Table 27. Primary and secondary syphilis —Counties and independent cities* ranked by number of reported cases: United States, 2005
| Rank† | County/Independent City | Cases | Rate per 100,000 Population | Cumulative Percent |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Los Angeles County, CA | 709 | 7.1 | 8 |
| 2 | Cook County, IL | 462 | 8.7 | 13 |
| 3 | Fulton County, GA | 293 | 36.0 | 16 |
| 4 | New York County, NY | 277 | 17.7 | 19 |
| 5 | Harris County, TX | 252 | 6.9 | 22 |
| 6 | San Francisco County, CA | 249 | 33.5 | 25 |
| 7 | Broward County, FL | 196 | 11.2 | 27 |
| 8 | Baltimore (City), MD | 195 | 30.6 | 30 |
| 9 | San Diego County, CA | 194 | 6.6 | 32 |
| 10 | Kings County, NY | 182 | 7.4 | 34 |
| 11 | De Kalb County, GA | 177 | 26.2 | 36 |
| 12 | Dallas County, TX | 172 | 7.5 | 38 |
| 13 | Dade County, FL | 168 | 7.1 | 40 |
| 14 | Shelby County, TN | 130 | 14.3 | 41 |
| 15 | Bexar County, TX | 127 | 8.5 | 43 |
| 16 | King County, WA | 119 | 6.7 | 44 |
| 17 | Washington, DC | 114 | 20.6 | 46 |
| 18 | Maricopa County, AZ | 110 | 3.1 | 47 |
| 19 | East Baton Rouge County, LA | 108 | 26.2 | 48 |
| 20 | Riverside County, CA | 107 | 5.7 | 49 |
| 21 | Tarrant County, TX | 104 | 6.5 | 50 |
| 22 | Franklin County, OH | 103 | 9.5 | 52 |
| 23 | Clark County, NV | 103 | 6.2 | 53 |
| 24 | Orange County, FL | 98 | 9.9 | 54 |
| 25 | Orange County, CA | 97 | 3.2 | 55 |
| 26 | Jefferson County, AL | 95 | 14.4 | 56 |
| 27 | Philadelphia County, PA | 86 | 5.8 | 57 |
| 28 | Mecklenburg County, NC | 85 | 11.0 | 58 |
| 29 | Queens County, NY | 83 | 3.7 | 59 |
| 30 | Orleans County, LA | 68 | 14.7 | 60 |
| 31 | Bronx County, NY | 67 | 4.9 | 61 |
| 32 | Suffolk County, MA | 64 | 9.6 | 61 |
| 33 | Wayne County, MI | 64 | 3.2 | 62 |
| 34 | Allegheny County, PA | 61 | 4.9 | 63 |
| 35 | Jackson County, MO | 59 | 8.9 | 63 |
| 36 | Cobb County, GA | 56 | 8.6 | 64 |
| 37 | Pima County, AZ | 54 | 6.0 | 65 |
| 38 | Hennepin County, MN | 50 | 4.5 | 65 |
| 39 | Duval County, FL | 49 | 6.0 | 66 |
| 40 | Prince George's County, MD | 49 | 5.8 | 66 |
| 41 | Alameda County, CA | 49 | 3.4 | 67 |
| 42 | Santa Clara County, CA | 43 | 2.6 | 67 |
| 43 | Pinellas County, FL | 42 | 4.5 | 68 |
| 44 | Wake County, NC | 41 | 5.7 | 68 |
| 45 | Hillsborough County, FL | 41 | 3.7 | 69 |
| 46 | Jefferson County, KY | 39 | 5.6 | 69 |
| 47 | Travis County, TX | 37 | 4.3 | 70 |
| 48 | McLennan County, TX | 36 | 16.2 | 70 |
| 49 | Hudson County, NJ | 35 | 5.8 | 71 |
| 50 | Essex County, NJ | 35 | 4.4 | 71 |
| 51 | St Louis (City), MO | 34 | 9.9 | 71 |
| 52 | Guilford County, NC | 33 | 7.5 | 72 |
| 53 | Marion County, IN | 31 | 3.6 | 72 |
| 54 | Palm Beach County, FL | 31 | 2.5 | 72 |
| 55 | Denver County, CO | 28 | 5.0 | 73 |
| 56 | Bernalillo County, NM | 28 | 4.7 | 73 |
| 57 | New Haven County, CT | 28 | 3.3 | 73 |
| 58 | Middlesex County, MA | 28 | 1.9 | 74 |
| 59 | Multnomah County, OR | 27 | 4.0 | 74 |
| 60 | Gwinnett County, GA | 27 | 3.9 | 74 |
| 61 | Knox County, TN | 25 | 6.2 | 75 |
| 62 | Tangipahoa County, LA | 24 | 22.8 | 75 |
| 63 | Davidson County, TN | 24 | 4.2 | 75 |
| 64 | Richland County, SC | 23 | 6.9 | 75 |
*Accounting for 75% of reported primary and secondary syphilis cases.
†Counties and independent cities were ranked in descending order by number of cases reported in 2005.
