Cities in the eastern half of the US may be rife with sexually transmitted infections, a new analysis shows.
Innerbody Research, a medical website run by a team of scientists, examined CDC‘s 2023 data for rates of STIs across America and found the 10 cities with the highest rate of infections, with Detroit, Michigan, topping the list.
The Midwestern city had about 1,500 infections per 100,000 residents in 2023, jumping eight places from the previous year’s report.
It was followed by Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and Montgomery, Alabama, in second and third place.
While many top cities have consistently been ranked in the website’s analysis, a surprising place has made its debut.
Washington, DC – the nation’s capital and home to the White House – was ranked in seventh place for the first time due to modern-day dating trends and new social constructs, experts say.
Memphis, Tennessee; Baltimore, Maryland and New Orleans, Louisiana, made up fourth, fifth and sixth places, respectively.