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The Innerbody Research Team made a list of the U.S. cities with the highest STD rates. They analyzed the latest statistics on a city-by-city basis and developed a list of the Top 100 cities with the highest STD rates. The report this year says the city with the highest STD rate was Jackson Mississippi. Where do we rank in Florida for STD? According to this study, Chlamydia, gonorrhea, and syphilis top the list of most commonly reported new STD infections. If you need to get tested, find your city’s health department location here.
Four of these Florida cities landed in the top 25 for highest STD rates. One was only two spots back at #27, not a good look for the Sunshine State. Jacksonville actually has worst rates than the previous study. They rose 15 spots, from 38 to 23. Miami was another city that spiked upwards, it moved five spots to the 24th highest rate. Southwest Florida avoided this list, as did Tampa. Just something else to think about when you go out of town. Or when the kids head off to college. Maybe show this to them...
Below are the 5 Florida Cities with the highest STD rates!
Tallahassee
STD Cases : 100K Population
1,990
HIV Cases
1,257
Chlamydia Cases
3,379
Gonorrhea Cases
1,083
Syphilis Cases
101
Fort Lauderdale
STD Cases / 100K Population
1,871
HIV Cases
19,483
Chlamydia Cases
12,167
Gonorrhea Cases
4,436
Syphilis Cases
426
Jacksonville
STD Cases / 100K Population
1,694
HIV Cases
6,450
Chlamydia Cases
8,810
Gonorrhea Cases
4,259
Syphilis Cases
239
Miami
STD Cases / 100K Population
1,686
HIV Cases
26,316
Chlamydia Cases
14,680
Gonorrhea Cases
4,971
Syphilis Cases
581
Gainesville
STD Cases / 100K
1,672
HIV Cases
1,009
Chlamydia Cases
2,672
Gonorrhea Cases
779
Syphilis Cases
55
