Table 23. Primary and secondary syphlis -- Reported cases and rates by state/area: United States
and outlying areas, 1991-1995
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Cases | Rates per 100,000 Population
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State/Area 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 | 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995
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Alabama 1,594 1,011 869 661 612 | 39.0 24.5 20.8 15.7 14.4
Alaska 7 5 11 3 2 | 1.2 0.9 1.8 0.5 0.3
Arizona 334 158 95 50 46 | 8.9 4.1 2.4 1.2 1.1
Arkansas 895 886 559 446 495 | 37.7 37.0 23.1 18.2 19.9
California 2,669 1,540 1,073 807 616 | 8.8 5.0 3.4 2.6 2.0
Colorado 80 62 90 126 100 | 2.4 1.8 2.5 3.4 2.7
Connecticut 455 257 158 105 86 | 13.8 7.8 4.8 3.2 2.6
Delaware 194 209 94 27 19 | 28.5 30.3 13.4 3.8 2.6
Florida 2,723 1,627 1,191 745 383 | 20.5 12.0 8.7 5.3 2.7
Georgia 2,954 1,811 1,052 820 901 | 44.6 26.8 15.2 11.6 12.5
Hawaii 10 10 7 4 0 | 0.9 0.9 0.6 0.3 0.0
Idaho 7 2 2 2 0 | 0.7 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.0
Illinois 2,446 2,380 1,489 1,099 1,026 | 21.2 20.5 12.7 9.3 8.7
Indiana 196 294 362 286 321 | 3.5 5.2 6.3 5.0 5.5
Iowa 68 61 64 75 48 | 2.4 2.2 2.3 2.6 1.7
Kansas 202 262 130 73 47 | 8.1 10.4 5.1 2.9 1.8
Kentucky 112 182 331 208 185 | 3.0 4.9 8.7 5.4 4.8
Louisiana 2,955 2,729 2,598 1,608 1,024 | 69.7 63.9 60.6 37.3 23.6
Maine 5 8 8 4 2 | 0.4 0.6 0.6 0.3 0.2
Maryland 1,013 592 359 325 479 | 20.8 12.1 7.2 6.5 9.5
Massachusetts 492 323 122 90 69 | 8.2 5.4 2.0 1.5 1.1
Michigan 1,303 951 543 292 304 | 13.9 10.1 5.7 3.1 3.2
Minnesota 68 90 66 56 45 | 1.5 2.0 1.5 1.2 1.0
Mississippi 1,234 1,462 1,761 2,084 1,952 | 47.6 56.0 66.7 78.0 72.4
Missouri 572 1,168 1,354 987 584 | 11.1 22.5 25.9 18.7 11.0
Montana 6 7 1 3 4 | 0.7 0.9 0.1 0.4 0.5
Nebraska 18 22 14 10 14 | 1.1 1.4 0.9 0.6 0.9
Nevada 63 44 20 31 36 | 4.9 3.3 1.4 2.1 2.4
New Hampshire 20 48 26 4 0 | 1.8 4.3 2.3 0.4 0.0
New Jersey 1,085 595 328 240 188 | 14.0 7.6 4.2 3.0 2.4
New Mexico 31 40 34 18 13 | 2.0 2.5 2.1 1.1 0.8
New York 3,830 2,590 1,390 802 449 | 21.2 14.3 7.7 4.4 2.5
North Ccarolina 2,006 2,476 1,937 1,672 1,132 | 29.7 36.2 27.9 23.7 15.7
North Dakota 0 0 1 0 0 | 0.0 0.0 0.2 0.0 0.0
Ohio 657 888 1,180 1,187 896 | 6.0 8.1 10.7 10.7 8.0
Oklahoma 215 346 282 157 197 | 6.8 10.8 8.7 4.8 6.0
Oregon 89 47 39 22 5 | 3.0 1.6 1.3 0.7 0.2
Pennsylvania 1,731 1,084 697 404 248 | 14.5 9.0 5.8 3.3 2.1
Rhode Island 57 30 16 16 4 | 5.7 3.0 1.6 1.6 0.4
South Carolina 1,526 1,270 921 799 570 | 42.9 35.3 25.4 21.9 15.5
South Dakota 1 1 2 2 0 | 0.1 0.1 0.3 0.3 0.0
Tennessee 1,507 1,212 1,156 1,044 906 | 30.4 24.1 22.7 20.2 17.2
Texas 5,012 3,343 2,530 1,913 1,557 | 28.9 18.9 14.0 10.4 8.3
Utah 10 9 10 12 4 | 0.6 0.5 0.5 0.6 0.2
Vermont 2 1 1 0 0 | 0.4 0.2 0.2 0.0 0.0
Virginia 871 728 660 796 600 | 13.9 11.4 10.2 12.2 9.1
Washington 185 85 67 36 17 | 3.7 1.7 1.3 0.7 0.3
West Virginia 29 15 8 8 16 | 1.6 0.8 0.4 0.4 0.9
Wisconsin 641 579 493 298 185 | 13.0 11.6 9.8 5.9 3.6
Wyoming 6 2 4 0 1 | 1.3 0.4 0.9 0.0 0.2
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U.S. TOTAL(1) 42,950 33,962 26,496 20,627 16,500 | 17.0 13.3 10.3 7.9 6.3
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Northeast 7,677 4,936 2,746 1,665 1,046 | 15.1 9.7 5.4 3.2 2.0
Midwest 6,172 6,696 5,698 4,365 3,470 | 10.3 11.0 9.3 7.1 5.6
South 25,604 20,319 16,599 13,483 11,140 | 29.5 23.0 18.6 14.9 12.1
West 3,497 2,011 1,453 1,114 844 | 6.5 3.6 2.6 2.0 1.5
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Guam 0 0 0 2 0 | 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.4 0.0
Puerto Rico 485 437 470 311 285 | 13.7 12.2 13.0 8.4 7.7
Virgin Islands 65 21 12 7 2 | 60.5 19.0 10.8 6.3 1.8
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OUTLYING AREAS 550 458 482 320 287 | 14.5 12.0 12.4 8.1 7.2
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TOTAL 43,500 34,420 26,978 20,947 16,787 | 17.0 13.3 10.3 7.9 6.3
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(1) Includes cases reported by Washington, D.C
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