Table 8. Gonorrhea — Reported Cases and Rates of Reported Cases by State/Territory and Region in Alphabetical Order, United States, 2016-2020

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Table 8. Gonorrhea — Reported Cases and Rates of Reported Cases by State/Territory and Region in Alphabetical Order, United States, 2016-2020
State/Territory
Cases
Rates per 100,000 Population
2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020
Alabama 8,408 11,948 12,742 14,492 14,426 172.9 245.1 260.7 295.6 294.2
Alaska 1,454 2,189 2,247 2,213 1,982 196.0 295.9 304.7 302.5 270.9
Arizona 10,330 12,502 12,870 15,180 16,342 149.0 178.2 179.5 208.6 224.5
Arkansas 5,732 6,710 7,300 6,907 7,857 191.8 223.3 242.2 228.9 260.4
California 64,551 75,348 79,192 80,301 78,444 164.5 190.6 200.2 203.2 198.5
Colorado 5,975 8,478 8,894 9,572 9,686 107.8 151.2 156.2 166.2 168.2
Connecticut 2,731 3,913 4,959 4,418 4,604 76.4 109.1 138.8 123.9 129.1
Delaware 1,702 1,784 1,691 1,617 1,503 178.8 185.5 174.8 166.1 154.3
District of Columbia 3,226 4,563 4,240 4,382 3,879 473.6 657.5 603.6 620.9 549.6
Florida 28,162 31,683 32,644 36,804 40,788 136.6 151.0 153.3 171.4 189.9
Georgia 20,553 22,667 20,867 21,257 23,463 199.3 217.3 198.4 200.2 221.0
Hawaii 1,467 1,358 1,495 1,494 1,484 102.7 95.1 105.2 105.5 104.8
Idaho 635 987 1,134 1,491 1,480 37.7 57.5 64.6 83.4 82.8
Illinois 21,199 23,859 25,422 29,272 31,055 165.6 186.4 199.5 231.0 245.1
Indiana 9,451 11,835 12,193 11,926 14,111 142.5 177.5 182.2 177.1 209.6
Iowa 2,600 3,758 4,839 5,309 6,919 82.9 119.5 153.3 168.3 219.3
Kansas 3,353 4,545 5,256 4,948 5,626 115.3 156.0 180.5 169.8 193.1
Kentucky 5,812 7,417 7,470 7,379 8,393 131.0 166.5 167.2 165.2 187.9
Louisiana 10,782 12,017 12,043 12,800 15,483 230.3 256.5 258.4 275.3 333.1
Maine 451 620 710 547 520 33.9 46.4 53.0 40.7 38.7
Maryland 9,523 10,978 10,305 11,598 12,052 158.3 181.4 170.5 191.8 199.3
Massachusetts 4,980 7,737 8,076 7,396 7,494 73.1 112.8 117.0 107.3 108.7
Michigan 12,450 15,742 16,688 18,150 23,412 125.4 158.0 166.9 181.7 234.4
Minnesota 5,104 6,519 7,542 8,013 10,320 92.5 116.9 134.4 142.1 183.0
Mississippi 7,157 9,258 9,749 12,068 13,773 239.5 310.2 326.4 405.5 462.8
Missouri 11,479 13,086 15,090 15,585 16,855 188.4 214.0 246.3 253.9 274.6
Montana 867 782 1,181 1,595 1,698 83.2 74.4 111.2 149.2 158.9
Nebraska 2,156 2,653 2,696 2,967 3,434 113.1 138.2 139.7 153.4 177.5
Nevada 4,380 5,520 6,475 6,519 6,364 149.0 184.1 213.4 211.6 206.6
New Hampshire 456 513 594 410 461 34.2 38.2 43.8 30.2 33.9
New Jersey 8,162 9,439 9,067 9,622 10,060 91.3 104.8 101.8 108.3 113.3
New Mexico 3,516 4,489 5,268 4,886 4,608 169.0 215.0 251.4 233.0 219.8
New York 29,000 34,099 37,262 40,901 42,517 146.9 171.8 190.7 210.2 218.6
North Carolina 19,687 22,871 23,725 26,377 28,258 194.0 222.6 228.5 251.5 269.4
North Dakota 1,000 966 1,369 1,447 1,660 131.9 127.9 180.1 189.9 217.8
Ohio 20,487 23,967 25,146 26,065 30,977 176.4 205.6 215.1 223.0 265.0
Oklahoma 7,574 9,081 8,998 10,491 11,204 193.0 231.0 228.2 265.1 283.1
Oregon 4,353 5,022 5,913 6,130 6,412 106.3 121.2 141.1 145.3 152.0
Pennsylvania 14,603 15,244 15,887 16,059 18,280 114.2 119.0 124.0 125.4 142.8
Rhode Island 716 1,087 1,336 1,516 1,399 67.8 102.6 126.4 143.1 132.1
South Carolina 9,194 12,623 13,801 14,160 16,705 185.3 251.2 271.5 275.0 324.4
South Dakota 1,269 1,290 1,689 2,170 2,424 146.6 148.3 191.4 245.3 274.0
Tennessee 10,179 12,426 14,627 16,026 18,458 153.0 185.0 216.1 234.7 270.3
Texas 42,472 47,409 47,231 44,230 58,246 152.4 167.5 164.6 152.5 200.9
Utah 2,100 2,543 2,895 2,886 3,112 68.8 82.0 91.6 90.0 97.1
Vermont 126 203 268 175 139 20.2 32.5 42.8 28.0 22.3
Virginia 11,084 12,596 11,776 13,840 15,217 131.8 148.7 138.3 162.1 178.3
Washington 8,174 9,915 11,207 11,736 11,667 112.2 133.9 148.7 154.1 153.2
West Virginia 919 1,296 1,143 1,771 1,780 50.2 71.4 63.3 98.8 99.3
Wisconsin 6,498 7,661 7,882 8,846 10,346 112.4 132.2 135.6 151.9 177.7
Wyoming 275 412 311 448 392 47.0 71.1 53.8 77.4 67.7
US TOTAL 468,514 555,608 583,405 616,392 677,769 145.0 170.6 178.3 187.8 206.5
Northeast 61,225 72,855 78,159 81,044 85,474 108.9 129.0 139.3 144.8 152.7
Midwest 97,046 115,881 125,812 134,698 157,139 142.8 170.0 184.2 197.1 230.0
South 202,166 237,327 240,352 256,199 291,485 165.3 191.9 192.7 204.0 232.1
West 108,077 129,545 139,082 144,451 143,671 141.0 167.3 178.3 184.4 183.4
American Samoa NR NR 13 9 24 — — 25.6 18.6 49.5
Guam 133 202 261 305 208 79.7 120.7 155.6 181.4 123.7
Northern Mariana Islands NR NR 34 21 3 — — 65.4 40.3 5.8
Puerto Rico 744 588 557 499 390 21.8 17.5 16.9 15.6 12.2
Virgin Islands 35 15 NR 47 67 32.5 14.0 — 44.1 62.8
TERRITORIES 912 805 865 881 692 24.7 22.2 24.3 24.7 19.4
TOTAL 469,426 556,413 584,270 617,273 678,461 143.6 168.9 176.7 186.0 204.5
NR = No report.

NOTE: See Technical Notes for more information on interpreting case counts and rates in US territories. The COVID-19 pandemic has introduced uncertainty and difficulty in interpreting 2020 case data. See Impact of COVID-19 on STDs for more information.

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