Table 2. Chlamydia — Reported cases and rates by state, ranked by rates: United States, 2003
Rank* |
State |
Cases |
Rate per 100,000 Population |
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1 |
Alaska |
3,900 |
605.8 |
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2 |
Louisiana |
20,970 |
467.8 |
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3 |
Hawaii |
5,480 |
440.2 |
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4 |
Mississippi |
12,193 |
424.6 |
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5 |
Georgia |
35,686 |
416.9 |
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6 |
New Mexico |
7,480 |
403.2 |
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7 |
Illinois |
48,294 |
383.3 |
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8 |
Delaware |
3,035 |
375.9 |
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9 |
Ohio |
42,522 |
372.3 |
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10 |
South Carolina |
14,623 |
356.0 |
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11 |
Tennessee |
20,380 |
351.5 |
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12 |
South Dakota |
2,608 |
342.7 |
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13 |
California |
117,428 |
334.4 |
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14 |
Wisconsin |
17,942 |
329.7 |
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15 |
Missouri |
18,570 |
327.4 |
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16 |
Michigan |
32,572 |
324.1 |
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17 |
Texas |
69,200 |
317.7 |
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18 |
Alabama |
14,209 |
316.7 |
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19 |
Oklahoma |
11,013 |
315.2 |
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20 |
North Carolina |
26,187 |
314.7 |
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21 |
Maryland |
16,831 |
308.4 |
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U.S. TOTAL† |
877,478 |
304.3 |
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22 |
Pennsylvania |
37,291 |
302.3 |
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23 |
New York |
57,222 |
298.7 |
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24 |
Arkansas |
7,856 |
289.9 |
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25 |
Colorado |
13,039 |
289.3 |
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26 |
Rhode Island |
3,000 |
280.4 |
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27 |
Montana |
2,547 |
280.1 |
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28 |
Indiana |
17,075 |
277.2 |
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29 |
Washington |
16,797 |
276.8 |
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30 |
Nebraska |
4,739 |
274.1 |
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31 |
Connecticut |
9,393 |
271.4 |
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32 |
Nevada |
5,830 |
268.2 |
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33 |
Kansas |
7,249 |
266.9 |
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34 |
Virginia |
19,439 |
266.5 |
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35 |
North Dakota |
1,655 |
261.0 |
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36 |
Florida |
42,382 |
253.6 |
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37 |
Arizona |
12,819 |
234.9 |
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38 |
Iowa |
6,491 |
221.0 |
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39 |
Oregon |
7,688 |
218.3 |
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40 |
Minnesota |
10,714 |
213.4 |
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41 |
Kentucky |
7,981 |
195.0 |
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42 |
Wyoming |
960 |
192.5 |
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43 |
New Jersey |
16,169 |
188.2 |
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44 |
Idaho |
2,366 |
176.4 |
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45 |
Massachusetts |
11,301 |
175.8 |
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46 |
Vermont |
1,060 |
171.9 |
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47 |
Utah |
3,893 |
168.1 |
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48 |
Maine |
2,030 |
156.8 |
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49 |
West Virginia |
2,585 |
143.5 |
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50 |
New Hampshire |
1,616 |
126.7 |
*States were ranked in descending order by rate, number of cases, and alphabetically by state.
†Total includes cases reported by Washington, D.C., but excludes outlying areas (Guam with 554 cases and rate of 344.0, Puerto Rico with 2,746 cases and rate of 71.1, and Virgin Islands with 416 cases and rate of 378.1).