Table 25. Primary and Secondary Syphilis - Reported Cases and Rates by State, Ranked by Rates, United States, 2011
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| Rank* | State | Cases | Rate per 100,000 Population |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Louisiana | 447 | 9.9 |
| 2 | Maryland | 452 | 7.8 |
| 3 | Georgia | 678 | 7.0 |
| 4 | Illinois | 881 | 6.9 |
| 5 | Florida | 1,257 | 6.7 |
| 6 | California | 2,443 | 6.6 |
| 7 | Mississippi | 191 | 6.4 |
| 8 | Arkansas | 182 | 6.2 |
| 9 | New York | 1,083 | 5.6 |
| 10 | Nevada | 136 | 5.0 |
| 11 | Washington | 328 | 4.9 |
| 12 | South Carolina | 221 | 4.8 |
| 13 | Alabama | 228 | 4.8 |
| 14 | Texas | 1,169 | 4.6 |
| U.S. TOTAL† | 13,970 | 4.5 | |
| 15 | North Carolina | 431 | 4.5 |
| 16 | Tennessee | 278 | 4.4 |
| 17 | Rhode Island | 46 | 4.4 |
| 18 | Arizona | 274 | 4.3 |
| 19 | Massachusetts | 266 | 4.1 |
| 20 | Ohio | 440 | 3.8 |
| 21 | New Mexico | 71 | 3.4 |
| 22 | Delaware | 27 | 3.0 |
| 23 | Kentucky | 129 | 3.0 |
| 24 | Pennsylvania | 373 | 2.9 |
| 25 | Michigan | 286 | 2.9 |
| 26 | Indiana | 173 | 2.7 |
| 27 | Virginia | 213 | 2.7 |
| 28 | Colorado | 133 | 2.6 |
| 29 | New Jersey | 232 | 2.6 |
| 30 | Minnesota | 139 | 2.6 |
| 31 | Oregon | 97 | 2.5 |
| 32 | Missouri | 136 | 2.3 |
| 33 | Oklahoma | 84 | 2.2 |
| 34 | Connecticut | 65 | 1.8 |
| 35 | Vermont | 9 | 1.4 |
| 36 | New Hampshire | 18 | 1.4 |
| 37 | Wisconsin | 65 | 1.1 |
| 38 | Hawaii | 14 | 1.0 |
| 39 | Maine | 12 | 0.9 |
| 40 | Kansas | 24 | 0.8 |
| 41 | Idaho | 13 | 0.8 |
| 42 | Montana | 7 | 0.7 |
| 43 | Alaska | 5 | 0.7 |
| 44 | Iowa | 20 | 0.7 |
| 45 | Nebraska | 10 | 0.5 |
| 46 | Utah | 14 | 0.5 |
| 47 | West Virginia | 4 | 0.2 |
| 48 | North Dakota | 1 | 0.1 |
| South Dakota | 0 | 0.0 | |
| Wyoming | 0 | 0.0 |
* States were ranked by rate, then case count, with rates shown rounded to the nearest tenth.
† Total includes cases reported by the District of Columbia with 165 cases and a rate of 27.4, but excludes outlying areas (Guam with 5 cases and rate of 2.8, Puerto Rico with 254 cases and rate of 6.8, and Virgin Islands with 0 cases and rate of 0.0).
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