An Interesting Correlation

 An article at the Daily Mail reports on the STD hotspots in the United States, noting:

• Philadelphia has the highest rate inasmuch as "[o]ne in 65 residents in Philly caught a sexually transmitted infection in 2022, according to an analysis of the latest CDC data."
• "Memphis, Tennessee, and Jackson, Mississippi, took second and third place, respectively, where the rate was about one in 67."
• "New Orleans, Louisiana, and St Louis, Missouri, rounded out the top five cities for STD rates."
• "Southern cities were disproportionately represented in the data, accounting for 17 out of the top 25 areas, which the researchers called 'disturbing.'" Well, it certainly isn't politically correct. 

Moreover, like the cities mentioned above, the map in the article showing the top 50 cities shows a suspicious correspondence to areas with a high density of a certain demographic. 

    Conversely, "Provo, Utah, was the least rife with STDs, with about one in 300 residents being infected, which could be due to the area's largely Mormon population, causing people to often have fewer sexual partners." And this is a city that is home to a large university (BYU)--i.e., lots of college students.