State of the Air 2012

Report Card: Kentucky

High Ozone Days
Particle Pollution
Groups at Risk

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County	Grade	Wgt. Avg.	Orange Days	Red Days	Purple Days
Bell	B	0.7	2	0	0
Boone	B	0.3	1	0	0
Boyd	C	1.3	4	0	0
Bullitt	C	1.3	4	0	0
Campbell	C	1.0	3	0	0
Carter	B	0.7	2	0	0
Christian	C	1.0	3	0	0
Daviess	B	0.7	2	0	0
Edmonson	B	0.7	2	0	0
Fayette	B	0.3	1	0	0
Franklin	DNC	DNC	DNC	DNC	DNC
Greenup	C	1.0	3	0	0
Hancock	B	0.7	2	0	0
Hardin	B	0.7	2	0	0
Henderson	C	1.3	4	0	0
Jefferson	F	8.5	24	1	0
Jessamine	A	0.0	0	0	0
Kenton	C	1.0	3	0	0
Livingston	B	0.3	1	0	0
Madison	DNC	DNC	DNC	DNC	DNC
McCracken	B	0.3	1	0	0
Ohio	DNC	DNC	DNC	DNC	DNC
Oldham	F	3.7	11	0	0
Perry	A	0.0	0	0	0
Pike	A	0.0	0	0	0
Pulaski	A	0.0	0	0	0
Simpson	B	0.3	1	0	0
Trigg	B	0.3	1	0	0
Warren	A	0.0	0	0	0

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County	Grade	Wgt. Avg.	Orange Days	Red Days	Purple Days	Grade (Annual)	Design Value
Bell	B	0.3	1	0	0	Pass	11.9
Boone	DNC	DNC	DNC	DNC	DNC	DNC	DNC
Boyd	A	0.0	0	0	0	Pass	11.4
Bullitt	B	0.3	1	0	0	Pass	12.7
Campbell	A	0.0	0	0	0	Pass	11.7
Carter	A	0.0	0	0	0	Pass	9.6
Christian	A	0.0	0	0	0	INC	INC
Daviess	A	0.0	0	0	0	Pass	12.2
Edmonson	DNC	DNC	DNC	DNC	DNC	DNC	DNC
Fayette	B	0.3	1	0	0	Pass	11.8
Franklin	A	0.0	0	0	0	Pass	11.1
Greenup	DNC	DNC	DNC	DNC	DNC	DNC	DNC
Hancock	DNC	DNC	DNC	DNC	DNC	DNC	DNC
Hardin	A	0.0	0	0	0	Pass	11.6
Henderson	A	0.0	0	0	0	Pass	12.0
Jefferson	D	2.2	5	1	0	Pass	13.2
Jessamine	DNC	DNC	DNC	DNC	DNC	DNC	DNC
Kenton	A	0.0	0	0	0	INC	INC
Livingston	DNC	DNC	DNC	DNC	DNC	DNC	DNC
Madison	A	0.0	0	0	0	Pass	10.3
McCracken	A	0.0	0	0	0	Pass	11.6
Ohio	A	0.0	0	0	0	INC	INC
Oldham	DNC	DNC	DNC	DNC	DNC	DNC	DNC
Perry	INC	INC	INC	INC	INC	INC	INC
Pike	B	0.3	1	0	0	Pass	10.1
Pulaski	INC	INC	INC	INC	INC	INC	INC
Simpson	DNC	DNC	DNC	DNC	DNC	DNC	DNC
Trigg	DNC	DNC	DNC	DNC	DNC	DNC	DNC
Warren	A	0.0	0	0	0	Pass	11.5

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Tell your member of Congress to protect your health: Don’t weaken the Clean Air Act.

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Bell			bell-21013.html	21013	0.7	B	2	0	B	0.3	1	0	Pass	11.9	28691	6229	4508	661	2333	1000	470	29	7859	2399	8373	6.7	9	16	15	18.3	12.3	9.3	3.7	2	7.3	6.3	6.3	0.7	1	0.7	0.3	0.3	0	0.8	0.8	0.8	0.3	16.2	14.5	14	14.2	14	0	13.8	12.7	11.9
Boone	Cincinnati-Middletown-Wilmington, OH-KY-IN	Cincinnati-Middletown-Wilmington-OH-KY-IN.html	boone-21015.html	21015	0.3	B	1	0	DNC	0	0	0	Dnc	0	118811	33579	11313	3565	8861	3602	1456	122	26550	8056	10895	11	16.2	16	12.8	12.3	11.8	9.2	4.7	3	4.7	2	2	0.3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Boyd	Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH	Huntington-Ashland-WV-KY-OH.html	boyd-21019.html	21019	1.3	C	4	0	A	0.0	0	0	Pass	11.4	49542	10593	8242	1125	4045	1748	838	51	13859	4233	9019	6.7	13.2	13.7	17.7	22.5	22.8	17.8	8	6.3	7	3.7	2	1.3	1.3	1.3	0.7	2	1.7	3	1.7	1.3	0.0	15.7	14.9	14.3	14.4	14.4	14.7	13.4	12.4	11.4
Bullitt	Louisville-Jefferson County-Elizabethtown-Scottsburg, KY-IN	Louisville-Jefferson-County-Elizabethtown-Scottsburg-KY-IN.html	bullitt-21029.html	21029	1.3	C	4	0	B	0.3	1	0	Pass	12.7	74319	18783	8287	1994	5771	2399	1016	76	18073	5514	7771	19	26	25.2	22.8	17.3	12.7	7	2.2	2.2	4.3	3.7	3.3	1.3	1	1.3	1	2	1.7	3	1.7	1.3	0.3	15.8	14.9	14.2	14.8	14.7	15.3	14	13.3	12.7
Campbell	Cincinnati-Middletown-Wilmington, OH-KY-IN	Cincinnati-Middletown-Wilmington-OH-KY-IN.html	campbell-21037.html	21037	1.0	C	3	0	A	0.0	0	0	Pass	11.7	90336	20600	11557	2187	7248	2997	1300	92	22700	6883	11424	15.8	18.5	18.8	17.5	24.8	23.2	18.7	12.3	9.7	14.3	7	7	1.0	1.7	1.3	0.7	1.7	1.7	1.3	0	0	0.0	15.3	13.9	13.7	13.7	0	0	0	0	11.7
Carter			carter-21043.html	21043	0.7	B	2	0	A	0.0	0	0	Pass	9.6	27720	6504	4119	690	2204	937	433	28	7300	2224	6240	0	0	21.8	13.8	9	8.7	7.3	2.7	1.7	1.7	0.7	0.7	0.7	0.7	0.3	0	1.3	1.7	2	0.7	0.3	0.0	13.1	12.1	11.6	12	12	12.6	11.5	10.6	9.6
Christian	Clarksville, TN-KY	Clarksville-TN-KY.html	christian-21047.html	21047	1.0	C	3	0	A	0.0	0	0	Inc	0	73955	21075	7593	2237	5503	2145	852	76	15472	4592	13565	10.7	20.8	21.2	20.2	15.8	17.5	14.2	7.7	4.3	11.3	9.3	8	1.0	0	0	0	1.7	1	2.3	1.7	1.3	0.0	14.1	13.5	12.9	13.2	12.8	13.6	12.8	0	0
Daviess	Owensboro, KY	Owensboro-KY.html	daviess-21059.html	21059	0.7	B	2	0	A	0.0	0	0	Pass	12.2	96656	23605	14118	2506	7589	3229	1492	99	25178	7676	15215	16.7	23	17.7	11.7	7.2	7.2	6.2	4	4.3	10.3	7	6.3	0.7	1.8	2.2	1.2	2.3	2.3	3	1.3	0.7	0.0	0	14.8	13.9	0	0	14.1	13.1	12.7	12.2
Edmonson	Bowling Green, KY	Bowling-Green-KY.html	edmonson-21061.html	21061	0.7	B	2	0	DNC	0	0	0	Dnc	0	12161	2657	2023	282	987	427	205	12	3390	1036	2264	18.3	31.7	32.5	24.2	12.3	8.8	6.2	2.3	1	6	5	5.3	0.7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Fayette	Lexington-Fayette--Frankfort--Richmond, KY	Lexington-Fayette-Frankfort-Richmond-KY.html	fayette-21067.html	21067	0.3	B	1	0	B	0.3	1	0	Pass	11.8	295803	62633	31138	6649	24259	9559	3763	303	69091	20669	56821	12.7	22	20	16.3	7.3	6.7	4.7	2.3	1.7	3.7	2.3	2.3	0.3	2.2	2	1.3	1.7	2	3	1.7	1	0.3	16.5	15.6	14.1	15.1	14.7	14.8	13.4	12.5	11.8
Franklin	Lexington-Fayette--Frankfort--Richmond, KY	Lexington-Fayette-Frankfort-Richmond-KY.html	franklin-21073.html	21073	0	DNC	0	0	A	0.0	0	0	Pass	11.1	49285	10665	6882	1132	4012	1694	761	50	13064	3984	7592	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.7	1.3	0.7	1.7	1.7	2.7	1.3	1	0.0	14.4	13.6	13.2	13.4	13.2	13.5	12.5	11.8	11.1
Greenup	Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH	Huntington-Ashland-WV-KY-OH.html	greenup-21089.html	21089	1.0	C	3	0	DNC	0	0	0	Dnc	0	36910	8325	6288	884	2968	1295	632	38	10359	3171	6296	13.3	21.2	21.5	19.2	16.5	16.2	8.5	3.7	3.7	7	5.7	4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Hancock	Owensboro, KY	Owensboro-KY.html	hancock-21091.html	21091	0.7	B	2	0	DNC	0	0	0	Dnc	0	8565	2225	1196	236	658	282	130	9	2206	675	1209	19.3	25.5	24.2	15.8	13.2	12.8	11.2	2.7	3.3	8	7.7	5	0.7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Hardin	Louisville-Jefferson County-Elizabethtown-Scottsburg, KY-IN	Louisville-Jefferson-County-Elizabethtown-Scottsburg-KY-IN.html	hardin-21093.html	21093	0.7	B	2	0	A	0.0	0	0	Pass	11.6	105543	27416	11608	2911	8123	3310	1379	108	24633	7453	15202	6.7	14.5	16.5	15.8	10.5	9.2	6.5	3.7	4	7.3	5.3	4.3	0.7	0.8	0.3	0.3	1.3	1.3	2.3	1.3	1	0.0	15.1	14	13.2	13.4	13.3	14	13.3	12.5	11.6
Henderson	Evansville, IN-KY	Evansville-IN-KY.html	henderson-21101.html	21101	1.3	C	4	0	A	0.0	0	0	Pass	12.0	46250	10870	6551	1154	3675	1567	717	47	12193	3728	7480	13.2	16.5	16.2	13.3	10.2	8.8	8.2	4.7	3	7.7	5.3	5	1.3	1	1.3	1.3	1.7	1.7	2.3	1.3	0.7	0.0	14.8	0	0	0	13.6	14.3	13.2	12.6	12.0
Jefferson	Louisville-Jefferson County-Elizabethtown-Scottsburg, KY-IN	Louisville-Jefferson-County-Elizabethtown-Scottsburg-KY-IN.html	jefferson-21111.html	21111	8.5	F	24	1	D	2.2	5	1	Pass	13.2	741096	171807	99095	18239	59161	24702	10939	755	188884	57395	125861	30.8	40.3	37.2	28.8	23.5	19.2	14.8	10.2	10.3	18.5	12.5	11.8	8.5	11.8	12.2	8.2	10.7	10	11.3	6	3	2.2	17.3	16.9	15.9	15.8	15.4	15.5	14.5	13.6	13.2
Jessamine	Lexington-Fayette--Frankfort--Richmond, KY	Lexington-Fayette-Frankfort-Richmond-KY.html	jessamine-21113.html	21113	0.0	A	0	0	DNC	0	0	0	Dnc	0	48586	12549	5494	1332	3746	1536	648	50	11502	3487	7549	9.3	13.5	12	7.8	7.3	6.7	5.3	3.7	3.7	9	6	5.7	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Kenton	Cincinnati-Middletown-Wilmington, OH-KY-IN	Cincinnati-Middletown-Wilmington-OH-KY-IN.html	kenton-21117.html	21117	1.0	C	3	0	A	0.0	0	0	Inc	0	159720	39946	17853	4241	12451	5105	2139	164	38146	11572	20906	15.3	18.7	20	16.3	18.7	18	14.7	7.3	5.7	9	5.7	5	1.0	1.3	1.3	0	2.3	2.7	2.3	0.7	0.3	0.0	15.7	14.9	14.3	14.5	14.2	14.4	13.1	12.3	0
Livingston	Paducah-Mayfield, KY-IL	Paducah-Mayfield-KY-IL.html	livingston-21139.html	21139	0.3	B	1	0	DNC	0	0	0	Dnc	0	9519	1953	1725	207	785	349	174	10	2827	870	1380	23.8	35.3	34.8	23.7	18.3	16.8	14.2	4.7	1.3	3	2.3	2.3	0.3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Madison	Lexington-Fayette--Frankfort--Richmond, KY	Lexington-Fayette-Frankfort-Richmond-KY.html	madison-21151.html	21151	0	DNC	0	0	A	0.0	0	0	Pass	10.3	82916	17850	9312	1895	6769	2687	1084	85	19609	5872	16558	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0.7	0.3	0.7	0.7	1.3	0.7	0.7	0.0	14.4	13.4	13.1	13.7	13.5	13.6	12	11.2	10.3
McCracken	Paducah-Mayfield, KY-IL	Paducah-Mayfield-KY-IL.html	mccracken-21145.html	21145	0.3	B	1	0	A	0.0	0	0	Pass	11.6	65565	14706	11001	1561	5281	2300	1114	67	18343	5614	10350	14.5	21.5	21.5	15.5	11.2	8	5.7	2	1.3	3.7	3	2.3	0.3	0.7	0.7	0.7	2	2.3	3	1.7	0.7	0.0	0	13.5	12.7	13.2	13.1	13.9	13.1	12.4	11.6
Ohio			ohio-21183.html	21183	0	DNC	0	0	A	0.0	0	0	Inc	0	23842	5934	3682	630	1860	797	377	24	6276	1914	4771	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.7	0.7	0.7	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	13	12.5	0
Oldham	Louisville-Jefferson County-Elizabethtown-Scottsburg, KY-IN	Louisville-Jefferson-County-Elizabethtown-Scottsburg-KY-IN.html	oldham-21185.html	21185	3.7	F	11	0	DNC	0	0	0	Dnc	0	60316	16796	5573	1783	4522	1887	774	63	14114	4336	4294	18.7	39	38.8	35.8	19.8	18.5	12.8	13	13.7	18.3	10.7	7.3	3.7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Perry			perry-21193.html	21193	0.0	A	0	0	Inc	0	0	0	Inc	0	28712	6244	3845	663	2334	985	437	29	7564	2310	8052	0.7	0.7	1.3	1.3	4.3	4.7	4.3	2	1	2.3	1.3	1.3	0.0	2.3	2.2	0	0.3	0	1	1	0	0	0	13.6	12.8	13	12.7	13.9	0	0	0
Pike			pike-21195.html	21195	0.0	A	0	0	B	0.3	1	0	Pass	10.1	65024	14262	8922	1514	5273	2236	1003	66	17257	5274	17404	5	8.3	10.3	6.7	6	4.3	3.3	0.3	0	3	3	3	0.0	1.2	1.3	1	1.3	0.7	1.3	1	1.3	0.3	14.6	13.7	13	13.2	13.3	14	12.7	11.3	10.1
Pulaski			pulaski-21199.html	21199	0.0	A	0	0	Inc	0	0	0	Inc	0	63063	14358	10241	1524	5058	2184	1044	64	17293	5282	13331	7.7	22	25.7	20.7	10	6.7	4.7	2	1	2.3	1.3	1.3	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Simpson			simpson-21213.html	21213	0.3	B	1	0	DNC	0	0	0	Dnc	0	17327	4268	2471	453	1357	577	265	18	4494	1371	2758	17.3	30.8	27.8	22.5	9.3	8.7	5.7	5	4.7	9	6.3	5.3	0.3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Trigg	Clarksville, TN-KY	Clarksville-TN-KY.html	trigg-21221.html	21221	0.3	B	1	0	DNC	0	0	0	Dnc	0	14339	3228	2727	343	1153	515	263	15	4211	1293	2143	13.3	20.5	17.5	11.5	4	2.7	3	1.3	2.3	7.3	6.7	5.3	0.3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Warren	Bowling Green, KY	Bowling-Green-KY.html	warren-21227.html	21227	0.0	A	0	0	A	0.0	0	0	Pass	11.5	113792	25912	12440	2751	9142	3626	1458	116	26430	7914	22168	0	0	0	0	15.7	11.8	8.5	2.7	1.7	3.7	2.3	2	0.0	0.3	0	0	1	1	3	2.3	2	0.0	14.5	13.8	13.2	13.8	13.9	0	0	0	11.5

County	Total Pop	Under 18	65 & Over	Pediatric Asthma	Adult Asthma	Chronic Bronchitis	Emphysema	CV Disease	Diabetes	Poverty Estimate
Bell	28,691	6,229	4,508	661	2,333	1,000	470	7,859	2,399	8,373
Boone	118,811	33,579	11,313	3,565	8,861	3,602	1,456	26,550	8,056	10,895
Boyd	49,542	10,593	8,242	1,125	4,045	1,748	838	13,859	4,233	9,019
Bullitt	74,319	18,783	8,287	1,994	5,771	2,399	1,016	18,073	5,514	7,771
Campbell	90,336	20,600	11,557	2,187	7,248	2,997	1,300	22,700	6,883	11,424
Carter	27,720	6,504	4,119	690	2,204	937	433	7,300	2,224	6,240
Christian	73,955	21,075	7,593	2,237	5,503	2,145	852	15,472	4,592	13,565
Daviess	96,656	23,605	14,118	2,506	7,589	3,229	1,492	25,178	7,676	15,215
Edmonson	12,161	2,657	2,023	282	987	427	205	3,390	1,036	2,264
Fayette	295,803	62,633	31,138	6,649	24,259	9,559	3,763	69,091	20,669	56,821
Franklin	49,285	10,665	6,882	1,132	4,012	1,694	761	13,064	3,984	7,592
Greenup	36,910	8,325	6,288	884	2,968	1,295	632	10,359	3,171	6,296
Hancock	8,565	2,225	1,196	236	658	282	130	2,206	675	1,209
Hardin	105,543	27,416	11,608	2,911	8,123	3,310	1,379	24,633	7,453	15,202
Henderson	46,250	10,870	6,551	1,154	3,675	1,567	717	12,193	3,728	7,480
Jefferson	741,096	171,807	99,095	18,239	59,161	24,702	10,939	188,884	57,395	125,861
Jessamine	48,586	12,549	5,494	1,332	3,746	1,536	648	11,502	3,487	7,549
Kenton	159,720	39,946	17,853	4,241	12,451	5,105	2,139	38,146	11,572	20,906
Livingston	9,519	1,953	1,725	207	785	349	174	2,827	870	1,380
Madison	82,916	17,850	9,312	1,895	6,769	2,687	1,084	19,609	5,872	16,558
McCracken	65,565	14,706	11,001	1,561	5,281	2,300	1,114	18,343	5,614	10,350
Ohio	23,842	5,934	3,682	630	1,860	797	377	6,276	1,914	4,771
Oldham	60,316	16,796	5,573	1,783	4,522	1,887	774	14,114	4,336	4,294
Perry	28,712	6,244	3,845	663	2,334	985	437	7,564	2,310	8,052
Pike	65,024	14,262	8,922	1,514	5,273	2,236	1,003	17,257	5,274	17,404
Pulaski	63,063	14,358	10,241	1,524	5,058	2,184	1,044	17,293	5,282	13,331
Simpson	17,327	4,268	2,471	453	1,357	577	265	4,494	1,371	2,758
Trigg	14,339	3,228	2,727	343	1,153	515	263	4,211	1,293	2,143
Warren	113,792	25,912	12,440	2,751	9,142	3,626	1,458	26,430	7,914	22,168
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