Jefferson County has a predicted average indoor radon screening level between 2 and 4 pCi/L (pico curies per liter) - Moderate Potential
Air Quality Index (AQI) level in 2010 was 33.4. This is about average.
Carbon Monoxide (CO) [ppm] level in 2010 was 0.492. This is significantly worse than average. Closest monitor was 14.5 miles away from the city center.
Ozone [ppb] level in 2010 was 23.4. This is better than average. Closest monitor was 2.8 miles away from the city center.
Particulate Matter (PM10) [µ/m3] level in 2010 was 21.5. This is about average. Closest monitor was 13.4 miles away from the city center.
Particulate Matter (PM2.5) [µ/m3] level in 2010 was 10.2. This is about average. Closest monitor was 12.9 miles away from the city center.
Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2009: 6.7%
(7.6% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 0.0% for two or more races residents)
Average household size:
| This town: | 2.2 people | | Alabama: | 2.4 people |
Percentage of family households:
| This town: | 64.2% | | Whole state: | 68.7% |
Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
| This town: | 5.1% | | Whole state: | 3.4% |
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
- Lesbian couples: 0.7% of all households
- Gay men: 2.2% of all households
West Jefferson compared to Alabama state average:
- Median house value below state average.
- Unemployed percentage below state average.
- Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
- Hispanic race population percentage significantly below state average.
- Median age above state average.
- Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
- Renting percentage significantly below state average.
- Number of rooms per house above state average.
- Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher below state average.
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Educational Attainment (%)
School Enrollment by Level of School (%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Utility gas (63%)
- Electricity (37%)
2004 Presidential Election results in Jefferson County Alabama:
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Religion statistics for West Jefferson (based on Jefferson County data)
Percentage of population affiliated with a religious congregations: 60.13%
| Here |  | 60.1% |
| USA |  | 50.2% |
Breakdown of population affiliated with a religious congregations
| Name | Southern Baptist Convention | United Methodist Church | Catholic Church | Episcopal Church | Churches of Christ |
| Adherents | 49.4% | 13.4% | 11.1% | 3.7% | 3.2% |
| Congregations | 33.1% | 13.9% | 3.8% | 2.4% | 9.2% |
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| Name | Church of God (Cleveland, Tennessee) | Presbyterian Church (USA) | Assemblies of God | Presbyterian Church in America | Other |
| Adherents | 3.1% | 2.5% | 2.1% | 2.0% | 9.5% |
| Congregations | 5.5% | 3.7% | 2.3% | 1.4% | 24.8% |
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Source: Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center. Tables represent county-level data.
Food Environment Statistics:Number of grocery stores: 135 | Jefferson County: | 2.05 / 10,000 pop. | | Alabama: | 1.89 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of supercenters and club stores: 12 | This county: | 0.18 / 10,000 pop. | | State: | 0.20 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (no gas): 65 | Jefferson County: | 0.99 / 10,000 pop. | | Alabama: | 0.65 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (with gas): 380 | Jefferson County: | 5.77 / 10,000 pop. | | State: | 6.32 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of full-service restaurants: 357 | Here: | 5.42 / 10,000 pop. | | State: | 5.75 / 10,000 pop. |
Adult diabetes rate: | This county: | 12.4% | | Alabama: | 11.8% |
Adult obesity rate: | Jefferson County: | 31.1% | | Alabama: | 31.7% |
Low-income preschool obesity rate: | This county: | 12.0% | | State: | 13.5% |
| Local government employment and payroll (March 2007) |
| Function |
Full-time employees |
Monthly full-time payroll |
Average yearly full-time wage |
Part-time employees |
Monthly part-time payroll |
| Financial Administration |
2 | $5,820 | $34,920 | 1 | $717 |
| Other Government Administration |
0 | $0 | | 8 | $1,027 |
| Water Supply |
3 | $7,735 | $30,940 | 0 | $0 |
| Gas Supply |
1 | $4,290 | $51,480 | 0 | $0 |
| Totals for Government |
6 | $17,845 | $35,690 | 9 | $1,744 |
West Jefferson government finances in 2006 (per resident):
- Current Operations - Water Utilities: $285,000 ($843.20)
Gas Utilities: $240,000 ($710.06)
- DISCONTINUED for 2005 (Formerly: Long Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Industrial Revenue): $52,800,000 ($156213.02)
- General - Interest on Debt: $2,288,000 ($6769.23)
- Local Intergovernmental - General Local Government Support: $7,000 ($20.71)
- Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $57,200,000 ($169230.77)
- Long Term Debt Retired Nonguaranteed - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $4,400,000 ($13017.75)
- Miscellaneous - Interest Earnings: $2,162,000 ($6396.45)
- Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $1,252,000 ($3704.14)
- Revenue - Water Utilities: $786,000 ($2325.44)
Gas Utilities: $373,000 ($1103.55)
- Sinking Funds - Cash and Securities: $52,800,000 ($156213.02)
- State Intergovernmental - Highways: $7,000 ($20.71)
- Tax - General Sales and Gross Receipts: $52,000 ($153.85)
Motor Vehicle License: $1,000 ($2.96)
- Total Salaries and Wages: $213,000 ($630.18)
5.35% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($41,478 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 5.35% | | Alabama average: | 6.81% |
0.13% of residents moved from foreign countries ($307 average AGI)| Jefferson County: | 0.13% | | Alabama average: | 0.14% |
Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
5.61% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($46,640 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 5.61% | | Alabama average: | 6.16% |
0.04% of residents moved to foreign countries ($192 average AGI)| Jefferson County: | 0.04% | | Alabama average: | 0.06% |
Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
Strongest AM radio stations in West Jefferson:
- WAPI (1070 AM; 50 kW; BIRMINGHAM, AL; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
- WJOX (690 AM; 50 kW; BIRMINGHAM, AL; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
- WDJC (850 AM; 50 kW; BIRMINGHAM, AL; Owner: KIMTRON, INC.)
- WCOC (1010 AM; 5 kW; DORA, AL; Owner: AZTECA COMMUNICATIONS OF ALABAMA, INC.)
- WERC (960 AM; 5 kW; BIRMINGHAM, AL; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- WRJS (1320 AM; 5 kW; BIRMINGHAM, AL; Owner: CXR HOLDINGS, INC.)
- WYDE (1260 AM; 5 kW; BIRMINGHAM, AL; Owner: KIMTRON, INC.)
- WNSI (810 AM; 50 kW; JACKSONVILLE, AL; Owner: UNITED BROADCASTING NETWORK, INC.)
- WATV (900 AM; 1 kW; BIRMINGHAM, AL)
- WLPH (1480 AM; daytime; 5 kW; IRONDALE, AL; Owner: BIRMINGHAM CHRISTIAN RADIO, INC.)
- WLOR (1550 AM; 50 kW; HUNTSVILLE, AL; Owner: BCA RADIO, LLC)
- WKNG (1060 AM; daytime; 50 kW; TALLAPOOSA, GA; Owner: WKNG, INC.)
- WCPC (940 AM; 50 kW; HOUSTON, MS; Owner: WCPC BROADCASTING CO., INC.)
Strongest FM radio stations in West Jefferson:
- WQOP-FM (92.5 FM; DORA, AL; Owner: QUEEN OF PEACE RADIO, INC.)
- WDXB (102.5 FM; JASPER, AL; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- WODL (97.3 FM; HOMEWOOD, AL; Owner: CXR HOLDINGS, INC.)
- WBHK (98.7 FM; WARRIOR, AL; Owner: CXR HOLDINGS, INC.)
- WZZK-FM (104.7 FM; BIRMINGHAM, AL; Owner: CXR HOLDINGS, INC.)
- WBPT (106.9 FM; BIRMINGHAM, AL; Owner: CXR HOLDINGS, INC.)
- WYSF (94.5 FM; BIRMINGHAM, AL; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
- WMJJ (96.5 FM; BIRMINGHAM, AL; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- WBHM (90.3 FM; BIRMINGHAM, AL; Owner: BD OF TRUSTEES/U OF AL AT BIRMINGHAM)
- WQEN (103.7 FM; GADSDEN, AL; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- WZRR (99.5 FM; BIRMINGHAM, AL; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
- WDJC-FM (93.7 FM; BIRMINGHAM, AL; Owner: KIMTRON, INC.)
- WRAX (107.7 FM; BIRMINGHAM, AL; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
- WYDE-FM (101.1 FM; CULLMAN, AL; Owner: KIMTRON, INC.)
- WBFR (89.5 FM; BIRMINGHAM, AL; Owner: FAMILY STATIONS, INC.)
- WENN (105.9 FM; TRUSSVILLE, AL; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- WFFN (95.3 FM; CORDOVA, AL; Owner: NEW CENTURY RADIO, INC.)
- WGIB (91.9 FM; BIRMINGHAM, AL; Owner: GLEN IRIS BAPTIST SCHOOL)
- W281AB (104.1 FM; MOUNTAIN BROOK, AL; Owner: FAMILY STATIONS, INC.)
- WANZ (100.7 FM; NORTHPORT, AL; Owner: APEX BRAODCASTING INC.)
TV broadcast stations around West Jefferson:
- WDBB (Channel 17; BESSEMER, AL; Owner: WDBB-TV, INC.)
- WCFT-TV (Channel 33; TUSCALOOSA, AL; Owner: TV ALABAMA, INCORPORATED)
- WIAT (Channel 42; BIRMINGHAM, AL; Owner: MEDIA GENERAL COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
- WABM (Channel 68; BIRMINGHAM, AL; Owner: BIRMINGHAM (WABM-TV) LICENSEE, INC.)
- WBIQ (Channel 10; BIRMINGHAM, AL; Owner: ALABAMA EDUCATIONAL TELEVISION COMMISSION)
- WTTO (Channel 21; HOMEWOOD, AL; Owner: WTTO LICENSEE, LLC)
- WBRC (Channel 6; BIRMINGHAM, AL; Owner: WBRC LICENSE, INC.)
- WVTM-TV (Channel 13; BIRMINGHAM, AL; Owner: BIRMINGHAM BROADCASTING (WVTM-TV), LLC)
- WBXA-CA (Channel 2; BIRMINGHAM, AL; Owner: THE BOX WORLDWIDE LLC)
- W23AK (Channel 23; JASPER, AL; Owner: WMTY, INC.)
- W27CM (Channel 27; BIRMINGHAM, AL; Owner: EQUITY BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
- W46DK (Channel 46; BIRMINGHAM, AL; Owner: TRINITY BROADCASTING NETWORK)
- WBMA-LP (Channel 58; BIRMINGHAM, AL; Owner: TV ALABAMA, INC.)
- W55BJ (Channel 55; JASPER, AL; Owner: COMBS BROADCASTING, INC.)
- W66CN (Channel 66; JASPER, AL; Owner: TRINITY BROADCASTING NETWORK)
- W34BI (Channel 34; BIRMINGHAM, AL; Owner: VENTANA TELEVISION, INC.)
- W49AY (Channel 49; BIRMINGHAM, AL; Owner: GLEN IRIS BAPTIST SCHOOL)
West Jefferson fatal accident list:
Sep 22, 1980 04:45 AM, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 1, Fatalities: 1
National Bridge Inventory (NBI) Statistics
Number of bridges: 2
Total length: 16 meters (52ft)
Total costs: $5,356,000
Total average daily traffic: 700
Total average daily truck traffic: 52
FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers: 5 - Miller Steam Plant 1 Mi S (Lat: 33.632611 Lon: -87.064167), Call Sign: KNEK850, Licensee ID: L00000301
Assigned Frequencies: 451.525 MHz Grant Date: 12/31/1997, Expiration Date: 12/31/2002, Cancellation Date: 03/29/2002
Registrant: Alabama Power Company, C/O Scs, 600 North 18th Street / Bin 5n-8485, Birmingham, AL 35203-8485, Phone: (205) 257-3227, Fax: (205) 257-3636, Email:
- Miller Steam Plant Ambient 3 (Lat: 33.615944 Lon: -87.052778), Call Sign: WCH475
Assigned Frequencies: 457.500 MHz Grant Date: 08/04/2004, Expiration Date: 09/15/2014
Registrant: Mcdermott Will & Emery LLP, 600 Thirteenth Street, N.W., Washington, DC 20005-3096, Phone: (202) 756-8082, Fax: (202) 756-8087, Email:
- Miller Steam Plant Trans Loader (Lat: 33.627056 Lon: -87.068056), Structure height: 8 m, Call Sign: WNYY721
Assigned Frequencies: 72.2600 MHz, 72.9000 MHz Grant Date: 04/13/2002, Expiration Date: 04/03/2012, Cancellation Date: 03/12/2003
Registrant: Mcdermott, Will & Emery, 600 13th Street, Nw, Washington, DC 20005-3096, Phone: (202) 756-8283, Fax: (202) 756-8087, Email:
- Apco Miller Steam Plant 1.6 Km S (Lat: 33.632611 Lon: -87.064167), Type: Tower, Structure height: 59 m, Call Sign: WPKH798
Assigned Frequencies: 153.710 MHz Grant Date: 02/13/2002, Expiration Date: 02/25/2012, Certifier: James M Corbitt
Registrant: Mcdermott Will & Emery LLP, 600 Thirteenth Street, N.W., Washington, DC 20005-3096, Phone: (202) 756-8082, Fax: (202) 756-8087, Email:
- Miller Steam Plant Trans Loader (Lat: 33.627056 Lon: -87.068056), Type: Mast, Structure height: 9.1 m, Call Sign: WPYZ746
Assigned Frequencies: 72.2600 MHz, 72.9000 MHz Grant Date: 12/10/2003, Expiration Date: 12/10/2013, Certifier: Jimmy R Williams
Registrant: Mcdermott Will & Emery LLP, 600 Thirteenth Street, N.W., Washington, DC 20005-3096, Phone: (202) 756-8082, Fax: (202) 756-8087, Email:
FCC Registered Microwave Towers: 1 - STATION, Miller Steam Plant, 1 Mi. S. Of City (Lat: 33.632583 Lon: -87.064139), Overall height: 59.4 m, Call Sign: WAV741
Assigned Frequencies: 6845.00 MHz Grant Date: 08/23/1995, Expiration Date: 08/23/2000, Cancellation Date: 10/16/1997
Registrant: Phone: (205) 250-2561
FCC Registered Maritime Coast & Aviation Ground Towers: 1 - Miller Steam Plant (Lat: 33.626778 Lon: -87.068056), Type: Building, Overall height: 18 m, Call Sign: WHX758
Assigned Frequencies: 156.450 MHz, 156.500 MHz, 156.800 MHz Grant Date: 12/21/2004, Expiration Date: 02/09/2015
Registrant: Mcdermott Will & Emery LLP, 600 Thirteenth Street, N.W., Washington, DC 20005-3096, Phone: (202) 756-8082, Fax: (202) 756-8087, Email:
Home Mortgage Disclosure Act Aggregated Statistics For Year 2007 (Based on 1 partial tract)
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| Number | Average Value |
| LOANS ORIGINATED | 1 | $61,150 |
| APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED | 0 | $0 |
| APPLICATIONS DENIED | 0 | $0 |
| APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN | 0 | $0 |
| FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS | 0 | $0 |
Aggregated Statistics For Year 2006 (Based on 1 partial tract)
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| B) Conventional Home Purchase Loans | C) Refinancings
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| Number | Average Value | Number | Average Value |
| LOANS ORIGINATED | 1 | $46,380 | 1 | $55,560 |
| APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED | 0 | $0 | 0 | $0 |
| APPLICATIONS DENIED | 0 | $0 | 0 | $0 |
| APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN | 0 | $0 | 0 | $0 |
| FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS | 0 | $0 | 0 | $0 |
Aggregated Statistics For Year 2005 (Based on 1 partial tract)
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| B) Conventional Home Purchase Loans | C) Refinancings
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| Number | Average Value | Number | Average Value |
| LOANS ORIGINATED | 1 | $58,870 | 1 | $55,590 |
| APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED | 0 | $0 | 0 | $0 |
| APPLICATIONS DENIED | 0 | $0 | 0 | $0 |
| APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN | 0 | $0 | 0 | $0 |
| FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS | 0 | $0 | 0 | $0 |
Aggregated Statistics For Year 2004 (Based on 1 partial tract)
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| B) Conventional Home Purchase Loans | C) Refinancings
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| Number | Average Value | Number | Average Value |
| LOANS ORIGINATED | 1 | $44,480 | 1 | $84,690 |
| APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED | 0 | $0 | 0 | $0 |
| APPLICATIONS DENIED | 0 | $0 | 1 | $74,020 |
| APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN | 0 | $0 | 0 | $0 |
| FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS | 0 | $0 | 0 | $0 |
Aggregated Statistics For Year 2003 (Based on 1 partial tract)
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| C) Refinancings
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| Number | Average Value |
| LOANS ORIGINATED | 1 | $133,190 |
| APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED | 0 | $0 |
| APPLICATIONS DENIED | 1 | $56,200 |
| APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN | 0 | $0 |
| FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS | 0 | $0 |
Aggregated Statistics For Year 2002 (Based on 1 partial tract)
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| C) Refinancings
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| Number | Average Value |
| LOANS ORIGINATED | 1 | $83,980 |
| APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED | 0 | $0 |
| APPLICATIONS DENIED | 0 | $0 |
| APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN | 0 | $0 |
| FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS | 0 | $0 |
Aggregated Statistics For Year 2001 (Based on 1 partial tract)
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| C) Refinancings
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| Number | Average Value |
| LOANS ORIGINATED | 1 | $75,540 |
| APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED | 0 | $0 |
| APPLICATIONS DENIED | 0 | $0 |
| APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN | 0 | $0 |
| FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS | 0 | $0 |
Aggregated Statistics For Year 2000 (Based on 1 partial tract)
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| B) Conventional Home Purchase Loans |
| Number | Average Value |
| LOANS ORIGINATED | 0 | $0 |
| APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED | 0 | $0 |
| APPLICATIONS DENIED | 1 | $31,940 |
| APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN | 0 | $0 |
| FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS | 0 | $0 |
Aggregated Statistics For Year 1999 (Based on 1 partial tract)
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| B) Conventional Home Purchase Loans | C) Refinancings
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| Number | Average Value | Number | Average Value |
| LOANS ORIGINATED | 1 | $28,130 | 1 | $40,930 |
| APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED | 0 | $0 | 0 | $0 |
| APPLICATIONS DENIED | 1 | $39,360 | 0 | $0 |
| APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN | 0 | $0 | 0 | $0 |
| FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS | 0 | $0 | 0 | $0 |
Detailed HMDA statistics for the following Tracts:
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HMDA - Conventional Home Purchase Loans
HMDA - Conventional Home Purchase Loans - Value
West Jefferson on our top lists:
- #21 on the list of "Top 101 cities with the largest percentage of likely gay men couples (counted as self-reported male-male unmarried-partner households)"
- #25 on the list of "Top 101 cities with the largest percentage of likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)"
- #31 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females working in industry: Utilities"
- #42 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of males in occupations: Other healthcare support occupations"
- #46 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females in occupations: Counselors, social workers, and other community and social service specialists"
- #53 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females in occupations: Other financial specialists"
- #59 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females in occupations: Food preparation and serving related occupations:"
- #60 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females working in industry: Machinery, equipment, and supplies merchant wholesalers"
- #71 on the list of "Top 101 cities with the most White Non-Hispanic residents"
- #1 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest carbon monoxide air pollution readings in 2005 (ppm)"
- #5 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest Particulate Matter (PM2.5) Annual air pollution readings in 2005 (µg/m3)"
- #11 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest Particulate Matter (PM10) Annual air pollution readings in 2005 (µg/m3)"
- #12 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest Particulate Matter (PM10) 24-hour air pollution readings in 2005 (µg/m3)"
- #18 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest average weight of females"
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