Table 40. Congenital Syphilis - Reported Cases and Rates in Infants by Year of Birth, by State, Ranked by Rates, United States, 2010
| Rank* | State† | Cases | Rates per 100,000 Live Births |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Louisiana | 33 | 49.8 |
| 2 | Maryland | 22 | 28.2 |
| 3 | Arkansas | 11 | 26.6 |
| 4 | Texas | 103 | 25.3 |
| 5 | Mississippi | 9 | 19.4 |
| 6 | Delaware | 2 | 16.4 |
| 7 | Illinois | 27 | 14.9 |
| 8 | Arizona | 15 | 14.6 |
| 9 | Alabama | 9 | 13.9 |
| 10 | Tennessee | 11 | 12.7 |
| 11 | Nevada | 5 | 12.1 |
| 12 | Georgia | 18 | 11.9 |
| YEAR 2020 TARGET | 9.1 | ||
| U.S. TOTAL‡ | 377 | 8.7 | |
| 13 | Florida | 19 | 7.9 |
| 14 | North Carolina | 10 | 7.6 |
| 15 | California | 38 | 6.7 |
| 16 | Ohio | 10 | 6.6 |
| 17 | New York | 16 | 6.3 |
| 18 | Connecticut | 2 | 4.8 |
| 19 | Idaho | 1 | 4.0 |
| 20 | New Jersey | 3 | 2.6 |
| 21 | Missouri | 2 | 2.4 |
| 22 | Pennsylvania | 3 | 2.0 |
| 23 | Utah | 1 | 1.8 |
| 24 | Michigan | 2 | 1.6 |
| 25 | Wisconsin | 1 | 1.4 |
| 26 | Massachusetts | 1 | 1.3 |
| 27 | Washington | 1 | 1.1 |
| 28 | Virginia | 1 | 0.9 |
| Alaska | 0 | 0.0 | |
| Colorado | 0 | 0.0 | |
| Hawaii | 0 | 0.0 | |
| Indiana | 0 | 0.0 | |
| Iowa | 0 | 0.0 | |
| Kansas | 0 | 0.0 | |
| Kentucky | 0 | 0.0 | |
| Maine | 0 | 0.0 | |
| Minnesota | 0 | 0.0 | |
| Montana | 0 | 0.0 | |
| Nebraska | 0 | 0.0 | |
| New Hampshire | 0 | 0.0 | |
| New Mexico | 0 | 0.0 | |
| North Dakota | 0 | 0.0 | |
| Oklahoma | 0 | 0.0 | |
| Oregon | 0 | 0.0 | |
| Rhode Island | 0 | 0.0 | |
| South Carolina | 0 | 0.0 | |
| South Dakota | 0 | 0.0 | |
| Vermont | 0 | 0.0 | |
| West Virginia | 0 | 0.0 | |
| Wyoming | 0 | 0.0 |
* States were ranked in descending order by rate and by number of cases. States with no cases were not ranked.
† Mother's state of residence was used to assign case.
‡ Total includes cases reported by the District of Columbia, with 1 case and a rate of 11.3, but excludes outlying areas (Guam with 0 cases and rate of 0.0, Puerto Rico with 2 cases and rate of 4.3, and Virgin Islands with 0 cases and rate of 0.0).
