STD Rates in Fort Bend County, Texas
2023 CDC surveillance data for Fort Bend County, Texas — chlamydia, gonorrhea, and syphilis rates with state comparisons.
Fort Bend County reported a combined STD rate of 426.5 per 100,000 residents in 2023, placing it 110th of 247 Texas counties — in the upper half of the state. Reported infections included chlamydia at 322.8 per 100,000 (2,959 cases, 34% below the state rate), gonorrhea at 97.0 per 100,000 (889 cases, 45% below the state rate), syphilis at 6.7 per 100,000 (61 cases, 55% below the state rate). Routine testing is the surest way to catch STDs early, since many produce no symptoms. Fort Bend County has confidential testing locations available.
STD Trends in Fort Bend County, 2000–2023
Reported cases per 100,000 residents each year, against the Texas rate (dashed). In a county this size a handful of cases moves the rate a long way, so read the shape rather than any single year.
Source: CDC NCHHSTP AtlasPlus county surveillance, 2000–2023.
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Fort Bend County vs Texas and the US
| Infection | Fort Bend County | Texas | US | vs Texas | vs US | Rank in Texas |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chlamydia | 322.82,959 cases | 491.9 | 490.7 | 34.4% below | 34.2% below | 112th of 247 |
| Gonorrhea | 97889 cases | 176.4 | 178.2 | 45% below | 45.6% below | 87th of 247 |
| Syphilis (P&S) | 6.761 cases | 15 | 15.8 | 55.3% below | 57.6% below | 121st of 247 |
Rates per 100,000 residents, 2023. Ranks run from the highest rate (1st) among Texas’s counties. The US rate is all 50 states combined. Comparisons are left out where fewer than 20 cases were reported, because a rate built on so few cases can swing widely from one year to the next.
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