Table 25. Primary and Secondary Syphilis - Reported Cases and Rates by State, Ranked by Rates, United States, 2010
| Rank* | State | Cases | Rate per 100,000 Population |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Louisiana | 546 | 12.2 |
| 2 | Georgia | 795 | 8.1 |
| 3 | Mississippi | 228 | 7.7 |
| 4 | Arkansas | 205 | 7.1 |
| 5 | Illinois | 908 | 7.0 |
| 6 | Florida | 1,184 | 6.4 |
| 7 | Maryland | 328 | 5.8 |
| 8 | New York | 1,098 | 5.6 |
| 9 | California | 2,065 | 5.6 |
| 10 | Alabama | 260 | 5.5 |
| 11 | Texas | 1,230 | 5.0 |
| 12 | Nevada | 130 | 4.9 |
| 13 | Ohio | 528 | 4.6 |
| U.S. TOTAL† | 13,774 | 4.5 | |
| 14 | Tennessee | 277 | 4.4 |
| 15 | Massachusetts | 285 | 4.3 |
| 16 | North Carolina | 396 | 4.2 |
| 17 | Washington | 266 | 4.0 |
| 18 | Rhode Island | 41 | 3.9 |
| 19 | Virginia | 279 | 3.5 |
| 20 | Arizona | 230 | 3.5 |
| 21 | South Carolina | 155 | 3.4 |
| 22 | Kentucky | 139 | 3.2 |
| 23 | Pennsylvania | 369 | 2.9 |
| 24 | Minnesota | 149 | 2.8 |
| 25 | New Jersey | 244 | 2.8 |
| 26 | Connecticut | 98 | 2.8 |
| 27 | Colorado | 138 | 2.7 |
| 28 | Indiana | 175 | 2.7 |
| 29 | Hawaii | 35 | 2.7 |
| 30 | New Mexico | 53 | 2.6 |
| 31 | Missouri | 152 | 2.5 |
| 32 | Oklahoma | 92 | 2.5 |
| 33 | Maine | 32 | 2.4 |
| 34 | Michigan | 235 | 2.4 |
| 35 | Utah | 65 | 2.3 |
| 36 | Oregon | 71 | 1.9 |
| 37 | New Hampshire | 22 | 1.7 |
| 38 | Delaware | 9 | 1.0 |
| 39 | Wisconsin | 49 | 0.9 |
| 40 | Kansas | 19 | 0.7 |
| 41 | Nebraska | 12 | 0.7 |
| 42 | Vermont | 4 | 0.6 |
| 43 | Iowa | 19 | 0.6 |
| 44 | South Dakota | 4 | 0.5 |
| 45 | North Dakota | 3 | 0.5 |
| 46 | Alaska | 3 | 0.4 |
| 47 | Idaho | 6 | 0.4 |
| 48 | West Virginia | 6 | 0.3 |
| 49 | Montana | 3 | 0.3 |
| Wyoming | 0 | 0.0 |
*States were ranked in descending order by rate and by number of cases.
†Total includes cases reported by the District of Columbia with 134 cases and a rate of 22.3, but excludes outlying areas (Guam with 1 case and rate of 0.6, Puerto Rico with 228 cases and rate of 5.7, and Virgin Islands with 0 cases and rate of 0.0).
