Table 33. Primary and Secondary Syphilis - Reported Cases and Rates in Counties and Independent Cities* Ranked by Number of Reported Cases, United States, 2012
This web page is archived for historical purposes and is no longer being updated. Newer data is available on the STD Data and Statistics page.
Rank† | County/Independent City | Cases | Rate per 100,000 Population | Cumulative Percentage |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Los Angeles County, CA | 943 | 9.5 | 6 |
2 | Cook County, IL | 679 | 13.0 | 10 |
3 | San Francisco County, CA | 496 | 61.0 | 13 |
4 | Harris County, TX | 489 | 11.7 | 16 |
5 | Fulton County, GA | 394 | 41.5 | 19 |
6 | New York County, NY | 378 | 23.6 | 21 |
7 | Miami-Dade County, FL | 346 | 13.5 | 23 |
8 | San Diego County, CA | 331 | 10.5 | 25 |
9 | Bexar County, TX | 321 | 18.3 | 27 |
10 | Broward County, FL | 281 | 15.8 | 29 |
11 | Philadelphia County, PA | 269 | 17.5 | 31 |
12 | Kings County, NY | 267 | 10.5 | 33 |
13 | Baltimore (City), MD | 251 | 40.5 | 34 |
14 | King County, WA | 213 | 10.8 | 36 |
15 | Dallas County, TX | 189 | 7.8 | 37 |
16 | Bronx County, NY | 178 | 12.8 | 38 |
17 | Wayne County, MI | 171 | 9.5 | 39 |
18 | DeKalb County, GA | 167 | 23.9 | 40 |
19 | Washington, D.C. | 165 | 26.7 | 41 |
20 | Tarrant County, TX | 163 | 8.8 | 42 |
21 | Queens County, NY | 161 | 7.2 | 43 |
22 | Maricopa County, AZ | 159 | 4.1 | 44 |
23 | Hillsborough County, FL | 155 | 12.2 | 45 |
24 | Franklin County, OH | 151 | 12.8 | 46 |
25 | Travis County, TX | 137 | 12.9 | 47 |
26 | Orange County, FL | 137 | 11.7 | 48 |
27 | Alameda County, CA | 136 | 8.9 | 49 |
28 | Sacramento County, CA | 135 | 9.4 | 50 |
29 | Multnomah County, OR | 134 | 17.9 | 51 |
30 | Hamilton County, OH | 134 | 16.7 | 51 |
31 | Marion County, IN | 129 | 14.2 | 52 |
32 | Denver County, CO | 122 | 19.7 | 53 |
33 | Riverside County, CA | 113 | 5.0 | 54 |
34 | Orange County, CA | 106 | 3.5 | 54 |
35 | Santa Clara County, CA | 104 | 5.7 | 55 |
36 | Caddo County, LA | 101 | 39.3 | 56 |
37 | Suffolk County, MA | 98 | 13.4 | 56 |
38 | Shelby County, TN | 97 | 10.4 | 57 |
39 | Clark County, NV | 97 | 4.9 | 58 |
40 | Mecklenburg County, NC | 88 | 9.3 | 58 |
41 | Prince George's County, MD | 83 | 9.5 | 59 |
42 | Palm Beach County, FL | 78 | 5.8 | 59 |
43 | Hennepin County, MN | 76 | 6.5 | 60 |
44 | San Joaquin County, CA | 75 | 10.8 | 60 |
45 | Richland County, SC | 74 | 19.0 | 61 |
46 | Kern County, CA | 73 | 8.6 | 61 |
47 | Jefferson County, KY | 72 | 9.6 | 62 |
48 | Davidson County, TN | 71 | 11.2 | 62 |
49 | Hampden County, MA | 63 | 13.6 | 62 |
50 | Jefferson County, AL | 62 | 9.4 | 63 |
51 | Bernalillo County, NM | 62 | 9.2 | 63 |
52 | Hinds County, MS | 61 | 24.6 | 64 |
53 | Pinellas County, FL | 61 | 6.6 | 64 |
54 | Contra Costa County, CA | 61 | 5.7 | 64 |
55 | Pulaski County, AR | 57 | 14.8 | 65 |
56 | Wake County, NC | 56 | 6.0 | 65 |
57 | Hudson County, NJ | 55 | 8.6 | 65 |
58 | Cobb County, GA | 55 | 7.9 | 66 |
59 | Allegheny County, PA | 55 | 4.5 | 66 |
60 | San Bernardino County, CA | 53 | 2.6 | 66 |
61 | East Baton Rouge County, LA | 52 | 11.8 | 67 |
62 | Jackson County, MO | 52 | 7.7 | 67 |
63 | Clayton County, GA | 49 | 18.7 | 67 |
64 | Orleans County, LA | 49 | 13.6 | 68 |
65 | Essex County, NJ | 49 | 6.2 | 68 |
66 | Fresno County, CA | 49 | 5.2 | 68 |
67 | Westchester County, NY | 48 | 5.0 | 69 |
68 | Middlesex County, MA | 48 | 3.2 | 69 |
69 | Escambia County, FL | 47 | 15.7 | 69 |
70 | St. Louis (City), MO | 47 | 14.8 | 70 |
* Accounting for 70% of reported primary and secondary syphilis cases.
† Counties and independent cities were ranked in descending order by number of cases reported then by rate in 2012.
- Page last reviewed: January 7, 2014 (archived document)
- Content source: