Table 19. Gonorrhea - Counties and Independent Cities* Ranked by Number of Reported Cases, United States, 2009
| Rank† | County/Independent City | Cases | Rate per 100,000 Population |
Cumulative Percent |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cook County, IL | 13,330 | 251.8 | 4 |
| 2 | Los Angeles County, CA | 9,020 | 91.5 | 7 |
| 3 | Wayne County, MI | 7,654 | 392.5 | 9 |
| 4 | Harris County, TX | 5,209 | 130.7 | 11 |
| 5 | Philadelphia County, PA | 4,823 | 333.2 | 13 |
| 6 | Dallas County, TX | 4,472 | 185.3 | 14 |
| 7 | Shelby County, TN | 3,827 | 422.0 | 16 |
| 8 | Kings County, NY | 3,510 | 137.3 | 17 |
| 9 | Milwaukee County, WI | 3,507 | 367.9 | 18 |
| 10 | Bexar County, TX | 3,458 | 213.1 | 19 |
| 11 | Bronx County, NY | 3,029 | 217.6 | 20 |
| 12 | Franklin County, OH | 2,922 | 258.8 | 21 |
| 13 | Fulton County, GA | 2,906 | 286.3 | 22 |
| 14 | Baltimore (City), MD | 2,882 | 452.5 | 23 |
| 15 | Marion County, IN | 2,824 | 320.8 | 24 |
| 16 | Cuyahoga County, OH | 2,723 | 212.1 | 25 |
| 17 | Washington, D.C. | 2,561 | 432.7 | 26 |
| 18 | Hamilton County, OH | 2,459 | 288.8 | 26 |
| 19 | Tarrant County, TX | 2,459 | 140.5 | 27 |
| 20 | New York County, NY | 2,355 | 144.1 | 28 |
| 21 | Miami-Dade County, FL | 2,338 | 97.5 | 29 |
| 22 | Maricopa County, AZ | 2,258 | 57.1 | 30 |
| 23 | Jackson County, MO | 2,179 | 326.0 | 30 |
| 24 | Mecklenburg County, NC | 2,031 | 228.1 | 31 |
| 25 | Hillsborough County, FL | 2,015 | 170.6 | 32 |
| 26 | Broward County, FL | 1,968 | 112.4 | 32 |
| 27 | Orange County, FL | 1,895 | 176.6 | 33 |
| 28 | Jefferson County, KY | 1,874 | 262.5 | 34 |
| 29 | San Diego County, CA | 1,829 | 60.9 | 34 |
| 30 | Duval County, FL | 1,825 | 214.5 | 35 |
| 31 | Queens County, NY | 1,808 | 78.8 | 35 |
| 32 | San Francisco County, CA | 1,799 | 222.4 | 36 |
| 33 | Jefferson County, AL | 1,790 | 271.4 | 37 |
| 34 | Oklahoma County, OK | 1,768 | 250.2 | 37 |
| 35 | DeKalb County, GA | 1,761 | 238.0 | 38 |
| 36 | Alameda County, CA | 1,653 | 112.1 | 38 |
| 37 | Clark County, NV | 1,553 | 83.2 | 39 |
| 38 | Allegheny County, PA | 1,535 | 126.3 | 39 |
| 39 | Pinellas County, FL | 1,509 | 165.8 | 40 |
| 40 | Travis County, TX | 1,461 | 146.3 | 40 |
| 41 | Essex County, NJ | 1,457 | 189.1 | 41 |
| 42 | Prince George's County, MD | 1,428 | 174.0 | 41 |
| 43 | Tulsa County, OK | 1,419 | 239.7 | 42 |
| 44 | Monroe County, NY | 1,414 | 193.0 | 42 |
| 45 | Erie County, NY | 1,409 | 154.9 | 43 |
| 46 | Pulaski County, AR | 1,351 | 358.5 | 43 |
| 47 | Hinds County, MS | 1,344 | 542.7 | 44 |
| 48 | St. Louis County, MO | 1,330 | 134.1 | 44 |
| 49 | Orleans County, LA | 1,316 | 422.0 | 44 |
| 50 | St. Louis (City), MO | 1,296 | 365.7 | 45 |
| 51 | Caddo County, LA | 1,284 | 507.7 | 45 |
| 52 | Bell County, TX | 1,176 | 412.5 | 46 |
| 53 | Denver County, CO | 1,169 | 195.3 | 46 |
| 54 | San Bernardino County, CA | 1,163 | 57.7 | 46 |
| 55 | Genesee County, MI | 1,125 | 262.4 | 47 |
| 56 | King County, WA | 1,103 | 58.8 | 47 |
| 57 | Norfolk (City), VA | 1,091 | 465.8 | 48 |
| 58 | Hennepin County, MN | 1,050 | 92.0 | 48 |
| 59 | Montgomery County, OH | 1,049 | 196.2 | 48 |
| 60 | Richland County, SC | 1,043 | 286.5 | 49 |
| 61 | Lucas County, OH | 1,043 | 236.8 | 49 |
| 62 | Guilford County, NC | 1,013 | 214.5 | 49 |
| 63 | Sacramento County, CA | 985 | 70.7 | 50 |
| 64 | Leon County, FL | 977 | 370.0 | 50 |
| 65 | Oakland County, MI | 976 | 81.2 | 50 |
* Accounting for 50% of reported gonorrhea cases.
† Counties and independent cities were ranked in descending order by number of cases reported in 2009.
