Table_8

Table 8. Chlamydia - Reported cases and rates in selected cities of >200,000
         population, ranked according to rates: United States and outlying areas, 1996
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                                          Rate per
                                          100,000
Rank    City                    Cases    Population
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  1     Richmond, VA            2,036      1026.8
  2     New Orleans, LA         4,140       859.1
  3     Kansas City, MO         3,165       721.6
  4     Detroit, MI             7,460       708.9
  5     Baltimore, MD           4,812       696.2
  6     Newark, NJ              1,944       676.1
  7     St Louis, MO            2,386       665.2
  8     Milwaukee, WI           5,568       597.9
  9     Indianapolis, IN        4,814       588.8
 10     Atlanta, GA             4,091       583.8
 11     Philadelphia, PA        8,118       541.6
 12     Denver, CO              2,563       518.3
 13     Memphis, TN             4,474       517.2
 14     Minneapolis, MN         1,922       501.2
 15     Oklahoma City, OK       2,154       492.8
 16     Tulsa, OK               1,663       439.9
 17     Chicago, IL            12,356       419.1
 18     Austin, TX              2,699       406.0
 19     Portland, OR            1,937       399.8
 20     St Paul, MN             1,054       383.5
 21     Nashville, TN           1,965       370.2
 22     El Paso, TX             2,457       362.2
 23     New York City, NY      26,455       361.8
 24     Washington, DC          1,998       360.5
 25     Boston, MA              1,985       357.1
 26     Birmingham, AL          2,349       357.1
 27     Jacksonville, FL        2,431       346.5
 28     Corpus Christi, TX      1,070       342.2
 29     Norfolk, VA               801       337.1
 30     San Antonio, TX         4,338       334.5
 31     Sacramento, CA          3,608       327.0
 32     Albuquerque, NM         1,624       310.9
 33     Jersey City, NJ           647       297.7
 34     Tucson, AZ              2,201       292.5
 35     Oakland, CA             3,378       279.3
 36     Houston, TX             8,488       275.9
 37     Dallas, TX              5,309       271.0
 38     Louisville, KY          1,761       261.7
 39     Phoenix, AZ             6,342       260.7
 40     Wichita, KS             1,086       259.0
 41     San Francisco, CA       1,819       249.0
 42     Cleveland, OH           3,465       247.8
 43     Los Angeles, CA        20,196       236.1
 44     Tampa, FL               2,083       235.5
 45     Columbus, OH            2,267       224.2
 46     San Diego, CA           5,642       213.4
 47     Des Moines, IA            727       208.0
 48     Seattle, WA             3,229       202.4
 49     Cincinnati, OH          1,699       196.7
 50     Pittsburgh, PA          2,494       190.4
 51     San Jose, CA            2,971       189.8
 52     Omaha, NE                 819       188.6
 53     St Petersburg, FL       1,522       174.8
 54     Honolulu, HI            1,473       167.9
 55     Fort Worth, TX          1,864       145.8
 56     Charlotte, NC             803       138.6
 57     Akron, OH                 711       134.1
 58     Miami, FL               2,606       128.3
 59     Toledo, OH                484       106.4
 60     San Juan, PR              916       105.0
 61     Dayton, OH                509        89.2
 62     Buffalo, NY                 0          .
 63     Rochester, NY               0          .
 64     Yonkers, NY                 0          .
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