2000 STD Prevention Conference – Table: Gonorrhea & Syphilis Rates by City, 1999

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Gonorrhea Rate by City

No. City Cases Rate per 100,000 Population
 1. Baltimore, Md. 6,124 948.6
 2. Richmond, Va. 1,827 940.9
 3. St. Louis, Mo. 2,876 847.6
 4. Rochester, N.Y. 2,037 846.6
 5. Atlanta, Ga. 5,631 761.6
 6. Washington, D.C. 3,536 675.9
 7. Detroit, Mich. 7,900 626.8
 8. Newark, N.J. 1,741 612.3
 9. Norfolk, Va. 1,291 599.9
10. Memphis, Tenn. 5,038 579.9
11. New Orleans, La. 2,687 577.2
12. Philadelphia, Penn. 7,775 541.3
13. Milwaukee, Wis. 4,884 535.7
14. Chicago, Ill. 14,488 486.4
15. Kansas City, Mo. 1,956 432.8
16. Minneapolis, Minn. 1,558 427.4
17. Jacksonville, Fla. 2,981 405.2
18. Buffalo, N.Y. 1,233 389.2
19. Birmingham, Ala. 2,492 377.8
20. Indianapolis, In. 3,045 374.4
Gonorrhea Rate per 100,000 for United States: 133.2


Syphilis Rate by City

No. City Cases Rate per 100,000 Population
 1. Indianapolis, In. 407 50.0
 2. Nashville, Tenn. 250 46.8
 3. Baltimore, Md. 246 38.1
 4. Memphis, Tenn. 258 29.7
 5. Atlanta, Ga. 213 28.8
 6. Oklahoma City, Ok. 114 28.0
 7. Detroit, Mich. 189 15.0
 8. St. Louis, Mo. 51 15.0
 9. Tulsa, Ok. 45 11.8
10. New Orleans, La. 51 11.0
11. Louisville, Ky. 67 10.0
12. Chicago, Ill. 282 9.5
13. Norfolk, Va. 20 9.3
14. Washington, D.C, 45 8.6
15. Charlotte, N.C. 53 8.4
16. Newark, N.J. 22 7.7
17. Dallas, Texas 151 7.4
18. Phoenix, Az. 195 7.0
19. Richmond, Va. 13 6.7
20. San Juan, P.R. 61 5.8
Syphilis Rate per 100,000 for United States: 2.5