2002 National STD Conference – Gonorrhea Rates by City: 2000 vs. 1999

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No. City Cases, 2000 Rate per
100,000 Population,
2000		 Rate per
100,000 Population,
1999		 Percent
change
1. Richmond, Va. 1,752 923.6 963.1 -4.1%
2. Rochester, N.Y. 2,142 894.8 851.0 5.2%
3. Baltimore, Md. 5,603 885.6 967.9 -8.5%
4. St. Louis, Mo. 2,879 862.1 861.2 0.1%
5. Detroit, Mich. 9,610 766.7 630.3 21.6%
6. Norfolk, Va. 1,490 659.7 571.6 15.4%
7. New Orleans, La. 3,015 654.1 583.0 12.2%
8. Kansas City, Mo. 2,688 595.2 433.1 37.4%
9. Philadelphia, Penn. 8,198 578.3 548.5 5.4%
10. Milwaukee, Wis. 5,146 567.8 538.9 5.4%
11. Memphis, Tenn. 4,941 566.0 577.1 -1.9%
12. Newark, N.J. 1,558 550.0 614.7 -10.5%
13. Washington, D.C. 2,706 521.4 681.3 -23.5%
14. Buffalo, N.Y. 1,572 500.8 392.8 27.5%
15. Jacksonville, Fla. 3,640 492.9 402.4 22.5%
16. Atlanta, Ga. 3,456 464.0 756.0 -38.6%
17. Birmingham, Ala. 3,018 459.1 379.1 21.1%
18. *Nashville, Tenn. 2,404 453.5 336.8 34.6%
19. Minneapolis, Minn. 1,577 430.7 425.5 1.2%
20. Indianapolis, In. 3,206 395.3 375.5 5.3%
Gonorrhea Rate per 100,000 for United States: 131.6

*Not among the 20 most affected cities in 1999

One city was among the 20 most affected cities in 1999, but was not in 2000: Chicago (363.7 rate in 2000, 486.1 rate in 1999, -25.2% change)