Mississippi’s capital city has the second-highest rate of sexually transmitted diseases in the U.S., according to a new study.
Innerbody used data from the Center for Disease Control (CDC) to determine the list of cities with high rates of STDs. Jackson was the only Mississippi city to make the list and is second to Memphis. New Orleans ranked sixth.
With 1,358 cases per 100,000 people the state capital city ranked second in the U.S. Jackson reported 105 HIV cases, 6,144 chlamydia cases, 3,587 gonorrhea cases and 607 syphilis cases. Jackson has a population of about 149,761.
In comparison, Atlanta’s population is estimated to be around 490,270 and there are 811 STD cases per 100,000 residents. Atlanta was listed as 42 out of 100 on the list, but improved its ranking from last year.
Another southern city, San Antonio, has a population of 1,479,493 and ranked 37th on Innerbody’s study for the cities with the highest STD infection rates. For every 100k residents in San Antonio, there were 834 STD cases reported.
Here’s what else the study found:
Chlamydia, gonorrhea, and syphilis top the list of most commonly reported new STD infections.
California contributed 13 cities to our rankings this year — the most from any state.
Three of the Top 25 cities are located in Florida
17 of the Top 25 cities with the highest STD rates are located in states with healthcare spending below the national average of $10,191 per capita.
New York improved 19 spots; however, cities such as Norfolk, VA and Columbia, SC saw some of the biggest downward movements.
Here’s how the study found the cities with the highest STD rates:
The data from Innerbody’s report comes primarily from the CDC’s latest data releases regarding statistics for HIV, syphilis, gonorrhea and chlamydia. Herpes was not included in the CDC’s data release, so it was not included in Innerbody’s study.
CDC’s data releases can be found online.
Other data relating to population estimates in metropolitan areas and states in the US was found by looking at the US Census Bureau reports.
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In Georgia, Columbus ranked 27 in cities with the highest STD rates, surpassing Atlanta (number 42 on the list) of top 100.
Here are the top 50 U.S cities on the list (southern cities are in bold):
Memphis, Tennessee
Jackson, Mississippi
Columbia, South Carolina
Baltimore, Maryland
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
New Orleans, Louisiana
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Little Rock, Arkansas
Washington, D.C.
Norfolk, Virginia
Cleveland, Ohio
Greensboro, North Carolina
Charlotte, North Carolina
Charleston, South Carolina
San Francisco, California
Jacksonville, Florida
Miami, Florida
St. Louis, Missouri
Fort Lauderdale, Florida
Indianapolis, Indiana
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
Richmond, Virginia
Rochester, New York
Tulsa, Oklahoma
Greenville, South Carolina
New York, New York
Columbus, Georgia
Des Moines, Iowa
Phoenix, Arizona
Mobile, Alabama
Tacoma, Washington
Birmingham, Alabama
Los Angeles, California
Albuquerque, New Mexico
Bakersfield, California
Dayton, Ohio
San Antonio, Texas
Akron, Ohio
Nashville, Tennessee
Omaha, Nebraska
Chicago, Illinois
Atlanta, Georgia
Buffalo, New York
Detroit, Michigan
Fresno, California
Cincinnati, Ohio
Colorado Springs, Colorado
San Diego, California
Austin, Texas
Dallas, Texas
To view the full study, go to Innerbody’s website.
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Discovered on: 2023-05-18 20:23:31
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