

77

87

2.5

3.3

2.8

2.8

3.2

Kentucky

253

191

212

160

151

6.2

4.7

5.2

3.9

3.7

Louisiana

973

793

776

1,581

1,645

21.8

17.7

17.3

35.2

36.6

Maine

7

16

9

21

7

0.5

1.2

0.7

1.6

0.5

Maryland

1,172

938

843

975

1,002

22.1

17.4

15.4

17.7

18.2

Massachusetts

448

446

541

644

517

7.0

7.0

8.4

10.0

8.0

Michigan

1,001

1,170

1,184

860

806

10.1

11.7

11.8

8.5

8.0

Minnesota

77

132

148

195

145

1.6

2.6

2.9

3.9

2.9

Mississippi

685

654

451

435

404

24.0

22.9

15.7

15.1

14.0

Missouri

299

174

204

207

268

5.3

3.1

3.6

3.6

4.7

Montana

0

0

5

0

4

0.0

0.0

0.5

0.0

0.4

Nebraska

7

16

25

27

15

0.4

0.9

1.4

1.6

0.9

Nevada

52

62

113

149

253

2.6

3.0

5.2

6.6

11.3

New Hampshire

19

21

24

37

26

1.5

1.7

1.9

2.9

2.0

New Jersey

802

1,040

1,062

1,089

826

9.5

12.2

12.4

12.6

9.6

New Mexico

101

76

115

205

251

5.5

4.2

6.2

10.9

13.4

New York

2,948

3,610

3,885

4,360

4,468

15.5

18.9

20.3

22.7

23.3

North Carolina

1,495

1,422

1,051

850

747

18.5

17.3

12.6

10.1

8.9

North Dakota

1

2

0

2

0

0.2

0.3

0.0

0.3

0.0

Ohio

282

297

351

481

571

2.5

2.6

3.1

4.2

5.0

Oklahoma

327

288

287

353

168

9.5

8.3

8.2

10.1

4.8

Oregon

49

48

75

118

108

1.4

1.4

2.1

3.3

3.0

Pennsylvania

685

726

689

706

574

5.6

5.9

5.6

5.7

4.6

Rhode Island

38

39

67

90

104

3.6

3.7

6.3

8.4

9.7

South Carolina

861

916

620

552

523

21.4

22.5

15.1

13.3

12.6

South Dakota

1

1

0

5

0

0.1

0.1

0.0

0.7

0.0

Tennessee

1,709

1,478

1,082

881

799

30.0

25.7

18.7

15.1

13.7

Texas

3,298

3,662

4,109

3,996

4,205

15.7

17.1

18.9

18.1

19.0

Utah

59

25

71

72

78

2.6

1.1

3.1

3.1

3.3

Vermont

0

8

2

1

3

0.0

1.3

0.3

0.2

0.5

Virginia

539

525

528

552

610

7.6

7.3

7.2

7.5

8.3

Washington

171

174

158

239

336

2.9

2.9

2.6

3.9

5.5

West Virginia

13

7

5

11

18

0.7

0.4

0.3

0.6

1.0

Wisconsin

184

131

135

111

127

3.4

2.4

2.5

2.0

2.3

Wyoming

5

4

1

4

6

1.0

0.8

0.2

0.8

1.2

U.S. TOTAL

31,618

32,281

32,916

34,289

33,401

11.2

11.3

11.4

11.8

11.5

Northeast

5,098

6,071

6,467

7,155

6,694

9.5

11.3

11.9

13.2

12.3

Midwest

4,363

4,131

4,091

3,755

3,673

6.8

6.4

6.3

5.7

5.6

South

17,415

17,278

16,552

17,021

16,130

17.3

16.9

16.0

16.3

15.4

West

4,742

4,801

5,806

6,358

6,904

7.5

7.4

8.8

9.6

10.4

Guam

9

30

19

16

13

5.8

18.9

11.8

9.8

7.9

Puerto Rico

1,340

1,268

1,393

1,357

1,152

35.1

33.0

36.1

35.0

29.7

Virgin Islands

11

9

4

14

17

10.1

8.2

3.6

12.9

15.6

OUTLYING AREAS

1,360

1,307

1,416

1,387

1,182

33.3

31.8

34.3

33.4

28.5

TOTAL

32,978

33,588

34,332

35,676

34,583

11.5

11.6

11.7

12.1

11.7

*See Appendix (Syphilis Morbidity Reporting) for definition.

Includes cases reported by Washington, D.C.

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