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Table 27. Primary and secondary syphilis — Men – Reported cases and rates by state/area and region listed in alphabetical order: United States and outlying areas, 2002–2006

State/Area Cases Rates per 100,000 Population
2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006
Alabama 86 65 113 100 203 4.0 3.0 5.1 4.5 9.2
Alaska 0 1 8 8 9 0.0 0.3 2.4 2.3 2.6
Arizona 126 120 115 125 166 4.6 4.3 4.0 4.2 5.6
Arkansas 16 35 29 31 42 1.2 2.6 2.2 2.3 3.1
California 994 1,245 1,291 1,463 1,706 5.7 7.0 7.2 8.1 9.5
Colorado 62 34 56 44 64 2.7 1.5 2.4 1.9 2.7
Connecticut 25 27 42 56 62 1.5 1.6 2.5 3.3 3.6
Delaware 7 5 8 9 16 1.8 1.3 2.0 2.2 3.9
District of Columbia 49 45 65 103 110 18.2 16.9 24.8 39.4 42.1
Florida 509 585 630 624 621 6.2 7.0 7.4 7.2 7.1
Georgia 340 517 504 598 540 8.1 12.1 11.5 13.3 12.0
Hawaii 9 14 8 11 17 1.4 2.2 1.3 1.7 2.7
Idaho 4 10 13 14 1 0.6 1.5 1.9 2.0 0.1
Illinois 398 326 331 478 394 6.4 5.2 5.3 7.6 6.3
Indiana 44 34 54 52 83 1.5 1.1 1.8 1.7 2.7
Iowa 4 10 3 8 13 0.3 0.7 0.2 0.5 0.9
Kansas 14 12 17 17 25 1.0 0.9 1.3 1.2 1.8
Kentucky 45 19 41 49 66 2.2 0.9 2.0 2.4 3.2
Louisiana 76 104 209 166 219 3.5 4.8 9.5 7.5 10.0
Maine 2 8 2 1 7 0.3 1.3 0.3 0.2 1.1
Maryland 175 238 288 225 239 6.6 8.9 10.7 8.3 8.8
Massachusetts 87 129 109 121 117 2.8 4.1 3.5 3.9 3.8
Michigan 294 156 131 85 92 6.0 3.2 2.6 1.7 1.8
Minnesota 55 43 24 68 43 2.2 1.7 0.9 2.7 1.7
Mississippi 18 20 40 37 50 1.3 1.4 2.8 2.6 3.5
Missouri 24 47 82 135 149 0.9 1.7 2.9 4.8 5.3
Montana 0 0 3 6 1 0.0 0.0 0.6 1.3 0.2
Nebraska 4 9 3 4 6 0.5 1.0 0.3 0.5 0.7
Nevada 14 9 32 85 103 1.3 0.8 2.7 6.9 8.4
New Hampshire 8 19 5 16 13 1.3 3.0 0.8 2.5 2.0
New Jersey 121 121 112 116 161 2.9 2.9 2.6 2.7 3.8
New Mexico 27 48 46 40 57 3.0 5.2 4.9 4.2 6.0
New York 452 558 695 677 707 4.9 6.0 7.5 7.3 7.6
North Carolina 164 105 144 216 242 4.0 2.5 3.4 5.1 5.7
North Dakota 0 2 0 1 1 0.0 0.6 0.0 0.3 0.3
Ohio 132 157 176 171 141 2.4 2.8 3.2 3.1 2.5
Oklahoma 52 44 16 27 51 3.0 2.5 0.9 1.5 2.9
Oregon 20 45 28 39 29 1.1 2.5 1.6 2.2 1.6
Pennsylvania 83 126 102 165 230 1.4 2.1 1.7 2.7 3.8
Rhode Island 11 25 16 18 14 2.1 4.8 3.1 3.5 2.7
South Carolina 76 70 91 67 55 3.8 3.5 4.4 3.2 2.7
South Dakota 0 2 0 2 8 0.0 0.5 0.0 0.5 2.1
Tennessee 86 95 96 153 176 3.0 3.3 3.3 5.2 6.0
Texas 397 492 648 630 803 3.7 4.5 5.8 5.5 7.1
Utah 7 11 10 9 18 0.6 0.9 0.8 0.7 1.5
Vermont 2 1 1 1 3 0.7 0.3 0.3 0.3 1.0
Virginia 54 75 110 124 167 1.5 2.1 3.0 3.3 4.5
Washington 69 78 144 147 178 2.3 2.6 4.7 4.7 5.7
West Virginia 1 0 2 3 10 0.1 0.0 0.2 0.3 1.1
Wisconsin 24 15 27 38 65 0.9 0.6 1.0 1.4 2.4
Wyoming 0 0 2 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.8 0.0 0.0
U.S. TOTAL 5,267 5,956 6,722 7,383 8,293 3.7 4.2 4.7 5.1 5.7
Northeast 791 1,014 1,084 1,171 1,314 3.0 3.8 4.1 4.4 5.0
Midwest 993 813 848 1,059 1,020 3.1 2.5 2.6 3.3 3.1
South 2,151 2,514 3,034 3,162 3,610 4.2 4.9 5.8 6.0 6.8
West 1,332 1,615 1,756 1,991 2,349 4.1 4.9 5.2 5.8 6.9
Guam 4 1 0 1 2 4.9 1.2 0.0 1.2 2.3
Puerto Rico 147 109 120 143 104 7.9 5.8 6.4 7.6 5.5
Virgin Islands 1 1 2 1 1 2.0 1.9 3.9 1.9 1.9
OUTLYING AREAS 152 111 122 145 107 7.6 5.5 6.1 7.2 5.3
TOTAL 5,419 6,067 6,844 7,528 8,400 3.8 4.2 4.7 5.1 5.7

NOTE: Cases reported with unknown sex are not included in this table.

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