Study: Florida, Georgia among top 25 states with most STDs

Florida and Georgia are among the top 25 states with the most sexually transmitted diseases, according to a new study.

Backgroundchecks.org analyzed new data from the Centers for Disease Control to determine which states have the highest number of cases of STDs.

Georgia has the fourth highest rate of STDs in the country, and Florida ranked 24th, according to the study.

This report was compiled by taking CDC data on the rate of incidents per 100,000 residents for the two most common STDs, gonorrhea and Chlamydia, and calculating a weighted average between the two.

Ranking by state:

1   Alaska
2   Mississippi
3   Louisiana
4   Georgia
5   New Mexico
6   North Carolina
7   South Carolina
8   Arkansas
9   Delaware
10   Oklahoma
11   Alabama
12   Illinois
13   New York
14   Ohio
15   Missouri
16   Texas
17   California
18   Maryland
19   Arizona
20   Nevada
21   South Dakota
22   Tennesee
23   Indiana
24   Florida
25   Virginia
26   North Dakota
27   Michigan
28   Hawaii
29   Wisconsin
30   Colorado
31   Pennsylvania
32   Washington
33   Nebraska
34   Kentucky
35   Oregon
36   Rhode Island
37   Kansas
38   Montana
39   Minnesota
40   Iowa
41   New Jersey
42   Massachusetts
43   Connecticut
44   Wyoming
45   Idaho
46   Utah
47   Maine
48   West Virginia
49   New Hampshire
50   Vermont