Louisiana Is Home To Two Of The Highest STD Rates In The U.S.

If you're headed home to the Pelican State for the holidays, you may want to do some digging before firing up the dating apps for a little holiday hanky-panky, because two cities just made the list for the highest sexually transmitted disease (STD) rates in the country.

Getting an STD can be pretty embarrassing, but unfortunately, many people will get them and pass them on to their next partners. This report doesn't just see two Louisiana cities on the list, but it's the only state on the list that has two cities.

Getting The STD Results

Researchers over at Innerbody conduct an annual study to find which cities in the U.S. statistically have the highest rates for STDs. Using resources like the CDC's latest STD Surveillance Statistics, Innerbody Research showed the trends for 2024.

"For our 7th annual study of STD rates, based on the latest data published by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Innerbody Research analyzed statistics on a city-by-city basis and developed our list of the Top 100 cities with the highest STD rates. In this year's report, the city with the highest STD rate was Philadelphia, PA, overtaking Memphis, TN, which moved to 2nd. This, in turn, pushed Jackson, MS from 2nd to 3rd in our rankings."

These Are The Two Louisana Cities With The Highest STD Rates

Of the results, we see how STD rates are still on the climb and quite prevalent in some major American cities, but for these two Louisiana cities, you have a higher chance than the average city at ending your one-night stand at the doctor's office. They both ranked in the Top 10 for the country.

#6 - Baton Rouge
STD Cases per 100K - 1,332
HIV Cases - 170
Chlamydia Cases - 6,360
Gonorrhea Cases - 3,312
Syphilis Cases - 182

#4 - New Orleans
STD Cases per 100K - 1,450
HIV Cases - 271
Chlamydia Cases - 9,471
Gonorrhea Cases - 4,239
Syphilis Cases - 4,441

See the full list at Innerbody