American Lung Association: SOTA06 Tables

American Lung Association State of the Air 2006--Protect the Air You Breathe

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Table 2: People at Risk In 25 U.S. Cities Most Polluted by Short-Term Particle Pollution (24-Hour PM2.5)

2006 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	17,516,110	4,872,222	1,758,285	412,677	969,762	517,046	190,563	3,922,964	820,170
2	Bakersfield, CA	734,846	224,367	66,154	19,004	39,061	20,617	7,335	152,897	31,861
3	Fresno-Madera, CA	1,005,723	304,593	98,575	25,799	53,635	28,576	10,494	215,302	45,047
4	Pittsburgh-New Castle, PA	2,494,949	534,429	432,913	45,266	171,493	86,578	39,272	738,606	158,683
5	Salt Lake City-Ogden-Clearfield, UT	1,559,230	473,703	130,703	40,123	86,781	43,448	14,999	317,352	65,817
6	Logan, UT-ID	109,666	33,962	8,794	2,877	6,076	2,940	949	20,414	4,168
7	Eugene-Springfield, OR	331,594	70,840	45,402	6,000	24,883	11,081	4,537	89,218	18,956
8	Sacramento-Arden-Arcade-Truckee, CA-NV	2,159,756	553,817	250,700	46,908	123,379	67,020	26,119	524,722	110,736
9	Provo-Orem, UT	412,361	141,072	26,834	11,949	21,865	10,322	3,091	68,824	13,891
10	Cleveland-Akron-Elyria, OH	2,942,303	709,772	416,421	60,118	189,311	96,106	40,652	788,868	168,326
11	Visalia-Porterville, CA	401,502	130,518	37,363	11,055	20,726	11,015	4,011	82,489	17,265
12	Washington-Baltimore-Northern Virginia, DC-MD-VA-WV	8,026,807	2,012,234	818,310	170,436	467,406	249,148	93,469	1,924,174	404,805
13	Hanford-Corcoran, CA	142,561	39,811	10,374	3,372	7,801	3,987	1,253	27,664	5,627
14	San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos, CA	2,931,714	757,564	324,998	64,166	166,491	89,461	33,791	686,222	143,849
15	New York-Newark-Bridgeport, NY-NJ-CT-PA	21,858,830	5,332,462	2,767,878	451,660	1,467,303	697,083	280,071	5,562,521	1,175,966
15	Detroit-Warren-Flint, MI	5,428,855	1,391,873	630,017	117,892	334,560	169,745	66,925	1,343,533	284,277
17	Birmingham-Hoover-Cullman, AL	1,161,382	279,334	148,524	23,660	76,020	37,357	15,117	298,829	63,479
18	Modesto, CA	498,355	148,528	49,560	12,580	26,808	14,316	5,302	108,591	22,752
18	Louisville-Elizabethtown-Scottsburg, KY-IN	1,334,002	326,664	161,546	27,668	83,430	42,505	16,939	338,564	71,675
20	Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH	127,712	25,471	23,871	2,157	9,362	4,574	2,134	39,676	8,565
20	San Jose-San Francisco-Oakland, CA	7,159,693	1,697,248	820,297	143,757	421,938	228,357	88,565	1,793,650	378,145
20	Cincinnati-Middletown-Wilmington, OH-KY-IN	2,100,501	530,912	246,114	44,968	132,969	65,740	25,787	517,182	109,342
23	Merced, CA	237,005	77,167	21,066	6,536	12,205	6,444	2,293	47,584	9,927
24	Harrisburg-Carlisle-Lebanon, PA	643,820	145,406	94,772	12,316	44,257	21,530	9,188	177,610	37,945
25	Chicago-Naperville-Michigan City, IL-IN-WI	9,608,458	2,533,135	1,042,656	214,557	598,199	293,267	111,789	2,273,008	477,889

(1) Cities are ranked using the highest weighted average for any county within that metropolitan area.
(2) Total Population represent the at-risk populations for all counties within the respective CSA or MSA.
(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 2004 based on national rates (NHIS) applied to county
population estimates (US Census).
(5) Adult asthma estimates are for those 18 years and older and represent the estimated number of people who had asthma during 2004 based on state rates (BRFSS) applied to county population estimates (US Census).
(6) Chronic bronchitis estimates are for adults 18 and over who had been diagnosed within 2004 based on national rates (NHIS) applied to county population estimates (US 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 (US Census).
(8) CV disease estimates are based on American Heart Association estimates of cardiovascular disease applied to county populations.
(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 (US Census).
(10) Adding across rows does not produce valid estimates, i.e. summing pediatric and adult asthma and/or emphysema and chronic bronchitis.

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