Table 25. Primary and secondary syphilis — Counties
and independent cities*
ranked by number of reported
cases: United States, 2003
|
Rank† |
County/Independent City |
Cases |
Rate per 100,000 Population |
Cumulative Percent |
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|
1 |
Los Angeles County, CA |
523 |
5.3 |
7 |
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|
2 |
San Francisco County, CA |
332 |
43.5 |
11 |
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|
3 |
Cook County, IL |
302 |
5.6 |
16 |
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|
4 |
Fulton County, GA |
298 |
36.1 |
20 |
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|
5 |
New York County, NY |
273 |
17.6 |
24 |
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|
6 |
Wayne County, MI |
205 |
10.0 |
26 |
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|
7 |
Harris County, TX |
196 |
5.5 |
29 |
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|
8 |
Dade County, FL |
194 |
8.3 |
32 |
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|
9 |
Broward County, FL |
179 |
10.5 |
34 |
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|
10 |
Dallas County, TX |
165 |
7.2 |
37 |
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|
11 |
Baltimore (City), MD |
153 |
24.0 |
39 |
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|
12 |
Maricopa County, AZ |
132 |
4.0 |
41 |
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|
13 |
Franklin County, OH |
116 |
10.7 |
42 |
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|
14 |
Kings County, NY |
114 |
4.6 |
44 |
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|
15 |
San Diego County, CA |
111 |
3.8 |
45 |
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|
16 |
De Kalb County, GA |
108 |
16.0 |
47 |
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|
17 |
Philadelphia County, PA |
98 |
6.6 |
48 |
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|
18 |
Essex County, NJ |
76 |
9.5 |
49 |
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|
19 |
Shelby County, TN |
76 |
8.4 |
50 |
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*Accounting for 50% of reported primary and secondary syphilis cases.
†Counties were ranked in descending order by number of cases.