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