Number of Primary and Secondary Syphilis Cases by Race and Selected Health Departments of Residence,
Michigan Residents 2020

Health Department Total Non-Hispanic
White
Non-Hispanic
Black
Hispanic Other Race Not Reported
Michigan 783 245 471 34 30 3
City Of Detroit 303 17 271 10 5 -
Macomb County 80 39 38 - 3 -
Oakland County 77 34 40 1 2 -
Wayne County 71 19 39 5 8 -
Kent County 37 19 13 3 2 -
Ingham County 33 17 10 2 4 -
Washtenaw County 30 10 17 2 - 1
Kalamazoo County 29 9 18 - 2 -
Genesee County 26 16 10 - - -

Notes:

Race or Hispanic Ancestry: Race without mention of Hispanic ancestry, or Hispanic ancestry with or without mention of race.

Due to incomplete reporting of race and Hispanic ancestry, these counts must be considered a minimum. Race and ethnicity reporting has been improving for gonorrhea and chlamydia cases. Completeness of race and Hispanic ancestry data has improved from around 50% in 2005, to 75% in 2014–15, to about 81% in 2018. Reported race and ancestry is nearly complete for syphilis cases ( >95%).

Source: Michigan Disease Surveillance System, Bureau of HIV & STI Programs, MDHHS.



Last Updated: 08/03/2020