Table 40. Congenital Syphilis — Reported Cases and Rates of Reported Cases by State†, Ranked by Rates, United States, 2016
| Rank* | State† | Cases | Rate per 100,000 Live Births |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Louisiana | 48 | 74.4 |
| 2 | California | 206 | 41.0 |
| 3 | Nevada | 12 | 33.5 |
| 4 | Florida | 59 | 26.8 |
| 5 | Maryland | 16 | 21.6 |
| 6 | Texas | 71 | 17.8 |
| 7 | Arizona | 15 | 17.3 |
| 8 | South Dakota | 2 | 16.3 |
| 9 | Georgia | 21 | 16.0 |
| U.S. TOTAL‡ | 628 | 15.7 | |
| 10 | South Carolina | 9 | 15.6 |
| 11 | Arkansas | 6 | 15.6 |
| 12 | North Carolina | 16 | 13.2 |
| 13 | Oregon | 6 | 13.2 |
| 14 | New Jersey | 12 | 11.6 |
| 15 | New Mexico | 3 | 11.5 |
| 16 | Michigan | 13 | 11.4 |
| 17 | Illinois | 18 | 11.4 |
| 18 | Missouri | 8 | 10.6 |
| 19 | Minnesota | 7 | 10.0 |
| 20 | West Virginia | 2 | 9.9 |
| 21 | Tennessee | 8 | 9.8 |
| 22 | Indiana | 8 | 9.5 |
| HP 2020 TARGET | . | 9.1 | |
| 23 | Ohio | 11 | 7.9 |
| 24 | Alabama | 4 | 6.7 |
| 25 | Colorado | 4 | 6.1 |
| 26 | Oklahoma | 3 | 5.6 |
| 27 | Massachusetts | 4 | 5.6 |
| 28 | New York | 13 | 5.4 |
| 29 | Hawaii | 1 | 5.4 |
| 30 | Kentucky | 3 | 5.3 |
| 31 | Mississippi | 2 | 5.2 |
| 32 | Virginia | 5 | 4.8 |
| 33 | Pennsylvania | 5 | 3.5 |
| 34 | Washington | 3 | 3.4 |
| 35 | Kansas | 1 | 2.5 |
| 36 | Iowa | 1 | 2.5 |
| 37 | Wisconsin | 1 | 1.5 |
| Alaska | 0 | 0.0 | |
| Connecticut | 0 | 0.0 | |
| Delaware | 0 | 0.0 | |
| Idaho | 0 | 0.0 | |
| Maine | 0 | 0.0 | |
| Montana | 0 | 0.0 | |
| Nebraska | 0 | 0.0 | |
| New Hampshire | 0 | 0.0 | |
| North Dakota | 0 | 0.0 | |
| Rhode Island | 0 | 0.0 | |
| Utah | 0 | 0.0 | |
| Vermont | 0 | 0.0 | |
| Wyoming | 0 | 0.0 |
* States were ranked by rate, then by case count, then in alphabetical order, with rates shown rounded to the nearest tenth.
† Mother's state of residence was used to assign case.
‡ Total includes cases reported by the District of Columbia, with 1 case, but excludes outlying areas (Guam with 0 cases, Puerto Rico with 4 cases, and Virgin Islands with 0 cases).
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