American Lung Association: SOTA05 Tables

American Lung Association State of the Air 2005--Protect the Air You Breathe

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American Lung Association State of the Air 2005

Table 2: People at Risk In 25 U.S. Cities Most Polluted by Short-Term Particle Pollution (24-Hour PM2.5)

2005 Rank1	Metropolitan Statistical Areas	Total Population2	Under 183	65 and Over3	Pediatric Asthma4,10	Adult Asthma5,10	Chronic Bron- chitis6,10	Emphy- sema7,10	CV Disease8	Diabetes9
1	Los Angeles Long Beach Riverside, CA	17,262,730	4,773,688	1,726,890	406,241	1,047,189	487,063	163,371	3,845,468	755,712
2	Fresno- Madera,CA	850,325	259,249	82,665	22,062	49,895	22,966	7,676	180,181	35,477
3	Bakersfield,CA	713,087	216,213	65,323	18,400	41,841	19,203	6,268	149,137	29,278
4	Pittsburgh- New Castle,PA	2,503,738	538,346	435,205	45,813	164,460	82,962	35,011	736,454	148,913
5	Eugene- Springfield,OR	330,527	71,413	44,675	6,077	24,088	10,535	3,972	88,181	17,636
6	Salt Lake City-Ogden- Clearfield,UT	1,536,187	476,783	128,067	40,574	77,149	40,491	12,709	308,835	60,295
7	Sacramento- Arden-Arcade- Truckee, CA-NV	2,115,019	540,577	243,989	46,003	132,171	62,814	22,447	511,877	101,597
8	Cleveland- Akron- Elyria,OH	2,944,276	721,823	416,349	61,427	158,085	91,507	35,833	781,539	156,839
9	Visalia- Porterville,CA	390,791	126,408	36,887	10,757	22,353	10,274	3,433	80,469	15,870
10	Birmingham- Hoover-Cullman,AL	1,150,916	281,635	147,392	23,967	64,783	35,264	13,199	294,560	58,774
11	Detroit- Warren- Flint,MI	5,415,338	1,392,569	627,690	118,508	368,210	161,747	58,570	1,330,602	264,494
12	Washington- Baltimore- Northern Virginia,DC- MD-VA-WV	7,910,633	1,975,905	800,559	168,150	466,322	235,122	80,473	1,885,083	372,285
13	Louisville- Elizabethtown- Scottsburg,KY-IN	1,323,199	329,497	159,412	28,040	94,091	40,100	14,696	331,990	66,049
13	Chicago- Naperville- Michigan City,IL-IN-WI	9,549,014	2,523,955	1,030,638	214,789	532,303	278,102	96,917	2,241,250	442,939
15	Provo- Orem,UT	406,851	140,373	26,489	11,946	20,133	9,629	2,571	67,209	12,847
15	Hanford- Corcoran,CA	138,564	38,461	10,142	3,273	8,350	3,709	1,052	27,004	5,182
17	Weirton- Steubenville, WV-OH	128,569	26,143	23,950	2,225	7,746	4,384	1,907	39,547	8,037
18	Cincinnati- Middletown- Wilmington,OH-KY-IN	2,089,089	535,904	242,847	45,605	118,183	62,165	22,369	508,620	101,057
19	Modesto,CA	492,233	145649	49,022	12,395	29,206	13,535	4,575	106,966	21,082
20	Philadelphia- Camden- Vineland,PA- NJ-DE-MD	5,922,253	1,461,009	776,459	124,332	355,348	181,142	68,328	1,517,274	302,990
20	San Diego- Carlsbad-San Marcos,CA	2,930,886	748,944	321,719	63,735	183,383	85,592	29,435	682,801	134,659
22	Allentown- Bethlehem- Easton, PA-NJ	768,036	175,992	115,934	14,977	48,414	24,469	9,740	210,541	42,315
23	San Jose-San Francisco- Oakland,CA	7,154,350	1,678,453	809,595	142,836	459,191	218,558	77,280	1,779,325	352,251
24	Harrisburg- Carlisle- Lebanon,PA	640,120	144,727	94,537	12,316	41,368	20,476	8,097	175,796	35,325
25	New York- Newark- Bridgeport,NY- NJ-CT-PA	21,766,731	5,275,035	2,759,958	448,905	1,247,221	664,658	245,683	5,518,674	1,097,159

(1) Cities are ranked by using the highest weighted average for any county within that metropolitan area.
(2) Total Population represents the at-risk populations for all counties within the respective MSAs.
(3) Those 18 & Under and 65 & Over are vulnerable to PM2.5 and are therefore included. They should not be used as population denominators for disease estimates.
(4) Pediatric Asthma estimates are for those under 18 years of age and represent the estimated number of people who had asthma in 2003 based on national rates (NHIS) applied to county population estimates (US Census).
(5) Adult Asthma estimates are for those 18 years and older and represent the estimated number of people who had asthma during 2003 based on state rates (BRFSS) applied to county population estimates (US Census).
(6) Chronic Bronchitis estimates are for adults 18 and over who had been diagnosed within 2003 based on national rates (NHIS) applied to county population estimates (US Census).
(7) Emphysema estimates are for adults 18 and over who have been diagnosed within their lifetime based on national rates (NHIS) applied to county population estimates (US Census).
(8) CV Disease estimates are based on American Heart Association estimates of cardiovascular disease applied to county populations.
(9) Diabetes estimates are for adults 18 and over who have been diagnosed within their lifetime based on national rates (NHIS) applied to county population estimates (US Census).
(10) Adding across rows does not produce valid estimates, i.e. summing pediatric and adult asthma and/or emphysema and chronic bronchitis.

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