Table 29. Primary and secondary syphilis — Reported cases and rates in selected cities, ranked by rates: United States, 2003
Rank* |
City† |
Cases |
Rate per 100,000 Population |
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1 |
San Francisco, CA |
332 |
43.5 |
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2 |
Atlanta, GA |
298 |
36.1 |
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3 |
Baltimore, MD |
153 |
24.0 |
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4 |
Detroit, MI |
179 |
19.0 |
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5 |
Newark, NJ |
57 |
18.8 |
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6 |
Boston, MA |
69 |
11.5 |
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7 |
Oklahoma City, OK |
48 |
11.1 |
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8 |
Dallas, TX |
131 |
10.8 |
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9 |
Columbus, OH |
106 |
9.8 |
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10 |
Fort Worth, TX |
52 |
9.2 |
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11 |
Houston, TX |
178 |
8.9 |
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12 |
Chicago, IL |
267 |
8.7 |
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13 |
Memphis, TN |
76 |
8.4 |
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14 |
Washington, DC |
48 |
8.4 |
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15 |
Miami, FL |
194 |
8.3 |
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16 |
New York City, NY |
531 |
6.6 |
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17 |
Philadelphia, PA |
98 |
6.6 |
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18 |
Albuquerque, NM |
36 |
6.3 |
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19 |
Portland, OR |
33 |
6.2 |
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20 |
St Petersburg, FL |
51 |
5.5 |
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21 |
Minneapolis, MN |
21 |
5.4 |
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22 |
New Orleans, LA |
25 |
5.3 |
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23 |
St Louis, MO |
18 |
5.3 |
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24 |
Los Angeles, CA |
461 |
5.0 |
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25 |
Jersey City, NJ |
12 |
5.0 |
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26 |
Tucson, AZ |
40 |
4.5 |
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27 |
Denver, CO |
25 |
4.5 |
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28 |
San Antonio, TX |
52 |
4.4 |
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29 |
Austin, TX |
28 |
4.2 |
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30 |
Kansas City, MO |
19 |
4.2 |
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31 |
Tampa, FL |
43 |
4.1 |
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32 |
Phoenix, AZ |
132 |
4.0 |
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33 |
San Diego, CA |
111 |
3.8 |
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34 |
Louisville, KY |
26 |
3.7 |
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35 |
Nashville, TN |
21 |
3.7 |
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36 |
Seattle, WA |
60 |
3.4 |
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37 |
San Jose, CA |
56 |
3.3 |
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38 |
Birmingham, AL |
22 |
3.3 |
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39 |
Norfolk, VA |
8 |
3.3 |
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40 |
Indianapolis, IN |
25 |
2.9 |
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41 |
Rochester, NY |
7 |
2.8 |
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42 |
Jacksonville, FL |
21 |
2.6 |
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43 |
Richmond, VA |
5 |
2.5 |
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44 |
Oakland, CA |
33 |
2.2 |
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45 |
Charlotte, NC |
16 |
2.2 |
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46 |
St Paul, MN |
6 |
2.1 |
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47 |
Honolulu, HI |
14 |
1.6 |
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48 |
Omaha, NE |
7 |
1.5 |
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49 |
Sacramento, CA |
17 |
1.3 |
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50 |
Pittsburgh, PA |
17 |
1.3 |
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51 |
Tulsa, OK |
5 |
1.3 |
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52 |
Cleveland, OH |
16 |
1.2 |
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53 |
Milwaukee, WI |
10 |
1.1 |
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54 |
Corpus Christi, TX |
3 |
1.1 |
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55 |
Toledo, OH |
3 |
0.7 |
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56 |
Buffalo, NY |
2 |
0.6 |
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57 |
Akron, OH |
3 |
0.5 |
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58 |
Yonkers, NY |
1 |
0.5 |
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59 |
Wichita, KS |
2 |
0.4 |
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60 |
El Paso, TX |
2 |
0.3 |
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61 |
Cincinnati, OH |
2 |
0.2 |
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YEAR 2010 TARGET |
0.2 |
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Des Moines, IA |
0 |
0.0 |
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Dayton, OH |
0 |
0.0 |
*Cities were ranked in descending order by rate, number of cases, and alphabetically by state.
†Excludes cities in outlying areas (San Juan, PR, with 88 cases and rate of 8.6).