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Table 2b: People at Risk in 25 Most Ozone-Polluted Cities
| 2004 Rank
| Metropolitan Statistical Areas
| Total Population
| 14 and Under
| 65 and Over
| Pediatric Asthma
| Adult Asthma
| Chronic Bronchitis
| Emphysema
|
| 1
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Riverside, CA
| 17,044,188
| 4,031,052
| 1,693,372
| 396,539
| 786,894
| 530,322
| 168,259
|
| 2
| Fresno-Madera, CA
| 964,897
| 247,368
| 95,623
| 24,644
| 42,903
| 28,868
| 9,250
|
| 3
| Bakersfield, CA
| 694,059
| 179,227
| 64,271
| 17,838
| 30,692
| 20,640
| 6,455
|
| 4
| Visalia-Porterville, CA
| 381,772
| 103,850
| 36,565
| 10,359
| 16,501
| 11,103
| 3,550
|
| 5
| Houston-Baytown-Huntsville, TX
| 5,086,741
| 1,215,782
| 400,778
| 120,476
| 215,679
| 157,138
| 46,939
|
| 6
| Merced, CA
| 225,398
| 62,179
| 20,480
| 6,219
| 9,639
| 6,462
| 2,019
|
| 7
| Sacramento-Arden-Arcade-Truckee, CA-NV
| 2,068,427
| 449,022
| 238,278
| 45,028
| 98,969
| 67,238
| 22,788
|
| 8
| Hanford-Corcoran, CA
| 135,043
| 32,192
| 9,862
| 3,182
| 6,115
| 4,034
| 1,103
|
| 9
| Knoxville-Sevierville-La Follette, TN
| 796,760
| 147,418
| 110,200
| 14,771
| 50,847
| 27,793
| 10,074
|
| 10
| Dallas-Fort Worth, TX
| 5,676,171
| 1,336,538
| 459,917
| 131,835
| 244,105
| 175,795
| 52,290
|
| 11
| Washington-Baltimore-N. Virginia, DC-MD-VA-WV
| 7,826,485
| 1,649,602
| 787,521
| 163,401
| 468,356
| 257,271
| 83,120
|
| 12
| Philadelphia-Camden-Vineland, PA-NJ-DE-MD
| 5,899,571
| 1,213,486
| 778,725
| 121,745
| 347,974
| 197,641
| 70,629
|
| 13
| New York-Newark-Bridgeport, NY-NJ-CT-PA
| 21,705,461
| 4,482,431
| 2,744,027
| 442,683
| 1,285,383
| 726,088
| 253,820
|
| 14
| Charlotte-Gastonia-Salisbury, NC-SC
| 1,993,372
| 433,042
| 210,918
| 42,645
| 94,701
| 64,823
| 21,206
|
| 15
| Cleveland-Akron-Elyria, OH
| 2,950,615
| 615,849
| 418,967
| 61,546
| 163,259
| 99,456
| 36,890
|
| 16
| Greensboro-Winston-Salem-High Point, NC
| 1,315,361
| 270,780
| 167,422
| 26,717
| 64,630
| 44,240
| 15,579
|
| 17
| Pittsburgh-New Castle, PA
| 2,512,302
| 449,380
| 440,495
| 45,567
| 153,638
| 89,830
| 35,953
|
| 18
| San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos, CA
| 2,906,660
| 633,833
| 322,952
| 62,386
| 138,713
| 93,516
| 30,586
|
| 18
| Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ
| 3,500,151
| 815,346
| 405,982
| 79,857
| 229,436
| 110,832
| 37,339
|
| 20
| Modesto, CA
| 482,440
| 120,635
| 48,748
| 12,080
| 21,658
| 14,609
| 4,722
|
| 21
| Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Gainesville, GA
| 4,844,726
| 1,094,511
| 381,562
| 107,579
| 262,356
| 152,399
| 44,714
|
| 22
| Morristown-Newport, TN
| 159,648
| 30,101
| 21,536
| 3,013
| 10,145
| 5,546
| 2,001
|
| 23
| Raleigh-Durham-Cary, NC
| 1,401,331
| 296,458
| 121,774
| 29,055
| 67,869
| 45,103
| 13,461
|
| 23
| Lancaster, PA
| 478,561
| 104,063
| 67,587
| 10,400
| 28,038
| 15,849
| 5,869
|
| 25
| Sheboygan, WI
| 112,480
| 21,664
| 15,497
| 2,235
| 7,312
| 3,827
| 1,388 |
(1) Total Population represents the at-risk populations for all counties within the respective CSA or MSA. (2) Those 14 and Under and 65 and Over are vulnerable 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 children who currently have asthma based on 2002 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 2002 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 2002 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) Two states (KY & TN) expanded the length of their ozone monitoring season and 7 states (AL, CT, FL, MA, ME, VT & WA ) shortened the length of their season. Data from the 2004 report reflects the current ozone season by state. No grades were affected by the changed season lengths, although it may be inaccurate to compare weighted averages from this report with previous reports in those states.
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