Please use the Back button to return to your page of origin, or go directly to STD Surveillance 2004 Table of Contents.

Table 25. Primary and secondary syphilis - Counties and independent cities* ranked by number of reported cases: United States, 2004

Rank† County/Independent City Cases Rate per 100,000 Population Cumulative Percent
1 Los Angeles County, CA 506   5.1   6  
2 San Francisco County, CA 345   45.9   10  
3 Cook County, IL 340   6.4   14  
4 New York County, NY 328   21.0   19  
5 Fulton County, GA 283   34.6   22  
6 Dade County, FL 213   9.1   25  
7 Harris County, TX 211   5.9   27  
8 Baltimore (City), MD 209   33.2   30  
9 Dallas County, TX 184   8.1   32  
10 Broward County, FL 183   10.6   35  
11 Wayne County, MI 142   7.0   36  
12 San Diego County, CA 138   4.7   38  
13 Kings County, NY 134   5.4   40  
14 East Baton Rouge County, LA 124   30.1   41  
15 King County, WA 123   7.0   43  
16 De Kalb County, GA 117   17.4   44  
17 Bexar County, TX 107   7.3   46  
18 Maricopa County, AZ 106   3.1   47  
19 Franklin County, OH 105   9.6   48  
20 Queens County, NY 89   4.0   50  

*Accounting for 50% of reported primary and secondary syphilis cases.

†Counties were ranked in descending order by number of cases.

Next Table
Page last modified: November 8, 2005
Page last reviewed: November 8, 2005 Historical Document
Content Source: Division of STD Prevention, National Center for HIV/AIDS, Viral Hepatitis, STD, and TB Prevention