Table 6: Cleanest Counties for Short-term Particle Pollution (24-Hour PM2.5)1
| County,State
|
Metropolitan
Statistical
Area
| County,State
| Metropolitan
Statistical
Area
|
| Baldwin,AL |
Mobile-Daphne-
Fairhope,AL |
Olmsted,MN |
Rochester,MN
|
| Clay,AL |
|
Scott,MN |
Minneapolis-St.
Paul-St. Cloud,
MN-WI
|
| Colbert,AL |
Florence-Muscle
Shoals,AL |
Stearns,MN |
Minneapolis-St.
Paul-St. Cloud,
MN-WI
|
| DeKalb,AL |
| Adams,MS |
|
| Escambia,AL |
|
Desoto,MS |
Memphis,TN-MS-AR
|
| Etowah,AL |
Gadsden,AL |
Forrest,MS |
Hattiesburg,MS |
| Morgan,AL |
Huntsville-
Decatur,AL |
Hancock,MS |
Gulfport-Biloxi-
Pascagoula,MS
|
| Tuscaloosa,AL |
Tuscaloosa,AL |
Jackson,MS |
Gulfport-Biloxi-
Pascagoula,MS
|
| Anchorage,AK |
Anchorage,AK |
Pearl River,MS |
|
| Juneau,AK |
|
Cedar,MO |
|
| Matanuska-Susitna,AK |
Anchorage,AK |
Greene,MO |
Springfield,MO
|
| Cochise,AZ |
| Monroe,MO |
|
| Coconino,AZ |
Flagstaff,AZ |
Stoddard,MO |
|
| Gila,AZ |
|
Gallatin,MT |
|
| Pima,AZ |
Tucson,AZ |
Rosebud,MT |
|
| Pinal,AZ |
Phoenix-Mesa-
Scottsdale,AZ |
Yellowstone,MT |
Billings,MT
|
| Santa Cruz,AZ |
| Hall,NE |
|
| Arkansas,AR |
|
Lincoln,NE |
|
| Craighead,AR |
Jonesboro,AR |
Sarpy,NE |
Omaha-Council
Bluffs-Fremont,NE-IA
|
| Faulkner,AR |
Little Rock-
North Little
Rock-Pine Bluff,AR |
Scotts Bluff,NE |
|
| Garland,AR |
Hot Springs,AR |
Washington,NE |
Omaha-Council
Bluffs-Fremont,NE-IA
|
| Jefferson,AR |
Little Rock-
North Little
Rock-Pine Bluff,AR
| Bernalillo,NM |
Albuquerque,NM
|
| Marion,AR |
|
Chaves,NM |
|
| Mississippi,AR |
| Grant,NM |
|
| Phillips,AR |
| Lea,NM |
|
| Polk,AR |
|
San Juan,NM |
Farmington,NM
|
| Pope,AR |
|
Santa Fe,NM |
Santa Fe-
Espanola,NM
|
| Sebastian,AR |
Fort Smith,AR-OK |
Chatham,NC |
Raleigh-Durham-
Cary,NC
|
| Washington,AR |
Fayetteville-
Springdale-
Rogers,AR-MO |
Mitchell,NC |
|
| White,AR |
Little Rock-
North Little
Rock-Pine Bluff,AR |
Montgomery,NC |
|
| Calaveras,CA |
| New Hanover,NC |
Wilmington,NC
|
| El Dorado,CA |
Sacramento-
Arden-Arcade-
Truckee,CA-NV |
Onslow,NC |
Jacksonville,NC
|
| Humboldt,CA |
|
Orange,NC |
Raleigh-Durham-
Cary,NC
|
| Lake,CA |
|
Robeson,NC |
Lumberton-
Laurinburg,NC
|
| Modoc,CA |
| Billings,ND |
|
| Monterey,CA |
Salinas,CA
| Burke,ND |
|
| Santa Cruz,CA |
San Jose-San
Francisco-
Oakland,CA
| Burleigh,ND |
Bismarck,ND
|
| Archuleta,CO |
| Mercer,ND |
|
| Delta,CO |
| Caddo,OK |
|
| Elbert,CO |
Denver-Aurora-
Boulder,CO
| Canadian,OK |
Oklahoma City-
Shawnee,OK
|
| El Paso,CO |
Colorado Springs,CO
| Carter,OK |
|
| Gunnison,CO |
| Cherokee,OK |
|
| La Plata,CO |
| Comanche,OK |
Lawton,OK
|
| Larimer,CO |
Fort Collins-
Loveland,CO
| Lincoln,OK |
Oklahoma City-
Shawnee,OK |
| Mesa,CO |
Grand Junction,CO
| Mayes,OK |
|
| Pueblo,CO |
Pueblo,CO
| Muskogee,OK |
|
| Routt,CO |
| Ottawa,OK |
|
| Alachua,FL |
Gainesville,FL
| Pawnee,OK |
Tulsa-Bartlesville,
OK |
| Bay,FL |
Panama City-
Lynn Haven,FL
| Payne,OK |
|
| Brevard,FL |
Palm Bay-
Melbourne-
Titusville,FL
| Seminole,OK |
|
| Citrus,FL |
| Columbia,OR |
Portland-Vancouver-
Beaverton,OR-WA |
| Escambia,FL |
Pensacola-Ferry
Pass-Brent,FL
| Harney,OR |
|
| Hillsborough,FL |
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater,FL
| Linn,OR |
Albany-Corvallis-
Lebanon,OR |
| Lee,FL |
Cape Coral-
Fort Myers,FL
| Beaufort,SC |
|
| Leon,FL |
Tallahassee,FL
| Edgefield,SC |
Augusta-Richmond
County,GA-SC |
| Marion,FL |
Ocala,FL
| Florence,SC |
Florence,SC |
| Palm Beach,FL |
Miami-Fort
Lauderdale-Miami
Beach,FL
| Georgetown,SC |
Myrtle Beach-Conway-
Georgetown,SC
|
| Pinellas,FL |
Tampa-St.
Petersburg-
Clearwater,FL
| Greenwood,SC |
|
| Saint Lucie,FL |
Port St. Lucie-
Fort Pierce,FL |
Horry,SC
| Myrtle Beach-Conway-
Georgetown,SC |
| Seminole,FL |
Orlando-The
Villages,FL
| Brookings,SD |
|
| Volusia,FL |
Deltona-Daytona
Beach-Palm Coast,FL
| Brown,SD |
|
| Glynn,GA |
Brunswick,GA
| Jackson,SD |
|
| Maui,HI |
| Meade,SD |
Rapid City,SD |
| Bonner,ID |
| Minnehaha,SD |
Sioux Falls,SD
|
| Bonneville,ID |
Idaho Falls-
Blackfoot,ID
| Pennington,SD |
Rapid City,SD
|
| Kootenai,ID |
Coeur d’Alene,ID
| Dyer,TN |
|
| Nez Perce,ID |
Lewiston,ID-WA
| Maury,TN |
Nashville-Davidson-
Murfreesboro-Columbia,
TN |
| Power,ID |
Pocatello,ID
| Montgomery,TN |
Clarksville,TN-KY |
| Twin Falls,ID |
| Sumner,TN |
Nashville-Davidson-
Murfreesboro-Columbia,
TN
|
| Champaign,IL |
Champaign-Urbana,IL
| Bowie,TX |
Texarkana,TX-
Texarkana,AR |
| McHenry,IL |
Chicago-Naperville-
Michigan City,IL-IN-WI
| Brewster,TX |
|
| Randolph,IL |
| Ector,TX |
Midland-Odessa,TX |
| Rock Island,IL |
Davenport-Moline-
Rock Island,IA-IL
| Lubbock,TX |
Lubbock-Levelland,
TX |
| Spencer,IN |
| Montgomery,TX |
Houston-Baytown-
Huntsville,TX |
| Cerro Gordo,IA |
| Nueces,TX |
Corpus Christi-
Kingsville,TX |
| Emmet,IA |
| Potter,TX |
Amarillo,TX |
| Pottawattamie,IA |
Omaha-Council
Bluffs-Fremont,
NE-IA
| Benton,WA |
Kennewick-Richland-
Pasco,WA |
| Van Buren,IA |
| Lewis,WA |
|
| Woodbury,IA |
Sioux City-
Vermillion, IA-NE-SD
| Whatcom,WA |
Bellingham,WA |
| Linn,KS |
Kansas City-
Overland Park-
Kansas City,MO-KS
| Door,WI |
|
| Sumner,KS |
Wichita-Winfield,KS
| Douglas,WI |
Duluth,MN-WI |
| Christian,KY |
Clarksville,TN-KY
| Manitowoc,WI |
|
| Warren,KY |
Bowling Green,KY
| Ozaukee,WI |
Milwaukee-Racine-
Waukesha,WI |
| Concordia,LA |
| Saint Croix,WI |
Minneapolis-St. Paul-
St. Cloud,MN-WI |
| Jefferson,LA |
New Orleans-Metairie-Bogalusa,LA
| Taylor,WI |
|
| Lafayette,LA |
Lafayette-
Acadiana,LA
| Vilas,WI |
|
| Saint Bernard,LA |
New Orleans-
Metairie-Bogalusa,
LA
| Winnebago,WI |
Appleton-Oshkosh-
Neenah,WI
|
| Tangipahoa,LA |
| Wood,WI |
|
| Terrebonne,LA |
Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux,LA
| Campbell,WY |
|
| Oxford,ME |
| Converse,WY |
|
| York,ME |
Portland-
Lewiston-South
Portland,ME
| Laramie,WY |
Cheyenne,WY
|
| Schoolcraft,MI |
| Teton,WY |
|
| Dakota,MN |
Minneapolis-St.
Paul-St. Cloud,
MN-WI |
(1) This list represents counties with the lowest levels of short term PM2.5 air pollution. Monitors in these counties reported no days with unhealthful PM2.5 levels.
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