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Table 24. Primary and secondary syphilis —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 142 149 114 165 169 3.2 3.3 2.5 3.6 3.7
Alaska 0 0 1 8 9 0.0 0.0 0.2 1.2 1.4
Arizona 180 200 186 157 175 3.4 3.7 3.3 2.7 3.0
Arkansas 49 34 51 47 52 1.8 1.3 1.9 1.7 1.9
California 545 1,033 1,299 1,356 1,585 1.6 2.9 3.7 3.8 4.4
Colorado 23 64 39 63 46 0.5 1.4 0.9 1.4 1.0
Connecticut 12 28 30 45 58 0.3 0.8 0.9 1.3 1.7
Delaware 14 11 7 9 11 1.8 1.4 0.9 1.1 1.3
Florida 484 617 658 728 724 3.0 3.7 3.9 4.2 4.2
Georgia 414 439 585 549 645 4.9 5.1 6.7 6.2 7.3
Hawaii 12 11 14 8 11 1.0 0.9 1.1 0.6 0.9
Idaho 1 8 15 24 20 0.1 0.6 1.1 1.7 1.4
Illinois 409 479 374 386 525 3.3 3.8 3.0 3.0 4.1
Indiana 151 62 50 60 62 2.5 1.0 0.8 1.0 1.0
Iowa 5 8 12 5 9 0.2 0.3 0.4 0.2 0.3
Kansas 25 20 25 24 19 0.9 0.7 0.9 0.9 0.7
Kentucky 48 88 33 47 52 1.2 2.2 0.8 1.1 1.3
Louisiana 173 152 183 332 278 3.9 3.4 4.1 7.4 6.2
Maine 1 2 8 2 1 0.1 0.2 0.6 0.2 0.1
Maryland 266 228 312 380 313 4.9 4.2 5.7 6.8 5.6
Massachusetts 46 99 133 114 125 0.7 1.5 2.1 1.8 1.9
Michigan 428 486 249 192 105 4.3 4.8 2.5 1.9 1.0
Minnesota 33 59 47 27 70 0.7 1.2 0.9 0.5 1.4
Mississippi 140 49 40 59 49 4.9 1.7 1.4 2.0 1.7
Missouri 26 34 61 94 147 0.5 0.6 1.1 1.6 2.6
Montana 0 0 0 4 7 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.4 0.8
Nebraska 10 6 10 7 4 0.6 0.3 0.6 0.4 0.2
Nevada 8 15 12 40 109 0.4 0.7 0.5 1.7 4.7
New Hampshire 1 8 19 5 16 0.1 0.6 1.5 0.4 1.2
New Jersey 137 169 170 150 133 1.6 2.0 2.0 1.7 1.5
New Mexico 19 39 71 82 56 1.0 2.1 3.8 4.3 2.9
New York 304 478 584 727 705 1.6 2.5 3.0 3.8 3.7
North Carolina 445 279 152 192 274 5.4 3.4 1.8 2.2 3.2
North Dakota 0 0 2 0 1 0.0 0.0 0.3 0.0 0.2
Ohio 81 159 197 237 211 0.7 1.4 1.7 2.1 1.8
Oklahoma 60 72 64 25 44 1.7 2.1 1.8 0.7 1.2
Oregon 13 28 48 29 41 0.4 0.8 1.3 0.8 1.1
Pennsylvania 100 105 159 118 199 0.8 0.9 1.3 1.0 1.6
Rhode Island 9 13 33 26 24 0.8 1.2 3.1 2.4 2.2
South Carolina 235 134 94 116 84 5.8 3.3 2.3 2.8 2.0
South Dakota 1 0 2 0 2 0.1 0.0 0.3 0.0 0.3
Tennessee 331 168 135 130 217 5.8 2.9 2.3 2.2 3.7
Texas 478 589 654 827 873 2.2 2.7 3.0 3.7 3.9
Utah 11 7 14 13 10 0.5 0.3 0.6 0.5 0.4
Vermont 3 2 1 1 1 0.5 0.3 0.2 0.2 0.2
Virginia 102 71 82 116 143 1.4 1.0 1.1 1.6 1.9
Washington 57 70 82 150 152 1.0 1.2 1.3 2.4 2.5
West Virginia 5 2 2 3 3 0.3 0.1 0.1 0.2 0.2
Wisconsin 22 30 16 29 41 0.4 0.6 0.3 0.5 0.7
Wyoming 1 0 0 3 0 0.2 0.0 0.0 0.6 0.0
U.S. TOTAL* 6,103 6,862 7,177 7,980 8,724 2.1 2.4 2.5 2.7 3.0
Northeast 613 904 1,137 1,188 1,262 1.1 1.7 2.1 2.2 2.3
Midwest 1,191 1,343 1,045 1,061 1,196 1.8 2.1 1.6 1.6 1.8
South 3,429 3,140 3,214 3,794 4,045 3.4 3.0 3.1 3.6 3.8
West 870 1,475 1,781 1,937 2,221 1.3 2.2 2.7 2.9 3.3
Guam 12 6 1 0 2 7.6 3.7 0.6 0.0 1.2
Puerto Rico 244 270 202 182 226 6.4 7.0 5.2 4.7 5.8
Virgin Islands 0 1 3 5 1 0.0 0.9 2.8 4.6 0.9
OUTLYING AREAS 256 277 206 187 229 6.2 6.7 5.0 4.5 5.5
TOTAL 6,359 7,139 7,383 8,167 8,953 2.2 2.4 2.5 2.7 3.0

* Includes cases reported by Washington, D.C.

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