Erectile Dysfunction Rates for U.S. Cities

U.S. Erectile Dysfunction Rates Determining the prevalence of erectile dysfunction within the United States is no easy task. To my knowledge there have been no official studies performed to calculate the exact size of the male population suffering with this condition. Given the sensitivity of the subject, I'm not entirely certain that such a census could even be accurately conducted. There is however an unofficial study that was recently published in Men's Health magazine that attempts to rank the frequency of erectile dysfunction within 100 U.S. cities based on several specific factors.

Criteria for Ranking Erectile Dysfunction Frequency

To determine the likelihood of occurrence per city, the following criteria was examined:

The rates of three known risk factors – smoking, obesity and diabetes.
The percentage of the male population that performs regular exercise.
The number of urologists per capita.
The number of Viagra, Cialis and Levitra prescriptions filled.

Using this available information, the following table attempts to grade each city based on a scale of A through F.

U.S. Cities

Rank	Location	Grade
1	Boston, Massachusetts	A+
2	Hartford, Connecticut	A+
3	Washington, DC	A+
4	Atlanta, Georgia	A
5	Burlington, Vermont	A
6	Durham, North Carolina	A
7	Jersey City, New Jersey	A-
8	Newark, New Jersey	B+
9	San Francisco, California	B+
10	New York, New York	B+
11	Oakland, California	B+
12	Providence, Rhode Island	B+
13	Miami, Florida	B+
14	San Jose, California	B+
15	Yonkers, New York	B+
16	Grand Rapids, Michigan	B+
17	Manchester, New Hamphsire	B+
18	Fremont, California	B
19	Orlando, Florida	B
20	Seattle, Washington	B
21	Salt Lake City, Utah	B
22	Wilmington, Delaware	B-
23	Baltimore, Maryland	B-
24	Minneapolis, Minnesota	B-
25	Anaheim, California	B-
26	Columbia, South Carolina	B-
27	St. Paul, Minnesota	B-
28	Rochester, New York	B-
29	Baton Rouge, Louisiana	B-
30	Buffalo, New York	B-
31	San Diego, California	B-
32	Charlotte, North Carolina	C+
33	Chicago, Illinois	C+
34	Austin, Texas	C+
35	Los Angeles, California	C+
36	Denver, Colorado	C+
37	Raleigh, North Carolina	C+
38	Dallas, Texas	C+
39	Aurora, Colorado	C
40	Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania	C
41	Madison, Wisconsin	C
42	Nashville, Tennessee	C
43	Richmond, Virginia	C
44	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania	C
45	Portland, Oregon	C
46	Milwaukee, Wisconsin	C-
47	Sacramento, California	C-
48	Norfolk, Virginia	C-
49	Honolulu, Hawaii	C-
50	Tampa, Florida	C-
51	Birmingham, Alabama	C-
52	Montgomery, Alabama	C-
53	Little Rock, Arkansas	C-
54	Jackson, Mississippi	C-
55	Billings, Montana	C-
56	Colorado Springs, Colorado	C-
57	St. Petersburg, Florida	C-
58	Spokane, Washington	C-
59	Jacksonville, Florida	C-
60	Cleveland, Ohio	D+
61	Houston, Texas	D+
62	Bangor, Maine	D+
63	Fresno, California	D+
64	Kansas City, Missouri	D+
65	Las Vegas, Nevada	D+
66	Greensboro, North Carolina	D+
67	Lincoln, Nebraska	D+
68	Tucson, Arizona	D+
69	Cincinnati, Ohio	D
70	San Antonio, Texas	D
71	Des Moines, Iowa	D
72	Sioux Falls, South Dakota	D
73	Albuquerque, New Mexico	D
74	Boise, Idaho	D
75	St. Louis, Missouri	D
76	El Paso, Texas	D
77	Louisville, Kentucky	D
78	Detroit, Michigan	D
79	Columbus, Ohio	D
80	Indianapolis, Indiana	D-
81	Memphis, Tennessee	D-
82	Toledo, Ohio	D-
83	Riverside, California	D-
84	Lexington, Kentucky	D-
85	Fort Wayne, Indiana	D-
86	Fargo, North Dakota	F
87	Corpus Christi, Texas	F
88	Phoenix, Arizona	F
89	Cheyenne, Wyoming	F
90	Wichita, Kansas	F
91	Omaha, Nebraska	F
92	Modesto, California	F
93	Bakersfield, California	F
94	Anchorage, Alaska	F
95	Oklahoma City, Oklahoma	F
96	Fort Worth, Texas	F
97	Arlington, Texas	F
98	Charleston, West Virginia	F
99	Lubbock, Texas	F
100	Tulsa, Oklahoma	F

While the preceding data is far from an exact representation of erectile dysfunction rates, it does give some general insight into the probability of occurence. It's also a sobering reminder of just how widespread this sexual affliction has become.

PRS Posted by PRS on Friday, April 3rd, 2009