The city of Charlotte, North Carolina is home to more than 840,000 people, but the entire metropolitan area has more than 2,000,000 residents. The Charlotte metro area ranks as the 22nd-largest in the U.S.
Between 2004 and 2014, Charlotte was the fastest-growing metro area. It’s also one of the top 50 cities for millennials.
The metro area’s population is booming, but there’s something else in Charlotte that’s growing: STD cases.
Charlotte, NC STD Statistics
Charlotte has one of the highest occurrence rates of gonorrhea, chlamydia and syphilis.
According to the Health Department, cases of gonorrhea increased by 15% between 2011 and 2015. That puts the city in 21st place for most new cases in the entire U.S.
Cases of syphilis and chlamydia are also on the rise. There were 763 new cases of chlamydia in 2015 – up from 628 the previous year. Cases of syphilis have more than doubled in that same time period.
These figures only represent reported cases in the Charlotte area. The Health Department says there are countless cases that go unreported each year.
In the entire state, Charlotte ranks number two for the highest cases of STDs. North Carolina itself ranks number two in the country for the highest STD rates.
New HIV cases in Mecklenburg County were among the highest in the state in 2015: 5,560 diagnoses that year. There were 6,283 people with HIV living in the county that same year; the most in any county in the state.
Practicing safe sex is the best way to prevent STDs from spreading and becoming an even bigger problem in the city. But getting tested is equally important.
Knowing your status will help ensure that you get the help you need (if you do have an STD), and having your partner get tested will help you avoid contracting an STD.
There are numerous clinics that offer STD testing in Charlotte.
Low-Cost and Free STD Testing in Charlotte, NC
The following facilities offer free or low-cost STD testing in Charlotte, including chlamydia, HIV, hepatitis B, hepatitis C, gonorrhea, syphilis and herpes.
Carolina Express Clinic, PPLC
5110 Park Road, Charlotte, NC 28209
Phone: 704-496-9100
Hours:
- Monday-Friday: 8AM-6:30PM
- Saturday-Sunday: 9AM-2PM
Any Lab Test Now
8318 Pineville-Matthews Rd, Charlotte, NC 28226
Phone: 704-541-8115
Hours:
- Monday-Friday: 8:30AM-5:30PM
- Saturday: 9AM-2PM
- Sunday: Closed
Planned Parenthood @ Charlotte Health Center
4822 Albermarle Road, Charlotte, NC 28205
Phone: 704-536-7233
Hours:
- Monday: 9AM-4PM
- Tuesday: 11AM-7PM
- Wednesday: Closed
- Thursday: 12PM-7PM
- Friday: 10AM-5PM
- Saturday: 9AM-4PM
- Sunday: Closed
ARCpoint Labs of South Charlotte
2136 Ayrsley Town Blvd B, Charlotte, NC 28273
Phone: 704-323-6216
Hours:
- Monday-Friday: 8AM-5PM
- Saturday-Sunday: Closed
Mecklenburg County Health Department
2845 Beatties Ford Rd, Charlotte, NC 28216
Phone: 704-336-6500
Hours:
- Monday-Friday: 8AM-5PM
- Saturday-Sunday: Closed
Care Ring
601 E 5th St, Charlotte, NC 28202
Phone: 704-375-0172
Hours:
- Monday-Friday: 8AM-5PM
- Saturday-Sunday: Closed
Urban Ministry Center
945 N College St, Charlotte, NC 28206
Phone: 704-347-0278
Hours:
- Monday-Friday: 8:30AM-4:30PM
- Saturday-Sunday: Closed
Quality Home Care Services Incorporated
3552 Beatties Ford Rd, Charlotte, NC 28216
Phone: 704-394-8968
Hours:
- Monday-Friday: 9AM-5PM
- Saturday-Sunday: Closed
Carolinas CARE Partnership
5855 Executive Center Dr, Charlotte, NC 28212
Phone: 704-531-2467
Hours:
- Call for hours
Cabarrus Women’s Center
163 Winecoff Ave NW, Concord, NC 28025
Phone: 704-870-7467
Hours:
- Monday and Wednesday: 9AM-2PM
- Tuesday and Thursday: 3PM-8PM
- Friday-Sunday: Closed
Student Health Center
9530 Poplar Terrace Dr, Charlotte, NC 28223
Phone: 704-687-7400
Hours:
- Monday-Friday: 8AM-5PM
- Saturday-Sunday: Closed
MinuteClinic
10515 Mallard Creek Rd, Charlotte, NC 28262
Phone: 704-547-9739
Hours:
- Monday-Friday: 8:30AM-1:30PM; 2:29PM-7:30PM
- Saturday: 9AM-1PM; 1:30PM-5:30PM
- Sunday: 10AM-1PM; 1:30PM-5:30PM
Charlotte Community Health Center
8401 Medical Plaza Dr. Suite 300, Charlotte, NC 28262
Phone: 704-316-6561
Hours;
- Monday-Thursday: 8:30AM-5PM
- Friday-Sunday: Closed
C.W. Williams Community Health Center
3333 Wilkinson Blvd, Charlotte, NC 28208
Phone: 704-393-7720
Hours:
- Call for hours
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