Table 18. Gonorrhea Among Females — Reported Cases and Rates of Reported Cases in Selected Metropolitan Statistical Areas (MSAs)* in Alphabetical Order, United States, 2014–2018
| Metropolitan Statistical Area | Cases | Rates per 100,000 Population | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | |
| Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA | 3,030 | 2,578† | 4,696 | 4,723 | 3,683† | 104.7 | 87.5† | 157.0 | 155.4 | 121.2† |
| Austin-Round Rock, TX | 1,213 | 1,039 | 1,162 | 1,522 | 1,326 | 124.9 | 103.9 | 113.1 | 144.2 | 125.7 |
| Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD | 1,608 | 1,964 | 2,492 | 3,059 | 2,538 | 111.5 | 135.6 | 171.9 | 210.4 | 174.6 |
| Birmingham-Hoover, AL | 970 | 999 | 943‡ | 1,644 | 1,494 | 163.4 | 167.9 | 158.4‡ | 275.4 | 250.3 |
| Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH | 844† | 601† | 720† | 1,242† | 1,255 | 34.7† | 24.5† | 29.2† | 50.0† | 50.5 |
| Buffalo-Cheektowaga-Niagara Falls, NY | 664 | 959 | 985 | 1,157 | 1,138 | 113.4 | 164.0 | 168.9 | 197.5 | 194.3 |
| Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC | 1,962 | 2,419 | 2,296 | 2,554 | 2,632 | 160.2 | 193.8 | 180.1 | 196.4 | 202.4 |
| Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI | 5,662 | 5,696 | 6,481 | 6,997 | 6,943 | 115.9 | 116.8 | 133.5 | 143.8 | 142.7 |
| Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN | 1,913 | 2,020 | 2,183 | 2,481 | 2,576† | 174.3 | 183.4 | 197.7 | 223.3 | 231.9† |
| Cleveland-Elyria, OH | 2,021 | 1,745 | 2,134 | 3,043 | 2,719 | 189.2 | 163.6 | 200.7 | 285.9 | 255.5 |
| Columbus, OH | 1,473 | 1,638 | 2,105 | 2,165 | 2,311 | 145.3 | 159.5 | 203.0 | 205.1 | 218.9 |
| Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX | 4,153 | 4,963 | 4,577 | 5,504 | 5,343 | 117.5 | 137.4 | 124.5 | 146.5 | 142.2 |
| Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO | 780 | 1,096 | 1,403 | 2,083 | 1,920 | 56.4 | 77.7 | 98.1 | 144.2 | 132.9 |
| Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI | 2,698 | 2,592 | 3,190 | 4,008 | 3,867 | 122.0 | 117.2 | 144.5 | 181.0 | 174.7 |
| Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT | 425 | 310† | 412† | 796 | 776† | 68.3 | 50.0† | 66.7† | 128.5 | 125.3† |
| Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX | 4,151 | 4,113 | 4,422 | 4,422 | 4,439 | 127.2 | 122.8 | 129.7 | 127.5 | 128.0 |
| Indianapolis-Carmel-Anderson, IN | 1,828 | 1,791 | 2,264 | 2,533 | 2,345 | 181.3 | 176.1 | 220.9 | 244.3 | 226.1 |
| Jacksonville, FL | 1,288 | 1,237 | 1,402 | 1,643 | 1,784 | 176.9 | 166.5 | 184.9 | 213.0 | 231.3 |
| Kansas City, MO-KS | 1,361 | 1,409 | 1,875 | 2,448 | 2,479 | 128.9 | 132.6 | 174.9 | 225.9 | 228.8 |
| Las Vegas-Henderson-Paradise, NV | 1,039 | 1,129 | 1,341 | 1,518 | 1,958 | 100.5 | 106.7 | 124.1 | 137.4 | 177.3 |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA | 5,029 | 5,778 | 7,083 | 8,808 | 9,187 | 74.8 | 85.4 | 104.9 | 130.1 | 135.7 |
| Louisville-Jefferson County, KY-IN | 992 | 1,012 | 1,278 | 1,493 | 1,198† | 152.6 | 154.8 | 194.8 | 225.8 | 181.2† |
| Memphis, TN-MS-AR | 1,371 | 1,469 | 1,818 | 2,304 | 2,552 | 196.0 | 209.8 | 259.7 | 327.8 | 363.1 |
| Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL | 2,123 | 2,252 | 2,606 | 2,699 | 2,816 | 69.5 | 72.7 | 83.4 | 85.2 | 88.9 |
| Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI | 1,298 | 1,850 | 2,208 | 2,346 | 2,195 | 160.8 | 228.8 | 274.0 | 290.5 | 271.8 |
| Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI | 1,388 | 1,229 | 1,676 | 2,256 | 2,412 | 78.6 | 69.0 | 93.5 | 124.3 | 132.8 |
| Nashville-Davidson-Murfreesboro-Franklin, TN | 790 | 888 | 1,129 | 1,036 | 1,236 | 86.0 | 94.7 | 118.1 | 106.4 | 127.0 |
| New Orleans-Metairie, LA | 1,339 | 1,423 | 1,527 | 1,512 | 1,414 | 207.2 | 218.1 | 233.1 | 229.1 | 214.3 |
| New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA | 6,544 | 7,349 | 7,134 | 8,210 | 8,565 | 63.1 | 70.6 | 68.6 | 78.3 | 81.7 |
| Oklahoma City, OK | 1,310 | 1,267 | 1,558 | 1,771 | 1,757 | 193.2 | 183.8 | 223.8 | 252.6 | 250.6 |
| Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL | 1,109 | 1,254 | 1,326 | 1,569 | 1,633 | 93.4 | 102.7 | 106.2 | 122.3 | 127.3 |
| Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD | 4,461 | 4,277 | 4,640 | 4,544 | 4,413 | 142.7 | 136.4 | 148.0 | 144.3 | 140.2 |
| Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ | 2,658 | 2,708 | 3,259 | 3,807 | 3,752 | 117.6 | 117.6 | 138.9 | 159.8 | 157.5 |
| Pittsburgh, PA | 1,415 | 1,239 | 1,153 | 948 | 1,035 | 116.8 | 102.5 | 95.9 | 79.2 | 86.4 |
| Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA | 382 | 764 | 1,005 | 1,208 | 1,478 | 32.2 | 63.2 | 82.0 | 97.5 | 119.3 |
| Providence-Warwick, RI-MA | 325† | 260† | 368† | 559† | 687 | 39.2† | 31.3† | 44.3† | 67.0† | 82.4 |
| Raleigh, NC | 638 | 857 | 785 | 1,101 | 1,126 | 100.2 | 131.4 | 117.4 | 161.0 | 164.7 |
| Richmond, VA | 1,194 | 1,141 | 1,473 | 1,432 | 1,319 | 183.4 | 173.6 | 222.2 | 214.0 | 197.1 |
| Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA | 1,966 | 2,208 | 2,515 | 3,101 | 3,255 | 88.1 | 97.9 | 110.5 | 134.8 | 141.5 |
| Sacramento-Roseville-Arden-Arcade, CA | 1,246 | 1,538 | 1,463 | 1,613 | 1,891 | 108.8 | 132.5 | 124.7 | 135.8 | 159.2 |
| Salt Lake City, UT | 376 | 325 | 480 | 549 | 578 | 65.5 | 55.8 | 81.3 | 91.7 | 96.5 |
| San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX | 1,445 | 1,785 | 1,981 | 2,228 | 1,804 | 122.4 | 147.8 | 161.1 | 178.1 | 144.2 |
| San Diego-Carlsbad, CA | 1,038 | 1,018 | 1,479 | 1,593 | 2,091 | 63.9 | 62.1 | 89.7 | 96.0 | 126.1 |
| San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA | 1,836 | 2,101 | 2,183 | 2,646 | 2,719 | 78.9 | 89.1 | 92.2 | 110.7 | 113.8 |
| San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA | 557 | 642 | 614 | 772 | 663 | 57.4 | 65.4 | 62.6 | 78.1 | 67.0 |
| Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA | 1,412 | 1,662 | 1,556 | 2,011 | 2,137 | 76.9 | 89.0 | 81.9 | 104.1 | 110.6 |
| St. Louis, MO-IL | 2,087 | 2,436 | 2,911 | 2,969 | 3,173 | 144.3 | 168.1 | 201.4 | 205.4 | 219.5 |
| Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL | 1,619 | 1,676 | 1,815 | 1,955 | 1,786 | 107.6 | 109.2 | 116.0 | 122.7 | 112.1 |
| Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC | 1,711 | 1,701 | 2,118 | 2,340 | 2,082 | 196.4 | 194.4 | 241.5 | 267.0 | 237.5 |
| Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV | 1,163 | 1,064 | 1,489 | 3,031 | 2,931 | 37.7 | 34.1 | 47.5 | 95.4 | 92.2 |
| SELECTED MSAs TOTAL | 89,905 | 95,471 | 109,713 | 127,953 | 127,411 | 100.7 | 105.9 | 120.9 | 139.5 | 139.0 |
* MSAs were selected on the basis of the largest population in the 2010 US Census.
† The variable used to identify county, which is used to classify cases into MSAs, was complete for ≤95% of cases in a state contributing data to this MSA. See Section A1.4 in the Appendix for more information.
‡ 2016 county data for Alabama have been corrected and may not match previous reports.
NOTE: Cases reported with unknown sex are not included in this table.
Page last reviewed: August 20, 2019