Table 31. Primary and Secondary Syphilis - Counties and Independent Cities* Ranked by Number of Reported Cases, United States, 2009

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Rank†	County/Independent City	Cases	Rate per 100,000 Population	Cumulative Percent
1	Los Angeles County, CA	768	7.8	5
2	Cook County, IL	634	12.0	10
3	New York County, NY	439	26.9	13
4	Fulton County, GA	396	39.0	15
5	Harris County, TX	327	8.2	18
6	San Francisco County, CA	314	38.8	20
7	Miami-Dade County, FL	313	13.1	22
8	Kings County, NY	308	12.0	24
9	Dallas County, TX	294	12.2	27
10	Philadelphia County, PA	218	15.1	28
11	Bexar County, TX	212	13.1	30
12	DeKalb County, GA	207	28.0	31
13	San Diego County, CA	190	6.3	33
14	Tarrant County, TX	182	10.4	34
15	Shelby County, TN	175	19.3	35
16	Bronx County, NY	175	12.6	36
17	Broward County, FL	172	9.8	38
18	Maricopa County, AZ	165	4.2	39
19	Washington, D.C.	163	27.5	40
20	Jefferson County, TX	158	65.0	41
21	Caddo County, LA	141	55.8	42
22	Baltimore (City), MD	141	22.1	43
23	Wayne County, MI	126	6.5	44
24	Forsyth County, NC	122	35.6	45
25	Queens County, NY	119	5.2	46
26	Mecklenburg County, NC	116	13.0	46
27	Jefferson County, AL	115	17.4	47
28	Suffolk County, MA	113	15.4	48
29	Franklin County, OH	107	9.5	49
30	Hamilton County, OH	105	12.3	50
31	Hillsborough County, FL	101	8.6	50
32	King County, WA	99	5.3	51
33	Orleans County, LA	96	30.8	52
34	Riverside County, CA	91	4.3	52
35	Orange County, CA	90	3.0	53
36	Travis County, TX	88	8.8	54
37	Clark County, NV	86	4.6	54
38	Knox County, TN	80	18.6	55
39	Orange County, FL	78	7.3	55
40	Wake County, NC	72	8.3	56
41	Prince George's County, MD	71	8.6	56
42	Marion County, IN	70	8.0	57
43	Cuyahoga County, OH	69	5.4	57
44	Alameda County, CA	69	4.7	58
45	Pulaski County, AR	68	18.0	58
46	Davidson County, TN	68	10.9	59
47	Cobb County, GA	68	9.7	59
48	Denver County, CO	67	11.2	60
49	Pinellas County, FL	67	7.4	60
50	Sacramento County, CA	67	4.8	61
51	Oklahoma County, OK	65	9.2	61
52	Hinds County, MS	60	24.2	62
53	Jackson County, MO	59	8.8	62
54	Santa Clara County, CA	59	3.3	63
55	Miller County, AR	54	124.9	63
56	Pima County, AZ	54	5.3	63
57	Bowie County, TX	53	57.4	64
58	Duval County, FL	52	6.1	64
59	Hudson County, NJ	49	8.2	64
60	Essex County, NJ	49	6.4	65
61	St. Landry County, LA	48	52.1	65
62	Hennepin County, MN	48	4.2	65
63	Clayton County, GA	47	17.2	66
64	Lafayette County, LA	46	22.2	66
65	Guilford County, NC	46	9.7	66
66	Montgomery County, AL	44	19.6	67
67	Richland County, SC	44	12.1	67
68	Madison County, AL	43	13.5	67
69	Gwinnett County, GA	43	5.4	68
70	Ouachita County, LA	41	27.3	68
71	Jefferson County, KY	41	5.7	68
72	Tangipahoa County, LA	40	34.2	69
73	Galveston County, TX	40	13.9	69
74	Norfolk (City), VA	39	16.7	69
75	St. Louis (City), MO	39	11.0	69
76	East Baton Rouge County, LA	39	9.1	70
77	Multnomah County, OR	38	5.3	70
78	Richmond (City), VA	37	18.3	70
79	Wayne County, NC	33	29.0	70

* Accounting for 70% of reported primary and secondary syphilis cases.

† Counties and independent cities were ranked in descending order by number of cases reported in 2009.

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