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Table 4: Counties with the Worst Particle Pollution (PM2.5 24-Hour and Annual Averages) in Each State

24-Hour

Annual

County State Metropolitan Statistical Area Weighted Average Grade Value Pass/Fail
Jefferson AL Birmingham-Hoover-Cullman, AL 23.7 F 19.0 FAIL
Fairbanks North Star AK Fairbanks, AK 5.8 F 13.6 PASS
Maricopa AZ Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ 4.7 F 10.0 PASS
Pulaski AK Little Rock-North Little Rock-Pine Bluff, AR 1.3 C 14.6 PASS
Riverside CA Los Angeles-Long Beach-Riverside, CA 81.5 F 28.9 FAIL
Denver CO Denver-Aurora-Boulder, CO 3.0 D 10.9 PASS
New Haven CT New York-Newark-Bridgeport, NY-NJ-CT-PA 6.8 F 16.5 FAIL
New Castle DE Philadelphia-Camden-Vineland, PA-NJ-DE-MD 9.7 F 16.5 FAIL
Washington DC Washington-Baltimore-Northern Virginia, DC-MD-VA-WV 11.8 F 16.4 FAIL
Leon FL Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Miami Beach, FL 1.8 C 8.7 PASS
Hillsborough FL Tallahassee, FL 0.0 A 13.0 PASS
DeKalb GA Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Gainesville, GA 8.7 F 17.3 FAIL
Fulton GA Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Gainesville, GA 7.2 F 19.3 FAIL
Honolulu HI Honolulu, HI 2.7 D 4.9 PASS
Bannock ID Pocatello, ID 4.7 F 9.7 PASS
Shoshone ID 1.7 C 12.9 PASS
Cook IL Chicago-Naperville-Michigan City, IL-IN-WI 14.3 F 18.1 FAIL
Lake IN Chicago-Naperville-Michigan City, IL-IN-WI 14.5 F 17.7 FAIL
Scott IA Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL 1.7 C 12.7 PASS
Wyandotte KS Kansas City-Overland Park-Kansas City, MO-KS 1.0 C 13.5 PASS
Jefferson KY Louisville-Elizabethtown-Scottsburg, KY-IN 11.8 F 17.3 FAIL
East Baton Rouge LA Baton Rouge-Pierre Part, LA 2.0 C 13.6 PASS
Prince George's MD Washington-Baltimore-Northern Virginia, DC-MD-VA-WV 3.0 D 17.4 FAIL
Baltimore City MD Washington-Baltimore-Northern Virginia, DC-MD-VA-WV 12.0 F 17.0 FAIL
Hampden MA Springfield, MA 5.0 F 13.8 PASS
Wayne MI Detroit-Warren-Flint, MI 14.5 F 19.9 FAIL
Ramsey MN Minneapolis-St. Paul-St. Cloud, MN-WI 3.0 D 12.6 PASS
Jones MS 1.0 C 15.0 PASS
Lowndes MS 1.3 C INC
Saint Louis City MO St. Louis-St. Charles-Farmington, MO-IL 5.0 F 15.7 FAIL
Lincoln MT 5.3 F 16.4 FAIL
Douglas NE Omaha-Council Bluffs-Fremont, NE-IA 1.3 C 11.0 PASS
Clark NV Las Vegas-Paradise-Pahrump, NV 1.3 C 10.9 PASS
Union NJ New York-Newark-Bridgeport, NY-NJ-CT-PA 8.0 F 15.9 FAIL
Dona Ana NM Las Cruces, NM 1.0 C 11.2 PASS
Bronx NY New York-Newark-Bridgeport, NY-NJ-CT-PA 9.5 F 16.1 FAIL
New York NY New York-Newark-Bridgeport, NY-NJ-CT-PA 8.3 F 17.6 FAIL
Guilford NC Greensboro-Winston-Salem-High Point, NC 3.7 F INC
Davidson NC Greensboro-Winston-Salem-High Point, NC 1.0 C 16.7 FAIL
Cuyahoga OH Cleveland-Akron-Elyria, OH 19.0 F 19.1 FAIL
Lane OR Eugene-Springfield, OR 25.2 F 13.7 PASS
Allegheny PA Pittsburgh-New Castle, PA 39.8 F 21.4 FAIL
Providence RI Providence-New Bedford-Fall River, RI-MA 1.8 C 11.3 PASS
Greenville SC Greenville-Anderson-Seneca, SC 2.0 C 15.3 FAIL
Knox TN Knoxville-Sevierville-La Follette, TN 9.7 F 18.4 FAIL
Bowie TX Texarkana, TX-Texarkana, AR 0.0 A 14.3 PASS
El Paso TX El Paso, TX 6.3 F 10.1 PASS
Salt Lake UT Salt Lake City-Ogden-Clearfield, UT 23.7 F 14.6 PASS
Richmond City VA Richmond, VA 3.3 F INC
Bristol City VA Johnson City-Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA 1.7 C 15.3 FAIL
Salem City VA Roanoke, VA 1.0 C 15.3 FAIL
Pierce WA Seattle-Tacoma-Olympia, WA 10.8 F 11.7 PASS
King WA Seattle-Tacoma-Olympia, WA 4.7 F 11.8 PASS
Hancock WV Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH 4.3 F 17.5 FAIL
Kanawha WV Charleston, WV 3.0 D 17.8 FAIL
Milwaukee WI Milwaukee-Racine-Waukesha, WI 4.5 F 13.7 PASS
Sheridan WY 1.3 C 11.1 PASS

(1) The weighted average was derived by adding the three years of individual level data (2000-2002), multiplying the sums of each level by the assigned standard weights, i.e. 1=orange, 1.5=red, 2.0=purple, 2.5=maroon and calculating the average. (2) Grades for the 24-hour PM2.5 levels are based on the weighted average and are as follows: A=0.0, B=0.3-0.9, C=1.0-2.0, D=2.1-3.2, F=3.3+. (3) Design Values for the Annual PM2.5 were obtained from the EPA, at http://www.epa.gov/airtrends/pm25_design_values_2000-2002.pdf. (4) Annual Grades are based on EPA's determination of attainment or nonattainment of the NAAQS for annual PM2.5 levels as of Sept. 2003. Counties in attainment received grades of "Pass;" counties not inattainment received grades of "Fail." Counties with insufficient data to evaluate received incomplete or "INC." (5) Some states may have different counties that monitored the highest annual and 24-hour PM2.5 values. These states, counties and values are in bold. (6) States were not included if respective counties got a grade of B or better for the 24-hour standard and a Passing grade for the annual standard.

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