[JeanC]

The Florida Department of Health website (FLHealthCHARTS.gov: Site Search) does not list results by cities, but rather by county. The bulk of The Villages is Sumter County, so this is the data I looked up. I am also listing your home county of Brevard for comparison. To support my comment that STDs in The Villages is an “urban legend” here are some findings. The results are for the year 2020, the most current data available.
Total Syphilis per 100,000 population:
Brevard – 36.4 Sumter – 15 5th lowest in the state
Gonorrhea per 100,000 population:
Brevard – 139.4 Sumter – 48 2nd lowest in the state
Chlamydia per 100,000 population:
Brevard – 336.3 Sumter – 133.5 lowest in the state
I think this should put to rest the “STD capitol of the World” thinking.


I love facts. Thanks for sharing that.