STD Rates in Zapata County, Texas
2023 CDC surveillance data for Zapata County, Texas — chlamydia, gonorrhea, and syphilis rates with state comparisons.
Zapata County is among the lower-burden counties in Texas, reporting a combined STD rate of 247.5 per 100,000 residents in 2023 — 195th of 247 counties. Reported infections included chlamydia at 203.8 per 100,000 (28 cases, 59% below the state rate), gonorrhea at 36.4 per 100,000 (5 cases, too few for a reliable comparison), syphilis at 7.3 per 100,000 (1 case, too few for a reliable comparison). Confidential STD testing is available throughout Zapata County — knowing your status is the only way to catch infections that often show no symptoms.
STD Trends in Zapata 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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Zapata County vs Texas and the US
| Infection | Zapata County | Texas | US | vs Texas | vs US | Rank in Texas |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chlamydia | 203.828 cases | 491.9 | 490.7 | 58.6% below | 58.5% below | 191st of 247 |
| Gonorrhea | 36.45 cases | 176.4 | 178.2 | Too few cases | Too few cases | – |
| Syphilis (P&S) | 7.31 case | 15 | 15.8 | Too few cases | Too few cases | – |
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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