28 U.S. Counties Accounting for 50% of New Infectious Syphilis Cases in 1998
1998 Rank |
State |
County |
Cases |
Rate/100,000 |
1 |
MD |
Baltimore (city) |
456 |
69.4 |
2 |
IL |
Cook |
364 |
7.2 |
3 |
TN |
Shelby |
260 |
30.0 |
4 |
TN |
Davidson |
210 |
39.3 |
5 |
AZ |
Maricopa |
173 |
6.4 |
6 |
MI |
Wayne |
169 |
7.9 |
7 |
IN |
Marion |
161 |
19.8 |
8 |
GA |
Fulton |
151 |
20.9 |
9 |
TX |
Dallas |
126 |
6.2 |
10 |
CA |
Los Angeles |
108 |
1.2 |
11 |
LA |
Orleans |
105 |
22.4 |
12 |
TX |
Harris |
99 |
3.1 |
13 |
NC |
Guilford |
98 |
25.7 |
14 |
KY |
Jefferson |
91 |
13.6 |
15 |
PA |
Philadelphia |
89 |
6.1 |
16 |
DC |
Washington |
81 |
15.3 |
17 |
AL |
Tuscaloosa |
74 |
46.0 |
18 |
NC |
Mecklenburg |
73 |
11.9 |
19 |
OK |
Oklahoma |
71 |
11.3 |
20 |
MO |
St. Louis (city) |
58 |
17.0 |
21 |
OH |
Franklin |
56 |
5.5 |
22 |
NC |
Forsyth |
54 |
18.9 |
23 |
MS |
Hinds |
51 |
20.6 |
24 |
MD |
Prince George’s |
51 |
6.6 |
25 |
WI |
Milwaukee |
51 |
5.6 |
26 |
NC |
Wake |
49 |
8.9 |
27 |
SC |
Lancaster |
47 |
81.2 |
28 |
NC |
Robeson |
46 |
40.3 |
Last Reviewed:
October 7, 1999