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Table 25. Primary and secondary syphilis — 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 149 114 165 169 319 3.3 2.5 3.6 3.7 7.0
Alaska 0 1 8 9 11 0.0 0.2 1.2 1.4 1.7
Arizona 200 186 157 175 203 3.7 3.3 2.7 2.9 3.4
Arkansas 34 51 47 52 77 1.3 1.9 1.7 1.9 2.8
California 1,033 1,299 1,356 1,585 1,835 2.9 3.7 3.8 4.4 5.1
Colorado 64 39 63 46 69 1.4 0.9 1.4 1.0 1.5
Connecticut 28 30 45 58 64 0.8 0.9 1.3 1.7 1.8
Delaware 11 7 9 11 20 1.4 0.9 1.1 1.3 2.4
District of Columbia 58 48 69 114 116 10.2 8.5 12.5 20.7 21.1
Florida 617 658 728 724 719 3.7 3.9 4.2 4.1 4.0
Georgia 439 585 549 645 581 5.1 6.7 6.2 7.1 6.4
Hawaii 11 14 8 11 18 0.9 1.1 0.6 0.9 1.4
Idaho 8 15 24 20 3 0.6 1.1 1.7 1.4 0.2
Illinois 479 374 386 525 431 3.8 3.0 3.0 4.1 3.4
Indiana 62 50 60 62 93 1.0 0.8 1.0 1.0 1.5
Iowa 8 12 5 9 19 0.3 0.4 0.2 0.3 0.6
Kansas 20 25 24 19 27 0.7 0.9 0.9 0.7 1.0
Kentucky 88 33 47 52 73 2.2 0.8 1.1 1.2 1.7
Louisiana 152 183 332 278 342 3.4 4.1 7.4 6.1 7.6
Maine 2 8 2 1 9 0.2 0.6 0.2 0.1 0.7
Maryland 228 312 380 313 300 4.2 5.7 6.8 5.6 5.4
Massachusetts 99 133 114 125 124 1.5 2.1 1.8 2.0 1.9
Michigan 486 249 192 105 118 4.8 2.5 1.9 1.0 1.2
Minnesota 59 47 27 70 47 1.2 0.9 0.5 1.4 0.9
Mississippi 49 40 59 49 86 1.7 1.4 2.0 1.7 2.9
Missouri 34 61 94 147 168 0.6 1.1 1.6 2.5 2.9
Montana 0 0 4 7 1 0.0 0.0 0.4 0.7 0.1
Nebraska 6 10 7 4 7 0.3 0.6 0.4 0.2 0.4
Nevada 15 12 40 109 137 0.7 0.5 1.7 4.5 5.7
New Hampshire 8 19 5 16 13 0.6 1.5 0.4 1.2 1.0
New Jersey 169 170 150 133 173 2.0 2.0 1.7 1.5 2.0
New Mexico 39 71 82 56 79 2.1 3.8 4.3 2.9 4.1
New York 478 584 727 705 736 2.5 3.0 3.8 3.7 3.8
North Carolina 279 152 192 274 309 3.4 1.8 2.2 3.2 3.6
North Dakota 0 2 0 1 1 0.0 0.3 0.0 0.2 0.2
Ohio 159 197 237 211 184 1.4 1.7 2.1 1.8 1.6
Oklahoma 72 64 25 44 70 2.1 1.8 0.7 1.2 2.0
Oregon 28 48 29 41 29 0.8 1.3 0.8 1.1 0.8
Pennsylvania 105 159 118 199 264 0.9 1.3 1.0 1.6 2.1
Rhode Island 13 33 26 24 14 1.2 3.1 2.4 2.2 1.3
South Carolina 134 94 116 84 66 3.3 2.3 2.8 2.0 1.6
South Dakota 0 2 0 2 13 0.0 0.3 0.0 0.3 1.7
Tennessee 168 135 130 217 249 2.9 2.3 2.2 3.6 4.2
Texas 589 654 827 873 1,064 2.7 3.0 3.7 3.8 4.7
Utah 7 14 13 10 21 0.3 0.6 0.5 0.4 0.9
Vermont 2 1 1 1 3 0.3 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.5
Virginia 71 82 116 143 190 1.0 1.1 1.6 1.9 2.5
Washington 70 82 150 152 182 1.2 1.3 2.4 2.4 2.9
West Virginia 2 2 3 3 11 0.1 0.1 0.2 0.2 0.6
Wisconsin 30 16 29 41 68 0.6 0.3 0.5 0.7 1.2
Wyoming 0 0 3 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.6 0.0 0.0
U.S. TOTAL 6,862 7,177 7,980 8,724 9,756 2.4 2.5 2.7 2.9 3.3
Northeast 904 1,137 1,188 1,262 1,400 1.7 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.6
Midwest 1,343 1,045 1,061 1,196 1,176 2.1 1.6 1.6 1.8 1.8
South 3,140 3,214 3,794 4,045 4,592 3.0 3.1 3.6 3.8 4.3
West 1,475 1,781 1,937 2,221 2,588 2.2 2.7 2.9 3.3 3.8
Guam 6 1 0 2 3 3.7 0.6 0.0 1.2 1.8
Puerto Rico 270 202 182 224 150 7.0 5.2 4.7 5.7 3.8
Virgin Islands 1 3 5 1 1 0.9 2.8 4.6 0.9 0.9
OUTLYING AREAS 277 206 187 227 154 6.7 5.0 4.5 5.4 3.7
TOTAL 7,139 7,383 8,167 8,951 9,910 2.4 2.5 2.7 3.0 3.3

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