Figure 2. U.S. Metropolitan areas of 500,000 or more with the highest rates of injection-related AIDS, 1998

Rank in 1998

Metro areas of 500,000 or more

Rate per million

 

1

 

 

New York, NY

435

 

2

 

 

Baltimore, MD

343

 

3

 

 

Jersey City, NJ

320

 

4

 

 

Newark, NJ

280

 

5

 

 

Wilmington, DE

213

 

*6

 

 

Baton Rouge, LA

207

 

*6

 

 

Hartford, CT

207

 

8

 

 

West Palm Beach, FL

191

 

9

 

 

San Francisco, CA

189

 

10

 

 

New Haven, CT

171

 

11

 

 

Philadelphia, PA

150

 

12

 

 

Washington, DC

143

 

13

 

 

Springfield, MA

140

 

14

 

 

Bergen-Passaic, NJ

127

 

15

 

 

New Orleans, LA

114

 

16

 

 

Houston, TX

104

 

*17

 

 

Miami, FL

97

 

*17

 

 

Orlando, FL

97

 

19

 

 

Rochester, NY

96

 

20

 

 

Atlanta, GA

94

 

 

 

 

San Juan, PR

367

 

*

Tied with another metro area