Table 4: Counties with the Worst Particle Pollution (PM2.5 24-Hour and Annual Averages) in Each State
| |
Short-Term(24-Hour) |
Annual |
| County |
ST1
| Metropolitan Statistical Area
| Weighted Average2
| Grade3
| Design Value4
| Design/Fail5
|
| Jefferson |
AL |
Birmingham-Hoover-Cullman,AL |
15.5 |
F |
17.3 |
FAIL
|
| Fairbanks |
North Star,AK |
Fairbanks,AK |
3.2 |
D |
* |
INC |
| Maricopa |
AZ |
Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale,AZ |
3.5 |
F |
10.7 |
PASS
|
| Santa Cruz |
AZ |
|
DNC |
DNC |
11.7 |
PASS
|
| Pulaski |
AK |
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Pine Bluff,AR |
1.3 |
C |
14.1 |
PASS |
| Riverside |
CA |
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Riverside,CA |
81.0 |
F |
27.8 |
FAIL |
| Denver |
CO |
Denver-Aurora-Boulder,CO |
3.0 |
D |
10.8 |
PASS
|
| New Haven |
CT |
New York-Newark-Bridgeport,NY-NJ-CT-PA |
9.2 |
F |
16.7 |
FAIL |
| New Castle |
DE |
Philadelphia-Camden-Vineland,PA-NJ-DE-MD |
9.8 |
F |
16.2 |
FAIL |
| Washington |
DC |
Washington-Baltimore-Northern Virginia,DC-MD-VA-WV |
10.0 |
F |
15.8 |
FAIL |
| Broward |
FL |
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Miami Beach,FL |
1.2 |
C |
8.3 |
PASS |
| Leon |
FL |
Tallahassee,FL |
0.0 |
A |
12.4 |
PASS
|
| DeKalb |
GA |
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Gainesville,GA-AL |
5.7 |
F |
16.1 |
FAIL |
| Fulton |
GA |
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Gainesville,GA-AL |
4.8 |
F |
18.0 |
FAIL |
| Honolulu |
HI |
Honolulu,HI |
2.5 |
D |
5.3 |
PASS
|
| Ada |
ID |
Boise City-Nampa,ID |
4.0 |
F |
9.1 |
PASS |
| Shoshone |
ID |
|
1.7 |
C |
12.7 |
PASS
|
| Cook |
IL |
Chicago-Naperville-Michigan City,IL-IN-WI |
11.7 |
F |
17.3 |
FAIL |
| Madison |
IL |
St.Louis-St.Charles-Farmington,MO-IL |
4.3 |
F |
17.5 |
FAIL |
| Lake |
IN |
Chicago-Naperville-Michigan City,IL-IN-WI |
12.2 |
F |
17.7 |
FAIL |
| Scott |
IA |
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island,IA-IL |
2.0 |
C |
12.5 |
PASS |
| Muscatine |
IA |
|
1.0 |
C |
13.0 |
PASS
|
| Wyandotte |
KS |
Kansas City-Overland Park-Kansas City,MO-KS |
1.0 |
C |
13.9 |
PASS |
| Jefferson |
KY |
Louisville-Elizabethtown-Scottsburg,KY-IN |
12.2 |
F |
16.9 |
FAIL
|
| East Baton Rouge |
LA |
Baton Rouge-Pierre Part,LA |
1.3 |
C |
13.1 |
PASS |
| Androscoggin |
ME |
Portland-Lewiston-South Portland,ME |
1.0 |
C |
11.1 |
PASS |
| Cumberland |
ME |
Portland-Lewiston-South Portland,ME |
0.3 |
B |
11.7 |
PASS |
| Baltimore City |
MD |
Washington-Baltimore-Northern Virginia,DC-MD-VA-WV |
12.3 |
F |
16.6 |
FAIL |
| Hampden |
MA |
Springfield,MA |
6.7 |
F |
* |
INC
|
| Plymouth |
MA |
Boston-Worcester-Manchester,MA-NH |
1.3 |
C |
11.2 |
PASS
|
| Wayne |
MI |
Detroit-Warren-Flint,MI |
14.5 |
F |
19.5 |
FAIL
|
| Ramsey |
MN |
Minneapolis-St.Paul-St.Cloud,MN-WI |
1.0 |
C |
12.8 |
PASS |
| Harrison |
MS |
Gulfport-Biloxi-Pascagoula,MS |
1.0 |
C |
11.4 |
PASS
|
| Lowndes |
MS |
Columbus-West Point,MS |
1.0 |
C |
13.3 |
PASS |
| Jones |
MS |
|
0.3 |
B |
14.4 |
PASS
|
| Saint Louis City |
MO |
St.Louis-St.Charles-Farmington,MO-IL |
4.3 |
F |
15.2 |
FAIL |
| Lincoln |
MT |
|
4.7 |
F |
16.2 |
FAIL
|
| Douglas |
NE |
Omaha-Council Bluffs-Fremont,NE-IA |
1.5 |
C |
10.7 |
PASS |
| Clark |
NV |
Las Vegas-Paradise-Pahrump,NV |
2.2 |
D |
11.0 |
PASS |
| Union |
NJ |
New York-Newark-Bridgeport,NY-NJ-CT-PA |
8.5 |
F |
15.7 |
FAIL |
| Dona Ana |
NM |
Las Cruces,NM |
1.3 |
C |
11.5 |
PASS |
| Bronx |
NY |
New York-Newark-Bridgeport,NY-NJ-CT-PA |
8.5 |
F |
15.8 |
FAIL |
| Guilford |
NC |
Greensboro--Winston-Salem--High Point,NC |
3.0 |
D |
14.0 |
PASS |
| Catawba |
NC |
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton,NC |
0.7 |
B |
15.5 |
FAIL
|
| Cuyahoga |
OH |
Cleveland-Akron-Elyria,OH |
17.7 |
F |
18.3 |
FAIL
|
| Lane |
OR |
Eugene-Springfield,OR |
22.8 |
F |
13.4 |
PASS
|
| Allegheny |
PA |
Pittsburgh-New Castle,PA |
42.8 |
F |
21.2 |
FAIL |
| Providence |
RI |
Providence-New Bedford-Fall River,RI-MA |
2.8 |
D |
11.6 |
PASS |
| Greenville |
SC |
Greenville-Spartanburg-Anderson,SC |
1.7 |
C |
14.4 |
PASS
|
| Knox |
TN |
Knoxville-Sevierville-La Follette,TN |
5.5 |
F |
16.4 |
FAIL |
| El Paso |
TX |
El Paso,TX |
8.2 |
F |
* |
INC |
| Harris |
TX |
Houston-Baytown-Huntsville,TX |
2.7 |
D |
14.2 |
PASS
|
| Salt Lake |
UT |
Salt Lake City-Ogden-Clearfield,UT |
20.3 |
F |
14.0 |
PASS |
| Richmond City |
VA |
Richmond,VA |
4.0 |
F |
14.0 |
PASS |
| Salem City |
VA |
Roanoke,VA |
1.0 |
C |
14.7 |
PASS |
| Pierce |
WA |
Seattle-Tacoma-Olympia,WA |
6.7 |
F |
10.6 |
PASS
|
| King |
WA |
Seattle-Tacoma-Olympia,WA |
2.7 |
D |
11.1 |
PASS
|
| Snohomish |
WA |
Seattle-Tacoma-Olympia,WA |
3.0 |
D |
11.1 |
PASS
|
| Hancock |
WV |
Weirton-Steubenville,WV-OH |
5.0 |
F |
17.4 |
FAIL
|
| Milwaukee |
WI |
Milwaukee-Racine-Waukesha,WI |
3.8 |
F |
13.1 |
PASS
|
| Waukesha |
WI |
Milwaukee-Racine-Waukesha,WI |
2.0 |
C |
13.2 |
PASS
|
| Fremont |
WY |
|
1.0 |
C |
* |
INC
|
| Sheridan |
WY |
|
1.0 |
C |
10.4 |
PASS |
(1) States were not included if respective counties got a grade of B or better for the short-term measure and a passing grade for the annual measure.
(2) The Weighted Average was derived by counting the number of days in each unhealthful range (orange, red, purple) in each year (2001-2003), multiplying the total in each range by the assigned standard weights (i.e., 1 for orange, 1.5 for red, 2.0 for purple), and calculating the average.
(3) Grades are assigned by weighted average as follows: A=0.0, B=0.3-0.9, C=1.0-2.0, D=2.1-3.2, F=3.3+.
(4) The Design Value is the calculated concentration of a pollutant based on the form of the national ambient air quality standard, and is used by EPA to determine whether or not the air quality in a county meets the standard. The source for the Design Values is EPA, communication from the Office of Air Quality Planning & Standards, Mark Schmidt, February 1, 2005.
(5) Grades are based on EPA’s determination of meeting or failure to meet the NAAQS for annual PM 2.5 levels during 2001-2003. Counties meeting the NAAQS received grades of Pass; counties not meeting received grades of Fail.
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