Table: Gonorrhea & Syphilis Rates by City, 1999
| 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 |
|
|
December
5, 2000 
