10 Most Sexually Diseased States in America

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4. Mississippi

Chlamydia: 580,2

Gonorrhea: 192,9

Primary and secondary syphilis: 7,3

Mississippi ranks 8th in rates of primary and secondary syphilis, 5th in chlamydial infections and 3rd in gonorrheal infections. As in the majority of other states on this list of the most sexually diseased states in America, rates of chlamydia are higher in women than those in men.  There were only seven cases of congenital syphilis and number of persons with HIV is 509, ranking Mississippi 20th out of 50 states.

10 Most Sexually Diseased States in America

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