Top 10 US counties with the worst air pollution
- Ellen Dewitt, Researched By Betsy Ladyzhets
- Updated
FindCare consulted the study from Harvard University researchers Wu et al., published in Science Advances in 2020, that linked long-term exposure to fine particulate matter pollution and increased vulnerability to COVID-19. FindCare ranked the top 10 counties according to their average PM2.5 pollution across a 17-year time frame, adding a U.S. counties map of average PM2.5 pollution.
Top 10 US counties with the worst air pollution
Updated#10. Clayton County, Georgia
Updated#9. Jefferson County, Alabama
Updated#8. Hamilton County, Ohio
Updated#7. Vanderburgh County, Indiana
Updated#6. Fulton County, Georgia
Updated#5. Marion County, Indiana
Updated#4. Tulare County, California
Updated#3. Fresno County, California
Updated#2. Los Angeles County, California
Updated#1. Orange County, California
UpdatedOriginally published on healthline.com, part of the BLOX Digital Content Exchange.
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