Top 101 counties with the highest Particulate Matter (PM2.5) Annual air pollution readings in 2012 (µg/m3)

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Top 101 counties with the highest Particulate Matter (PM2.5) Annual air pollution readings in 2012 (µg/m3)

RankCityValue
1.
Lemhi County, ID (Salmon, Patterson, Leadore) (pop. 7,806)21.9
2.
Los Angeles County, CA (Los Angeles, East San Gabriel Valley, Long Beach) (pop. 9,519,338)16.9
3.
Ravalli County, MT (Hamilton, Stevensville, Sula-Edwards) (pop. 36,070)16.9
4.
Kings County, CA (Hanford, Lemoore, Avenal) (pop. 129,461)14.9
5.
Fresno County, CA (Fresno, Clovis, Reedley) (pop. 799,407)14.9
6.
Tulare County, CA (Visalia, Tulare, Porterville) (pop. 368,021)14.8
7.
Dona Ana County, NM (Las Cruces, Dona Ana-Hill, South Dona Ana) (pop. 174,682)14.7
8.
Orange County, CA (North Coast, Santa Ana, Anaheim) (pop. 2,846,289)14.6
9.
Shoshone County, ID (Kellogg, Pinehurst, Osburn) (pop. 13,771)14.2
10.
Lebanon County, PA (Lebanon, Palmyra, Annville) (pop. 120,327)14.2
11.
Allen County, IN (Fort Wayne, New Haven, Leo-Cedarville) (pop. 331,849)14.1
12.
Napa County, CA (Napa, American Canyon, St. Helena) (pop. 124,279)13.8
13.
Fairbanks North Star Borough, AK (Fairbanks, Badger, College) (pop. 82,840)13.7
14.
Marion County, IN (Indianapolis, Lawrence, Beech Grove) (pop. 860,454)13.6
15.
Mercer County, PA (Sharon, Hermitage, Grove City) (pop. 120,293)13.6
16.
DeKalb County, GA (North Atlanta, Redan, Dunwoody) (pop. 665,865)13.3
17.
San Diego County, CA (San Diego, Chula Vista, Oceanside) (pop. 2,813,833)13.1
18.
Ouachita Parish, LA (Monroe, West Monroe, Claiborne) (pop. 147,250)13.1
19.
St. Bernard Parish, LA (Chalmette, Meraux, Violet) (pop. 67,229)13.0
20.
Delaware County, PA (Chester, Radnor Township, Drexel Hill) (pop. 550,864)12.9
21.
Porter County, IN (Portage, Valparaiso, Chesterton) (pop. 146,798)12.9
22.
St. Joseph County, IN (South Bend, Mishawaka, Granger) (pop. 265,559)12.8
23.
Jefferson County, KY (Louisville, Jeffersontown, Pleasure Ridge Park) (pop. 693,604)12.8
24.
Stanislaus County, CA (Modesto, Turlock, Ceres) (pop. 446,997)12.7
25.
Lancaster County, PA (Lancaster, Ephrata, Elizabethtown) (pop. 470,658)12.7
26.
Madison County, IL (Granite City, Alton, Collinsville) (pop. 258,941)12.7
27.
Imperial County, CA (El Centro, Calexico, Brawley) (pop. 142,361)12.7
28.
Wayne County, NC (Goldsboro, Mount Olive, Elroy) (pop. 113,329)12.5
29.
Madera County, CA (Madera, Oakhurst-North Fork, Chowchilla) (pop. 123,109)12.4
30.
Elkhart County, IN (Elkhart, Goshen, Nappanee) (pop. 182,791)12.4
31.
San Joaquin County, CA (Stockton, Lodi, Tracy) (pop. 563,598)12.4
32.
Tippecanoe County, IN (Lafayette, West Lafayette, Purdue University) (pop. 148,955)12.4
33.
Northampton County, PA (Bethlehem, Easton, Northampton) (pop. 267,066)12.3
34.
Lake County, IN (Gary, Hammond, East Chicago) (pop. 484,564)12.2
35.
El Paso County, TX (El Paso, Socorro, San Elizario) (pop. 679,622)12.2
36.
Cumberland County, PA (Carlisle, Mechanicsburg, Camp Hill) (pop. 213,674)12.1
37.
Cass County, MO (Belton, Raymore, Harrisonville) (pop. 82,092)12.1
38.
Rapides Parish, LA (Alexandria, Pineville, Ball) (pop. 126,337)12.0
39.
Marshall County, WV (Moundsville, McMechen, Benwood) (pop. 35,519)11.8
40.
Philadelphia County, PA (Philadelphia) (pop. 1,517,550)11.7
41.
Blair County, PA (Altoona, Tyrone, Hollidaysburg) (pop. 129,144)11.7
42.
Dallas County, TX (Dallas, Garland, Irving) (pop. 2,218,899)11.6
43.
Vigo County, IN (Terre Haute, North Terre Haute, West Terre Haute) (pop. 105,848)11.6
44.
Dauphin County, PA (Harrisburg, Colonial Park, Hershey) (pop. 251,798)11.6
45.
Cambria County, PA (Johnstown, Westmont, Northern Cambria) (pop. 152,598)11.6
46.
Vanderburgh County, IN (Evansville, Melody Hill, Darmstadt) (pop. 171,922)11.5
47.
Berkeley County, WV (Martinsburg, Inwood, Falling Waters) (pop. 75,905)11.4
48.
Roane County, TN (Harriman, Barnard, Rockwood) (pop. 51,910)11.4
49.
Medina County, OH (Brunswick, Medina, Wadsworth) (pop. 151,095)11.3
50.
Prince George's County, MD (Bowie, Oxon Hill-Glassmanor, Chillum) (pop. 801,515)11.3
51.
Lincoln County, MT (Libby, Eureka, Pioneer Junction) (pop. 18,837)11.3
52.
Erie County, PA (Erie, Northwest Harborcreek, Edinboro) (pop. 280,843)11.3
53.
Clark County, IN (Jeffersonville, Clarksville, Sellersburg) (pop. 96,472)11.3
54.
Silver Bow County, MT (Butte-Silver Bow, Butte, Walkerville) (pop. 34,606)11.2
55.
Pulaski County, AR (Little Rock, North Little Rock, Jacksonville) (pop. 361,474)11.2
56.
Butler County, OH (Hamilton, Middletown, Fairfield) (pop. 332,807)11.2
57.
Plumas County, CA (East Quincy, Chester, Portola) (pop. 20,824)11.2
58.
District of Columbia, DC (Washington) (pop. 572,059)11.2
59.
Hinds County, MS (Jackson, Clinton, Byram) (pop. 250,800)11.2
60.
Kern County, CA (Bakersfield, East Kern, Delano) (pop. 661,645)11.2
61.
Brooke County, WV (Follansbee, Hooverson Heights, Wellsburg) (pop. 25,447)11.1
62.
Cook County, IL (Chicago, Cicero, Arlington Heights) (pop. 5,376,741)11.1
63.
Pittsburg County, OK (McAlester, Twin Cities, North Central Pittsburg) (pop. 43,953)11.1
64.
Bibb County, GA (Macon, Lizella, Rutland) (pop. 153,887)11.1
65.
Harford County, MD (Bel Air South, Bel Air North, Edgewood) (pop. 218,590)11.1
66.
Berks County, PA (Reading, Wyomissing, Blandon) (pop. 373,638)11.1
67.
Buchanan County, MO (St. Joseph, Agency, Rushville) (pop. 85,998)11.0
68.
Adams County, PA (Gettysburg, Littlestown, Carroll Valley) (pop. 91,292)11.0
69.
Missoula County, MT (Missoula, Orchard Homes, Seeley Lake-Blackfoot Valley) (pop. 95,802)11.0
70.
Forrest County, MS (Hattiesburg, Petal, Glendale) (pop. 72,604)11.0
71.
Montgomery County, OH (Dayton, Kettering, Huber Heights) (pop. 559,062)11.0
72.
Duplin County, NC (Wallace, Warsaw, Rose Hill) (pop. 49,063)11.0
73.
Codington County, SD (Watertown, Florence, South Shore) (pop. 25,897)11.0
74.
Centre County, PA (State College, Park Forest Village, Bellefonte) (pop. 135,758)11.0
75.
Stark County, OH (Canton, Massillon, Alliance) (pop. 378,098)11.0
76.
Hamilton County, OH (Cincinnati, Norwood, Forest Park) (pop. 845,303)11.0
77.
Madison County, IN (Anderson, Elwood, Alexandria) (pop. 133,358)10.9
78.
Wilkinson County, GA (Gordon, Ivey, McIntyre) (pop. 10,220)10.9
79.
St. Clair County, IL (Belleville, East St. Louis, O'Fallon) (pop. 256,082)10.9
80.
Union County, AR (El Dorado, Smackover, Norphlet) (pop. 45,629)10.9
81.
Will County, IL (Joliet, Bolingbrook, Homer Glen) (pop. 502,266)10.9
82.
Lawrence County, OH (Ironton, South Point, Burlington) (pop. 62,319)10.9
83.
Bucks County, PA (Levittown, Morrisville, Croydon) (pop. 597,635)10.9
84.
Lee County, IA (Keokuk, Fort Madison, West Point) (pop. 38,052)10.9
85.
Merced County, CA (Merced, Los Banos, Atwater) (pop. 210,554)10.9
86.
St. Louis County, MO (Florissant, Chesterfield, University City) (pop. 1,016,315)10.9
87.
Cuyahoga County, OH (Cleveland, Parma, Lakewood) (pop. 1,393,978)10.9
88.
Dougherty County, GA (Albany, West Dougherty, East Dougherty) (pop. 96,065)10.9
89.
Muscogee County, GA (Columbus, Bibb City) (pop. 186,291)10.9
90.
Caswell County, NC (Yanceyville, Milton) (pop. 23,501)10.8
91.
Daviess County, KY (Owensboro, Masonville, Whitesville) (pop. 91,545)10.8
92.
Westmoreland County, PA (Murrysville, Municipality of Murrysville, Greensburg) (pop. 369,993)10.8
93.
Dubois County, IN (Jasper, Huntingburg, Ferdinand) (pop. 39,674)10.8
94.
Pottawattamie County, IA (Council Bluffs, Carter Lake, Avoca) (pop. 87,704)10.8
95.
Kent County, MD (District 4, Chestertown, Chestertown, Rock Hall) (pop. 19,197)10.7
96.
New Castle County, DE (Brandywine, Wilmington, Greater Newark) (pop. 500,265)10.7
97.
Campbell County, KY (Newport, Fort Thomas, Alexandria) (pop. 88,616)10.7
98.
Clayton County, GA (Forest Park, Riverdale, Irondale) (pop. 236,517)10.7
99.
Union County, NJ (Elizabeth, Union, Plainfield) (pop. 522,541)10.7
100.
Harris County, TX (Houston, Northwest Harris, Pasadena) (pop. 3,400,578)10.7
101.
Cabell County, WV (Huntington, Pea Ridge, Barboursville) (pop. 96,784)10.7
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