This is not exactly a list you want to be numero uno on...
The report looks at the latest available data on cases of gonorrhea, syphilis, and chlamydia all across the state.
New York Upstate's list ranked all of New York's counties by rate of reported sexually transmitted infections per 100,000 residents. Here's where the Southern Tier counties landed on that list:
Rate of major STDs: 203/100,000 residents
Syphilis rate: 5/100,000 residents
Gonorrhea rate: 36/100,000 residents
Chlamydia rate: 182/100,000 residents
58. Delaware County
Rate of major STDs: 219/100,000 residents
Syphilis rate: 2/100,000 residents
Gonorrhea rate: 15/100,000 residents
Chlamydia rate: 201/100,000 residents
Rate of major STDs: 286/100,000 residents
Syphilis rate: 2/100,000 residents
Gonorrhea rate: 19/100,000 residents
Chlamydia rate: 284/100,000 residents
45. Steuben County
Rate of major STDs: 350/100,000 residents
Syphilis rate: 3/100,000 residents
Gonorrhea rate: 29/100,000 residents
Chlamydia rate: 332/100,000 residents
29. Chemung County
Rate of major STDs: 415/100,000 residents
Syphilis rate: 12/100,000 residents
Gonorrhea rate: 46/100,000 residents
Chlamydia rate: 350/100,000 residents
27. Cortland County
Rate of major STDs: 438/100,000 residents
Syphilis rate: 17/100,000 residents
Gonorrhea rate: 20/100,000 residents
Chlamydia rate: 274/100,000 residents
24. Otsego County
Rate of major STDs: 478/100,000 residents
Syphilis rate: 6/100,000 residents
Gonorrhea rate: 45/100,000 residents
Chlamydia rate: 296/100,000 residents
22. Broome County
Rate of major STDs: 488/100,000 residents
Syphilis rate: 2/100,000 residents
Gonorrhea rate: 85/100,000 residents
Chlamydia rate: 336/100,000 residents
15. Tompkins County
Rate of major STDs: 545/100,000 residents
Syphilis rate: 10/100,000 residents
Gonorrhea rate: 63/100,000 residents
Chlamydia rate: 242/100,000 residents
Click here to take a look at the full list.
[via New York Upstate]
