Table 27. Primary and Secondary Syphilis — 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 | ||||||||
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2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | |
Alabama | 161 | 280 | 376 | 424 | 477 | 3.3 | 5.8 | 7.7 | 8.7 | 9.8 |
Alaska | 15 | 8 | 8 | 13 | 55 | 2.0 | 1.1 | 1.1 | 1.8 | 7.4 |
Arizona | 577 | 589 | 721 | 943 | 1,047 | 8.6 | 8.6 | 10.4 | 13.4 | 14.9 |
Arkansas | 121 | 134 | 150 | 234 | 288 | 4.1 | 4.5 | 5.0 | 7.8 | 9.6 |
California | 3,835 | 4,908 | 5,891 | 6,708 | 7,607 | 9.9 | 12.5 | 15.0 | 17.0 | 19.2 |
Colorado | 186 | 245 | 250 | 292 | 337 | 3.5 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 5.2 | 6.0 |
Connecticut | 86 | 92 | 110 | 110 | 91 | 2.4 | 2.6 | 3.1 | 3.1 | 2.5 |
Delaware | 47 | 41 | 58 | 57 | 30 | 5.0 | 4.3 | 6.1 | 5.9 | 3.1 |
District of Columbia | 116 | 95 | 161 | 274 | 279 | 17.6 | 14.1 | 23.6 | 39.5 | 40.2 |
Florida | 1,740 | 2,083 | 2,406 | 2,390 | 2,880 | 8.7 | 10.3 | 11.7 | 11.4 | 13.7 |
Georgia | 1,234 | 1,413 | 1,350 | 1,489 | 1,607 | 12.2 | 13.8 | 13.1 | 14.3 | 15.4 |
Hawaii | 68 | 91 | 112 | 94 | 92 | 4.8 | 6.4 | 7.8 | 6.6 | 6.4 |
Idaho | 12 | 57 | 50 | 64 | 46 | 0.7 | 3.4 | 3.0 | 3.7 | 2.7 |
Illinois | 863 | 1,085 | 1,260 | 1,225 | 1,408 | 6.7 | 8.4 | 9.8 | 9.6 | 11.0 |
Indiana | 168 | 285 | 326 | 319 | 367 | 2.5 | 4.3 | 4.9 | 4.8 | 5.5 |
Iowa | 72 | 75 | 89 | 101 | 86 | 2.3 | 2.4 | 2.8 | 3.2 | 2.7 |
Kansas | 60 | 87 | 124 | 133 | 152 | 2.1 | 3.0 | 4.3 | 4.6 | 5.2 |
Kentucky | 158 | 145 | 219 | 262 | 366 | 3.6 | 3.3 | 4.9 | 5.9 | 8.2 |
Louisiana | 575 | 696 | 750 | 679 | 669 | 12.4 | 14.9 | 16.0 | 14.5 | 14.3 |
Maine | 16 | 28 | 42 | 65 | 74 | 1.2 | 2.1 | 3.2 | 4.9 | 5.5 |
Maryland | 449 | 509 | 509 | 573 | 737 | 7.5 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 9.5 | 12.2 |
Massachusetts | 301 | 418 | 489 | 538 | 552 | 4.5 | 6.2 | 7.2 | 7.8 | 8.0 |
Michigan | 421 | 403 | 365 | 480 | 649 | 4.2 | 4.1 | 3.7 | 4.8 | 6.5 |
Minnesota | 257 | 246 | 306 | 292 | 292 | 4.7 | 4.5 | 5.5 | 5.2 | 5.2 |
Mississippi | 189 | 219 | 326 | 310 | 464 | 6.3 | 7.3 | 10.9 | 10.4 | 15.5 |
Missouri | 352 | 307 | 400 | 507 | 806 | 5.8 | 5.0 | 6.6 | 8.3 | 13.2 |
Montana | 8 | 13 | 14 | 48 | 45 | 0.8 | 1.3 | 1.3 | 4.6 | 4.3 |
Nebraska | 50 | 45 | 67 | 43 | 119 | 2.7 | 2.4 | 3.5 | 2.2 | 6.2 |
Nevada | 357 | 335 | 444 | 587 | 682 | 12.6 | 11.6 | 15.1 | 19.6 | 22.7 |
New Hampshire | 36 | 40 | 40 | 43 | 64 | 2.7 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.2 | 4.8 |
New Jersey | 297 | 372 | 472 | 499 | 570 | 3.3 | 4.2 | 5.3 | 5.5 | 6.3 |
New Mexico | 126 | 118 | 189 | 193 | 304 | 6.0 | 5.7 | 9.1 | 9.2 | 14.6 |
New York | 1,727 | 2,006 | 2,455 | 2,355 | 2,654 | 8.7 | 10.1 | 12.4 | 11.9 | 13.4 |
North Carolina | 733 | 1,196 | 1,082 | 1,138 | 1,098 | 7.4 | 11.9 | 10.7 | 11.1 | 10.7 |
North Dakota | 13 | 11 | 33 | 44 | 41 | 1.8 | 1.5 | 4.4 | 5.8 | 5.4 |
Ohio | 568 | 560 | 716 | 832 | 740 | 4.9 | 4.8 | 6.2 | 7.1 | 6.3 |
Oklahoma | 151 | 209 | 264 | 373 | 531 | 3.9 | 5.3 | 6.7 | 9.5 | 13.5 |
Oregon | 272 | 345 | 327 | 352 | 424 | 6.9 | 8.6 | 8.0 | 8.5 | 10.2 |
Pennsylvania | 532 | 655 | 755 | 793 | 797 | 4.2 | 5.1 | 5.9 | 6.2 | 6.2 |
Rhode Island | 71 | 77 | 90 | 71 | 96 | 6.7 | 7.3 | 8.5 | 6.7 | 9.1 |
South Carolina | 250 | 294 | 316 | 361 | 384 | 5.2 | 6.0 | 6.4 | 7.2 | 7.6 |
South Dakota | 53 | 39 | 26 | 33 | 41 | 6.2 | 4.5 | 3.0 | 3.8 | 4.7 |
Tennessee | 237 | 349 | 390 | 488 | 553 | 3.6 | 5.3 | 5.9 | 7.3 | 8.2 |
Texas | 1,636 | 1,680 | 1,955 | 2,233 | 2,538 | 6.1 | 6.1 | 7.0 | 7.9 | 9.0 |
Utah | 47 | 65 | 92 | 117 | 169 | 1.6 | 2.2 | 3.0 | 3.8 | 5.4 |
Vermont | 5 | 9 | 23 | 13 | 11 | 0.8 | 1.4 | 3.7 | 2.1 | 1.8 |
Virginia | 289 | 334 | 459 | 536 | 702 | 3.5 | 4.0 | 5.5 | 6.3 | 8.3 |
Washington | 344 | 445 | 565 | 677 | 802 | 4.9 | 6.2 | 7.8 | 9.1 | 10.8 |
West Virginia | 28 | 52 | 53 | 62 | 65 | 1.5 | 2.8 | 2.9 | 3.4 | 3.6 |
Wisconsin | 86 | 79 | 132 | 173 | 152 | 1.5 | 1.4 | 2.3 | 3.0 | 2.6 |
Wyoming | 4 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 23 | 0.7 | 0.9 | 1.2 | 0.7 | 4.0 |
US TOTAL | 19,999 | 23,872 | 27,814 | 30,644 | 35,063 | 6.3 | 7.4 | 8.6 | 9.4 | 10.8 |
Northeast | 3,071 | 3,697 | 4,476 | 4,487 | 4,909 | 5.5 | 6.6 | 8.0 | 7.9 | 8.7 |
Midwest | 2,963 | 3,222 | 3,844 | 4,182 | 4,853 | 4.4 | 4.7 | 5.7 | 6.1 | 7.1 |
South | 8,114 | 9,729 | 10,824 | 11,883 | 13,668 | 6.8 | 8.0 | 8.8 | 9.6 | 11.1 |
West | 5,851 | 7,224 | 8,670 | 10,092 | 11,633 | 7.8 | 9.5 | 11.3 | 13.0 | 15.0 |
American Samoa | NR | NR | NR | NR | 0 | — | — | — | — | 0.0 |
Guam | 7 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 18 | 4.3 | 1.2 | 1.2 | 7.8 | 10.8 |
Northern Mariana Islands | NR | NR | NR | NR | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1.9 |
Puerto Rico | 484 | 531 | 493 | 411 | 365 | 13.6 | 15.3 | 14.5 | 12.3 | 10.9 |
Virgin Islands | 2 | 8 | 0 | 0 | NR | 1.9 | 7.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — |
TERRITORIES | 493 | 541 | 495 | 424 | 384 | 12.9 | 14.5 | 13.4 | 11.7 | 10.6 |
TOTAL | 20,492 | 24,413 | 28,309 | 31,068 | 35,447 | 6.4 | 7.5 | 8.7 | 9.4 | 10.8 |
NR = No report.
NOTE: 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