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Table 18. Gonorrhea — Women – Reported cases and rates in selected metropolitan statistical areas* (MSAs) listed in alphabetical order: United States, 2002–2006

Metropolitan Statistical Area Cases Rates per 100,000 Population
2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Marietta, GA 3,967 4,177 3,563 3,567 5,026 173.2 179.6 150.3 144.1 203.0
Austin-Round Rock, TX 815 644 692 830 1,134 122.8 95.4 100.1 116.6 159.4
Baltimore-Towson, MD 3,063 2,793 2,710 2,426 2,470 227.0 206.0 198.2 176.5 179.7
Birmingham-Hoover, AL 1,354 1,100 1,060 1,133 1,511 244.3 197.9 189.2 200.9 267.9
Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, MA-NH 1,017 771 937 793 728 44.3 33.7 41.2 35.0 32.1
Buffalo-Cheektowaga-Tonawanda, NY 1,167 974 920 1,079 1,153 192.9 161.7 153.4 181.2 193.6
Charlotte-Gastonia-Concord, NC-SC 1,461 1,492 1,413 1,604 1,584 203.7 204.4 188.6 207.8 205.2
Chicago-Naperville-Joliet, IL-IN-WI 9,585 8,804 8,546 7,948 7,853 202.3 185.1 178.7 165.3 163.4
Cincinnati-Middletown, OH-KY-IN 2,274 2,371 2,038 2,274 2,465 217.0 226.0 193.3 214.8 232.8
Cleveland-Elyria-Mentor, OH 2,688 2,620 2,192 2,264 2,277 240.2 235.3 197.2 204.8 206.0
Columbus, OH 1,746 1,569 1,475 1,896 1,758 206.9 184.5 171.8 219.0 203.1
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX 3,979 3,822 3,547 4,135 4,129 144.9 136.9 124.7 142.6 142.3
Denver-Aurora, CO 1,251 1,091 1,144 996 1,044 109.9 95.2 98.7 84.9 89.0
Detroit-Warren-Livonia, MI 4,524 3,807 4,850 6,079 4,613 196.5 165.5 210.5 264.4 200.7
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT 749 614 533 520 521 124.5 101.2 87.3 85.0 85.1
Houston-Baytown-Sugar Land, TX 3,189 2,509 2,813 3,016 3,806 127.6 98.8 108.6 114.2 144.1
Indianapolis, IN 1,847 1,659 1,698 2,163 2,297 229.9 204.1 205.7 259.1 275.1
Jacksonville, FL 1,413 1,201 1,083 1,240 1,506 234.4 195.1 173.0 194.5 236.2
Kansas City, MO-KS 1,917 1,890 2,027 2,035 2,099 198.6 194.6 206.8 205.5 212.0
Las Vegas-Paradise, NV 848 931 1,206 1,163 1,123 113.4 120.2 148.7 138.4 133.6
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana, CA 3,879 4,371 4,997 5,687 5,657 60.3 67.6 76.6 87.2 86.8
Louisville, KY-IN 722 767 720 740 887 118.7 125.6 116.9 119.6 143.3
Memphis, TN-MS-AR 2,273 1,860 1,926 1,990 2,548 356.0 289.8 297.6 305.6 391.3
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Miami Beach, FL 2,205 2,114 2,307 2,317 2,708 81.7 77.6 83.5 83.0 97.0
Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI 2,713 2,295 1,906 2,298 2,923 348.6 295.0 244.9 295.8 376.3
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI 1,499 1,508 1,373 1,548 1,486 97.0 96.8 87.3 97.7 93.8
Nashville-Davidson-Murfreesboro, TN 781 873 742 661 794 113.3 125.4 104.9 91.8 110.2
New Orleans-Metairie-Kenner, LA 1,721 1,961 1,606 1,287 965 251.1 286.0 234.0 187.8 140.8
New York-Newark-Edison, NY-NJ-PA 9,755 10,650 8,821 7,784 7,015 101.0 110.2 91.0 80.2 72.3
Oklahoma City, OK 1,142 1,138 1,181 1,486 1,275 200.2 197.7 203.8 253.5 217.5
Orlando, FL 1,212 1,039 1,063 1,286 1,688 136.5 113.8 112.9 131.6 172.7
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD 5,288 4,593 4,189 4,219 4,257 177.2 153.5 139.5 140.0 141.3
Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ NA 1,254 1,373 1,456 2,014 NA 70.3 74.5 76.0 105.2
Pittsburgh, PA 1,454 1,192 1,063 1,216 1,174 115.3 94.9 85.0 97.9 94.6
Portland-Vancouver-Beaverton, OR-WA 315 331 491 551 436 31.1 32.3 47.4 52.4 41.5
Providence-New Bedford-Fall River, RI-MA 570 603 607 365 374 68.1 71.7 72.0 43.5 44.6
Richmond, VA 1,573 1,260 1,187 1,256 824 270.3 214.6 199.7 207.8 136.3
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA 1,129 1,289 1,323 1,572 1,602 64.3 70.8 69.8 80.5 82.1
Rochester, NY 929 982 919 1,006 748 173.4 183.5 172.0 188.9 140.5
Sacramento-Arden-Arcade-Roseville, CA 811 942 1,049 1,307 1,164 82.6 93.9 102.3 125.9 112.1
Salt Lake City, UT 86 91 143 183 246 17.4 18.3 28.4 35.8 48.1
San Antonio, TX 1,083 1,152 1,109 1,155 1,412 118.6 124.0 117.2 119.8 146.4
San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos, CA 718 739 936 1,108 1,158 49.7 50.8 64.2 76.3 79.7
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA 1,857 1,578 1,580 2,052 2,122 87.8 75.2 75.4 97.9 101.2
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA 196 328 467 457 488 22.8 38.4 54.6 53.1 56.7
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA 853 732 717 1,060 1,300 54.4 46.5 45.2 66.1 81.1
St. Louis, MO-IL 3,174 3,037 3,213 3,638 3,718 224.5 214.5 225.0 253.5 259.1
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL 1,767 1,498 1,474 1,542 2,064 137.4 114.7 110.6 113.3 151.6
Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC 2,287 2,111 1,990 1,717 1,305 279.9 254.6 239.1 205.6 156.3
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV 2,762 2,520 2,973 2,269 2,048 107.2 96.6 113.1 85.1 76.8
U.S. MSA TOTAL 103,608 99,647 97,892 102,374 105,497 134.1 125.2 121.8 126.2 130.1

*Data are presented for 50 MSAs with the largest population based on 2000 U.S. census. NA = Not available. STD morbidity reporting methods do not allow MSA-specific case counts and rates to be determined for some jurisdictions for some years.

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