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Breath-taking
Premature Mortality Due to Particulate Air Pollution in 239 American Cities

Top 50 MSA's Ranked by Attributable Mortality

This table considers Metropolitan Statistical Areas ranked by the number of premature deaths attributable to particulate air pollution. The table identifies the top 50 MSA's of the 239 MSA's for which we have data.

Rank	Metropolitan Statistical Area	Estimated Annual Cardiopulmonary Deaths Attributable to Particulate Air Pollution
1	LOS ANGELES-LONG BEACH, CA	5,873
2	NEW YORK, NY-NJ	4,024
3	CHICAGO, IL	3,479
4	PHILADELPHIA, PA-NJ	2,599
5	DETROIT, MI	2,123
6	RIVERSIDE-SAN BERNARDINO, CA	1,905
7	SAN FRANCISCO-OAKLAND, CA	1,270
8	PITTSBURGH, PA	1,216
9	ST. LOUIS, MO-IL	1,195
10	CLEVELAND, OH	1,161
11	PHOENIX, AZ	1,110
12	ANAHEIM-SANTA ANA, CA	1,053
13	SAN DIEGO, CA	999
14	ATLANTA, GA	946
15	HOUSTON, TX	939
16	TAMPA-ST. PETERSBURG, FL	938
17	BALTIMORE, MD	861
18	NEWARK, NJ	819
19	BOSTON-LOWELL-BROCKTON-LAWRENCE-HAVERHILL, MA	792
20	DALLAS-FORT WORTH, TX	743
21	MIAMI, FL	645
22	CINCINNATI-HAMILTON, OH-KY-IN	617
23	NASSAU-SUFFOLK, NY	605
24	WASHINGTON, DC-MD-VA	588
25	MILWAUKEE, WI	518
26	KANSAS CITY, MO-KS	507
27	SEATTLE-EVERETT, WA	501
28	MINNEAPOLIS-ST. PAUL, MN-WI	495
29	INDIANAPOLIS, IN	494
30	FRESNO, CA	488
30	SACRAMENTO, CA	488
32	BAKERSFIELD, CA	464
33	PROVIDENCE-WARWICK-PAWTUCKET, RI	448
34	SAN JOSE, CA	447
35	NASHVILLE-DAVIDSON, TN	419
36	LOUISVILLE, KY-IN	392
37	BIRMINGHAM, AL	379
38	DENVER-BOULDER, CO	375
39	NEW ORLEANS, LA	369
40	COLUMBUS, OH	360
41	LAS VEGAS, NV	350
42	MEMPHIS, TN-AR-MS	345
43	STOCKTON, CA	321
44	NORTHEAST, PA (SCRANTON)	314
45	PORTLAND, OR-WA	307
46	GREENSBORO-WINSTON SALEM-HIGH POINT, NC	304
47	VISALIA-TULARE-PORTERVILLE, CA	302
48	JACKSONVILLE, FL	297
49	SALT LAKE CITY-OGDEN, UT	295
50	OMAHA, NE-IA	288

Metropolitan Statistical Areas are as defined by the Office of Management and Budget for 1980, except for New England, where areas are New England County Metropolitan Areas.