Table 19. Gonorrhea—Counties and independent cities* ranked by number of reported cases: United States, 2008
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Rank† | County/Independent City | Cases | Rate per 100,000 Population | Cumulative Percent |
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1 | Cook County, IL | 13,227 | 250.3 | 3 |
2 | Wayne County, MI | 9,081 | 457.5 | 6 |
3 | Los Angeles County, CA | 8,959 | 90.7 | 9 |
4 | Harris County, TX | 6,164 | 156.6 | 11 |
5 | Dallas County, TX | 5,137 | 217.1 | 12 |
6 | Philadelphia County, PA | 4,950 | 341.5 | 14 |
7 | Marion County, IN | 3,971 | 452.9 | 15 |
8 | Shelby County, TN | 3,849 | 422.9 | 16 |
9 | Franklin County, OH | 3,666 | 327.9 | 17 |
10 | Kings County, NY | 3,313 | 131.0 | 18 |
11 | Hamilton County, OH | 3,185 | 378.1 | 19 |
12 | Baltimore (City), MD | 3,181 | 499.0 | 20 |
13 | Fulton County, GA | 2,944 | 296.7 | 21 |
14 | Tarrant County, TX | 2,940 | 171.2 | 22 |
15 | Bexar County, TX | 2,932 | 183.9 | 23 |
16 | Duval County, FL | 2,661 | 313.4 | 23 |
17 | Washington, D.C. | 2,656 | 451.5 | 24 |
18 | Bronx County, NY | 2,629 | 191.4 | 25 |
19 | Jefferson County, AL | 2,604 | 395.3 | 26 |
20 | Cuyahoga County, OH | 2,478 | 191.2 | 26 |
21 | New York County, NY | 2,472 | 152.5 | 27 |
22 | Jackson County, MO | 2,345 | 351.6 | 28 |
23 | Broward County, FL | 2,323 | 132.0 | 29 |
24 | Allegheny County, PA | 2,158 | 177.0 | 29 |
25 | Maricopa County, AZ | 2,128 | 54.8 | 30 |
26 | Mecklenburg County, NC | 2,121 | 244.6 | 30 |
27 | Miami-Dade County, FL | 2,120 | 88.8 | 31 |
28 | DeKalb County, GA | 2,116 | 287.1 | 32 |
29 | Oklahoma County, OK | 2,099 | 299.1 | 32 |
30 | Hillsborough County, FL | 2,092 | 178.1 | 33 |
31 | Orange County, FL | 2,075 | 194.6 | 34 |
32 | San Diego County, CA | 2,066 | 69.4 | 34 |
33 | Jefferson County, KY | 2,043 | 288.0 | 35 |
34 | San Francisco County, CA | 2,023 | 264.5 | 35 |
35 | Alameda County, CA | 1,952 | 133.3 | 36 |
36 | Clark County, NV | 1,918 | 104.4 | 36 |
37 | St Louis (City), MO | 1,890 | 538.8 | 37 |
38 | Travis County, TX | 1,884 | 193.4 | 38 |
39 | Queens County, NY | 1,873 | 82.5 | 38 |
40 | St. Louis County, MO | 1,731 | 173.9 | 39 |
41 | Essex County, NJ | 1,662 | 214.2 | 39 |
42 | Sacramento County, CA | 1,642 | 118.4 | 40 |
43 | Erie County, NY | 1,569 | 171.8 | 40 |
44 | Pinellas County, FL | 1,505 | 164.0 | 41 |
45 | Prince George's County, MD | 1,500 | 181.0 | 41 |
46 | Denver County, CO | 1,480 | 251.6 | 41 |
47 | Tulsa County, OK | 1,471 | 251.4 | 42 |
48 | Hennepin County, MN | 1,448 | 127.4 | 42 |
49 | San Bernardino County, CA | 1,370 | 68.2 | 43 |
50 | King County, WA | 1,315 | 70.7 | 43 |
51 | Hinds County, MS | 1,309 | 525.4 | 44 |
52 | Caddo County, LA | 1,299 | 514.2 | 44 |
53 | Monroe County, NY | 1,298 | 177.9 | 44 |
54 | Richmond (City), VA | 1,279 | 639.1 | 45 |
55 | Genesee County, MI | 1,264 | 290.8 | 45 |
56 | Orleans County, LA | 1,232 | 515.2 | 45 |
57 | Charleston County, SC | 1,222 | 356.3 | 46 |
58 | Wake County, NC | 1,222 | 146.7 | 46 |
59 | Bell County, TX | 1,210 | 436.9 | 46 |
60 | Oakland County, MI | 1,164 | 96.5 | 47 |
61 | Norfolk (City), VA | 1,155 | 489.9 | 47 |
62 | Montgomery County, OH | 1,154 | 214.5 | 48 |
63 | Lake County, IN | 1,146 | 232.9 | 48 |
64 | Pulaski County, AR | 1,130 | 302.2 | 48 |
65 | Davidson County, TN | 1,091 | 176.1 | 49 |
66 | Cumberland County, NC | 1,068 | 348.4 | 49 |
67 | Mobile County, AL | 1,057 | 261.4 | 49 |
68 | Kent County, MI | 1,056 | 174.7 | 49 |
69 | Leon County, FL | 1,054 | 403.9 | 50 |
70 | New Haven County, CT | 1,046 | 123.7 | 50 |
71 | Palm Beach County, FL | 1,028 | 81.2 | 50 |
* Accounting for 50% of reported gonorrhea cases.
† Counties and independent cities were ranked in descending order by number of cases reported in 2008.
NOTE: Milwaukee County was not ranked by case count or rate due to misclassification of 2008 Milwaukee County STD morbidity data.
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