Table 19. Gonorrhea—Counties and independent cities* ranked by number of reported cases: United States, 2008

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Rank^†	County/Independent City	Cases	Rate per 100,000 Population	Cumulative Percent
1	Cook County, IL	13,227	250.3	3
2	Wayne County, MI	9,081	457.5	6
3	Los Angeles County, CA	8,959	90.7	9
4	Harris County, TX	6,164	156.6	11
5	Dallas County, TX	5,137	217.1	12
6	Philadelphia County, PA	4,950	341.5	14
7	Marion County, IN	3,971	452.9	15
8	Shelby County, TN	3,849	422.9	16
9	Franklin County, OH	3,666	327.9	17
10	Kings County, NY	3,313	131.0	18
11	Hamilton County, OH	3,185	378.1	19
12	Baltimore (City), MD	3,181	499.0	20
13	Fulton County, GA	2,944	296.7	21
14	Tarrant County, TX	2,940	171.2	22
15	Bexar County, TX	2,932	183.9	23
16	Duval County, FL	2,661	313.4	23
17	Washington, D.C.	2,656	451.5	24
18	Bronx County, NY	2,629	191.4	25
19	Jefferson County, AL	2,604	395.3	26
20	Cuyahoga County, OH	2,478	191.2	26
21	New York County, NY	2,472	152.5	27
22	Jackson County, MO	2,345	351.6	28
23	Broward County, FL	2,323	132.0	29
24	Allegheny County, PA	2,158	177.0	29
25	Maricopa County, AZ	2,128	54.8	30
26	Mecklenburg County, NC	2,121	244.6	30
27	Miami-Dade County, FL	2,120	88.8	31
28	DeKalb County, GA	2,116	287.1	32
29	Oklahoma County, OK	2,099	299.1	32
30	Hillsborough County, FL	2,092	178.1	33
31	Orange County, FL	2,075	194.6	34
32	San Diego County, CA	2,066	69.4	34
33	Jefferson County, KY	2,043	288.0	35
34	San Francisco County, CA	2,023	264.5	35
35	Alameda County, CA	1,952	133.3	36
36	Clark County, NV	1,918	104.4	36
37	St Louis (City), MO	1,890	538.8	37
38	Travis County, TX	1,884	193.4	38
39	Queens County, NY	1,873	82.5	38
40	St. Louis County, MO	1,731	173.9	39
41	Essex County, NJ	1,662	214.2	39
42	Sacramento County, CA	1,642	118.4	40
43	Erie County, NY	1,569	171.8	40
44	Pinellas County, FL	1,505	164.0	41
45	Prince George's County, MD	1,500	181.0	41
46	Denver County, CO	1,480	251.6	41
47	Tulsa County, OK	1,471	251.4	42
48	Hennepin County, MN	1,448	127.4	42
49	San Bernardino County, CA	1,370	68.2	43
50	King County, WA	1,315	70.7	43
51	Hinds County, MS	1,309	525.4	44
52	Caddo County, LA	1,299	514.2	44
53	Monroe County, NY	1,298	177.9	44
54	Richmond (City), VA	1,279	639.1	45
55	Genesee County, MI	1,264	290.8	45
56	Orleans County, LA	1,232	515.2	45
57	Charleston County, SC	1,222	356.3	46
58	Wake County, NC	1,222	146.7	46
59	Bell County, TX	1,210	436.9	46
60	Oakland County, MI	1,164	96.5	47
61	Norfolk (City), VA	1,155	489.9	47
62	Montgomery County, OH	1,154	214.5	48
63	Lake County, IN	1,146	232.9	48
64	Pulaski County, AR	1,130	302.2	48
65	Davidson County, TN	1,091	176.1	49
66	Cumberland County, NC	1,068	348.4	49
67	Mobile County, AL	1,057	261.4	49
68	Kent County, MI	1,056	174.7	49
69	Leon County, FL	1,054	403.9	50
70	New Haven County, CT	1,046	123.7	50
71	Palm Beach County, FL	1,028	81.2	50

* Accounting for 50% of reported gonorrhea cases.

^† Counties and independent cities were ranked in descending order by number of cases reported in 2008.

NOTE: Milwaukee County was not ranked by case count or rate due to misclassification of 2008 Milwaukee County STD morbidity data.

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