Table 3: People at Risk In 25 Counties Most Polluted by Short-Term Particle Pollution (24-Hour PM2.5)
| |
At-Risk Groups |
High PM2.5 Days in Unhealthy Ranges 2003-2005 |
|
2007 Rank1 |
County |
ST |
Total Population2 |
Under 183 |
65 and Over3 |
Pediatric Asthma4,10 |
Adult Asthma5,10 |
Chronic Bronchitis6,10 |
Emphysema7,10 |
CV Disease8 |
Diabetes9 |
Weighted Avg.11 |
Grade12 |
1
|
RIVERSIDE
|
CA
|
1,946,419
|
555,060
|
223,169
|
49,400
|
100,091
|
55,726
|
22,965
|
408,833
|
96,994
|
61.5
|
F |
2
|
ALLEGHENY
|
PA
|
1,235,841
|
262,526
|
212,350
|
23,365
|
77,181
|
41,377
|
20,370
|
350,589
|
81,831
|
60.7
|
F |
| 3 |
LOS ANGELES |
|
9,935,475 |
2,739,469 |
998,963 |
243,813 |
519,004 |
288,953 |
114,234 |
2,074,467 |
498,089 |
49.7 |
F |
4
|
FRESNO
|
CA
|
877,584
|
270,845
|
84,678
|
24,105
|
43,682
|
24,239
|
9,523
|
172,725
|
41,424
|
41.8
|
F |
5
|
KERN
|
CA
|
756,825
|
232,363
|
67,288
|
20,680
|
37,686
|
20,780
|
7,858
|
144,004
|
34,715
|
39.0
|
F |
6
|
CACHE
|
UT
|
98,055
|
29,139
|
7,425
|
2,593
|
5,380
|
2,607
|
861
|
16,098
|
3,906
|
31.0
|
F |
7
|
JEFFERSON
|
AL
|
657,229
|
156,950
|
88,180
|
13,969
|
35,690
|
20,749
|
9,239
|
163,164
|
38,633
|
29.0
|
F |
8
|
SALT LAKE
|
UT
|
948,172
|
272,437
|
78,767
|
24,247
|
53,466
|
26,605
|
9,686
|
179,611
|
43,562
|
27.7
|
F |
9
|
WAYNE
|
MI
|
1,998,217
|
555,354
|
232,698
|
49,427
|
130,544
|
59,355
|
25,424
|
453,881
|
108,107
|
21.7
|
F |
10
|
ORANGE
|
CA
|
2,988,072
|
803,073
|
315,351
|
71,473
|
157,985
|
88,492
|
35,849
|
648,274
|
155,387
|
21.2
|
F |
10
|
SAN BERNARDINO
|
CA
|
1,963,535
|
605,131
|
158,725
|
53,857
|
97,597
|
53,654
|
19,657
|
364,436
|
88,409
|
21.2
|
F |
12
|
LANE
|
OR
|
335,180
|
70,393
|
46,471
|
6,265
|
22,738
|
10,939
|
4,840
|
85,480
|
20,233
|
20.8
|
F |
13
|
CUYAHOGA
|
OH
|
1,335,317
|
322,877
|
202,842
|
28,736
|
79,719
|
42,610
|
20,146
|
350,325
|
82,248
|
20.3
|
F |
14
|
BALTIMORE CITY
|
MD
|
635,815
|
161,148
|
77,079
|
14,342
|
39,479
|
19,440
|
8,295
|
147,866
|
35,175
|
20.0
|
F |
15
|
SACRAMENTO
|
CA
|
1,363,482
|
373,540
|
148,453
|
33,245
|
71,513
|
40,041
|
16,380
|
294,666
|
70,406
|
18.8
|
F |
16
|
COOK
|
IL
|
5,303,683
|
1,371,667
|
620,638
|
122,078
|
272,217
|
160,101
|
67,175
|
1,201,153
|
286,128
|
18.7
|
F |
17
|
CUMBERLAND
|
PA
|
223,089
|
45,609
|
33,624
|
4,059
|
14,326
|
7,396
|
3,393
|
59,361
|
13,980
|
14.8
|
F |
18
|
SANTA CLARA
|
CA
|
1,699,052
|
428,298
|
177,135
|
38,119
|
91,888
|
51,418
|
20,589
|
373,949
|
89,856
|
14.0
|
F |
19
|
NEW HAVEN
|
CT
|
846,766
|
199,416
|
117,232
|
17,748
|
52,515
|
26,860
|
12,072
|
212,417
|
50,184
|
13.7
|
F |
19
|
MARION
|
IN
|
863,133
|
234,799
|
94,240
|
20,897
|
51,340
|
25,482
|
10,464
|
188,300
|
45,009
|
13.7
|
F |
21
|
SAN DIEGO
|
CA
|
2,933,462
|
760,274
|
324,496
|
67,664
|
156,702
|
87,417
|
35,427
|
637,292
|
152,194
|
13.3
|
F |
21
|
UNION
|
NJ
|
531,457
|
137,149
|
67,960
|
12,206
|
29,360
|
16,317
|
7,193
|
127,370
|
30,203
|
13.3
|
F |
23
|
UTAH
|
UT
|
443,738
|
147,343
|
28,906
|
13,114
|
23,158
|
11,139
|
3,527
|
66,843
|
16,323
|
12.8
|
F |
23
|
|
PA
|
253,995
|
60,560
|
35,585
|
5,390
|
15,555
|
8,126
|
3,726
|
65,544
|
15,497
|
12.8
|
F |
| 25 |
JEFFERSON |
OH |
70,599 |
14,274 |
13,067 |
1,270 |
4,404 |
2,423 |
1,234 |
21,095 |
4,907 |
11.7 |
F |
(1) Counties are ranked by weighted average. See note 11 below.
(2) Total Population represents the at-risk populations in counties with PM2.5 monitors.
(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 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.
(11) The Weighted Average was derived by counting the number of days in each unhealthful range (orange, red, purple, maroon) in each year (2003-2005), multiplying the total in
each range by the assigned standard weights (i.e., 1 for orange, 1.5 for red, 2.0 for purple, 2.5 for maroon), and calculating the average.
(12) Grade is 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+.
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