Table 1:
People at Risk In 25 U.S. Cities Most Polluted by Short-Term Particle Pollution (24-Hour PM2.5)
Table 2:
People at Risk In 25 U.S. Cities Most Polluted by Year-Round Particle Pollution (Annual PM2.5)
Table 3:
People at Risk In 25 Counties Most Polluted by Short-Term Particle Pollution (24-Hour PM2.5)
Table 4:
People at Risk In 25 Counties Most Polluted by Short-Term Particle Pollution (24-Hour PM2.5)
People at Risk In 25 U.S. Cities Most Polluted by Short-Term Particle Pollution (24-Hour PM2.5)
2005 Rank |
Metropolitan
Statistical Areas |
Total Population |
1 |
Los Angeles
Long Beach
Riverside, CA |
17,262,730 |
2 |
Fresno-
Madera,CA |
850,325 |
3 |
Bakersfield,CA |
713,087 |
4 |
Pittsburgh-
New Castle,PA |
2,503,738 |
5 |
Eugene-
Springfield,OR |
330,527 |
6 |
Salt Lake
City-Ogden-
Clearfield,UT |
1,536,187 |
7 |
Sacramento-
Arden-Arcade-
Truckee, CA-NV |
2,115,019 |
8 |
Cleveland-
Akron-
Elyria,OH |
2,944,276 |
9 |
Visalia-
Porterville,CA |
390,791 |
10 |
Birmingham-
Hoover-Cullman,AL |
1,150,916 |
11 |
Detroit-
Warren-
Flint,MI |
5,415,338 |
12 |
Washington-
Baltimore-
Northern
Virginia,DC-
MD-VA-WV |
7,910,633 |
13 |
Louisville-
Elizabethtown-
Scottsburg,KY-IN |
1,323,199 |
13 |
Chicago-
Naperville-
Michigan
City,IL-IN-WI |
9,549,014 |
15 |
Provo-
Orem,UT |
406,851 |
15 |
Hanford-
Corcoran,CA |
138,564 |
17 |
Weirton-
Steubenville, WV-OH |
128,569 |
18 |
Cincinnati-
Middletown-
Wilmington,OH-KY-IN |
2,089,089 |
19 |
Modesto,CA |
492,233 |
20 |
Philadelphia-
Camden-
Vineland,PA-
NJ-DE-MD |
5,922,253 |
20 |
San Diego-
Carlsbad-San
Marcos,CA |
2,930,886 |
22 |
Allentown-
Bethlehem-
Easton, PA-NJ |
768,036 |
23 |
San Jose-San
Francisco-
Oakland,CA |
7,154,350 |
24 |
Harrisburg-
Carlisle-
Lebanon,PA |
640,120 |
25 |
New York-
Newark-
Bridgeport,NY-
NJ-CT-PA |
21,766,731 |
People at Risk In 25 U.S. Cities Most Polluted by Year-Round Particle Pollution (Annual PM2.5)
2005 Rank |
Metropolitan
Statistical Areas |
Total Population |
1 |
Los Angeles-
Long Beach-
Riverside,CA |
17,262,730 |
2 |
Bakersfield,CA |
713,087 |
3 |
Visalia-
Porterville,CA |
390,791 |
4 |
Pittsburgh-New
Castle,PA |
2,503,738 |
5 |
Fresno-
Madera,CA |
850,325 |
6 |
Detroit-Warren-
Flint,MI |
5,415,338 |
7 |
Hanford-
Corcoran,CA |
138,564 |
8 |
Cleveland-Akron-
Elyria,OH |
2,944,276 |
9 |
Atlanta-Sandy
Springs-
Gainesville,GA |
4,929,880 |
10 |
Weirton-
Steubenville,
WV-OH |
128,569 |
10 |
Cincinnati-
Middletown-
Wilmington,
OH-KY-IN |
2,089,089 |
12 |
New York-
Newark-
Bridgeport, NY-NJ-CT-PA |
21,766,731 |
12 |
Chicago-
Naperville-
Michigan City,IL-IN-WI |
9,549,014 |
14 |
St. Louis-St.
Charles-
Farmington,MO-IL |
2,793,856 |
15 |
Canton-
Massillon,OH |
407,118 |
15 |
Birmingham-
Hoover-Cullman,AL |
1,150,916 |
17 |
Charleston,WV |
306,836 |
18 |
York-Hanover-
Gettysburg,PA |
491,375 |
18 |
Merced,CA |
231,574 |
18 |
Lancaster,PA |
482,775 |
21 |
Louisville-
Elizabethtown-
Scottsburg,KY-IN |
1,323,199 |
22 |
Indianapolis-
Anderson-
Columbus,IN |
1,912,560 |
22 |
Columbus-
Marion-
Chillicothe,OH |
1,900,497 |
24 |
Washington-
Baltimore-
Northern
Virginia,DC-MD-VA-WV |
7,910,633 |
24 |
Huntington-
Ashland,WV-KY-OH |
286,517 |
People at Risk In 25 Counties Most Polluted by Short-Term Particle Pollution (24-Hour PM2.5)
2005 Rank |
County |
State |
Total Population |
1 |
Riverside |
CA |
1,782,650 |
2 |
Fresno |
CA |
850,325 |
3 |
Kern |
CA |
713,087 |
4 |
Los Angeles |
CA |
9,871,506 |
5 |
Allegheny |
PA |
1,261,303 |
6 |
San Bernardino |
CA |
1,859,678 |
7 |
Lane |
OR |
330,527 |
8 |
Orange |
CA |
2,957,766 |
9 |
Salt Lake |
UT |
924,247 |
10 |
Sacramento |
CA |
1,330,711 |
11 |
Cuyahoga |
OH |
1,363,888 |
12 |
Tulare |
CA |
390,791 |
13 |
Jefferson |
AL |
658,141 |
14 |
Klamath |
OR |
64,769 |
15 |
Wayne |
MI |
2,028,778 |
16 |
Baltimore City |
MD |
628,670 |
17 |
Lake |
IN |
487,476 |
17 |
Jefferson |
KY |
699,017 |
19 |
Kings |
CA |
138,564 |
19 |
Utah |
UT |
398,059 |
21 |
Jefferson |
OH |
71,888 |
21 |
Cook |
IL |
5,351,552 |
23 |
Hamilton |
OH |
823,472 |
24 |
Stanislaus |
CA |
492,233 |
25 |
Philadelphia |
PA |
1,479,339 |
25 |
San Diego |
CA |
2,930,886 |
People at Risk In 25 Counties Most Polluted by Long-Term Particle Pollution (Annual PM2.5)
2005 Rank |
County |
ST |
Total Population |
1 |
Riverside |
CA |
1,782,650 |
2 |
San Bernardino |
CA |
1,859,678 |
3 |
Los Angeles |
CA |
9,871,506 |
4 |
Kern |
CA |
713,087 |
5 |
Tulare |
CA |
390,791 |
6 |
Allegheny |
PA |
1,261,303 |
7 |
Fresno |
CA |
850,325 |
8 |
Wayne |
MI |
2,028,778 |
9 |
Orange |
CA |
2,957,766 |
10 |
Kings |
CA |
138,564 |
11 |
Cuyahoga |
OH |
1,363,888 |
12 |
Fulton |
GA |
818,322 |
13 |
Hamilton |
OH |
823,472 |
13 |
Jefferson |
OH |
71,888 |
15 |
Lake |
IN |
487,476 |
15 |
New York |
NY |
1,564,798 |
17 |
Madison |
IL |
261,689 |
18 |
Hancock |
WV |
31,742 |
19 |
Cook |
IL |
5,351,552 |
19 |
Jefferson |
AL |
658,141 |
19 |
Stark |
OH |
377,519 |
22 |
Scioto |
OH |
77,453 |
23 |
Kanawha |
WV |
195,413 |
24 |
Merced |
CA |
231,574 |
24 |
Lancaster |
PA |
482,775 |
24 |
York |
PA |
394,919 |
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