Table 26. Primary and Secondary Syphilis - Reported Cases and Rates by State, Ranked by Rates, United States, 2012
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| Rank* | State | Cases | Rate per 100,000 Population |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Georgia | 937 | 9.5 |
| 2 | California | 2,953 | 7.8 |
| 3 | Louisiana | 339 | 7.4 |
| 4 | Maryland | 431 | 7.4 |
| 5 | Florida | 1,369 | 7.2 |
| 6 | Texas | 1,627 | 6.3 |
| 7 | New York | 1,224 | 6.3 |
| 8 | Illinois | 804 | 6.2 |
| 9 | Arkansas | 173 | 5.9 |
| 10 | Oregon | 212 | 5.5 |
| 11 | Mississippi | 150 | 5.0 |
| U.S. TOTAL† | 15,667 | 5.0 | |
| 12 | New Mexico | 101 | 4.9 |
| 13 | South Carolina | 225 | 4.8 |
| 14 | Massachusetts | 316 | 4.8 |
| 15 | Alabama | 216 | 4.5 |
| 16 | Washington | 302 | 4.4 |
| 17 | Delaware | 38 | 4.2 |
| 18 | Rhode Island | 44 | 4.2 |
| 19 | Tennessee | 266 | 4.2 |
| 20 | Nevada | 113 | 4.1 |
| 21 | Colorado | 208 | 4.1 |
| 22 | Pennsylvania | 494 | 3.9 |
| 23 | Ohio | 425 | 3.7 |
| 24 | North Carolina | 347 | 3.6 |
| 25 | Virginia | 285 | 3.5 |
| 26 | Indiana | 224 | 3.4 |
| 27 | Kentucky | 150 | 3.4 |
| 28 | Arizona | 202 | 3.1 |
| 29 | Michigan | 295 | 3.0 |
| 30 | New Hampshire | 36 | 2.7 |
| 31 | Missouri | 157 | 2.6 |
| 32 | New Jersey | 229 | 2.6 |
| 33 | Iowa | 70 | 2.3 |
| 34 | Minnesota | 118 | 2.2 |
| 35 | Oklahoma | 83 | 2.2 |
| 36 | South Dakota | 18 | 2.2 |
| 37 | Hawaii | 23 | 1.7 |
| 38 | Idaho | 26 | 1.6 |
| 39 | Wisconsin | 91 | 1.6 |
| 40 | Connecticut | 55 | 1.5 |
| 41 | Alaska | 11 | 1.5 |
| 42 | Utah | 42 | 1.5 |
| 43 | Maine | 17 | 1.3 |
| 44 | Vermont | 6 | 1.0 |
| 45 | Kansas | 24 | 0.8 |
| 46 | Wyoming | 4 | 0.7 |
| 47 | North Dakota | 4 | 0.6 |
| 48 | Nebraska | 8 | 0.4 |
| 49 | West Virginia | 8 | 0.4 |
| 50 | Montana | 2 | 0.2 |
* States were ranked by rate, then by case count, then in alphabetical order, with rates shown rounded to the nearest tenth.
† Total includes cases reported by the District of Columbia with 165 cases and a rate of 26.7, but excludes outlying areas (Guam with 6 cases and rate of 3.8, Puerto Rico with 306 cases and rate of 8.3, and Virgin Islands with 0 cases and rate of 0.0).
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