Table 15. Gonorrhea Among Females — Reported Cases and Rates of Reported Cases by State/Territory and Region in Alphabetical Order, United States, 2014–2018
| State/Territory | Cases | Rates per 100,000 Population | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | |
| Alabama | 4,090 | 3,629 | 4,088 | 5,693 | 6,134 | 163.6 | 144.8 | 163.0 | 226.4 | 243.9 |
| Alaska | 665 | 567 | 738 | 1,090 | 1,057 | 190.3 | 162.3 | 208.6 | 308.8 | 299.4 |
| Arizona | 3,564 | 3,505 | 4,315 | 5,219 | 5,332 | 105.2 | 102.0 | 123.7 | 147.9 | 151.1 |
| Arkansas | 2,527 | 2,510 | 2,964 | 3,525 | 3,788 | 167.5 | 165.6 | 195.0 | 230.7 | 247.9 |
| California | 16,009 | 18,404 | 20,914 | 24,599 | 26,425 | 82.0 | 93.4 | 105.9 | 123.7 | 132.9 |
| Colorado | 1,318 | 1,832 | 2,323 | 3,465 | 3,589 | 49.5 | 67.5 | 84.3 | 124.4 | 128.9 |
| Connecticut | 1,108 | 851 | 1,165 | 1,660 | 1,938 | 60.1 | 46.3 | 63.6 | 90.4 | 105.5 |
| Delaware | 693 | 641 | 799 | 757 | 728 | 143.5 | 131.3 | 162.6 | 152.5 | 146.6 |
| District of Columbia | 858 | 874 | 857 | 1,287 | 1,211 | 247.8 | 247.2 | 239.4 | 352.8 | 332.0 |
| Florida | 9,228 | 10,078 | 11,488 | 12,769 | 12,936 | 90.7 | 97.2 | 109.0 | 119.0 | 120.6 |
| Georgia | 6,552 | 7,322 | 9,156 | 9,873 | 8,718 | 126.7 | 139.9 | 173.1 | 184.4 | 162.8 |
| Hawaii | 350 | 446 | 551 | 476 | 531 | 49.9 | 63.2 | 77.5 | 66.9 | 74.6 |
| Idaho | 196 | 197 | 237 | 357 | 509 | 24.0 | 23.8 | 28.2 | 41.7 | 59.4 |
| Illinois | 7,559 | 7,698 | 8,920 | 9,750 | 10,064 | 115.2 | 117.6 | 137.0 | 149.8 | 154.6 |
| Indiana | 3,819 | 3,984 | 4,811 | 5,931 | 6,083 | 114.1 | 118.6 | 143.0 | 175.5 | 180.0 |
| Iowa | 862 | 1,122 | 1,267 | 1,887 | 2,476 | 55.1 | 71.4 | 80.4 | 119.4 | 156.6 |
| Kansas | 1,464 | 1,262 | 1,695 | 2,269 | 2,615 | 100.5 | 86.6 | 116.1 | 155.3 | 179.0 |
| Kentucky | 2,270 | 2,242 | 2,716 | 3,478 | 3,643 | 101.3 | 99.8 | 120.7 | 153.9 | 161.2 |
| Louisiana | 5,049 | 5,535 | 5,493 | 5,978 | 5,904 | 212.5 | 231.9 | 229.6 | 249.6 | 246.5 |
| Maine | 98 | 143 | 134 | 225 | 250 | 14.4 | 21.1 | 19.7 | 33.0 | 36.7 |
| Maryland | 2,793 | 3,090 | 3,944 | 4,629 | 4,227 | 90.7 | 99.8 | 127.1 | 148.5 | 135.6 |
| Massachusetts | 1,215 | 1,027 | 1,390 | 2,495 | 2,431 | 35.0 | 29.4 | 39.6 | 70.7 | 68.9 |
| Michigan | 5,129 | 5,191 | 6,201 | 7,604 | 7,981 | 101.7 | 102.9 | 122.9 | 150.3 | 157.8 |
| Minnesota | 1,802 | 1,675 | 2,214 | 2,939 | 3,345 | 65.6 | 60.7 | 79.9 | 105.0 | 119.5 |
| Mississippi | 2,987 | 3,131 | 3,665 | 4,563 | 4,888 | 194.0 | 203.2 | 238.0 | 296.6 | 317.8 |
| Missouri | 3,620 | 4,187 | 5,228 | 5,997 | 6,803 | 117.2 | 135.1 | 168.6 | 192.7 | 218.7 |
| Montana | 221 | 462 | 493 | 427 | 638 | 43.4 | 89.9 | 95.2 | 81.9 | 122.3 |
| Nebraska | 770 | 870 | 1,055 | 1,285 | 1,302 | 81.5 | 91.5 | 110.3 | 133.6 | 135.4 |
| Nevada | 1,294 | 1,402 | 1,611 | 1,972 | 2,477 | 91.6 | 97.3 | 109.9 | 132.0 | 165.8 |
| New Hampshire | 91 | 65 | 132 | 179 | 184 | 13.6 | 9.7 | 19.6 | 26.4 | 27.1 |
| New Jersey | 3,082 | 3,110 | 3,338 | 3,731 | 3,446 | 67.3 | 67.8 | 72.9 | 80.9 | 74.8 |
| New Mexico | 961 | 1,087 | 1,542 | 2,073 | 2,343 | 91.3 | 103.4 | 146.8 | 196.7 | 222.3 |
| New York | 7,077 | 8,593 | 8,709 | 9,649 | 10,202 | 69.6 | 84.4 | 85.7 | 94.5 | 99.9 |
| North Carolina | 7,759 | 10,064 | 9,527 | 11,013 | 11,480 | 152.2 | 195.4 | 182.7 | 208.9 | 217.8 |
| North Dakota | 385 | 375 | 516 | 528 | 708 | 106.8 | 101.9 | 139.8 | 143.4 | 192.3 |
| Ohio | 8,735 | 8,466 | 10,130 | 11,736 | 12,146 | 147.6 | 142.8 | 171.0 | 197.4 | 204.3 |
| Oklahoma | 3,451 | 3,580 | 4,052 | 4,721 | 4,556 | 176.3 | 181.3 | 204.7 | 238.0 | 229.7 |
| Oregon | 786 | 1,158 | 1,519 | 1,920 | 2,244 | 39.2 | 56.9 | 73.5 | 91.9 | 107.4 |
| Pennsylvania | 6,164 | 5,889 | 6,135 | 5,947 | 6,050 | 94.3 | 90.1 | 94.1 | 91.0 | 92.6 |
| Rhode Island | 218 | 172 | 221 | 357 | 457 | 40.1 | 31.6 | 40.7 | 65.5 | 83.9 |
| South Carolina | 4,527 | 4,401 | 4,709 | 6,470 | 7,016 | 182.3 | 174.8 | 184.4 | 250.1 | 271.2 |
| South Dakota | 557 | 621 | 757 | 722 | 974 | 131.4 | 145.6 | 176.4 | 167.6 | 226.1 |
| Tennessee | 3,419 | 3,809 | 4,681 | 5,667 | 6,681 | 101.8 | 112.6 | 137.3 | 164.7 | 194.2 |
| Texas | 17,253 | 17,843 | 18,620 | 20,963 | 19,982 | 127.1 | 129.0 | 132.7 | 147.2 | 140.3 |
| Utah | 565 | 507 | 717 | 865 | 942 | 38.6 | 34.1 | 47.3 | 56.2 | 61.2 |
| Vermont | 35 | 85 | 32 | 87 | 140 | 11.0 | 26.8 | 10.1 | 27.6 | 44.4 |
| Virginia | 4,361 | 4,007 | 5,056 | 5,734 | 5,208 | 103.1 | 94.1 | 118.3 | 133.2 | 121.0 |
| Washington | 2,504 | 2,797 | 2,943 | 3,488 | 3,922 | 70.9 | 78.0 | 80.7 | 94.2 | 105.9 |
| West Virginia | 461 | 365 | 422 | 618 | 542 | 49.2 | 39.1 | 45.6 | 67.4 | 59.1 |
| Wisconsin | 2,046 | 2,557 | 3,189 | 3,696 | 3,670 | 70.6 | 88.1 | 109.8 | 126.9 | 126.0 |
| Wyoming | 61 | 86 | 120 | 224 | 158 | 21.3 | 29.9 | 41.9 | 78.9 | 55.7 |
| US TOTAL | 162,608 | 173,514 | 197,499 | 232,587 | 241,074 | 100.4 | 106.3 | 120.4 | 140.7 | 145.8 |
| Northeast | 19,088 | 19,935 | 21,256 | 24,330 | 25,098 | 66.3 | 69.1 | 73.8 | 84.1 | 86.7 |
| Midwest | 36,748 | 38,008 | 45,983 | 54,344 | 58,167 | 107.0 | 110.4 | 133.6 | 157.4 | 168.5 |
| South | 78,278 | 83,121 | 92,237 | 107,738 | 107,642 | 128.2 | 134.5 | 147.9 | 170.9 | 170.7 |
| West | 28,494 | 32,450 | 38,023 | 46,175 | 50,167 | 75.6 | 85.1 | 98.9 | 119.0 | 129.3 |
| American Samoa | NR | NR | NR | NR | 4 | — | — | — | — | 15.5 |
| Guam | 47 | 67 | 59 | 97 | 143 | 59.2 | 84.0 | 72.8 | 119.4 | 176.0 |
| Northern Mariana Islands | NR | NR | NR | NR | 16 | — | — | — | — | 65.4 |
| Puerto Rico | 161 | 259 | 313 | 230 | 238 | 8.7 | 14.3 | 17.5 | 13.1 | 13.5 |
| Virgin Islands | 54 | 28 | 14 | 5 | NR | 97.1 | 50.8 | 24.9 | 8.9 | — |
| TERRITORIES | 262 | 354 | 386 | 332 | 401 | 13.2 | 18.1 | 20.1 | 17.5 | 21.2 |
| TOTAL | 162,870 | 173,868 | 197,885 | 232,919 | 241,475 | 99.4 | 105.3 | 119.2 | 139.3 | 144.4 |
NR = No report.
NOTE: Cases reported with unknown sex are not included in this table. See Section A1.11 in the Appendix for more information on interpreting case counts and rates in US territories.
Page last reviewed: August 20, 2019