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Table 12. Gonorrhea —Reported cases and rates by state/area and region listed in alphabetical order: United States and outlying areas, 2001–2005
State/Area | Cases | Rates per 100,000 Population | ||||||||
2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | |
Alabama | 11,182 | 10,118 | 9,303 | 8,206 | 9,406 | 250.2 | 225.5 | 206.7 | 181.1 | 207.6 |
Alaska | 457 | 641 | 573 | 567 | 600 | 72.1 | 99.6 | 88.3 | 86.5 | 91.5 |
Arizona | 3,920 | 3,795 | 3,580 | 4,065 | 4,951 | 73.9 | 69.6 | 64.1 | 70.8 | 86.2 |
Arkansas | 4,604 | 4,584 | 4,251 | 4,137 | 4,476 | 170.9 | 169.1 | 156.0 | 150.3 | 162.6 |
California | 23,296 | 24,606 | 25,963 | 30,155 | 34,338 | 67.3 | 70.1 | 73.2 | 84.0 | 95.7 |
Colorado | 3,190 | 3,511 | 2,854 | 3,054 | 3,224 | 72.0 | 77.9 | 62.7 | 66.4 | 70.1 |
Connecticut | 2,546 | 3,241 | 3,114 | 2,862 | 2,750 | 74.1 | 93.7 | 89.4 | 81.7 | 78.5 |
Delaware | 1,733 | 1,576 | 1,128 | 894 | 913 | 217.5 | 195.2 | 138.0 | 107.7 | 110.0 |
Florida | 21,531 | 21,348 | 18,974 | 18,580 | 20,225 | 131.5 | 127.7 | 111.5 | 106.8 | 116.3 |
Georgia | 18,920 | 18,383 | 17,686 | 15,783 | 15,860 | 225.1 | 214.7 | 203.6 | 178.8 | 179.6 |
Hawaii | 604 | 740 | 1,263 | 1,193 | 1,024 | 49.2 | 59.4 | 100.4 | 94.5 | 81.1 |
Idaho | 76 | 94 | 68 | 103 | 119 | 5.8 | 7.0 | 5.0 | 7.4 | 8.5 |
Illinois | 24,025 | 24,026 | 21,817 | 20,597 | 20,019 | 191.9 | 190.7 | 172.4 | 162.0 | 157.5 |
Indiana | 6,972 | 7,395 | 6,681 | 6,851 | 8,094 | 113.8 | 120.1 | 107.8 | 109.8 | 129.8 |
Iowa | 1,418 | 1,480 | 1,554 | 1,249 | 1,606 | 48.4 | 50.4 | 52.8 | 42.3 | 54.4 |
Kansas | 2,669 | 2,744 | 2,647 | 2,542 | 2,605 | 98.8 | 101.0 | 97.2 | 92.9 | 95.2 |
Kentucky | 3,588 | 3,772 | 3,578 | 2,758 | 2,935 | 88.2 | 92.2 | 86.9 | 66.5 | 70.8 |
Louisiana | 12,253 | 11,387 | 11,850 | 10,538 | 9,572 | 274.1 | 254.0 | 263.5 | 233.4 | 212.0 |
Maine | 141 | 142 | 233 | 210 | 142 | 11.0 | 11.0 | 17.8 | 15.9 | 10.8 |
Maryland | 9,427 | 9,355 | 8,032 | 8,297 | 7,035 | 175.0 | 171.4 | 145.8 | 149.3 | 126.6 |
Massachusetts | 3,214 | 3,242 | 2,901 | 3,057 | 2,537 | 50.2 | 50.4 | 45.1 | 47.6 | 39.5 |
Michigan | 17,120 | 14,770 | 13,965 | 17,376 | 17,684 | 171.1 | 147.0 | 138.5 | 171.8 | 174.9 |
Minnesota | 2,701 | 3,049 | 3,202 | 2,957 | 3,482 | 54.2 | 60.7 | 63.3 | 58.0 | 68.3 |
Mississippi | 7,759 | 6,875 | 6,328 | 7,163 | 7,171 | 271.3 | 239.4 | 219.6 | 246.7 | 247.0 |
Missouri | 8,723 | 8,952 | 8,792 | 9,218 | 9,455 | 154.7 | 157.8 | 154.1 | 160.2 | 164.3 |
Montana | 104 | 123 | 122 | 88 | 158 | 11.5 | 13.5 | 13.3 | 9.5 | 17.0 |
Nebraska | 1,189 | 1,564 | 1,623 | 1,147 | 1,158 | 69.1 | 90.4 | 93.3 | 65.6 | 66.3 |
Nevada | 1,756 | 1,988 | 2,221 | 3,078 | 2,880 | 83.7 | 91.5 | 99.1 | 131.8 | 123.4 |
New Hampshire | 176 | 120 | 125 | 133 | 177 | 14.0 | 9.4 | 9.7 | 10.2 | 13.6 |
New Jersey | 8,921 | 7,894 | 7,944 | 6,696 | 5,722 | 104.8 | 91.9 | 92.0 | 77.0 | 65.8 |
New Mexico | 1,040 | 1,462 | 1,169 | 1,306 | 1,552 | 56.8 | 78.8 | 62.4 | 68.6 | 81.5 |
New York | 22,299 | 21,841 | 22,166 | 18,737 | 17,717 | 116.8 | 114.0 | 115.5 | 97.5 | 92.1 |
North Carolina | 16,583 | 15,531 | 15,116 | 15,194 | 15,072 | 202.1 | 186.7 | 179.8 | 177.9 | 176.5 |
North Dakota | 56 | 72 | 103 | 110 | 128 | 8.8 | 11.4 | 16.3 | 17.3 | 20.2 |
Ohio | 21,163 | 22,008 | 22,537 | 20,467 | 20,985 | 185.8 | 192.7 | 197.1 | 178.6 | 183.1 |
Oklahoma | 4,784 | 4,661 | 4,552 | 4,453 | 5,228 | 137.9 | 133.4 | 129.6 | 126.4 | 148.4 |
Oregon | 1,144 | 909 | 1,000 | 1,302 | 1,562 | 32.9 | 25.8 | 28.1 | 36.2 | 43.5 |
Pennsylvania | 14,244 | 13,294 | 11,866 | 11,236 | 11,222 | 115.8 | 107.8 | 96.0 | 90.6 | 90.5 |
Rhode Island | 830 | 900 | 973 | 816 | 438 | 78.3 | 84.1 | 90.4 | 75.5 | 40.5 |
South Carolina | 10,805 | 9,152 | 8,518 | 9,171 | 8,561 | 266.0 | 222.8 | 205.4 | 218.5 | 203.9 |
South Dakota | 289 | 263 | 226 | 304 | 351 | 38.1 | 34.6 | 29.6 | 39.4 | 45.5 |
Tennessee | 10,145 | 9,348 | 8,519 | 8,475 | 8,605 | 176.5 | 161.2 | 145.8 | 143.6 | 145.8 |
Texas | 30,024 | 26,988 | 24,595 | 24,371 | 26,110 | 140.5 | 123.9 | 111.2 | 108.4 | 116.1 |
Utah | 219 | 374 | 412 | 603 | 727 | 9.6 | 16.1 | 17.5 | 25.2 | 30.4 |
Vermont | 76 | 98 | 97 | 86 | 60 | 12.4 | 15.9 | 15.7 | 13.8 | 9.7 |
Virginia | 11,095 | 10,462 | 9,066 | 8,565 | 8,346 | 154.2 | 143.4 | 122.7 | 114.8 | 111.9 |
Washington | 2,991 | 2,925 | 2,753 | 2,810 | 3,739 | 49.9 | 48.2 | 44.9 | 45.3 | 60.3 |
West Virginia | 732 | 974 | 847 | 892 | 770 | 40.6 | 54.1 | 46.8 | 49.1 | 42.4 |
Wisconsin | 6,011 | 6,341 | 5,663 | 5,053 | 5,869 | 111.2 | 116.5 | 103.5 | 91.7 | 106.5 |
Wyoming | 77 | 65 | 46 | 59 | 87 | 15.6 | 13.0 | 9.2 | 11.6 | 17.2 |
U.S. TOTAL* | 361,705 | 351,852 | 335,104 | 330,132 | 339,593 | 126.8 | 122.0 | 115.2 | 112.4 | 115.6 |
Northeast | 52,447 | 50,772 | 49,419 | 43,833 | 40,765 | 97.2 | 93.6 | 90.8 | 80.3 | 74.7 |
Midwest | 92,336 | 92,664 | 88,810 | 87,871 | 91,436 | 142.5 | 142.2 | 135.8 | 133.7 | 139.1 |
South | 178,048 | 167,183 | 154,851 | 150,045 | 152,431 | 174.6 | 161.8 | 148.1 | 141.6 | 143.9 |
West | 38,874 | 41,233 | 42,024 | 48,383 | 54,961 | 60.2 | 62.8 | 63.2 | 71.8 | 81.5 |
Guam | 48 | 49 | 65 | 114 | 106 | 30.3 | 30.4 | 39.7 | 68.6 | 63.8 |
Puerto Rico | 589 | 411 | 276 | 267 | 328 | 15.3 | 10.6 | 7.1 | 6.9 | 8.4 |
Virgin Islands | 34 | 49 | 91 | 75 | 30 | 31.1 | 44.5 | 83.6 | 68.9 | 27.6 |
OUTLYING AREAS | 671 | 509 | 432 | 456 | 464 | 16.3 | 12.3 | 10.4 | 10.9 | 11.1 |
TOTAL | 362,376 | 352,361 | 335,536 | 330,588 | 340,057 | 125.2 | 120.5 | 113.8 | 111.0 | 114.2 |
* Includes cases reported by Washington, D.C.