The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (C.D.C.) recently released data in its new Sexually Transmitted Disease Surveillance Report which recorded the number of sexually transmitted disease (STD) cases across U.S. counties and metro areas.
A company named Innerbody (working for CBS News) analyzed the latest statistics on a city-by-city basis and developed a list of the top 100 cities with the highest STD rates. And the results were shocking.
Media Take Out reviewed the data and what stood out was the fact that STD rates continue to run rampant in the South. Nearly half of the top 25 cities with the highest rates in the South.
But it wasn’t just the South that was burning. Media Take Out confirmed that California led all states with the most cities in the Top 100 – 7 cities in total.
Ohio and Texas tied for the second most cities, both of had six burning cities.Here is the full list – God help anyone who lives in one of them:
#1
Baltimore, MD
- Cases / 100K2,004
- Metro Population602,495
- HIV Cases207
- Chlamydia Cases7,636
- Gonorrhea Cases4,231
- Syphilis Cases210
#2
Jackson, MS
- Cases / 100K1,872
- Metro Population237,085
- HIV Cases86
- Chlamydia Cases3,057
- Gonorrhea Cases1,330
- Syphilis Cases52
#3
Philadelphia, PA
- Cases / 100K1,822
- Metro Population1,584,138
- HIV Cases499
- Chlamydia Cases21,119
- Gonorrhea Cases7,288
- Syphilis Cases459
#4
San Francisco, CA
- Cases / 100K1,754
- Metro Population883,305
- HIV Cases246
- Chlamydia Cases9,137
- Gonorrhea Cases5,775
- Syphilis Cases584
#5
Montgomery, AL
- Cases / 100K1,731
- Metro Population225,763
- HIV Cases71
- Chlamydia Cases2,828
- Gonorrhea Cases1,045
- Syphilis Cases36
#6
Augusta, GA
- Cases / 100K1,675
- Metro Population201,554
- HIV Cases59
- Chlamydia Cases2,297
- Gonorrhea Cases1,045
- Syphilis Cases34
#7
Milwaukee, WI
- Cases / 100K1,657
- Metro Population948,201
- HIV Cases134
- Chlamydia Cases10,928
- Gonorrhea Cases4,706
- Syphilis Cases77
#8
Killeen, TX
- Cases / 100K1,644
- Metro Population355,642
- HIV Cases52
- Chlamydia Cases4,190
- Gonorrhea Cases1,630
- Syphilis Cases26
#9
Shreveport, LA
- Cases / 100K1,615
- Metro Population242,922
- HIV Cases80
- Chlamydia Cases2,722
- Gonorrhea Cases1,145
- Syphilis Cases55
#10
Indianapolis, IN
- Cases / 100K1,613
- Metro Population954,670
- HIV Cases228
- Chlamydia Cases10,536
- Gonorrhea Cases4,691
- Syphilis Cases168
#11
New York (Bronx), NY
- Cases / 100K1,609
- Metro Population1,432,132
- HIV Cases498
- Chlamydia Cases17,711
- Gonorrhea Cases4,941
- Syphilis Cases388
#12
Fayetteville, NC
- Cases / 100K1,559
- Metro Population332,330
- HIV CasesN/A
- Chlamydia Cases3,646
- Gonorrhea Cases1,486
- Syphilis Cases49
#13
New York (Manhattan), NY
- Cases / 100K1,542
- Metro Population1,628,701
- HIV Cases393
- Chlamydia Cases16,670
- Gonorrhea Cases7,845
- Syphilis Cases596
#14
Tallahassee, FL
- Cases / 100K1,502
- Metro Population292,502
- HIV Cases64
- Chlamydia Cases3,342
- Gonorrhea Cases1,031
- Syphilis Cases20
#15
Columbus, GA
- Cases / 100K1,440
- Metro Population194,160
- HIV Cases81
- Chlamydia Cases1,820
- Gonorrhea Cases955
- Syphilis Cases20
#16
Peoria, IL
- Cases / 100K1,421
- Metro Population180,621
- HIV Cases8
- Chlamydia Cases1,669
- Gonorrhea Cases891
- Syphilis Cases7
#17
Washington DC
- Cases / 100K1,393
- Metro Population1,773,266
- HIV Cases630
- Chlamydia Cases17,480
- Gonorrhea Cases6,803
- Syphilis Cases426
#18
Columbia, SC
- Cases / 100K1,390
- Metro Population414,576
- HIV Cases106
- Chlamydia Cases4,040
- Gonorrhea Cases1,669
- Syphilis Cases55
#19
Denver, CO
- Cases / 100K1,379
- Metro Population716,492
- HIV Cases153
- Chlamydia Cases6,928
- Gonorrhea Cases2,821
- Syphilis Cases133
#20
Birmingham, AL
- Cases / 100K1,372
- Metro Population659,300
- HIV Cases141
- Chlamydia Cases6,031
- Gonorrhea Cases2,920
- Syphilis Cases97