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Table 2a: People at Risk In 25 U.S. Cities Most Polluted by Year-Round Particle Pollution (Annual PM_2.5)

2007 Rank¹
Metropolitan Statistical Areas

Total Population²

Under 18³

65 and Over³

Pediatric Asthma^4,10

Adult Asthma^5,10

Chronic Bronchitis^6,10

Emphysema^7,10

CV Disease^8,10

Diabetes^9,10

1
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Riverside, CA
17,629,607 4,921,801 1,781,348 438,040 916,542 510,446 202,486 3,672,566 881,192

2
Pittsburgh-New Castle, PA
2,478,883 525,365 428,273 46,757 154,671 83,221 41,131 707,679 165,171

3
Bakersfield, CA
756,825 232,363 67,288 20,680 37,686 20,780 7,858 144,004 34,715

4
Birmingham-Hoover-Cullman, AL
1,170,012 279,076 149,678 24,838 63,613 36,773 16,025 284,657 67,614

4
Detroit-Warren-Flint, MI
5,428,000 1,389,788 633,567 123,691 365,181 166,122 70,555 1,264,208 301,771

6
Cleveland-Akron-Elyria, OH
2,931,774 700,675 415,219 62,360 176,254 93,335 42,751 750,352 177,109

7
Visalia-Porterville, CA
410,874 134,343 38,049 11,957 19,900 11,028 4,302 78,170 18,763

8
Cincinnati-Middletown-Wilmington, OH-KY-IN
2,113,011 531,067 248,569 47,265 128,126 64,796 27,371 490,073 116,891

9
Indianapolis-Anderson-Columbus, IN
1,958,453 520,335 218,557 46,310 117,570 58,632 24,357 437,802 104,623

10
St. Louis-St. Charles-Farmington, MO-IL
2,840,179 689,139 362,685 61,333 180,965 88,845 38,796 688,863 163,593

11
Chicago-Naperville-Michigan City, IL-IN-WI
9,661,840 2,544,703 1,051,356 226,479 503,654 289,114 118,463 2,136,379 511,388

11
Lancaster, PA
490,562 124,822 69,787 11,109 29,521 15,237 7,003 122,404 28,808

13
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Gainesville, GA-AL
5,249,121 1,387,694 419,991 123,505 281,445 152,989 55,288 1,033,988 252,135

14
York-Hanover-Gettysburg, PA
508,550 116,951 69,335 10,409 31,706 16,301 7,302 128,949 30,539

15
Fresno-Madera, CA
1,020,372 311,230 99,900 27,699 51,057 28,344 11,176 202,473 48,527

15
Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH
126,464 25,193 23,586 2,242 8,498 4,363 2,228 38,086 8,859

17
Hanford-Corcoran, CA
143,420 40,411 10,597 3,597 7,337 3,951 1,324 24,918 6,077

17
New York-Newark-Bridgeport, NY-NJ-CT-PA
21,903,623 5,337,060 2,790,776 474,998 1,421,500 681,921 296,377 5,260,662 1,248,713

19
Canton-Massillon, OH
409,996 95,538 62,820 8,503 24,766 13,279 6,295 109,582 25,749

20
Washington-Baltimore-Northern Virginia, DC-MD-VA-WV
8,125,656 2,040,180 835,307 181,576 518,499 247,738
99,659 1,814,612 436,891

20
Charleston, WV
306,435 66,267 46,483 5,898 21,899 10,184 4,800 83,977 19,801

22
Louisville-Jefferson County-Elizabethtown-Scottsburg, KY-IN
1,342,918
314,141
155,666
27,959
84,937
40,286
17,227
308,138
73,487

23
Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH
286,012 61,119 44,309 5,440 19,734 9,437 4,422 77,038 18,104

24
Philadelphia-Camden-Vineland, PA-NJ-DE-MD
6,372,799 1,560,212 831,328 138,859 384,921 199,063 87,763 1,553,543 368,292

24
Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV
251,311 58,494 32,272 5,206 16,685 7,909 3,415 60,640 14,394

24
Rome, GA
94,198 23,266 13,003 2,071 5,170 2,917 1,302 22,832 5,380

(1) Cities are ranked using the highest weighted average for any county within that metropolitan statistical area.
(2) Total Population represents the at-risk populations for all counties within the respective Combined Statistical Area or Metropolitan Statistical Area.
(3) Those 18 & under and 65 & over are vulnerable to PM_2.5 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 2005, based on national rates (NHIS) applied
to county population estimates (U.S. Census).
(5) Adult Asthma estimates are for those 18 years and older and represent the estimated number of people who had asthma during 2005, based on state rates (BRFSS) applied to
county population estimates (U.S. Census).
(6) Chronic Bronchitis estimates are for adults 18 and over who had been diagnosed in 2005, based on national rates (NHIS) applied to county population estimates (U.S. 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
(U.S. Census).
(8) CV Disease estimates are for adults 18 and over who had been diagnosed in 2005, based on national rates (NHIS) applied to county population estimates (U.S. Census).
CV disease includes coronary heart disease, hypertension, stroke, angina pectoris and heart attack.
(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 (U.S. Census).
(10) Adding across rows does not produce valid estimates, e.g., summing pediatric and adult asthma and/or emphysema and chronic bronchitis.

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