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Table 23. All stages of syphilis* — 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 | 1,430 | 1,702 | 1,315 | 1,626 | 1,641 | 31.6 | 36.9 | 27.9 | 33.1 | 33.4 |
| Austin-Round Rock, TX | 111 | 152 | 200 | 193 | 212 | 8.2 | 11.0 | 14.2 | 13.3 | 14.6 |
| Baltimore-Towson, MD | 549 | 648 | 647 | 679 | 642 | 21.1 | 24.8 | 24.5 | 25.6 | 24.2 |
| Birmingham-Hoover, AL | 147 | 122 | 117 | 243 | 561 | 13.8 | 11.4 | 10.8 | 22.3 | 51.5 |
| Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, MA-NH | 478 | 568 | 410 | 339 | 329 | 10.8 | 12.8 | 9.3 | 7.7 | 7.5 |
| Buffalo-Cheektowaga-Tonawanda, NY | 12 | 11 | 24 | 14 | 40 | 1.0 | 0.9 | 2.1 | 1.2 | 3.5 |
| Charlotte-Gastonia-Concord, NC-SC | 163 | 167 | 154 | 235 | 303 | 11.6 | 11.6 | 10.4 | 15.4 | 19.9 |
| Chicago-Naperville-Joliet, IL-IN-WI | 1,493 | 1,341 | 1,296 | 1,541 | 1,386 | 16.1 | 14.4 | 13.8 | 16.3 | 14.7 |
| Cincinnati-Middletown, OH-KY-IN | 35 | 18 | 54 | 55 | 58 | 1.7 | 0.9 | 2.6 | 2.7 | 2.8 |
| Cleveland-Elyria-Mentor, OH | 39 | 62 | 84 | 52 | 53 | 1.8 | 2.9 | 3.9 | 2.4 | 2.5 |
| Columbus, OH | 214 | 266 | 254 | 227 | 229 | 12.9 | 15.9 | 15.0 | 13.3 | 13.4 |
| Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX | 1,515 | 1,505 | 1,374 | 1,495 | 1,678 | 27.6 | 26.9 | 24.1 | 25.7 | 28.8 |
| Denver-Aurora, CO | 141 | 116 | 135 | 111 | 141 | 6.2 | 5.0 | 5.8 | 4.7 | 6.0 |
| Detroit-Warren-Livonia, MI | 1,083 | 751 | 679 | 390 | 284 | 24.2 | 16.7 | 15.1 | 8.7 | 6.3 |
| Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT | 68 | 70 | 46 | 57 | 65 | 5.8 | 5.9 | 3.9 | 4.8 | 5.5 |
| Houston-Baytown-Sugar Land, TX | 1,158 | 1,256 | 1,289 | 1,188 | 1,570 | 23.2 | 24.7 | 24.9 | 22.5 | 29.7 |
| Indianapolis, IN | 148 | 142 | 128 | 134 | 121 | 9.4 | 8.9 | 7.9 | 8.2 | 7.4 |
| Jacksonville, FL | 81 | 135 | 218 | 151 | 165 | 6.9 | 11.2 | 17.8 | 12.1 | 13.2 |
| Kansas City, MO-KS | 74 | 118 | 101 | 193 | 228 | 3.9 | 6.2 | 5.2 | 9.9 | 11.7 |
| Las Vegas-Paradise, NV | 81 | 123 | 225 | 300 | 354 | 5.3 | 7.8 | 13.6 | 17.5 | 20.7 |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana, CA | 2,104 | 2,166 | 2,482 | 3,159 | 3,594 | 16.5 | 16.9 | 19.2 | 24.4 | 27.8 |
| Louisville, KY-IN | 161 | 126 | 115 | 102 | 101 | 13.6 | 10.6 | 9.6 | 8.4 | 8.4 |
| Memphis, TN-MS-AR | 632 | 547 | 519 | 585 | 612 | 51.4 | 44.1 | 41.5 | 46.4 | 48.5 |
| Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Miami Beach, FL | 1,933 | 1,911 | 1,687 | 1,444 | 1,455 | 36.9 | 36.1 | 31.5 | 26.6 | 26.8 |
| Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI | 100 | 74 | 85 | 77 | 100 | 6.6 | 4.9 | 5.6 | 5.1 | 6.6 |
| Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI | 131 | 173 | 125 | 187 | 161 | 4.3 | 5.6 | 4.0 | 6.0 | 5.1 |
| Nashville-Davidson-Murfreesboro, TN | 338 | 220 | 194 | 189 | 194 | 25.0 | 16.0 | 13.9 | 13.3 | 13.6 |
| New Orleans-Metairie-Kenner, LA | 130 | 264 | 449 | 350 | 352 | 9.9 | 20.0 | 34.0 | 26.5 | 26.7 |
| New York-Newark-Edison, NY-NJ-PA | 4,672 | 5,101 | 4,918 | 4,318 | 4,917 | 25.1 | 27.4 | 26.3 | 23.0 | 26.2 |
| Oklahoma City, OK | 210 | 253 | 110 | 87 | 116 | 18.7 | 22.3 | 9.6 | 7.5 | 10.0 |
| Orlando, FL | 402 | 318 | 267 | 413 | 403 | 22.9 | 17.6 | 14.3 | 21.4 | 20.8 |
| Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD | 721 | 785 | 678 | 583 | 771 | 12.5 | 13.6 | 11.7 | 10.0 | 13.2 |
| Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ | NA | 914 | 754 | 595 | 757 | NA | 25.4 | 20.3 | 15.4 | 19.6 |
| Pittsburgh, PA | 52 | 57 | 32 | 112 | 152 | 2.2 | 2.4 | 1.3 | 4.7 | 6.4 |
| Portland-Vancouver-Beaverton, OR-WA | 66 | 103 | 84 | 94 | 74 | 3.3 | 5.0 | 4.1 | 4.5 | 3.5 |
| Providence-New Bedford-Fall River, RI-MA | 90 | 127 | 137 | 75 | 92 | 5.6 | 7.8 | 8.4 | 4.6 | 5.7 |
| Richmond, VA | 85 | 114 | 85 | 87 | 106 | 7.5 | 10.0 | 7.4 | 7.4 | 9.0 |
| Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA | 275 | 313 | 319 | 399 | 376 | 7.8 | 8.6 | 8.4 | 10.2 | 9.6 |
| Rochester, NY | 19 | 33 | 41 | 36 | 90 | 1.8 | 3.2 | 3.9 | 3.5 | 8.7 |
| Sacramento-Arden-Arcade-Roseville, CA | 48 | 35 | 64 | 39 | 136 | 2.5 | 1.8 | 3.2 | 1.9 | 6.7 |
| Salt Lake City, UT | 50 | 43 | 53 | 35 | 41 | 5.0 | 4.3 | 5.2 | 3.4 | 4.0 |
| San Antonio, TX | 322 | 231 | 361 | 458 | 473 | 18.0 | 12.7 | 19.5 | 24.2 | 25.0 |
| San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos, CA | 162 | 299 | 356 | 448 | 571 | 5.6 | 10.2 | 12.1 | 15.3 | 19.5 |
| San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA | 870 | 901 | 917 | 719 | 740 | 20.8 | 21.7 | 22.1 | 17.3 | 17.8 |
| San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA | 94 | 137 | 113 | 121 | 94 | 5.4 | 7.9 | 6.5 | 6.9 | 5.4 |
| Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA | 127 | 174 | 273 | 285 | 356 | 4.1 | 5.5 | 8.6 | 8.9 | 11.1 |
| St. Louis, MO-IL | 160 | 150 | 189 | 173 | 186 | 5.9 | 5.5 | 6.8 | 6.2 | 6.7 |
| Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL | 316 | 407 | 303 | 326 | 428 | 12.7 | 16.1 | 11.7 | 12.3 | 16.2 |
| Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC | 185 | 148 | 198 | 246 | 245 | 11.5 | 9.0 | 12.0 | 14.9 | 14.9 |
| Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV | 871 | 836 | 896 | 894 | 928 | 17.3 | 16.4 | 17.4 | 17.1 | 17.8 |
| U.S. MSA TOTAL | 24,346 | 26,233 | 25,554 | 25,859 | 28,681 | 16.1 | 16.8 | 16.2 | 16.2 | 18.0 |
*See Appendix (Reporting of Syphilis Cases) for definition.
†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.