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Table 2 The estimated population (percentage) at risk by state in 2006

From: U.S. census unit population exposures to ambient air pollutants

   

PM2.5 (%)

  

Ozone (%)

 

State

Total Population

7 days

14 days

28 days

7 days

14 days

28 days

AL

4598854

670903 (14.6)

  

1084683 (23.6)

  

AZ

6166305

   

706046 (11.5)

  

AR

2810723

   

35209 (1.3)

  

CA

36457524

11160975 (30.6)

4773768 (13.1)

771926 (2.1)

13178688 (36.1)

10814849 (29.7)

6043594 (16.6)

CO

4753245

   

589263 (12.4)

  

CT

3504809

   

1032285 (29.5)

58059 (1.7)

 

DE

853476

119776 (14.0)

  

682685 (80.0)

  

DC

581530

   

581530 (100)

581530 (100)

 

FL

18089824

20864 (0.1)

  

286278 (1.6)

  

GA

9363663

862534 (9.2)

  

4927293 (52.6)

3671822 (39.2)

 

ID

1466336

1011626 (69.0)

544057 (37.1)

63198 (4.3)

   

IL

12831698

   

87139 (0.7)

  

IN

6313273

      

IA

2981803

      

KS

2763808

   

10635 (0.4)

  

KY

4205712

      

LA

4287605

422831 (9.9)

138256 (3.2)

 

312766 (7.3)

  

ME

1321536

      

MD

5615659

146807 (2.6)

  

4948656 (88.1)

3242162 (57.7)

 

MA

6437190

   

36028 (0.6)

  

MI

10095452

638666 (6.3)

  

107717 (1.1)

  

MN

5166949

      

MS

2910353

   

250553 (8.6)

  

MO

5842473

   

741140 (12.7)

36948 (0.6)

 

MT

944423

408598 (43.3)

20334 (2.2)

    

NE

1767974

      

NV

2495492

   

554158 (22.2)

8022 (0.3)

 

NH

1314886

      

NJ

8724551

1204022 (13.8)

  

5720657 (65.6)

254203 (2.9)

 

NM

1954558

      

NY

19306071

307218 (1.6)

  

1261191 (6.5)

  

NC

8856385

   

1343735 (15.2)

173227 (2.0)

 

ND

635721

      

OH

11477801

   

259532 (2.3)

  

OK

3579066

   

1698046 (47.4)

5781 (0.2)

 

OR

3700720

2398960 (64.8)

1574925 (42.6)

507823 (13.7)

   

PA

12440436

2728774 (21.9)

161028 (1.3)

 

4244008 (34.1)

2610 (0.0)

 

RI

1067610

      

SC

4321130

   

95903 (2.2)

  

SD

781730

      

TN

6038551

   

1220923 (20.2)

  

TX

23507227

   

10415151 (44.3)

5132319 (21.8)

414308 (1.8)

UT

2549993

162199 (6.4)

  

328911 (12.9)

  

VT

623877

4489 (0.7)

     

VA

7642634

   

2193047 (28.7)

650405 (8.5)

 

WA

6395779

1962981 (30.7)

488958 (7.6)

54512 (0.9)

   

WV

1818265

      

WI

5556308

1420075 (25.6)

  

1671 (0.0)

  

WY

514942

42025 (8.2)

1082 (0.2)

    

U.S.

297435930

25694323 (8.6)

7702408 (2.6)

1397459 (0.5)

58935527 (19.8)

24631937 (8.3)

6457902 (2.2)