Table 39. Congenital syphilis—Reported cases and rates in infants <1 year of age by state, ranked by rates: United States, 2008
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| Rank* | State† | Cases | Rate per 100,000 Live Births |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Louisiana | 23 | 36.3 |
| 2 | Texas | 127 | 31.8 |
| 3 | Maryland | 23 | 29.7 |
| 4 | Arizona | 30 | 29.3 |
| 5 | Nevada | 9 | 22.5 |
| 6 | Arkansas | 9 | 22.0 |
| 7 | Alabama | 12 | 19.0 |
| 8 | New Mexico | 4 | 13.4 |
| 9 | Tennessee | 10 | 11.9 |
| 10 | Illinois | 20 | 11.1 |
| 11 | California | 62 | 11.0 |
| U.S. TOTAL‡ | 431 | 10.1 | |
| 12 | New York | 23 | 9.2 |
| 13 | Michigan | 10 | 7.8 |
| 14 | North Carolina | 10 | 7.8 |
| 15 | Georgia | 11 | 7.4 |
| 16 | Florida | 17 | 7.2 |
| 17 | Oklahoma | 3 | 5.6 |
| 18 | Pennsylvania | 8 | 5.4 |
| 19 | Connecticut | 2 | 4.8 |
| 20 | West Virginia | 1 | 4.8 |
| 21 | Virginia | 4 | 3.7 |
| 22 | New Jersey | 4 | 3.5 |
| 23 | South Carolina | 2 | 3.2 |
| 24 | Missouri | 2 | 2.5 |
| 25 | Ohio | 3 | 2.0 |
| 26 | Kentucky | 1 | 1.7 |
| 27 | Wisconsin | 1 | 1.4 |
| YEAR 2010 TARGET | . | 1.0 | |
| Alaska | 0 | 0.0 | |
| Colorado | 0 | 0.0 | |
| Delaware | 0 | 0.0 | |
| Hawaii | 0 | 0.0 | |
| Idaho | 0 | 0.0 | |
| Indiana | 0 | 0.0 | |
| Iowa | 0 | 0.0 | |
| Kansas | 0 | 0.0 | |
| Maine | 0 | 0.0 | |
| Massachusetts | 0 | 0.0 | |
| Minnesota | 0 | 0.0 | |
| Mississippi | 0 | 0.0 | |
| Montana | 0 | 0.0 | |
| Nebraska | 0 | 0.0 | |
| New Hampshire | 0 | 0.0 | |
| North Dakota | 0 | 0.0 | |
| Oregon | 0 | 0.0 | |
| Rhode Island | 0 | 0.0 | |
| South Dakota | 0 | 0.0 | |
| Utah | 0 | 0.0 | |
| Vermont | 0 | 0.0 | |
| Washington | 0 | 0.0 | |
| Wyoming | 0 | 0.0 |
* States were ranked in descending order by rate, number of cases, and alphabetically by state. States with no cases were not ranked.
† Mother's state of residence used to assign case.
‡ Total includes cases reported by the District of Columbia with 0 cases and a rate of 0.0, but excludes outlying areas (Guam with 0 cases and rate of 0.0, Puerto Rico with 8 cases and rate of 16.5, and Virgin Islands with 0 cases and rate of 0.0).
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