Alabama
Take Action

High Ozone Days Particle Pollution Groups At Risk  
3,046,142 744,261 395,533 69,067 202,058 99,956 44,013 799,354 183,291
County Total Pop Under 18 65 & Over Pediatric Asthma Adult Asthma Chronic Bronchitis Emphysema CV Disease Diabetes
Baldwin 169,162 37,954 27,770 3,522 11,517 5,819 2,754 48,721 11,117
Clay 13,829 2,975 2,455 276 953 489 238 4,171 951
Colbert 54,766 12,184 8,863 1,131 3,738 1,910 907 16,024 3,663
De Kalb 68,014 16,773 9,525 1,557 4,498 2,231 1,005 18,100 4,141
Elmore 75,688 18,231 8,368 1,692 5,043 2,414 992 18,498 4,249
Escambia 37,849 8,816 5,372 818 2,549 1,270 573 10,312 2,361
Etowah 103,362 23,830 16,303 2,211 6,982 3,540 1,665 29,517 6,745
Houston 95,660 23,624 13,740 2,192 6,324 3,179 1,457 26,071 5,967
Jackson 53,745 12,243 8,050 1,136 3,643 1,843 852 15,203 3,480
Jefferson 656,700 160,016 88,032 14,849 43,602 21,773 9,736 175,808 40,310
Lawrence 34,312 8,049 4,480 747 2,305 1,145 505 9,166 2,103
Limestone 72,446 16,886 8,567 1,567 4,877 2,366 997 18,414 4,228
Madison 304,307 73,244 37,031 6,797 20,282 9,960 4,284 78,487 18,023
Mobile 404,157 107,090 49,502 9,938 26,077 12,904 5,639 102,705 23,573
Montgomery 223,571 58,213 26,543 5,402 14,514 7,087 3,035 55,699 12,782
Morgan 115,237 27,791 15,474 2,579 7,677 3,834 1,714 30,953 7,098
Russell 50,085 12,846 6,917 1,192 3,269 1,637 743 13,339 3,055
Shelby 178,182 45,658 15,589 4,237 11,632 5,548 2,166 41,215 9,519
Sumter 13,606 3,560 2,052 330 882 441 205 3,652 833
Talladega 80,271 19,064 10,924 1,769 5,373 2,681 1,200 21,660 4,965
Tuscaloosa 171,159 39,270 19,083 3,644 11,574 5,486 2,228 41,741 9,580
Walker 70,034 15,944 10,893 1,480 4,748 2,398 1,119 19,898 4,548
TOTAL:
Donate
American Lung Association State of the Air: 2008 NOTES

1. Total Population is based on 2006 US Census and represents the at-risk populations in counties with ozone or PM 2.5 pollution monitors; it does not represent the entire state's sensitive populations.
2. Those 18 years of age & under and 65 years of age & over are vulnerable to ozone and PM 2.5. They should not be used as population denominators for disease estimates.
3. Pediatric asthma estimates are for those under 18 years of age and represent the estimated number of people who had asthma in 2006 based on national rates (NHIS) applied to county population estimates (US Census).
4. Adult asthma estimates are for those 18 years and older and represent the estimated number of people who had asthma during 2006 based on state rates (BRFSS) applied to county population estimates (US Census).
5. Chronic bronchitis estimates are for adults 18 years of age and over who had been diagnosed within 2006 based on national rates (NHIS) applied to county population estimates (US Census).
6. Emphysema estimates are for adults 18 years of age and over who have been diagnosed within their lifetime based on national rates (NHIS) applied to county population estimates (US Census).
7. CV disease estimates are for adults 18 years of age and over who had been diagnosed within 2006 based on national rates (NHIS) applied to county population estimates (US Census). CV disease includes coronary heart disease, hypertension, stroke, angina pectoris and heart attack.
8. Diabetes estimates are for adults 18 years of age and over who have been diagnosed within their lifetime based on national rates (NHIS) applied to county population estimates (US Census).
9. Adding across rows does not produce valid estimates. For example, because of differences in the surveys used to gather the information, adding pediatric and adult asthma does not produce an accurate estimate of total population with asthma. Adding emphysema and chronic bronchitis will double count people with both diseases.
10. Changes to the county grades and monitoring from those found in the 2007 report are noted on the last page of each state's section in the full report, available from the menu on the left.

More about Methodology.