State of the Air 2012

Report Card: Tennessee

High Ozone Days
Particle Pollution
Groups at Risk

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County	Grade	Wgt. Avg.	Orange Days	Red Days	Purple Days
Anderson	C	1.7	5	0	0
Blount	F	8.7	26	0	0
Davidson	C	1.3	4	0	0
Dyer	DNC	DNC	DNC	DNC	DNC
Hamilton	F	5.5	15	1	0
Haywood	INC	INC	INC	INC	INC
Jefferson	F	4.0	12	0	0
Knox	F	5.0	15	0	0
Lawrence	DNC	DNC	DNC	DNC	DNC
Loudon	F	4.0	12	0	0
Madison	DNC	DNC	DNC	DNC	DNC
Maury	DNC	DNC	DNC	DNC	DNC
McMinn	DNC	DNC	DNC	DNC	DNC
Meigs	C	1.0	3	0	0
Montgomery	DNC	DNC	DNC	DNC	DNC
Putnam	DNC	DNC	DNC	DNC	DNC
Roane	DNC	DNC	DNC	DNC	DNC
Rutherford	B	0.3	1	0	0
Sevier	F	8.7	26	0	0
Shelby	F	5.2	14	1	0
Sullivan	C	1.7	5	0	0
Sumner	F	5.0	15	0	0
Williamson	C	1.7	5	0	0
Wilson	C	2.0	6	0	0

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County	Grade	Wgt. Avg.	Orange Days	Red Days	Purple Days	Grade (Annual)	Design Value
Anderson	DNC	DNC	DNC	DNC	DNC	DNC	DNC
Blount	B	0.3	1	0	0	Pass	11.7
Davidson	B	0.3	1	0	0	Pass	11.2
Dyer	B	0.3	1	0	0	Pass	10.1
Hamilton	B	0.5	0	1	0	Pass	11.6
Haywood	DNC	DNC	DNC	DNC	DNC	DNC	DNC
Jefferson	DNC	DNC	DNC	DNC	DNC	DNC	DNC
Knox	C	1.7	5	0	0	Pass	12.4
Lawrence	A	0.0	0	0	0	Pass	8.9
Loudon	B	0.7	2	0	0	Pass	12.4
Madison	A	0.0	0	0	0	Pass	9.6
Maury	A	0.0	0	0	0	Pass	9.6
McMinn	A	0.0	0	0	0	Pass	11.7
Meigs	DNC	DNC	DNC	DNC	DNC	DNC	DNC
Montgomery	A	0.0	0	0	0	Pass	10.7
Putnam	A	0.0	0	0	0	Pass	10.2
Roane	B	0.8	1	1	0	Pass	11.9
Rutherford	DNC	DNC	DNC	DNC	DNC	DNC	DNC
Sevier	DNC	DNC	DNC	DNC	DNC	DNC	DNC
Shelby	B	0.3	1	0	0	Pass	10.8
Sullivan	B	0.3	1	0	0	Pass	11.0
Sumner	B	0.3	1	0	0	Pass	10.5
Williamson	DNC	DNC	DNC	DNC	DNC	DNC	DNC
Wilson	DNC	DNC	DNC	DNC	DNC	DNC	DNC

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

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Anderson	Knoxville-Sevierville-La Follette, TN	Knoxville-Sevierville-La-Follette-TN.html	anderson-47001.html	47001	1.7	C	5	0	DNC	0	0	0	Dnc	0	75129	16464	13064	1492	3436	2667	1308	60	21386	7296	11965	22	34.2	36.3	30.8	25	17.8	14	6	8.2	10.5	7.5	4	1.7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Blount	Knoxville-Sevierville-La Follette, TN	Knoxville-Sevierville-La-Follette-TN.html	blount-47009.html	47009	8.7	F	26	0	B	0.3	1	0	Pass	11.7	123010	27376	19770	2481	5633	4285	2037	99	33867	11548	16861	48	68.3	65.2	49	39	33.7	31.7	22	19.7	26.2	20.8	15.5	8.7	2.7	1.7	0.3	2	1.3	2.7	2.3	1.7	0.3	0	14.1	13.9	14.1	14.1	14.7	14.1	12.9	11.7
Davidson	Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Columbia, TN	Nashville-Davidson-Murfreesboro-Columbia-TN.html	davidson-47037.html	47037	1.3	C	4	0	B	0.3	1	0	Pass	11.2	626681	136391	65403	12360	29794	20132	7935	502	145652	49343	120757	24.3	26.7	24.2	18	8.7	4.2	3.3	4.3	6.5	9	7.7	4.8	1.3	2.7	0.3	0.3	5.7	5.3	7.3	4	2.7	0.3	15.3	0	0	14.2	14.1	14.3	13.2	11.8	11.2
Dyer			dyer-47045.html	47045	0	DNC	0	0	B	0.3	1	0	Pass	10.1	38335	9552	5517	866	1703	1276	589	31	9959	3397	7722	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1.7	2.3	1.7	1	0.3	12.7	12	11.4	12.2	12.1	12.6	11.4	10.7	10.1
Hamilton	Chattanooga-Cleveland-Athens, TN-GA	Chattanooga-Cleveland-Athens-TN-GA.html	hamilton-47065.html	47065	5.5	F	15	1	B	0.5	0	1	Pass	11.6	336463	72611	49415	6580	15674	11555	5259	269	89387	30432	51308	35.7	39	39.8	28.8	29.7	22.8	18.5	8.7	10	16.8	16.2	12.2	5.5	2.5	1	0.3	3	2.3	4.3	3	2	0.5	16.9	16.1	15.7	16.1	15.5	15.2	14.3	12.7	11.6
Haywood			haywood-47075.html	47075	0	Inc	0	0	DNC	0	0	0	Dnc	0	18787	4810	2583	436	826	622	285	15	4851	1658	4378	25.2	31.2	37	24.5	16.7	9.2	0	0	0	0	4.5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Jefferson	Knoxville-Sevierville-La Follette, TN	Knoxville-Sevierville-La-Follette-TN.html	jefferson-47089.html	47089	4.0	F	12	0	DNC	0	0	0	Dnc	0	51407	11359	8334	1029	2363	1786	848	41	14085	4797	8307	46.7	46.3	40.7	27.7	28	23.7	20.5	11.7	12.7	15	9.8	6	4.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Knox	Knoxville-Sevierville-La Follette, TN	Knoxville-Sevierville-La-Follette-TN.html	knox-47093.html	47093	5.0	F	15	0	C	1.7	5	0	Pass	12.4	432226	94490	56491	8563	20233	14451	6263	347	109218	37122	54395	59	68.8	63.3	41.3	33.3	27.2	21.8	15.3	16.2	24	18.7	13.7	5.0	9.7	5.5	2	5.7	4.3	7	5.3	4.7	1.7	18.4	16.4	15.7	15.6	15.6	15.7	0	13	12.4
Lawrence			lawrence-47099.html	47099	0	DNC	0	0	A	0.0	0	0	Pass	8.9	41869	10529	6738	954	1847	1401	673	34	11098	3777	7544	0	26.3	29	23.8	8.3	5.3	4.7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.8	1.2	0	0.3	0.3	1.3	1	1	0.0	12.6	12	11.3	11.5	11.5	12.1	11.3	10.1	8.9
Loudon	Knoxville-Sevierville-La Follette, TN	Knoxville-Sevierville-La-Follette-TN.html	loudon-47105.html	47105	4.0	F	12	0	B	0.7	2	0	Pass	12.4	48556	9868	10434	894	2237	1814	960	39	15057	5132	6873	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	15	20.5	14.2	10.2	4.0	0	0	0	1	1.3	2	1.7	1.7	0.7	0	0	0	0	15.3	15.7	14.9	13.7	12.4
Madison	Jackson-Humboldt, TN	Jackson-Humboldt-TN.html	madison-47113.html	47113	0	DNC	0	0	A	0.0	0	0	Pass	9.6	98294	23634	12932	2142	4455	3230	1425	78	24646	8389	18325	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.3	0.3	0	0	0.7	2	2	1.3	0.0	13.5	0	0	0	0	0	11.8	10.6	9.6
Maury	Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Columbia, TN	Nashville-Davidson-Murfreesboro-Columbia-TN.html	maury-47119.html	47119	0	DNC	0	0	A	0.0	0	0	Pass	9.6	80956	19657	10479	1781	3643	2686	1192	65	20625	7041	11407	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.3	1.3	2	0.7	0.7	0.0	13.6	12.7	12.4	13	13.1	13.5	12.3	10.9	9.6
McMinn	Chattanooga-Cleveland-Athens, TN-GA	Chattanooga-Cleveland-Athens-TN-GA.html	mcminn-47107.html	47107	0	DNC	0	0	A	0.0	0	0	Pass	11.7	52266	11795	8813	1069	2378	1825	884	42	14538	4955	9515	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.0	0.7	0.3	0.7	1.0	2.0	1.7	1.0	0.0	16.1	0	13.9	14.1	14.1	14.7	14.1	12.9	11.7
Meigs			meigs-47121.html	47121	1.0	C	3	0	DNC	0	0	0	Dnc	0	11753	2526	1885	229	542	418	199	9	3317	1134	2562	0	0	0	0	33.8	26.3	19.7	7.7	8.7	11.5	7.8	4.5	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Montgomery	Clarksville, TN-KY	Clarksville-TN-KY.html	montgomery-47125.html	47125	0	DNC	0	0	A	0.0	0	0	Pass	10.7	172331	48214	13791	4369	7617	4945	1808	138	34600	11686	26551	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	3	6	4	3	0.0	13.3	13.3	13	13.9	13.6	13.9	12.6	11.5	10.7
Putnam			putnam-47141.html	47141	0	DNC	0	0	A	0.0	0	0	Pass	10.2	72321	15567	10565	1411	3398	2428	1085	58	18521	6275	14982	0	32.8	35.2	25.5	21.2	14.3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.7	0.7	0	2.3	1.7	2	0.3	0.3	0.0	14.4	13.3	12.9	13.4	0	0	0	11.3	10.2
Roane	Knoxville-Sevierville-La Follette, TN	Knoxville-Sevierville-La-Follette-TN.html	roane-47145.html	47145	0	DNC	0	0	B	0.8	1	1	Pass	11.9	54181	11285	10055	1023	2496	1984	998	44	16132	5512	8138	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0.8	0.8	15.4	14.1	13.6	14.2	14.5	14.8	14	12.9	11.9
Rutherford	Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Columbia, TN	Nashville-Davidson-Murfreesboro-Columbia-TN.html	rutherford-47149.html	47149	0.3	B	1	0	DNC	0	0	0	Dnc	0	262604	68714	21566	6227	11853	7827	2903	211	55284	18732	37217	12.2	19.2	20	17.7	15.7	11	10	3.3	2.3	4.8	3.5	2.8	0.3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Sevier	Knoxville-Sevierville-La Follette, TN	Knoxville-Sevierville-La-Follette-TN.html	sevier-47155.html	47155	8.7	F	26	0	DNC	0	0	0	Dnc	0	89889	19892	13917	1803	4132	3120	1461	72	24501	8356	14666	60.3	75.3	81	67.8	64	45.2	30.7	11.2	14.3	26.3	26.3	17.7	8.7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Shelby	Memphis, TN-MS-AR	Memphis-TN-MS-AR.html	shelby-47157.html	47157	5.2	F	14	1	B	0.3	1	0	Pass	10.8	927644	244742	95224	22178	41149	28788	11752	741	212607	72380	185976	36.8	45.2	49.3	40.5	29.3	20.7	14.3	14	15.8	22	17.5	10.3	5.2	3.5	1.7	0.7	7	6.3	7.3	3.3	2.3	0.3	14.9	14	13.5	13.8	13.6	13.8	12.6	11.3	10.8
Sullivan	Johnson City-Kingsport-Bristol (Tri-Cities), TN-VA	Johnson-City-Kingsport-Bristol-Tri-Cities-TN-VA.html	sullivan-47163.html	47163	1.7	C	5	0	B	0.3	1	0	Pass	11.0	156823	32293	29215	2926	7277	5689	2843	126	45973	15670	27779	25.8	31.7	33.8	26.3	25.7	21.3	15.5	10.2	9.8	14.2	10.2	6.7	1.7	2.3	0.7	0.3	1	1	1.3	1	0.7	0.3	15.7	14.5	13.8	14	14	14.5	13.3	12	11.0
Sumner	Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Columbia, TN	Nashville-Davidson-Murfreesboro-Columbia-TN.html	sumner-47165.html	47165	5.0	F	15	0	B	0.3	1	0	Pass	10.5	160645	40630	20262	3682	7143	5237	2309	129	40075	13675	21175	39.2	43.5	43.7	35.8	25.5	19.3	14	13.2	14.3	21.5	16.7	11.5	5.0	0	0	0	1.3	1.3	2.3	1.7	1.3	0.3	14.3	13.5	13	13.7	13.6	13.8	12.7	11.5	10.5
Williamson	Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Columbia, TN	Nashville-Davidson-Murfreesboro-Columbia-TN.html	williamson-47187.html	47187	1.7	C	5	0	DNC	0	0	0	Dnc	0	183182	53629	17807	4860	7722	5648	2365	147	42565	14600	11740	26.3	34.2	34	25.7	19.7	13.5	10.5	3.7	2	8.7	7.7	7.7	1.7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Wilson	Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Columbia, TN	Nashville-Davidson-Murfreesboro-Columbia-TN.html	wilson-47189.html	47189	2.0	C	6	0	DNC	0	0	0	Dnc	0	113993	28561	13868	2588	5082	3738	1635	92	28562	9763	11271	21.5	28	29.3	24.3	18.5	12.7	10.7	6	5.3	11.3	9.7	8	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

County	Total Pop	Under 18	65 & Over	Pediatric Asthma	Adult Asthma	Chronic Bronchitis	Emphysema	CV Disease	Diabetes	Poverty Estimate
Anderson	75,129	16,464	13,064	1,492	3,436	2,667	1,308	21,386	7,296	11,965
Blount	123,010	27,376	19,770	2,481	5,633	4,285	2,037	33,867	11,548	16,861
Davidson	626,681	136,391	65,403	12,360	29,794	20,132	7,935	145,652	49,343	120,757
Dyer	38,335	9,552	5,517	866	1,703	1,276	589	9,959	3,397	7,722
Hamilton	336,463	72,611	49,415	6,580	15,674	11,555	5,259	89,387	30,432	51,308
Haywood	18,787	4,810	2,583	436	826	622	285	4,851	1,658	4,378
Jefferson	51,407	11,359	8,334	1,029	2,363	1,786	848	14,085	4,797	8,307
Knox	432,226	94,490	56,491	8,563	20,233	14,451	6,263	109,218	37,122	54,395
Lawrence	41,869	10,529	6,738	954	1,847	1,401	673	11,098	3,777	7,544
Loudon	48,556	9,868	10,434	894	2,237	1,814	960	15,057	5,132	6,873
Madison	98,294	23,634	12,932	2,142	4,455	3,230	1,425	24,646	8,389	18,325
Maury	80,956	19,657	10,479	1,781	3,643	2,686	1,192	20,625	7,041	11,407
McMinn	52,266	11,795	8,813	1,069	2,378	1,825	884	14,538	4,955	9,515
Meigs	11,753	2,526	1,885	229	542	418	199	3,317	1,134	2,562
Montgomery	172,331	48,214	13,791	4,369	7,617	4,945	1,808	34,600	11,686	26,551
Putnam	72,321	15,567	10,565	1,411	3,398	2,428	1,085	18,521	6,275	14,982
Roane	54,181	11,285	10,055	1,023	2,496	1,984	998	16,132	5,512	8,138
Rutherford	262,604	68,714	21,566	6,227	11,853	7,827	2,903	55,284	18,732	37,217
Sevier	89,889	19,892	13,917	1,803	4,132	3,120	1,461	24,501	8,356	14,666
Shelby	927,644	244,742	95,224	22,178	41,149	28,788	11,752	212,607	72,380	185,976
Sullivan	156,823	32,293	29,215	2,926	7,277	5,689	2,843	45,973	15,670	27,779
Sumner	160,645	40,630	20,262	3,682	7,143	5,237	2,309	40,075	13,675	21,175
Williamson	183,182	53,629	17,807	4,860	7,722	5,648	2,365	42,565	14,600	11,740
Wilson	113,993	28,561	13,868	2,588	5,082	3,738	1,635	28,562	9,763	11,271
TOTAL:

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