16 Most Sexually Diseased Cities in America

You should really be careful having sexual intercourse in one of these most sexually diseased cities in America. If you can’t (don’t want to) avoid it, at least use protection.

Sexually transmitted diseases (STD) also go by name sexually transmitted infections (STI). They are transmitted by sexual intercourse and can be really dangerous. The STI term is being more in use recently because it has a broader meaning. People can carry on the virus that causes the disease, but they may not have to develop symptoms of the disease. But you probably already know all of this. What you don’t know is how fast the sexually transmitted infections spread. According to WHO (World Health Organization) every day more than a million people get infected worldwide. It gets worse. Chlamydia, gonorrhea, syphilis, and trichomoniasis are accounted for 375 million new infections. It is believed that in 2015 there were 1.1 billion people infected with STDs (HIV not accounted in). Also, more than 100,000 people died from sexually transmitted diseases. The other consequences include infertility and developing more serious diseases. The terrifying thing is that some of the STDs are very resistant to medical treatment and that makes it harder to reduce their spread. For example, gonorrhea virus became resistant to certain antibiotics that used to cure the disease in the past. The use of a condom can greatly reduce the risk of catching a sexually transmitted infection, but that doesn’t mean you are off the hook. Despite using protection, there is still a chance that you might get the infection during intercourse. Your chances are not good viewing the overall statistics. It is estimated that one of two persons who are sexually active will be infected with the sexually transmitted disease at some point in their life. The safest way not to get STD is having no sex, but tell that to the residents of Most Sexually Active States in America.

Speaking of America, let’s check out the statistics for the United States when it comes to STDs. There is no doubt that the number of sexually transmitted diseases is on the rise. According to estimations, 20 million new infections are happening each year and there are 110 million Americans with sexually transmitted infections at any given moment. Out of those 110 million, around 50.5 million men have some type of STD and 59.5 million women share their misfortune. 50% of the new infections happen to those between 15 and 24 years old. This is all causing Americans $16 billion of medical costs. According to CDC’s (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention) STD Surveillance Report from 2015, more than 1.5 million Chlamydia cases were reported in the country, that being rate of 478.8 cases per 100,000 population. That is 5.9% increase from 2014. Chlamydia is also the nation’s most common sexually transmitted disease. When it comes to gonorrhea, close to 400,000 cases were reported in 2015, with a rate of 123.9 cases per 100,000 population. This is an increase of 12.9% compared to 2014. Finally, in 2015 there were 23,872 cases of Syphilis reported, which is a 19% increase from 2014. The rate per 100,000 population is 7.5 cases. In case you want to learn more about the STD rates in the United States, check out our list of 25 Cities with the Highest STD Rates in America.

You must have been wondering how we came up with the list of most sexually diseased cities in America. Originally, we wanted to use the data from CDC, but only a list of 70 cities with the biggest overall number of cases in the United States could be obtained from their official site. That is why we turned to research made by Rent Application, who had access to the full data of the report. They mapped the cities with a population bigger that 50,000 and ranked them according to the total STDs per 100,000. The stats for chlamydia, gonorrhea, and syphilis were included. Let’s check out the list then.  

16. Indianapolis, Indiana

Total STDs: 12,608
Total STDs per 100,000: 1371.96

We will start off with the largest city and the capital of Indiana. In this city with a population close to million people, there were 9,282 cases of chlamydia and 3,191 cases of gonorrhea reported. The number of those having a syphilis infection is 135.

15. Jackson, Minnesota

Total STDs: 3453
Total STDs per 100,000: 1388.738

Moving on to the state of Minnesota. In the city of Jackson, there were 2,390 cases of chlamydia, 1,042 cases of gonorrhea and 21 cases of syphilis infection. Jackson is the most sexually diseased city in the state considering 1388.738 STDs per 100,000 population rate.

14. Amarillo, Texas

Total STDs: 1,701
Total STDs per 100,000: 1390.444

Out of 120,000 people living in Amarillo, 2 persons have syphilis, while 446 of them suffer from gonorrhea. As expected, the highest number STDs accounts for chlamydia, with the number being 1,253.

13. Monroe, Louisiana

Total STDs: 2,178
Total STDs per 100,000: 1401.878

These stats apply to the entire metropolitan area of Monroe. There are 1,600 cases of chlamydia reported, while the numbers of gonorrhea and syphilis cases are 562 and 16 respectively.

12. Bronx, New York

Total STDs: 19,847
Total STDs per 100,000: 1409.115

Rather than viewing the city of New York as a whole, our source looked boroughs of New York separately. This caused the Bronx with 1.4 million population to end up on our list of most sexually diseased cities in America.  16,116 people are infected with chlamydia, 1,964 with gonorrhea and 235 with syphilis.

11. Washington, DC

Total STDs: 9,060
Total STDs per 100,000: 1432.812

It is important to note that Washington DC was treated as a city, and not as a state, so it ended up being on the list. Out of the 9,060 people reported to have sexually transmitted diseases, 6,414 of them have chlamydia, 2,478 gonorrhea, while 167 persons suffer from syphilis.

10. Fayetteville, North Carolina

Total STDs: 4,826
Total STDs per 100,000: 1489.2

Fayetteville turns out to be the most diseased city in the North Carolina when it comes to STDs. Out of the more than 300,000 people living in the metropolitan area, 19 of them had a bad luck to have caught syphilis. 3,610 people have chlamydia while 1,197 got gonorrhea.

9. Killeen, Texas

Total STDs: 4,887
Total STDs per 100,000: 1512.83

This may be a coincidence, but there is more than one city on our list of most sexually diseased cities in America that has a military post nearby. Killeen is one as well. When it comes to specific sexually transmitted diseases, 3,496 people suffer from chlamydia, 1,361 from gonorrhea and 30 from syphilis.

8. New Orleans, Louisiana

Total STDs: 5,614
Total STDs per 100,000: 1520.37

New Orleans has close to 350,000 residents and is the largest city of Louisiana State. As it turns out, it is also the one with most sexual diseases. Out of the 5,614 STDs reported, 4,064 were referring to chlamydia infections, 1,485 to gonorrhea while 65 cases were syphilis related.

7. Richmond, Virginia

Total STDs: 3,248
Total STDs per 100,000: 1544.39

It is time to pay a visit to Virginia. Although there are 3,248 STDs reported in Richmond, there are some cities that have worst STDs rates in the state. Among Richmond’s residents, 2,449 had chlamydia, 765 had gonorrhea while 35 suffered from syphilis.

6. Baltimore, Maryland

Total STDs: 10,134
Total STDs per 100,000: 1630.98

It looks like the people in and around Washington State are really reckless. Baltimore has seen 7,765 cases of chlamydia and 2,158 cases of gonorrhea reported. The number of syphilis cases was 211.

5. Norfolk, Virginia

Total STDs: 4,013
Total STDs per 100,000: 1632.74

Speaking of military bases on our list of most sexually diseased cities in America, Virginia’s city with most STDs per 100,000 is also a place where the world’s largest Navy base is situated. Once again, not making any assumptions. 3,207 cases of chlamydia were reported, alongside 768 cases of gonorrhea and 38 cases of syphilis.

4. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Total STDs: 26,151
Total STDs per 100,000: 1689.77

When it comes to total number of STDs, the largest city of Pennsylvania State is without any competition on our list of most sexually diseased cities in America. There are 26,151 people infected from the whole population of 1.5 million. 19,570 people suffer from chlamydia and 6,303 from gonorrhea. There are also 278 those infected with syphilis.

3. West Memphis, Arkansas

Total STDs: 859
Total STDs per 100,000: 1717.29

You should note that West Memphis was viewed separately from Memphis metropolitan area, which contributed to its high STDs per 100,000 rate although it has the lowest total number of STDs compared to other entries on the list of most sexually diseased cities in America. The city has a population just above 50,000, with 634 of them suffering from chlamydia. Gonorrhea accounts for 220 of all STD cases while there are 5 persons infected with syphilis.

2. St. Louis, Missouri

Total STDs: 5,942
Total STDs per 100,000: 1867.54

Missouri couldn’t escape from being on our list of most sexually diseased cities in America since there are 5,942 people who have sexually transmitted disease in St. Louis compared to its 318,000 population. 4,128 cases of chlamydia were reported alongside 1,754 cases of gonorrhea and 39 cases of syphilis.

1. Montgomery, Alabama

Total STDs: 4,371
Total STDs per 100,000: 1899.20

And here we are, at the end of our list of most sexually diseased cities in America. Although 4,371 total STDs reported in Montgomery may not sound as much when compared to other entries on our list, its STDs per 100,000 is highest in the entire nation. We are sure that people there are not happy with this, but the numbers are here. Some of the 230,000 residents in the city are obviously reckless, so take care. When it comes to chlamydia cases, 3,039 people were infected by it in Montgomery, while there were 1,309 of those having gonorrhea infection. There were 23 people suffering from syphilis infection.