Table 39. Congenital Syphilis - Reported Cases and Rates in Infants by Year of Birth, by State, Ranked by Rates, United States, 2009
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| Rank* | State† | Cases | Rate per 100,000 Live Births |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Maryland | 31 | 40.0 |
| 2 | Texas | 126 | 31.5 |
| 3 | Arizona | 28 | 27.3 |
| 4 | Arkansas | 10 | 24.4 |
| 5 | Alabama | 13 | 20.6 |
| 6 | Mississippi | 8 | 17.4 |
| 7 | Louisiana | 11 | 17.4 |
| 8 | Tennessee | 13 | 15.4 |
| 9 | North Dakota | 1 | 11.6 |
| 10 | California | 61 | 10.8 |
| U.S. TOTAL‡ | 427 | 10.0 | |
| 11 | Georgia | 14 | 9.4 |
| 12 | Florida | 21 | 8.9 |
| 13 | Illinois | 16 | 8.9 |
| 14 | Delaware | 1 | 8.3 |
| 15 | Rhode Island | 1 | 8.1 |
| 16 | North Carolina | 10 | 7.8 |
| 17 | Nevada | 3 | 7.5 |
| 18 | Missouri | 6 | 7.4 |
| 19 | Kansas | 3 | 7.3 |
| 20 | New Jersey | 7 | 6.1 |
| 21 | New York | 15 | 6.0 |
| 22 | Hawaii | 1 | 5.3 |
| 23 | Connecticut | 2 | 4.8 |
| 24 | Ohio | 7 | 4.6 |
| 25 | Idaho | 1 | 4.1 |
| 26 | Oklahoma | 2 | 3.7 |
| 27 | Kentucky | 2 | 3.4 |
| 28 | Michigan | 4 | 3.1 |
| 29 | Pennsylvania | 4 | 2.7 |
| 30 | Virginia | 2 | 1.9 |
| 31 | Minnesota | 1 | 1.4 |
| 32 | Washington | 1 | 1.2 |
| 33 | Indiana | 1 | 1.1 |
| YEAR 2010 TARGET | 1.0 | ||
| Alaska | 0 | 0.0 | |
| Colorado | 0 | 0.0 | |
| Iowa | 0 | 0.0 | |
| Maine | 0 | 0.0 | |
| Massachusetts | 0 | 0.0 | |
| Montana | 0 | 0.0 | |
| Nebraska | 0 | 0.0 | |
| New Hampshire | 0 | 0.0 | |
| New Mexico | 0 | 0.0 | |
| Oregon | 0 | 0.0 | |
| South Carolina | 0 | 0.0 | |
| South Dakota | 0 | 0.0 | |
| Utah | 0 | 0.0 | |
| Vermont | 0 | 0.0 | |
| West Virginia | 0 | 0.0 | |
| Wisconsin | 0 | 0.0 | |
| Wyoming | 0 | 0.0 |
* States were ranked in descending order by rate, number of cases, and alphabetically. States with no cases were not ranked.
† Mother's state of residence was 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 5 cases and rate of 10.3, and Virgin Islands with 0 cases and rate of 0.0).
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