No. City Cases, 2000 Rate per 100,000 Population, 2000 Rate per 100,000 Population, 1999 Percent change
1.
Richmond, Va.
1,752
923.6
963.1
-4.1%
2.
Rochester, N.Y.
2,142
894.8
851.0
5.2%
3.
Baltimore, Md.
5,603
885.6
967.9
-8.5%
4.
St. Louis, Mo.
2,879
862.1
861.2
0.1%
5.
Detroit, Mich.
9,610
766.7
630.3
21.6%
6.
Norfolk, Va.
1,490
659.7
571.6
15.4%
7.
New Orleans,
La.
3,015
654.1
583.0
12.2%
8.
Kansas City,
Mo.
2,688
595.2
433.1
37.4%
9.
Philadelphia,
Penn.
8,198
578.3
548.5
5.4%
10.
Milwaukee, Wis.
5,146
567.8
538.9
5.4%
11.
Memphis, Tenn.
4,941
566.0
577.1
-1.9%
12.
Newark, N.J.
1,558
550.0
614.7
-10.5%
13.
Washington,
D.C.
2,706
521.4
681.3
-23.5%
14.
Buffalo, N.Y.
1,572
500.8
392.8
27.5%
15.
Jacksonville,
Fla.
3,640
492.9
402.4
22.5%
16.
Atlanta, Ga.
3,456
464.0
756.0
-38.6%
17.
Birmingham,
Ala.
3,018
459.1
379.1
21.1%
18.
*Nashville,
Tenn.
2,404
453.5
336.8
34.6%
19.
Minneapolis,
Minn.
1,577
430.7
425.5
1.2%
20.
Indianapolis,
In.
3,206
395.3
375.5
5.3%
Gonorrhea
Rate
131.6
*Not among the 20 most affected cities in 1999
One city was among the 20 most affected cities in 1999, but was not in 2000: Chicago (363.7 rate in 2000, 486.1 rate in 1999, -25.2% change)
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March 2002 
