Table 29. Primary and secondary syphilis — Reported cases and rates in selected metropolitan statistical areas* (MSAs) listed in alphabetical order: United States, 2002–2006
| Metropolitan Statistical Area | Cases | Rates per 100,000 Population | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | |
| Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Marietta, GA | 378 | 516 | 508 | 598 | 529 | 8.3 | 11.2 | 10.8 | 12.2 | 10.8 |
| Austin-Round Rock, TX | 23 | 31 | 56 | 44 | 84 | 1.7 | 2.3 | 4.0 | 3.0 | 5.8 |
| Baltimore-Towson, MD | 163 | 224 | 276 | 244 | 213 | 6.3 | 8.6 | 10.5 | 9.2 | 8.0 |
| Birmingham-Hoover, AL | 13 | 23 | 33 | 101 | 244 | 1.2 | 2.1 | 3.0 | 9.3 | 22.4 |
| Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, MA-NH | 84 | 121 | 84 | 106 | 117 | 1.9 | 2.7 | 1.9 | 2.4 | 2.7 |
| Buffalo-Cheektowaga-Tonawanda, NY | 3 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 18 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.8 | 0.6 | 1.6 |
| Charlotte-Gastonia-Concord, NC-SC | 45 | 23 | 46 | 103 | 121 | 3.2 | 1.6 | 3.1 | 6.8 | 8.0 |
| Chicago-Naperville-Joliet, IL-IN-WI | 433 | 346 | 373 | 510 | 416 | 4.7 | 3.7 | 4.0 | 5.4 | 4.4 |
| Cincinnati-Middletown, OH-KY-IN | 7 | 2 | 22 | 24 | 13 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 1.1 | 1.2 | 0.6 |
| Cleveland-Elyria-Mentor, OH | 14 | 32 | 40 | 22 | 18 | 0.7 | 1.5 | 1.9 | 1.0 | 0.8 |
| Columbus, OH | 107 | 120 | 109 | 109 | 107 | 6.4 | 7.2 | 6.4 | 6.4 | 6.3 |
| Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX | 309 | 265 | 279 | 305 | 320 | 5.6 | 4.7 | 4.9 | 5.2 | 5.5 |
| Denver-Aurora, CO | 55 | 32 | 55 | 38 | 56 | 2.4 | 1.4 | 2.4 | 1.6 | 2.4 |
| Detroit-Warren-Livonia, MI | 466 | 218 | 153 | 77 | 82 | 10.4 | 4.9 | 3.4 | 1.7 | 1.8 |
| Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT | 11 | 16 | 13 | 14 | 23 | 0.9 | 1.4 | 1.1 | 1.2 | 1.9 |
| Houston-Baytown-Sugar Land, TX | 124 | 227 | 235 | 279 | 396 | 2.5 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 5.3 | 7.5 |
| Indianapolis, IN | 39 | 25 | 34 | 35 | 47 | 2.5 | 1.6 | 2.1 | 2.1 | 2.9 |
| Jacksonville, FL | 18 | 21 | 72 | 50 | 41 | 1.5 | 1.7 | 5.9 | 4.0 | 3.3 |
| Kansas City, MO-KS | 17 | 43 | 35 | 89 | 112 | 0.9 | 2.3 | 1.8 | 4.6 | 5.8 |
| Las Vegas-Paradise, NV | 7 | 8 | 38 | 103 | 132 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 2.3 | 6.0 | 7.7 |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana, CA | 433 | 562 | 551 | 806 | 945 | 3.4 | 4.4 | 4.3 | 6.2 | 7.3 |
| Louisville, KY-IN | 83 | 28 | 38 | 46 | 41 | 7.0 | 2.4 | 3.2 | 3.8 | 3.4 |
| Memphis, TN-MS-AR | 111 | 90 | 99 | 138 | 145 | 9.0 | 7.3 | 7.9 | 10.9 | 11.5 |
| Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Miami Beach, FL | 391 | 409 | 434 | 395 | 369 | 7.5 | 7.7 | 8.1 | 7.3 | 6.8 |
| Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI | 23 | 11 | 19 | 22 | 38 | 1.5 | 0.7 | 1.3 | 1.5 | 2.5 |
| Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI | 55 | 43 | 26 | 68 | 43 | 1.8 | 1.4 | 0.8 | 2.2 | 1.4 |
| Nashville-Davidson-Murfreesboro, TN | 33 | 26 | 17 | 34 | 40 | 2.4 | 1.9 | 1.2 | 2.4 | 2.8 |
| New Orleans-Metairie-Kenner, LA | 13 | 28 | 101 | 88 | 90 | 1.0 | 2.1 | 7.7 | 6.7 | 6.8 |
| New York-Newark-Edison, NY-NJ-PA | 602 | 709 | 816 | 773 | 811 | 3.2 | 3.8 | 4.4 | 4.1 | 4.3 |
| Oklahoma City, OK | 65 | 56 | 20 | 23 | 24 | 5.8 | 4.9 | 1.7 | 2.0 | 2.1 |
| Orlando, FL | 67 | 70 | 69 | 106 | 94 | 3.8 | 3.9 | 3.7 | 5.5 | 4.9 |
| Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD | 103 | 135 | 95 | 127 | 173 | 1.8 | 2.3 | 1.6 | 2.2 | 3.0 |
| Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ | NA | 134 | 106 | 113 | 157 | NA | 3.7 | 2.9 | 2.9 | 4.1 |
| Pittsburgh, PA | 24 | 38 | 22 | 69 | 91 | 1.0 | 1.6 | 0.9 | 2.9 | 3.8 |
| Portland-Vancouver-Beaverton, OR-WA | 28 | 47 | 26 | 39 | 25 | 1.4 | 2.3 | 1.3 | 1.9 | 1.2 |
| Providence-New Bedford-Fall River, RI-MA | 20 | 42 | 30 | 28 | 18 | 1.2 | 2.6 | 1.8 | 1.7 | 1.1 |
| Richmond, VA | 9 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 28 | 0.8 | 1.1 | 1.0 | 1.1 | 2.4 |
| Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA | 64 | 91 | 103 | 121 | 108 | 1.8 | 2.5 | 2.7 | 3.1 | 2.8 |
| Rochester, NY | 6 | 7 | 12 | 6 | 14 | 0.6 | 0.7 | 1.2 | 0.6 | 1.3 |
| Sacramento-Arden-Arcade-Roseville, CA | 14 | 19 | 19 | 16 | 32 | 0.7 | 1.0 | 0.9 | 0.8 | 1.6 |
| Salt Lake City, UT | 7 | 6 | 5 | 9 | 15 | 0.7 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 0.9 | 1.4 |
| San Antonio, TX | 48 | 52 | 116 | 129 | 136 | 2.7 | 2.9 | 6.3 | 6.8 | 7.2 |
| San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos, CA | 37 | 111 | 138 | 194 | 235 | 1.3 | 3.8 | 4.7 | 6.6 | 8.0 |
| San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA | 399 | 406 | 422 | 331 | 363 | 9.5 | 9.8 | 10.2 | 8.0 | 8.7 |
| San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA | 30 | 56 | 56 | 44 | 52 | 1.7 | 3.2 | 3.2 | 2.5 | 3.0 |
| Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA | 59 | 70 | 138 | 125 | 160 | 1.9 | 2.2 | 4.4 | 3.9 | 5.0 |
| St. Louis, MO-IL | 32 | 51 | 71 | 50 | 65 | 1.2 | 1.9 | 2.6 | 1.8 | 2.3 |
| Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL | 57 | 96 | 89 | 85 | 110 | 2.3 | 3.8 | 3.4 | 3.2 | 4.2 |
| Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC | 31 | 23 | 50 | 60 | 84 | 1.9 | 1.4 | 3.0 | 3.6 | 5.1 |
| Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV | 139 | 168 | 199 | 233 | 250 | 2.8 | 3.3 | 3.9 | 4.5 | 4.8 |
| U.S. MSA TOTAL | 5,299 | 5,891 | 6,368 | 7,149 | 7,845 | 3.5 | 3.8 | 4.0 | 4.5 | 4.9 |
*Data are presented for 50 MSAs with the largest population based on 2000 U.S. census. NA = Not available. STD morbidity reporting methods do not allow MSA-specific case counts and rates to be determined for some jurisdictions for some years.
