Table 1: Estimated Populations at Risk from Short-Term Particle Pollution (24-Hour PM2.5)
| Chronic Diseases |
|
|
Report
Year
|
Adult
Asthma
|
Pediatric
Asthma
|
Chronic
Bronchitis
|
Emphy-
sema
|
CV Disease
|
Diabetes
|
| Grade A (0.0) |
2004 |
1,098,109 |
427,013 |
677,090 |
238,588 |
4,417,584 |
(1)
|
| 2005 |
1,265,970 |
486,791 |
721,673 |
275,701 |
6,069,486 |
1,214,415
|
| 2006 |
1,907,529 |
663,978 |
1,042,736 |
425,983 |
8,362,853 |
1,775,331 |
| Grade B (0.3-0.9) |
2004 |
2,091,803 |
777,232 |
1,234,260 |
429,795 |
7,998,682 |
(1)
|
| 2005 |
2,177,008 |
850,022 |
1,165,895 |
421,841 |
9,554,840 |
1,899,681
|
| 2006 |
2,508,661 |
882,494 |
1,296,874 |
507,256 |
10,178,986 |
2,151,354 |
| Grade C (1.0-2.0) |
2004 |
2,494,275 |
941,891 |
1,500,267 |
514,544 |
9,635,256 |
(1)
|
| 2005 |
2,241,512 |
849,957 |
1,181,534 |
419,786 |
9,612,249 |
1,905,198
|
| 2006 |
2,881,178 |
1,002,944 |
1,465,631 |
574,248 |
11,532,058 |
2,435,734 |
| Grade D (2.1-3.2) |
2004 |
1,341,788 |
496,552 |
783,391 |
263,649 |
4,966,969 |
(1)
|
| 2005 |
1,711,703 |
622,929 |
873,476 |
312,009 |
7,131,044 |
1,413,876
|
| 2006 |
1,182,987 |
394,221 |
597,144 |
232,231 |
4,665,231 |
985,191 |
| Grade F (3.3+) |
2004 |
4,468,378 |
1,766,912 |
2,649,823 |
888,281 |
16,729,853 |
(1)
|
| 2005 |
4,606,903 |
1,679,638 |
2,254,726 |
801,992 |
18,325,151 |
3,627,483
|
| 2006 |
3,907,150 |
1,421,992 |
1,974,959 |
763,403 |
15,371,186 |
3,236,265 |
National Population
in Counties with
PM2.5 Monitors |
2004 |
11,731,287 |
4,497,507 |
6,985,770 |
2,383,863 |
44,661,067 |
(1)
|
| 2005 |
13,606,631 |
5,060,978 |
7,032,822 |
2,540,957 |
50,692,770 |
11,444,651 |
| 2006 |
13,109,352 |
4,607,401 |
6,738,927 |
2,643,257 |
52,913,571 |
11,178,920 |
| |
Age Groups |
|
Number of High PM2.5 Days |
| |
Report
Year
|
Under 18
|
Over 65
|
Total
Population
|
Number
of
Counties
|
Orange
|
Red
|
Purple
|
Maroon
|
| Grade A (0.0) |
2004 |
(2) |
2,602,983 |
20,387,885 |
177 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0
|
| 2005 |
5,720,170 |
3,216,121 |
23,463,883 |
185 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0
|
| 2006 |
7,839,172 |
4,324,071 |
32,447,762 |
218 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Grade B (0.3-0.9) |
2004 |
(2) |
4,618,540 |
37,207,266 |
185 |
224 |
28 |
0 |
0
|
| 2005 |
9,988,540 |
4,646,290 |
39,108,293 |
194 |
254 |
18 |
0 |
0
|
| 2006 |
10,419,050 |
4,845,683 |
41,426,762 |
198 |
252 |
17 |
1 |
0 |
| Grade C (1.0-2.0) |
2004 |
(2) |
5,426,388 |
45,286,047 |
136 |
503 |
40 |
0 |
0
|
| 2005 |
9,987,706 |
4,518,985 |
39,637,741 |
120 |
448 |
28 |
0 |
0
|
| 2006 |
11,841,092 |
5,475,538 |
46,848,907 |
104 |
371 |
37 |
1 |
0 |
| Grade D (2.1-3.2) |
2004 |
(2) |
2,718,105 |
23,768,590 |
51 |
337 |
34 |
1 |
0
|
| 2005 |
7,319,930 |
3,358,629 |
29,187,894 |
59 |
381 |
49 |
1 |
0
|
| 2006 |
4,654,292 |
2,225,319 |
18,973,903 |
37 |
249 |
27 |
0 |
0 |
| Grade F (3.3+) |
2004 |
(2) |
9,356,704 |
81,757,891 |
106 |
2,724 |
446 |
7 |
0
|
| 2005 |
19,737,219 |
8,878,003 |
76,509,309 |
94 |
2,494 |
327 |
4 |
0
|
| 2006 |
16,788,579 |
7,377,704 |
64,324,359 |
71 |
1,773 |
236 |
5 |
0 |
National Population
in Counties with
PM2.5 Monitors |
2004 |
(2) |
25,234,335 |
212,631,740 |
726 |
3,788 |
548 |
8 |
0
|
| 2005 |
59,470,893 |
28,046,929 |
235,287,598 |
735 |
3,577 |
422 |
5 |
0 |
| 2006 |
54,396,663 |
25,587,775 |
215,558,018 |
718 |
2,645 |
317 |
7 |
0 |
(1) 2005 is the first year people with diabetes are incorporated as a high risk group.
(2) 2005 is the first year those 18 and under are incorporated as a sensitive group. In previous versions, 14 and under was used.
Table 1a: Estimated Populations at Risk from Year-Round Particle Pollution (Annual PM2.5)
| |
Chronic Diseases |
Age Groups |
|
| |
Report Year
|
Adult
Asthma
|
Pediatric Asthma
|
Chronic Bronchitis
|
Emphysema
|
CV Disease
|
Diabetes
|
Under 18
|
Over 65
|
Total Population
|
Number of Counties
|
| Pass |
2004 |
6,221,496 |
2,374,312 |
3,719,521 |
1,268,996 |
23,779,701 |
(1) |
(2) |
13,359,480 |
112,896,625 |
396
|
| 2005 |
6,841,000 |
2,594,982 |
3,615,962 |
1,306,929 |
29,641,691 |
5,887,389 |
30,493,216 |
14,392,539 |
120,845,855 |
435
|
| 2006 |
8,071,754 |
2,830,224 |
4,201,235 |
1,656,530 |
33,107,960 |
6,996,832 |
33,414,601 |
16,084,169 |
133,680,848 |
467 |
| Fail |
2004 |
3,564,838 |
1,430,102 |
2,147,177 |
720,826 |
13,569,611 |
(1) |
(2) |
7,597,861 |
66,207,360 |
120
|
| 2005 |
3,466,484 |
1,282,823 |
1,717,548 |
610,587 |
13,957,208 |
2,763,144 |
15,074,296 |
6,737,881 |
58,311,751 |
82
|
| 2006 |
3,208,987 |
1,173,640 |
1,628,006 |
627,882 |
12,672,297 |
2,665,505 |
13,856,441 |
6,032,060 |
53,054,643 |
68 |
| National Population in Counties with PM2.5 Monitors |
2004 |
9,786,334 |
3,804,414 |
5,866,698 |
1,989,822 |
37,349,312 |
(1) |
(2) |
20,957,341 |
179,103,985 |
516
|
| 2005 |
10,307,484 |
3,877,805 |
5,333,510 |
1,917,516 |
43,598,899 |
8,650,533 |
45,567,512 |
21,130,420 |
179,157,606 |
517 |
| 2006 |
11,280,741 |
4,003,864 |
5,829,241 |
2,284,412 |
45,780,257 |
9,662,337 |
47,271,042 |
22,116,229 |
186,735,491 |
535 |
(1) 2005 is the first year people with diabetes are incorporated as a high risk group.
(2) 2005 is the first year those 18 and under are incorporated as a sensitive group. In previous versions, 14 and under was used.
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