Table 3: People At Risk in America's 25 Most Ozone-Polluted Counties
|
County |
State |
Rank 2003 |
Rank 2002 |
Rank 2001 |
Rank 2000 |
Total Population |
14 and Under |
65 and Over |
Pediatric Asthma |
Adult Asthma |
Chronic Bronchitis |
Emphysema |
Orange |
Purple |
Red |
Weighted Average |
Grade |
| San Bernardino |
CA |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1,709,434 |
465,138 |
146,459 |
30,528 |
82,110 |
51,903 |
15,430 |
179 |
58 |
22 |
103.3 |
F |
| Fresno |
CA |
2 |
3 |
4 |
4 |
799,407 |
214,255 |
79,209 |
14,180 |
38,632 |
24,612 |
7,729 |
202 |
53 |
1 |
94.5 |
F |
| Kern |
CA |
3 |
2 |
3 |
3 |
661,645 |
176,910 |
62,054 |
11,689 |
31,998 |
20,330 |
6,250 |
219 |
40 |
0 |
93.0 |
F |
| Tulare |
CA |
4 |
5 |
5 |
6 |
368,021 |
103,425 |
35,917 |
6,871 |
17,349 |
11,078 |
3,503 |
216 |
19 |
0 |
81.5 |
F |
| Riverside |
CA |
5 |
4 |
2 |
2 |
1,545,387 |
394,983 |
195,964 |
25,919 |
77,032 |
49,931 |
17,278 |
160 |
44 |
4 |
78.0 |
F |
| Harris |
TX |
6 |
6 |
6 |
8 |
3,400,578 |
28,962 |
252,895 |
54,446 |
147,799 |
106,958 |
29,680 |
80 |
44 |
11 |
56.0 |
F |
| Los Angeles |
CA |
7 |
8 |
8 |
5 |
9,519,338 |
2,263,330 |
926,673 |
147,539 |
486,627 |
308,088 |
93,587 |
82 |
20 |
4 |
40.0 |
F |
| El Dorado |
CA |
8 |
14 |
18 |
17 |
156,299 |
33,364 |
19,334 |
2,256 |
8,267 |
5,519 |
1,946 |
96 |
10 |
0 |
37.0 |
F |
| Merced |
CA |
9 |
9 |
23 |
16 |
210,554 |
60,546 |
20,004 |
4,019 |
9,808 |
6,248 |
1,959 |
97 |
9 |
0 |
36.8 |
F |
| Kings |
CA |
10 |
11 |
21 |
9 |
129,461 |
31,574 |
9,557 |
2,075 |
6,492 |
3,991 |
1,062 |
87 |
7 |
0 |
32.5 |
F |
| Fulton |
GA |
11 |
7 |
7 |
13 |
816,006 |
169,066 |
68,990 |
11,021 |
44,434 |
27,362 |
7,741 |
60 |
15 |
4 |
30.2 |
F |
| Sevier |
TN |
12 |
10 |
12 |
19 |
71,170 |
13,568 |
8,995 |
905 |
3,756 |
2,588 |
893 |
79 |
5 |
0 |
28.8 |
F |
| Nevada |
CA |
13 |
28 |
50 |
35 |
92,033 |
16,986 |
16,049 |
1,177 |
5,113 |
3,527 |
1,423 |
77 |
4 |
0 |
27.7 |
F |
| Sacramento |
CA |
14 |
20 |
33 |
20 |
1,223,499 |
283,266 |
135,875 |
18,669 |
63,132 |
40,639 |
13,188 |
67 |
7 |
1 |
26.5 |
F |
| Ventura |
CA |
15 |
21 |
14 |
7 |
753,197 |
179,707 |
76,804 |
11,848 |
38,360 |
24,712 |
7,862 |
70 |
6 |
0 |
26.3 |
F |
| Rowan |
NC |
15 |
22 |
19 |
N/A |
130,340 |
27,030 |
18,205 |
1,779 |
6,297 |
4,615 |
1,636 |
65 |
8 |
1 |
26.3 |
F |
| Placer |
CA |
17 |
31 |
60 |
37 |
248,399 |
54,409 |
32,560 |
3,636 |
13,082 |
8,671 |
3,082 |
68 |
5 |
0 |
25.2 |
F |
| Anne Arundel |
MD |
18 |
15 |
10 |
11 |
489,656 |
103,739 |
48,820 |
6,837 |
26,377 |
16,801 |
5,268 |
58 |
10 |
0 |
24.3 |
F |
| Mecklenburg |
NC |
19 |
12 |
11 |
12 |
695,454 |
148,639 |
59,724 |
9,636 |
33,558 |
23,141 |
6,593 |
58 |
8 |
1 |
24.0 |
F |
| Tarrant |
TX |
19 |
37 |
46 |
46 |
1,446,219 |
342,240 |
120,585 |
22,478 |
63,595 |
46,384 |
13,374 |
57 |
6 |
3 |
24.0 |
F |
| DeKalb |
GA |
21 |
17 |
27 |
29 |
665,865 |
138,468 |
53,224 |
9,068 |
36,161 |
22,064 |
6,054 |
44 |
12 |
3 |
22.7 |
F |
| Henry |
GA |
22 |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
119,341 |
29,621 |
8,824 |
1,928 |
6,090 |
3,769 |
1,061 |
44 |
11 |
5 |
23.5 |
F |
| Rockdale |
GA |
22 |
13 |
9 |
14 |
70,111 |
15,762 |
6,456 |
1,067 |
3,663 |
2,335 |
725 |
42 |
15 |
3 |
23.5 |
F |
| Camden |
NJ |
24 |
27 |
16 |
21 |
508,932 |
113,309 |
63,769 |
7,529 |
23,465 |
17,392 |
5,964 |
48 |
14 |
0 |
23.0 |
F |
| Harford |
MD |
25 |
50 |
30 |
32 |
218,590 |
51,113 |
22,160 |
3,371 |
11,344 |
7,295 |
2,348 |
42 |
12 |
2 |
21.3 |
F |
Notes:
(1) Total represents the at-risk populations in counties with ozone monitors– it does not represent the entire states' sensitive populations.
(2) Those 14 & under and 65 & over are extra sensitive to ozone and are therefore included. They should not be used as population denominators for disease estimates.
(3) Pediatric asthma estimates are for those under 18 years of age and represent the estimated number of people who had an asthma attack during 2000 based on national rates (NHIS) applied to county population estimates (US Census).
(4) Adult asthma estimates are for those 18 years and older and represents the estimated number of people who had asthma during 2001 based on state rates (BRFSS) applied to county population estimates (US Census).
(5) Chronic bronchitis estimates are for adults 18 and over who had been diagnosed with this disease within 2000 based on national rates (NHIS) applied to county population estimates (US Census).
(6) Emphysema estimates are for adults 18 and over who have been diagnosed with this disease within their lifetime based on national rates (NHIS) applied to county population estimates (US Census).
(7) Adding across rows does not produce valid estimates, i.e. summing pediatric and adult asthma and/or emphysema and chronic bronchitis.
(8) Orange: Unhealthy For Sensitive Groups (0.085-0.104 ppm ozone), Red: Unhealthy (0.105-0.124 ppm ozone), and Purple: Very Unhealthy (0.125-0.374 ppm ozone).
(9) The Weighted Average was derived by adding the three years of individual level data (1999-2001), multiplying the sums of each level by the assigned standard weights, i.e. 1=orange, 1.5=red, 2.0=purple, and calculating the average.
(10) * indicates incomplete monitoring data for all three years. Therefore, those counties are excluded from the grade analysis.
(11) Grades are as follows: A=0.0, B=0.3-0.9, C=1.0-2.0, D=2.1-3.2, F=3.3+.
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