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