Tables – Sexually Transmitted Disease Surveillance, 2020

Related Pages

The COVID-19 pandemic affected STD prevention and control efforts, introducing uncertainty and difficulty in interpreting 2020 surveillance data. These tables highlight current trends for three nationally notifiable STDs – chlamydia, gonorrhea, and syphilis.

Trends presented in Sexually Transmitted Disease Surveillance, 2020 should be interpreted cautiously. For more information, see Impact of COVID-19 on STDs.

map icon State Rankings are available in Table 2, Table 7, Table 13, and Table 20; they can also be downloaded as a PDFpdf icon.

Table 12. Total Syphilis* — Reported Cases and Rates of Reported Cases by State/Territory and Region in Alphabetical Order, United States, 2016-2020

Table 13. Primary and Secondary Syphilis — Reported Cases and Rates of Reported Cases by State, Ranked by Rates, United States, 2020

Table 14. Primary and Secondary Syphilis — Reported Cases and Rates of Reported Cases by State/Territory and Region in Alphabetical Order, United States, 2016-2020

Table 14A. Primary and Secondary Syphilis Among Men – Reported Cases and Rates of Reported Cases by State/Territory and Region in Alphabetical Order, United States, 2016-2020

Table 14B. Primary and Secondary Syphilis Among Women – Reported Cases and Rates of Reported Cases by State/Territory and Region in Alphabetical Order, United States, 2016-2020

Table 15. Primary and Secondary Syphilis — Reported Cases and Rates of Reported Cases by Age Group and Sex, United States, 2016-2020

Table 16A. Primary and Secondary Syphilis — Reported Cases by Race/Hispanic Ethnicity, Age Group, and Sex, United States, 2020

Table 16B. Primary and Secondary Syphilis — Rates of Reported Cases* by Race/Hispanic Ethnicity, Age Group, and Sex, United States, 2020

Table 17. Primary and Secondary Syphilis—Reported Cases* and Rates of Reported Cases Among Gay, Bisexual, and Other Men Who Have Sex with Men by State in Alphabetical Order, United States, 2016-2020

Table 18. Early Non-Primary Non-Secondary Syphilis — Reported Cases and Rates of Reported Cases by State/Territory and Region in Alphabetical Order, United States and Territories, 2016-2020

Table 19. Unknown Duration or Late Syphilis* — Reported Cases and Rates of Reported Cases by State/Territory and Region in Alphabetical Order, United States, 2016-2020

Table 20. Congenital Syphilis — Reported Cases and Rates of Reported Cases by State, Ranked by Rates, United States, 2020

Table 21. Congenital Syphilis — Reported Cases and Rates of Reported Cases by Year of Birth, by State/Territory* and Region in Alphabetical Order, United States, 2016-2020

Table 22. Congenital Syphilis — Reported Cases and Rates of Reported Cases* by Year of Birth and Race/Hispanic Ethnicity of Mother, United States, 2016-2020

Table 23. Syphilis—Reported Cases and Rates of Total Syphilis (All Stages) Among Women Aged 15-44 Years and Reported Cases and Rates of Congenital Syphilis by State/Territory* and Region in Alphabetical Order, United States, 2020

Page last reviewed: May 9, 2022
Content source: Division of STD Prevention, National Center for HIV, Viral Hepatitis, STD, and TB Prevention, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention