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Table 16. Gonorrhea —Reported cases and rates in selected metropolitan statistical areas* (MSAs) listed in alphabetical order: United States, 2001–2005
| Metropolitan Statistical Area | Cases | Rates per 100,000 Population | ||||||||
| 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | |
| Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Marietta, GA | NA | 8,731 | 8,825 | 7,355 | 7,838 | NA | 192.8 | 191.4 | 156.2 | 166.5 |
| Austin-Round Rock, TX | 1,813 | 1,656 | 1,458 | 1,472 | 1,706 | 137.1 | 122.7 | 105.8 | 104.2 | 120.8 |
| Baltimore-Towson, MD | NA | 6,213 | 5,382 | 5,256 | 4,779 | NA | 238.8 | 205.7 | 199.2 | 181.1 |
| Birmingham-Hoover, AL | 2,812 | 2,693 | 2,212 | 2,377 | 2,381 | 264.8 | 252.1 | 206.2 | 219.6 | 220.0 |
| Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, MA-NH | NA | 2,191 | 1,818 | 1,998 | 1,684 | NA | 49.3 | 40.9 | 45.2 | 38.1 |
| Buffalo-Cheektowaga-Tonawanda, NY | NA | 2,224 | 1,809 | 1,670 | 1,926 | NA | 191.2 | 156.0 | 144.7 | 166.8 |
| Charlotte-Gastonia-Concord, NC-SC | 3,002 | 3,146 | 3,130 | 2,998 | 3,330 | 218.1 | 223.1 | 217.8 | 203.3 | 225.8 |
| Chicago-Naperville-Joliet, IL-IN-WI | NA | 19,312 | 17,080 | 15,684 | 14,857 | NA | 208.0 | 183.0 | 167.0 | 158.2 |
| Cincinnati-Middletown, OH-KY-IN | 3,792 | 4,065 | 4,206 | 3,455 | 3,927 | 187.0 | 199.2 | 205.4 | 167.9 | 190.8 |
| Cleveland-Elyria-Mentor, OH | 5,189 | 5,489 | 5,338 | 4,472 | 4,641 | 241.7 | 255.6 | 249.5 | 209.3 | 217.2 |
| Columbus, OH | 3,865 | 3,268 | 2,963 | 3,004 | 3,445 | 235.5 | 196.9 | 176.9 | 177.3 | 203.4 |
| Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX | 9,297 | 7,896 | 7,570 | 7,119 | 8,416 | 173.6 | 144.0 | 135.4 | 124.9 | 147.6 |
| Denver-Aurora, CO | 2,512 | 2,783 | 2,136 | 2,232 | 2,147 | 111.8 | 122.0 | 92.8 | 95.8 | 92.1 |
| Detroit-Warren-Livonia, MI | 10,060 | 8,622 | 7,173 | 9,299 | 10,766 | 224.8 | 192.3 | 160.0 | 207.0 | 239.6 |
| Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT | 1,092 | 1,281 | 1,030 | 933 | 993 | 94.2 | 109.7 | 87.4 | 78.8 | 83.8 |
| Houston-Baytown-Sugar Land, TX | 6,604 | 6,337 | 5,191 | 5,525 | 5,213 | 136.0 | 127.1 | 102.3 | 106.7 | 100.6 |
| Indianapolis, IN | 3,496 | 3,660 | 3,349 | 3,510 | 4,142 | 225.0 | 232.4 | 209.9 | 216.5 | 255.4 |
| Jacksonville, FL | 2,912 | 3,078 | 2,574 | 2,197 | 2,578 | 253.1 | 261.4 | 214.0 | 179.3 | 210.4 |
| Kansas City, MO-KS | 3,312 | 3,827 | 3,694 | 3,832 | 3,769 | 177.6 | 202.6 | 193.9 | 199.0 | 195.8 |
| Las Vegas-Paradise, NV | 1,513 | 1,757 | 1,968 | 2,645 | 2,487 | 103.7 | 115.4 | 124.8 | 160.2 | 150.7 |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana, CA | NA | 9,073 | 9,753 | 11,103 | 12,697 | NA | 71.2 | 76.0 | 85.9 | 98.2 |
| Louisville, KY-IN | 1,609 | 1,517 | 1,617 | 1,484 | 1,551 | 137.1 | 128.3 | 135.9 | 123.6 | 129.2 |
| Memphis, TN-MS-AR | 5,021 | 4,623 | 3,764 | 3,832 | 3,782 | 412.3 | 375.7 | 303.7 | 306.5 | 302.5 |
| Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Miami Beach, FL | 4,889 | 4,816 | 4,455 | 4,622 | 4,497 | 95.3 | 92.0 | 84.2 | 86.2 | 83.9 |
| Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI | NA | 4,687 | 3,998 | 3,311 | 4,031 | NA | 309.9 | 264.0 | 218.4 | 265.9 |
| Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI | NA | 2,738 | 2,781 | 2,439 | 2,920 | NA | 89.6 | 90.2 | 78.3 | 93.7 |
| Nashville-Davidson-Murfreesboro, TN | 2,020 | 1,764 | 1,888 | 1,602 | 1,474 | 151.2 | 130.4 | 137.7 | 114.8 | 105.6 |
| New Orleans-Metairie-Kenner, LA | NA | 3,679 | 3,956 | 3,316 | 2,609 | NA | 279.7 | 300.3 | 251.3 | 197.7 |
| New York-Newark-Edison, NY-NJ-PA | NA | 19,507 | 20,480 | 16,915 | 15,533 | NA | 104.9 | 109.9 | 90.4 | 83.0 |
| Oklahoma City, OK | 2,209 | 2,090 | 2,050 | 2,153 | 2,548 | 199.4 | 186.4 | 181.0 | 188.1 | 222.7 |
| Orlando, FL | 2,678 | 2,502 | 2,165 | 2,285 | 2,848 | 157.0 | 142.8 | 120.1 | 122.7 | 153.0 |
| Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD | NA | 10,087 | 8,502 | 7,818 | 7,719 | NA | 175.4 | 147.3 | 134.8 | 133.1 |
| Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ | NA | NA | 2,795 | 3,161 | 3,133 | NA | NA | 77.8 | 85.1 | 84.3 |
| Pittsburgh, PA | NA | 2,472 | 2,035 | 1,799 | 2,157 | NA | 102.2 | 84.4 | 74.9 | 89.8 |
| Portland-Vancouver-Beaverton, OR-WA | 1,032 | 818 | 858 | 1,173 | 1,393 | 52.2 | 40.6 | 42.1 | 56.8 | 67.5 |
| Providence-New Bedford-Fall River, RI-MA | NA | 1,052 | 1,136 | 1,048 | 650 | NA | 65.2 | 70.0 | 64.3 | 39.9 |
| Richmond, VA | 3,239 | 2,746 | 2,319 | 2,160 | 2,361 | 291.2 | 243.8 | 203.7 | 187.1 | 204.5 |
| Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA | NA | 2,245 | 2,512 | 2,631 | 3,012 | NA | 63.9 | 69.0 | 69.4 | 79.4 |
| Rochester, NY | NA | 1,821 | 1,897 | 1,900 | 1,899 | NA | 174.6 | 182.2 | 182.4 | 182.3 |
| Sacramento-Arden-Arcade-Roseville, CA | NA | 1,514 | 1,859 | 2,066 | 2,450 | NA | 78.4 | 94.1 | 102.4 | 121.5 |
| Salt Lake City, UT | 158 | 261 | 276 | 371 | 460 | 16.0 | 26.2 | 27.5 | 36.4 | 45.2 |
| San Antonio, TX | 2,240 | 2,078 | 2,333 | 2,183 | 2,300 | 128.0 | 116.3 | 128.1 | 117.7 | 124.1 |
| San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos, CA | NA | 2,132 | 2,007 | 2,379 | 2,695 | NA | 73.3 | 68.5 | 81.1 | 91.9 |
| San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA | NA | 5,070 | 4,394 | 4,967 | 5,713 | NA | 121.3 | 105.7 | 119.6 | 137.5 |
| San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA | NA | 516 | 740 | 1,084 | 1,055 | NA | 29.7 | 42.7 | 62.2 | 60.6 |
| Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA | 2,405 | 2,288 | 2,027 | 1,883 | 2,704 | 77.7 | 73.2 | 64.5 | 59.5 | 85.4 |
| St. Louis, MO-IL | 6,378 | 5,797 | 5,600 | 5,719 | 6,391 | 234.9 | 212.4 | 204.7 | 206.9 | 231.2 |
| Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL | 3,089 | 3,679 | 3,160 | 2,801 | 2,910 | 126.3 | 147.7 | 124.8 | 108.2 | 112.4 |
| Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC | 4,872 | 4,812 | 4,201 | 3,812 | 3,355 | 306.0 | 298.3 | 256.6 | 231.8 | 204.0 |
| Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV | NA | 5,977 | 5,262 | 5,803 | 4,497 | NA | 118.9 | 103.4 | 112.9 | 87.5 |
| U.S. MSA TOTAL | 103,110 | 210,590 | 199,726 | 194,853 | 202,369 | 168.9 | 139.1 | 127.8 | 123.4 | 128.2 |
*MSAs selected based on largest population in 2000 U.S. census. NA = Not available. STD morbidity reporting methods do not allow MSA-specific case counts and rates to be determined for some jurisdictions for some years.