Table 20. Gonorrhea — Reported Cases and Rates of Reported Cases in Counties and Independent Cities* Ranked by Number of Reported Cases, United States, 2018
Rank* | County/Independent City | Cases | Rate per 100,000 Population | Cumulative Percentage |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Los Angeles County, CA | 27,266 | 268.3 | 5 |
2 | Cook County, IL | 16,117 | 309.3 | 7 |
3 | New York County, NY | 9,067 | 544.7 | 9 |
4 | Maricopa County, AZ | 8,888 | 206.4 | 11 |
5 | Harris County, TX | 8,730 | 187.6 | 12 |
6 | Kings County, NY | 7,574 | 285.9 | 13 |
7 | Dallas County, TX | 7,326 | 279.8 | 15 |
8 | Philadelphia County, PA | 7,205 | 455.8 | 16 |
9 | Wayne County, MI | 6,287 | 358.5 | 17 |
10 | San Diego County, CA | 6,184 | 185.3 | 18 |
11 | San Francisco County, CA | 5,887 | 665.7 | 19 |
12 | Clark County, NV | 5,294 | 240.2 | 20 |
13 | Bronx County, NY | 5,204 | 353.7 | 21 |
14 | Franklin County, OH | 4,921 | 380.9 | 22 |
15 | Cuyahoga County, OH | 4,552 | 364.6 | 22 |
16 | Milwaukee County, WI | 4,547 | 477.6 | 23 |
17 | King County, WA | 4,406 | 201.3 | 24 |
18 | Shelby County, TN | 4,328 | 461.9 | 25 |
19 | Miami-Dade County, FL | 4,309 | 156.6 | 25 |
20 | Washington, D.C. | 4,240 | 611.0 | 26 |
21 | Riverside County, CA | 4,084 | 168.5 | 27 |
22 | Marion County, IN | 4,013 | 422.4 | 27 |
23 | Orange County, CA | 3,940 | 123.5 | 28 |
24 | San Bernardino County, CA | 3,893 | 180.4 | 29 |
25 | Bexar County, TX | 3,884 | 198.3 | 30 |
26 | Broward County, FL | 3,846 | 198.7 | 30 |
27 | Sacramento County, CA | 3,806 | 248.7 | 31 |
28 | Queens County, NY | 3,796 | 160.9 | 31 |
29 | Alameda County, CA | 3,777 | 227.1 | 32 |
30 | Baltimore (City), MD | 3,596 | 587.9 | 33 |
31 | Hamilton County, OH | 3,577 | 439.5 | 33 |
32 | Duval County, FL | 3,492 | 372.3 | 34 |
33 | Jackson County, MO | 3,443 | 492.6 | 35 |
34 | Travis County, TX | 3,409 | 277.9 | 35 |
35 | Fulton County, GA | 3,368 | 323.4 | 36 |
36 | Hennepin County, MN | 3,308 | 264.2 | 36 |
37 | Tarrant County, TX | 3,212 | 156.3 | 37 |
38 | Mecklenburg County, NC | 3,192 | 296.4 | 37 |
39 | Orange County, FL | 2,937 | 217.7 | 38 |
40 | Jefferson County, AL | 2,809 | 426.1 | 38 |
41 | St. Louis County, MO | 2,791 | 280.0 | 39 |
42 | Oklahoma County, OK | 2,752 | 349.3 | 39 |
43 | Denver County, CO | 2,704 | 383.8 | 40 |
44 | Multnomah County, OR | 2,477 | 306.7 | 40 |
45 | Suffolk County, MA | 2,464 | 308.8 | 41 |
46 | Kern County, CA | 2,311 | 258.8 | 41 |
47 | Hillsborough County, FL | 2,292 | 162.7 | 41 |
48 | Bernalillo County, NM | 2,287 | 337.9 | 42 |
49 | St. Louis (City), MO | 2,280 | 738.8 | 42 |
50 | Erie County, NY | 2,249 | 243.0 | 43 |
51 | Fresno County, CA | 2,246 | 227.0 | 43 |
52 | DeKalb County, GA | 2,188 | 290.5 | 43 |
53 | Santa Clara County, CA | 2,179 | 112.4 | 44 |
54 | Jefferson County, KY | 2,158 | 279.8 | 44 |
55 | Wake County, NC | 2,143 | 199.9 | 44 |
56 | Orleans Parish, LA | 2,114 | 537.5 | 45 |
57 | Tulsa County, OK | 2,086 | 322.8 | 45 |
58 | Allegheny County, PA | 2,060 | 168.4 | 46 |
59 | Contra Costa County, CA | 2,057 | 179.3 | 46 |
60 | Prince George's County, MD | 2,020 | 221.3 | 46 |
61 | Essex County, NJ | 2,011 | 248.8 | 47 |
62 | Guilford County, NC | 1,970 | 373.8 | 47 |
63 | Pima County, AZ | 1,925 | 188.2 | 47 |
64 | Pierce County, WA | 1,917 | 218.6 | 48 |
65 | Salt Lake County, UT | 1,907 | 167.9 | 48 |
66 | Davidson County, TN | 1,880 | 272.0 | 48 |
67 | Monroe County, NY | 1,867 | 249.7 | 49 |
68 | Richland County, SC | 1,834 | 445.6 | 49 |
69 | Hartford County, CT | 1,806 | 201.7 | 49 |
70 | Lucas County, OH | 1,799 | 417.5 | 49 |
* The top 70 counties and independent cities ranked in descending order by number of cases reported in 2018 then by rate are displayed.
NOTE: Relative rankings of counties may be impacted by completeness of the variable used to identify county. In 2018, the variable used to identify county was complete for ≤95% of cases in Connecticut, Georgia, Hawaii, Kentucky, and South Dakota. See Section A1.4 in the Appendix for more information.
Page last reviewed: August 20, 2019