2002 National STD Conference - Gonorrhea Rates by City: 2000 vs. 1999

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No.	City	Cases, 2000	Rate per 100,000 Population, 2000	Rate per 100,000 Population, 1999	Percent change
1.	Richmond, Va.	1,752	923.6	963.1	-4.1%
2.	Rochester, N.Y.	2,142	894.8	851.0	5.2%
3.	Baltimore, Md.	5,603	885.6	967.9	-8.5%
4.	St. Louis, Mo.	2,879	862.1	861.2	0.1%
5.	Detroit, Mich.	9,610	766.7	630.3	21.6%
6.	Norfolk, Va.	1,490	659.7	571.6	15.4%
7.	New Orleans, La.	3,015	654.1	583.0	12.2%
8.	Kansas City, Mo.	2,688	595.2	433.1	37.4%
9.	Philadelphia, Penn.	8,198	578.3	548.5	5.4%
10.	Milwaukee, Wis.	5,146	567.8	538.9	5.4%
11.	Memphis, Tenn.	4,941	566.0	577.1	-1.9%
12.	Newark, N.J.	1,558	550.0	614.7	-10.5%
13.	Washington, D.C.	2,706	521.4	681.3	-23.5%
14.	Buffalo, N.Y.	1,572	500.8	392.8	27.5%
15.	Jacksonville, Fla.	3,640	492.9	402.4	22.5%
16.	Atlanta, Ga.	3,456	464.0	756.0	-38.6%
17.	Birmingham, Ala.	3,018	459.1	379.1	21.1%
18.	*Nashville, Tenn.	2,404	453.5	336.8	34.6%
19.	Minneapolis, Minn.	1,577	430.7	425.5	1.2%
20.	Indianapolis, In.	3,206	395.3	375.5	5.3%
Gonorrhea Rate per 100,000 for United States:			131.6

*Not among the 20 most affected cities in 1999

One city was among the 20 most affected cities in 1999, but was not in 2000: Chicago (363.7 rate in 2000, 486.1 rate in 1999, -25.2% change)