Table_25

Table 25. Primary and secondary syphilis - Reported cases and rates by 
          state/area, ranked according to rates: United States and 
          outlying areas, 1996
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                                          Rate per
                                          100,000
    Rank    State/Area          Cases    Population
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      1     Mississippi           819        30.4
      2     Tennessee             850        16.2
      3     North Carolina      1,052        14.6
      4     Maryland              729        14.5
      5     Alabama               528        12.4
      6     Louisiana             533        12.3
      7     South Carolina        402        10.9
      8     Arkansas              262        10.5
      9     Virgin Islands         11         9.9
     10     Georgia               689         9.6
     11     Virginia              393         5.9
     12     Puerto Rico           208         5.6
     13     Oklahoma              179         5.5
     14     Ohio                  584         5.2
     15     Delaware               35         4.9
     16     Texas                 890         4.8
            
            U.S.TOTAL(1)       11,387         4.3
     
     17     Illinois              501         4.2
     18     Missouri              221         4.2
     
            YEAR 2000 OBJECTIVE               4.0

     19     Kentucky              154         4.0
     20     Indiana               207         3.6
     21     Wisconsin             176         3.4
     22     Connecticut           103         3.1
     23     Florida               368         2.6
     24     Arizona               102         2.4
     25     New Jersey            177         2.2
     26     Michigan              183         1.9
     27     California            506         1.6
     28     Massachusetts          85         1.4
     29     Pennsylvania          164         1.4
     30     Nevada                 20         1.3
     31     New York              214         1.2
     32     Kansas                 28         1.1
     33     Iowa                   23         0.8
     34     Colorado               26         0.7
     35     Wyoming                 2         0.4
     36     Rhode Island            4         0.4
     37     West Virginia           7         0.4
     38     Nebraska                6         0.4
     39     Minnesota              16         0.3
     40     Idaho                   4         0.3
     41     Oregon                  9         0.3
     42     Hawaii                  3         0.3
     43     New Mexico              3         0.2
     44     Washington              9         0.2
     45     Utah                    3         0.2
     46     New Hampshire           1         0.1
     47     Maine                   1         0.1
     48     Alaska                  0         0.0
     49     Montana                 0         0.0
     50     North Dakota            0         0.0
     51     South Dakota            0         0.0
     52     Vermont                 0         0.0
     53     Guam                    0         0.0
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(1) Includes cases reported by Washington, D.C. but excludes outlying
areas (Guam, Puerto Rico and Virgin Islands).
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