Table 31. Primary and secondary syphilis — Counties and independent cities* ranked by number of reported cases: United States, 2007
| Rank† | County/ Independent City |
Cases | Rate per 100,000 Population |
Cumulative Percent |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Los Angeles County, CA | 919 | 9.2 | 8 |
| 2 | Harris County, TX | 454 | 11.7 | 11 |
| 3 | New York County, NY | 394 | 24.4 | 15 |
| 4 | Cook County, IL | 391 | 7.4 | 18 |
| 5 | San Diego County, CA | 347 | 11.8 | 21 |
| 6 | Fulton County, GA | 293 | 30.5 | 24 |
| 7 | Kings County, NY | 255 | 10.2 | 26 |
| 8 | Miami-Dade County, FL | 210 | 8.7 | 28 |
| 9 | San Francisco County, CA | 202 | 27.1 | 30 |
| 10 | Shelby County, TN | 191 | 21.0 | 31 |
| 11 | Maricopa County, AZ | 190 | 5.0 | 33 |
| 12 | Washington, D.C. | 178 | 30.6 | 35 |
| 13 | Broward County, FL | 178 | 10.0 | 36 |
| 14 | Jefferson County, AL | 166 | 25.3 | 38 |
| 15 | Bexar County, TX | 155 | 10.0 | 39 |
| 16 | Dallas County, TX | 152 | 6.5 | 40 |
| 17 | DeKalb County, GA | 142 | 19.6 | 42 |
| 18 | Orange County, CA | 142 | 4.7 | 43 |
| 19 | Baltimore (City), MD | 140 | 22.2 | 44 |
| 20 | Queens County, NY | 138 | 6.1 | 45 |
| 21 | Philadelphia County, PA | 136 | 9.4 | 46 |
| 22 | Orange County, FL | 119 | 11.4 | 47 |
| 23 | Orleans County, LA | 117 | 52.4 | 48 |
| 24 | Bronx County, NY | 116 | 8.5 | 49 |
| 25 | Hillsborough County, FL | 115 | 9.9 | 50 |
| 26 | King County, WA | 112 | 6.1 | 51 |
| 27 | Jackson County, MO | 107 | 16.1 | 52 |
| 28 | Madison County, AL | 104 | 34.2 | 53 |
| 29 | Clark County, NV | 102 | 5.7 | 54 |
| 30 | Prince George’s County, MD | 94 | 11.2 | 55 |
| 31 | Mecklenburg County, NC | 93 | 11.2 | 56 |
| 32 | Tarrant County, TX | 87 | 5.2 | 57 |
| 33 | Wayne County, MI | 85 | 4.3 | 57 |
| 34 | Riverside County, CA | 80 | 3.9 | 58 |
| 35 | Pima County, AZ | 78 | 8.2 | 59 |
| 36 | Suffolk County, MA | 73 | 10.6 | 59 |
| 37 | Pinellas County, FL | 72 | 7.8 | 60 |
| 38 | East Baton Rouge County, LA | 70 | 16.3 | 61 |
| 39 | Davidson County, TN | 70 | 12.1 | 61 |
| 40 | Franklin County, OH | 68 | 6.2 | 62 |
| 41 | Travis County, TX | 67 | 7.3 | 62 |
| 42 | Essex County, NJ | 64 | 8.1 | 63 |
| 43 | Sacramento County, CA | 59 | 4.3 | 63 |
| 44 | Cobb County, GA | 57 | 8.4 | 64 |
| 45 | Lafayette County, LA | 56 | 27.6 | 64 |
| 46 | Santa Clara County, CA | 55 | 3.2 | 65 |
| 47 | Allegheny County, PA | 54 | 4.4 | 65 |
| 48 | St Louis (City), MO | 51 | 14.7 | 66 |
| 49 | Hudson County, NJ | 49 | 8.2 | 66 |
| 50 | Milwaukee County, WI | 49 | 5.4 | 67 |
| 51 | Alameda County, CA | 49 | 3.4 | 67 |
| 52 | Gwinnett County, GA | 46 | 6.1 | 67 |
| 53 | Tangipahoa County, LA | 42 | 37.1 | 68 |
| 54 | Hennepin County, MN | 41 | 3.7 | 68 |
| 55 | Duval County, FL | 40 | 4.8 | 69 |
| 56 | Jefferson County, TX | 39 | 16.0 | 69 |
| 57 | Knox County, TN | 39 | 9.5 | 69 |
| 58 | Clayton County, GA | 37 | 13.6 | 70 |
| 59 | Jefferson County, LA | 36 | 8.3 | 70 |
| 60 | Pulaski County, AR | 35 | 9.5 | 70 |
| 61 | St. Louis County, MO | 35 | 3.5 | 70 |
*Accounting for 70% of reported primary and secondary syphilis cases.
†Counties and independent cities were ranked in descending order by number of cases reported in 2007.
