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Report Card: Delaware

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County	Grade	Wgt. Avg.	Orange Days	Red Days	Purple Days
Kent	F	4.3	13	0	0
New Castle	F	9.2	26	1	0
Sussex	F	6.7	17	2	0

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County	Grade	Wgt. Avg.	Orange Days	Red Days	Purple Days	Grade (Annual)	Design Value
Kent	A	0.0	0	0	0	Pass	10.1
New Castle	F	4.0	12	0	0	Pass	11.7
Sussex	A	0.0	0	0	0	Pass	10.6

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Kent	Dover, DE	Dover-DE.html	kent-10001.html	10001	4.3	F	13	0	0	A	0.0	0	0	0		Pass	10.1	162310	40379	21982	5454	12225	5274	2354	124	40376	10407	19145	30.3	35.7	31.3	24.3	20.2	19.3	13.8	11	10.3	10.3	7.3	3.7	4.3	2.5	3	2	2.8	2	1.7	0.7	0.3	0.0	13.4	13.1	12.6	12.8	12.6	12.4	11.8	11	10.1
New Castle	Philadelphia-Camden-Vineland, PA-NJ-DE-MD	Philadelphia-Camden-Vineland-PA-NJ-DE-MD.html	new-castle-10003.html	10003	9.2	F	26	1	0	F	4.0	12	0	0		Pass	11.7	538479	125079	66222	16896	41751	17699	7585	410	133355	34110	58386	30.2	37.8	31.3	28.8	29.3	30.8	23.5	16.5	13.7	16.3	13.2	10.2	9.2	9.7	9.8	5.8	10.8	9	9	6.3	4.3	4.0	16.5	16.2	15.3	15.1	14.8	14.7	14.2	13	11.7
Sussex			sussex-10005.html	10005	6.7	F	17	2	0	A	0.0	0	0	0		Pass	10.6	197145	40307	41073	5445	15036	7309	3821	150	60325	16086	26924	29.7	37	32.3	26.5	22.5	20	15.5	14.8	14.2	16.5	11.7	8.3	6.7	2.8	3	2	2.5	2	1.3	0.7	0.3	0.0	14.2	13.6	13.2	13.3	13.5	13.4	12.7	11.7	10.6

County	Total Pop	Under 18	65 & Over	Pediatric Asthma	Adult Asthma	Chronic Bronchitis	Emphysema	CV Disease	Diabetes	Poverty Estimate
Kent	162,310	40,379	21,982	5,454	12,225	5,274	2,354	40,376	10,407	19,145
New Castle	538,479	125,079	66,222	16,896	41,751	17,699	7,585	133,355	34,110	58,386
Sussex	197,145	40,307	41,073	5,445	15,036	7,309	3,821	60,325	16,086	26,924
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American Lung Association in Delaware

Notes:

(1) INC indicates incomplete monitoring data for all three years. Therefore, those counties are excluded from the grade analysis.
(2) DNC indicates that there is no monitor collecting data in the county.

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