Table 6: Cleanest Counties for Short-term Particle Pollution (24-Hour PM2.5)
|
County |
ST |
MSAs and Respective CSA2 |
|
BALDWIN |
AL |
Mobile-Daphne-Fairhope, AL |
| POLK |
AR |
|
| COCHISE |
AZ |
Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ |
| COCONINO |
AZ |
Flagstaff, AZ |
| GILA |
AZ |
Payson, AZ |
| PIMA |
AZ |
Tucson, AZ |
| CALAVERAS |
CA |
|
| LAKE |
CA |
Clearlake, CA |
| MENDOCINO |
CA |
Ukiah, CA |
| MONO |
CA |
|
| MONTEREY |
CA |
Salinas, CA |
| NEVADA |
CA |
Sacramento--Arden-Arcade--Truckee, CA-NV |
| SAN LUIS OBISPO |
CA |
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA |
| SANTA BARBARA |
CA |
Santa Barbara-Santa Maria-Goleta, CA |
| SANTA CRUZ |
CA |
San Jose-San Francisco-Oakland, CA |
| SHASTA |
CA |
Redding, CA |
| ARCHULETA |
CO |
|
| BOULDER |
CO |
Denver-Aurora-Boulder, CO |
| DELTA |
CO |
|
| EL PASO |
CO |
Colorado Springs, CO |
| ELBERT |
CO |
Denver-Aurora-Boulder, CO |
| LARIMER |
CO |
Fort Collins-Loveland, CO |
| PUEBLO |
CO |
Pueblo, CO |
| ROUTT |
CO |
|
| SAN MIGUEL |
CO |
|
| WELD |
CO |
Denver-Aurora-Boulder, CO |
| BROWARD |
FL |
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Miami Beach, FL |
| PALM BEACH |
FL |
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Miami Beach, FL |
| HOUSTON |
GA |
Macon-Warner Robins-Fort Valley, GA |
| LOWNDES |
GA |
Valdosta, GA |
| MAUI |
HI |
Kahului-Wailuku, HI |
| BOUNDARY |
ID |
|
| IDAHO |
ID |
|
| CADDO PARISH |
LA |
Shreveport-Bossier City-Minden, LA |
| CONCORDIA PARISH |
LA |
Natchez, MS-LA |
| HANCOCK |
ME |
|
| MISSAUKEE |
MI |
Cadillac, MI |
| CASS |
MN |
Brainerd, MN |
| RANKIN |
MS |
Jackson-Yazoo City, MS |
| DUPLIN |
NC |
|
| MONTGOMERY |
NC |
|
| BILLINGS |
ND |
Dickinson, ND |
| BURKE |
ND |
|
| BURLEIGH |
ND |
Bismarck, ND |
| CASS |
ND |
Fargo-Wahpeton, ND-MN |
| MC KENZIE |
ND |
|
| MERCER |
ND |
|
|
HALL |
NE |
Grand Island, NE |
| SCOTTS BLUFF |
NE |
Scottsbluff, NE |
| GRAFTON |
NH |
Claremont-Lebanon, NH-VT |
| CHAVES |
NM |
Roswell, NM |
| GRANT |
NM |
Silver City, NM |
| SAN JUAN |
NM |
Farmington, NM |
| SANTA FE |
NM |
Santa Fe-Espanola, NM |
| GARFIELD |
OK |
Enid, OK |
| COLUMBIA |
OR |
Portland-Vancouver-Beaverton, OR-WA |
| BROOKINGS |
SD |
Brookings, SD |
| BROWN |
SD |
Aberdeen, SD |
| JACKSON |
SD |
|
| MINNEHAHA |
SD |
Sioux Falls, SD |
| PENNINGTON |
SD |
Rapid City, SD |
| MADISON |
TN |
Jackson-Humboldt, TN |
| ROANE |
TN |
Knoxville-Sevierville-La Follette, TN |
| BREWSTER |
TX |
|
| ECTOR |
TX |
Midland-Odessa, TX |
| GALVESTON |
TX |
Houston-Baytown-Huntsville, TX |
| GREGG |
TX |
Longview-Marshall, TX |
| HARRISON |
TX |
Longview-Marshall, TX |
| JEFF DAVIS |
TX |
|
| KAUFMAN |
TX |
Dallas-Fort Worth, TX |
| KLEBERG |
TX |
Corpus Christi-Kingsville, TX |
| LUBBOCK |
TX |
Lubbock-Levelland, TX |
| NUECES |
TX |
Corpus Christi-Kingsville, TX |
| POTTER |
TX |
Amarillo, TX |
| ASHLAND |
WI |
|
| TAYLOR |
WI |
|
| VILAS |
WI |
|
| CAMPBELL |
WY |
Gillette, WY |
| CONVERSE |
WY |
|
| LARAMIE |
WY |
Cheyenne, WY |
(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.
(2) MSA and CSA are terms used by the U.S. Office of Management and Budget for statistical purposes. MSA stands for Metropolitan Statistical Area. CSA stands for Combined Statistical Area, which may include multiple metropolitan statistical areas and individual counties.
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