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Table 13. Gonorrhea — 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 10,118 9,303 8,206 9,406 10,665 225.5 206.7 181.1 206.4 234.0
Alaska 641 573 567 600 630 99.6 88.3 86.5 90.4 94.9
Arizona 3,795 3,580 4,065 4,951 5,949 69.6 64.1 70.8 83.4 100.2
Arkansas 4,584 4,251 4,137 4,476 4,306 169.1 156.0 150.3 161.1 154.9
California 24,606 25,963 30,155 34,338 33,740 70.1 73.2 84.0 95.0 93.4
Colorado 3,511 2,854 3,054 3,224 3,695 77.9 62.7 66.4 69.1 79.2
Connecticut 3,241 3,114 2,862 2,750 2,610 93.7 89.4 81.7 78.3 74.4
Delaware 1,576 1,128 894 913 1,485 195.2 138.0 107.7 108.2 176.0
District of Columbia 2,669 2,508 2,568 2,146 1,887 467.5 444.4 463.9 389.8 342.8
Florida 21,348 18,974 18,580 20,225 23,976 127.7 111.5 106.8 113.7 134.8
Georgia 18,383 17,686 15,783 15,860 19,669 214.7 203.6 178.8 174.8 216.8
Hawaii 740 1,263 1,193 1,024 885 59.4 100.4 94.5 80.3 69.4
Idaho 94 68 103 119 206 7.0 5.0 7.4 8.3 14.4
Illinois 24,026 21,817 20,597 20,019 20,186 190.7 172.4 162.0 156.8 158.2
Indiana 7,395 6,681 6,851 8,094 8,732 120.1 107.8 109.8 129.1 139.2
Iowa 1,480 1,554 1,249 1,606 1,966 50.4 52.8 42.3 54.1 66.3
Kansas 2,744 2,647 2,542 2,605 2,210 101.0 97.2 92.9 94.9 80.5
Kentucky 3,772 3,578 2,758 2,935 3,277 92.2 86.9 66.5 70.3 78.5
Louisiana 11,387 11,850 10,538 9,572 10,883 254.0 263.5 233.4 211.6 240.6
Maine 142 233 210 142 137 11.0 17.8 15.9 10.7 10.4
Maryland 9,355 8,032 8,297 7,035 7,328 171.4 145.8 149.3 125.6 130.8
Massachusetts 3,242 2,901 3,057 2,537 2,429 50.4 45.1 47.6 39.6 38.0
Michigan 14,770 13,965 17,376 17,684 15,677 147.0 138.5 171.8 174.7 154.9
Minnesota 3,049 3,202 2,957 3,482 3,303 60.7 63.3 58.0 67.8 64.4
Mississippi 6,875 6,328 7,163 7,171 7,511 239.4 219.6 246.7 245.5 257.1
Missouri 8,952 8,792 9,218 9,455 10,204 157.8 154.1 160.2 163.0 175.9
Montana 123 122 88 158 194 13.5 13.3 9.5 16.9 20.7
Nebraska 1,564 1,623 1,147 1,158 1,433 90.4 93.3 65.6 65.8 81.5
Nevada 1,988 2,221 3,078 2,880 2,791 91.5 99.1 131.8 119.3 115.6
New Hampshire 120 125 133 177 180 9.4 9.7 10.2 13.5 13.7
New Jersey 7,894 7,944 6,696 5,722 5,492 91.9 92.0 77.0 65.6 63.0
New Mexico 1,462 1,169 1,306 1,552 1,733 78.8 62.4 68.6 80.5 89.9
New York 21,841 22,166 18,737 17,717 17,459 114.0 115.5 97.5 92.0 90.7
North Carolina 15,531 15,116 15,194 15,072 17,312 186.7 179.8 177.9 173.6 199.4
North Dakota 72 103 110 128 153 11.4 16.3 17.3 20.1 24.0
Ohio 22,008 22,537 20,467 20,985 19,190 192.7 197.1 178.6 183.1 167.4
Oklahoma 4,661 4,552 4,453 5,228 4,951 133.4 129.6 126.4 147.4 139.5
Oregon 909 1,000 1,302 1,562 1,461 25.8 28.1 36.2 42.9 40.1
Pennsylvania 13,294 11,866 11,236 11,222 11,466 107.8 96.0 90.6 90.3 92.2
Rhode Island 900 973 816 438 508 84.1 90.4 75.5 40.7 47.2
South Carolina 9,152 8,518 9,171 8,561 10,320 222.8 205.4 218.5 201.2 242.5
South Dakota 263 226 304 351 367 34.6 29.6 39.4 45.2 47.3
Tennessee 9,348 8,519 8,475 8,605 9,694 161.2 145.8 143.6 144.3 162.6
Texas 26,988 24,595 24,371 26,110 30,449 123.9 111.2 108.4 114.2 133.2
Utah 374 412 603 727 888 16.1 17.5 25.2 29.4 36.0
Vermont 98 97 86 60 72 15.9 15.7 13.8 9.6 11.6
Virginia 10,462 9,066 8,565 8,346 6,476 143.4 122.7 114.8 110.3 85.6
Washington 2,925 2,753 2,810 3,739 4,231 48.2 44.9 45.3 59.5 67.3
West Virginia 974 847 892 770 953 54.1 46.8 49.1 42.4 52.5
Wisconsin 6,341 5,663 5,053 5,869 6,927 116.5 103.5 91.7 106.0 125.1
Wyoming 65 46 59 87 120 13.0 9.2 11.6 17.1 23.6
U.S. TOTAL 351,852 335,104 330,132 339,593 358,366 122.0 115.2 112.4 114.6 120.9
Northeast 50,772 49,419 43,833 40,765 40,353 93.6 90.8 80.3 74.6 73.8
Midwest 92,664 88,810 87,871 91,436 90,348 142.2 135.8 133.7 138.6 136.9
South 167,183 154,851 150,045 152,431 171,142 161.8 148.1 141.6 141.8 159.2
West 41,233 42,024 48,383 54,961 56,523 62.8 63.2 71.8 80.5 82.8
Guam 49 65 114 106 98 30.4 39.7 68.6 62.9 58.1
Puerto Rico 411 276 267 328 302 10.6 7.1 6.9 8.4 7.7
Virgin Islands 49 91 75 30 34 44.5 83.6 68.9 27.6 31.3
OUTLYING AREAS 509 432 456 464 434 12.3 10.4 10.9 11.1 10.4
TOTAL 352,361 335,536 330,588 340,057 358,800 120.5 113.8 111.0 113.1 119.4

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