28 U.S. Counties Accounting for 50% of New Infectious Syphilis Cases in 1998

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1998 Rank	State	County	Cases	Rate/100,000
1	MD	Baltimore (city)	456	69.4
2	IL	Cook	364	7.2
3	TN	Shelby	260	30.0
4	TN	Davidson	210	39.3
5	AZ	Maricopa	173	6.4
6	MI	Wayne	169	7.9
7	IN	Marion	161	19.8
8	GA	Fulton	151	20.9
9	TX	Dallas	126	6.2
10	CA	Los Angeles	108	1.2
11	LA	Orleans	105	22.4
12	TX	Harris	99	3.1
13	NC	Guilford	98	25.7
14	KY	Jefferson	91	13.6
15	PA	Philadelphia	89	6.1
16	DC	Washington	81	15.3
17	AL	Tuscaloosa	74	46.0
18	NC	Mecklenburg	73	11.9
19	OK	Oklahoma	71	11.3
20	MO	St. Louis (city)	58	17.0
21	OH	Franklin	56	5.5
22	NC	Forsyth	54	18.9
23	MS	Hinds	51	20.6
24	MD	Prince George’s	51	6.6
25	WI	Milwaukee	51	5.6
26	NC	Wake	49	8.9
27	SC	Lancaster	47	81.2
28	NC	Robeson	46	40.3