Table 29. Primary and secondary 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	378	516	508	598	529	8.3	11.2	10.8	12.2	10.8
Austin-Round Rock, TX	23	31	56	44	84	1.7	2.3	4.0	3.0	5.8
Baltimore-Towson, MD	163	224	276	244	213	6.3	8.6	10.5	9.2	8.0
Birmingham-Hoover, AL	13	23	33	101	244	1.2	2.1	3.0	9.3	22.4
Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, MA-NH	84	121	84	106	117	1.9	2.7	1.9	2.4	2.7
Buffalo-Cheektowaga-Tonawanda, NY	3	2	9	7	18	0.3	0.2	0.8	0.6	1.6
Charlotte-Gastonia-Concord, NC-SC	45	23	46	103	121	3.2	1.6	3.1	6.8	8.0
Chicago-Naperville-Joliet, IL-IN-WI	433	346	373	510	416	4.7	3.7	4.0	5.4	4.4
Cincinnati-Middletown, OH-KY-IN	7	2	22	24	13	0.3	0.1	1.1	1.2	0.6
Cleveland-Elyria-Mentor, OH	14	32	40	22	18	0.7	1.5	1.9	1.0	0.8
Columbus, OH	107	120	109	109	107	6.4	7.2	6.4	6.4	6.3
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX	309	265	279	305	320	5.6	4.7	4.9	5.2	5.5
Denver-Aurora, CO	55	32	55	38	56	2.4	1.4	2.4	1.6	2.4
Detroit-Warren-Livonia, MI	466	218	153	77	82	10.4	4.9	3.4	1.7	1.8
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT	11	16	13	14	23	0.9	1.4	1.1	1.2	1.9
Houston-Baytown-Sugar Land, TX	124	227	235	279	396	2.5	4.5	4.5	5.3	7.5
Indianapolis, IN	39	25	34	35	47	2.5	1.6	2.1	2.1	2.9
Jacksonville, FL	18	21	72	50	41	1.5	1.7	5.9	4.0	3.3
Kansas City, MO-KS	17	43	35	89	112	0.9	2.3	1.8	4.6	5.8
Las Vegas-Paradise, NV	7	8	38	103	132	0.5	0.5	2.3	6.0	7.7
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana, CA	433	562	551	806	945	3.4	4.4	4.3	6.2	7.3
Louisville, KY-IN	83	28	38	46	41	7.0	2.4	3.2	3.8	3.4
Memphis, TN-MS-AR	111	90	99	138	145	9.0	7.3	7.9	10.9	11.5
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Miami Beach, FL	391	409	434	395	369	7.5	7.7	8.1	7.3	6.8
Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI	23	11	19	22	38	1.5	0.7	1.3	1.5	2.5
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI	55	43	26	68	43	1.8	1.4	0.8	2.2	1.4
Nashville-Davidson-Murfreesboro, TN	33	26	17	34	40	2.4	1.9	1.2	2.4	2.8
New Orleans-Metairie-Kenner, LA	13	28	101	88	90	1.0	2.1	7.7	6.7	6.8
New York-Newark-Edison, NY-NJ-PA	602	709	816	773	811	3.2	3.8	4.4	4.1	4.3
Oklahoma City, OK	65	56	20	23	24	5.8	4.9	1.7	2.0	2.1
Orlando, FL	67	70	69	106	94	3.8	3.9	3.7	5.5	4.9
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD	103	135	95	127	173	1.8	2.3	1.6	2.2	3.0
Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ	NA	134	106	113	157	NA	3.7	2.9	2.9	4.1
Pittsburgh, PA	24	38	22	69	91	1.0	1.6	0.9	2.9	3.8
Portland-Vancouver-Beaverton, OR-WA	28	47	26	39	25	1.4	2.3	1.3	1.9	1.2
Providence-New Bedford-Fall River, RI-MA	20	42	30	28	18	1.2	2.6	1.8	1.7	1.1
Richmond, VA	9	12	11	13	28	0.8	1.1	1.0	1.1	2.4
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA	64	91	103	121	108	1.8	2.5	2.7	3.1	2.8
Rochester, NY	6	7	12	6	14	0.6	0.7	1.2	0.6	1.3
Sacramento-Arden-Arcade-Roseville, CA	14	19	19	16	32	0.7	1.0	0.9	0.8	1.6
Salt Lake City, UT	7	6	5	9	15	0.7	0.6	0.5	0.9	1.4
San Antonio, TX	48	52	116	129	136	2.7	2.9	6.3	6.8	7.2
San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos, CA	37	111	138	194	235	1.3	3.8	4.7	6.6	8.0
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA	399	406	422	331	363	9.5	9.8	10.2	8.0	8.7
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA	30	56	56	44	52	1.7	3.2	3.2	2.5	3.0
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA	59	70	138	125	160	1.9	2.2	4.4	3.9	5.0
St. Louis, MO-IL	32	51	71	50	65	1.2	1.9	2.6	1.8	2.3
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL	57	96	89	85	110	2.3	3.8	3.4	3.2	4.2
Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC	31	23	50	60	84	1.9	1.4	3.0	3.6	5.1
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV	139	168	199	233	250	2.8	3.3	3.9	4.5	4.8
U.S. MSA TOTAL	5,299	5,891	6,368	7,149	7,845	3.5	3.8	4.0	4.5	4.9

*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.