Table 16. Gonorrhea — Reported cases and rates in selected cities ranked by rates: United States, 2003
Rank* |
City† |
Cases |
Rate per 100,000 Population |
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1 |
St Louis, MO |
2,545 |
752.2 |
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2 |
Rochester, NY |
1,646 |
663.4 |
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3 |
Richmond, VA |
1,249 |
632.5 |
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4 |
Baltimore, MD |
3,965 |
620.9 |
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5 |
New Orleans, LA |
2,899 |
612.0 |
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6 |
Detroit, MI |
5,535 |
586.3 |
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7 |
Kansas City, MO |
2,549 |
559.1 |
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8 |
Newark, NJ |
1,483 |
490.2 |
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9 |
Atlanta, GA |
3,838 |
465.0 |
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10 |
Norfolk, VA |
1,061 |
443.9 |
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11 |
Buffalo, NY |
1,413 |
441.0 |
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12 |
Washington, DC |
2,508 |
439.3 |
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13 |
Milwaukee, WI |
3,800 |
405.5 |
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14 |
Cincinnati, OH |
3,347 |
401.5 |
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15 |
Chicago, IL |
12,121 |
392.7 |
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16 |
Philadelphia, PA |
5,731 |
384.1 |
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17 |
Indianapolis, IN |
3,191 |
369.6 |
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18 |
Memphis, TN |
3,286 |
362.8 |
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19 |
Minneapolis, MN |
1,360 |
352.3 |
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20 |
Oklahoma City, OK |
1,443 |
333.2 |
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21 |
Charlotte, NC |
2,232 |
302.5 |
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22 |
Dallas, TX |
3,661 |
302.4 |
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23 |
Birmingham, AL |
1,970 |
298.0 |
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24 |
Jacksonville, FL |
2,371 |
294.1 |
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25 |
Cleveland, OH |
3,967 |
287.7 |
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26 |
Dayton, OH |
1,531 |
276.1 |
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27 |
Fort Worth, TX |
1,526 |
269.3 |
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28 |
Tulsa, OK |
1,059 |
264.8 |
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29 |
Nashville, TN |
1,492 |
261.4 |
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30 |
Omaha, NE |
1,161 |
245.6 |
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31 |
San Francisco, CA |
1,809 |
236.8 |
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32 |
Columbus, OH |
2,558 |
235.4 |
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33 |
Denver, CO |
1,308 |
233.4 |
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34 |
Toledo, OH |
993 |
219.0 |
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35 |
Louisville, KY |
1,439 |
206.1 |
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36 |
St Paul, MN |
565 |
198.7 |
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37 |
Boston, MA |
1,181 |
197.4 |
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38 |
Houston, TX |
3,902 |
194.2 |
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39 |
Jersey City, NJ |
468 |
193.8 |
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40 |
Wichita, KS |
870 |
188.3 |
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41 |
Austin, TX |
1,215 |
180.8 |
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42 |
San Antonio, TX |
2,111 |
176.7 |
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43 |
New York City, NY |
13,682 |
169.2 |
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44 |
Tampa, FL |
1,643 |
155.9 |
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45 |
Akron, OH |
807 |
147.7 |
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46 |
Corpus Christi, TX |
409 |
146.9 |
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47 |
St Petersburg, FL |
1,312 |
141.6 |
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48 |
Pittsburgh, PA |
1,729 |
136.2 |
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49 |
Sacramento, CA |
1,744 |
133.6 |
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50 |
Honolulu, HI |
1,136 |
126.8 |
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51 |
Yonkers, NY |
237 |
117.6 |
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52 |
Albuquerque, NM |
636 |
110.9 |
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53 |
Oakland, CA |
1,617 |
109.8 |
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54 |
Portland, OR |
557 |
104.2 |
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55 |
Des Moines, IA |
373 |
96.7 |
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56 |
Los Angeles, CA |
8,174 |
89.1 |
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57 |
Miami, FL |
1,912 |
82.0 |
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58 |
Phoenix, AZ |
2,688 |
81.4 |
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59 |
Seattle, WA |
1,351 |
76.8 |
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60 |
San Diego, CA |
2,007 |
69.0 |
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61 |
Tucson, AZ |
470 |
53.3 |
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62 |
El Paso, TX |
263 |
45.5 |
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63 |
San Jose, CA |
726 |
43.1 |
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YEAR 2010 TARGET |
19.0 |
*Cities were ranked in descending order by rate, number of cases, and alphabetically by state.
†Excludes cities in outlying areas (San Juan, PR, with 130 cases and rate of 12.7).