STD Monitor News This Mississippi city has one of the highest STD rates in the US, according…

This Mississippi city has one of the highest STD rates in the US, according…

This Mississippi city has one of the highest STD rates in the US, according...

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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