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Table 35. Early latent 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 585 614 281 314 293 12.9 13.3 6.0 6.4 6.0
Austin-Round Rock, TX 25 42 59 59 51 1.9 3.0 4.2 4.1 3.5
Baltimore-Towson, MD 151 189 167 211 136 5.8 7.2 6.3 7.9 5.1
Birmingham-Hoover, AL 33 24 42 82 220 3.1 2.2 3.9 7.5 20.2
Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, MA-NH 81 117 70 84 65 1.8 2.6 1.6 1.9 1.5
Buffalo-Cheektowaga-Tonawanda, NY 2 2 4 3 14 0.2 0.2 0.3 0.3 1.2
Charlotte-Gastonia-Concord, NC-SC 49 51 58 71 98 3.5 3.5 3.9 4.7 6.4
Chicago-Naperville-Joliet, IL-IN-WI 510 344 322 395 269 5.5 3.7 3.4 4.2 2.8
Cincinnati-Middletown, OH-KY-IN 1 0 8 13 7 0.0 0.0 0.4 0.6 0.3
Cleveland-Elyria-Mentor, OH 13 7 33 21 11 0.6 0.3 1.5 1.0 0.5
Columbus, OH 55 44 72 41 55 3.3 2.6 4.3 2.4 3.2
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX 508 488 380 381 532 9.3 8.7 6.7 6.5 9.1
Denver-Aurora, CO 19 17 22 22 32 0.8 0.7 0.9 0.9 1.4
Detroit-Warren-Livonia, MI 228 112 103 59 34 5.1 2.5 2.3 1.3 0.8
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT 7 2 5 7 10 0.6 0.2 0.4 0.6 0.8
Houston-Baytown-Sugar Land, TX 198 237 246 207 291 4.0 4.7 4.7 3.9 5.5
Indianapolis, IN 31 23 24 19 18 2.0 1.4 1.5 1.2 1.1
Jacksonville, FL 27 40 75 56 56 2.3 3.3 6.1 4.5 4.5
Kansas City, MO-KS 12 31 23 51 41 0.6 1.6 1.2 2.6 2.1
Las Vegas-Paradise, NV 7 28 19 57 112 0.5 1.8 1.2 3.3 6.5
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana, CA 390 434 445 666 851 3.1 3.4 3.4 5.2 6.6
Louisville, KY-IN 36 34 16 16 18 3.0 2.9 1.3 1.3 1.5
Memphis, TN-MS-AR 239 177 170 171 174 19.4 14.3 13.6 13.6 13.8
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Miami Beach, FL 516 578 477 302 304 9.9 10.9 8.9 5.6 5.6
Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI 53 41 37 36 46 3.5 2.7 2.4 2.4 3.0
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI 23 41 19 43 52 0.8 1.3 0.6 1.4 1.7
Nashville-Davidson-Murfreesboro, TN 127 31 30 29 42 9.4 2.3 2.1 2.0 3.0
New Orleans-Metairie-Kenner, LA 45 48 85 68 127 3.4 3.6 6.4 5.2 9.6
New York-Newark-Edison, NY-NJ-PA 903 1,259 1,012 1,281 1,178 4.9 6.8 5.4 6.8 6.3
Oklahoma City, OK 81 62 47 36 74 7.2 5.5 4.1 3.1 6.4
Orlando, FL 172 117 90 124 91 9.8 6.5 4.8 6.4 4.7
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD 263 256 220 171 280 4.6 4.4 3.8 2.9 4.8
Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ NA 165 165 97 166 NA 4.6 4.4 2.5 4.3
Pittsburgh, PA 15 11 8 28 43 0.6 0.5 0.3 1.2 1.8
Portland-Vancouver-Beaverton, OR-WA 19 22 23 12 9 0.9 1.1 1.1 0.6 0.4
Providence-New Bedford-Fall River, RI-MA 12 11 25 10 9 0.7 0.7 1.5 0.6 0.6
Richmond, VA 17 24 18 24 29 1.5 2.1 1.6 2.0 2.5
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA 43 34 40 64 64 1.2 0.9 1.1 1.6 1.6
Rochester, NY 2 8 4 13 8 0.2 0.8 0.4 1.3 0.8
Sacramento-Arden-Arcade-Roseville, CA 8 5 11 11 23 0.4 0.3 0.5 0.5 1.1
Salt Lake City, UT 7 4 5 3 5 0.7 0.4 0.5 0.3 0.5
San Antonio, TX 108 66 79 144 172 6.0 3.6 4.3 7.6 9.1
San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos, CA 34 41 84 117 123 1.2 1.4 2.9 4.0 4.2
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA 203 230 235 220 220 4.9 5.5 5.7 5.3 5.3
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA 11 20 13 18 18 0.6 1.2 0.7 1.0 1.0
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA 18 30 42 60 74 0.6 1.0 1.3 1.9 2.3
St. Louis, MO-IL 40 28 31 34 30 1.5 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.1
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL 80 142 103 101 177 3.2 5.6 4.0 3.8 6.7
Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC 35 21 45 78 74 2.2 1.3 2.7 4.7 4.5
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV 243 195 182 208 171 4.8 3.8 3.5 4.0 3.3
U.S. MSA TOTAL 6,285 6,547 5,774 6,338 6,997 4.2 4.2 3.7 4.0 4.4

*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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