100 Worst Spring Allergy Cities
Lexington, Ky., tops the Asthma and Allergy Foundation of
America's 2008 list of "spring allergy
capitals."
Greensboro, N.C., takes second place, followed by Johnson City, Tenn.,
Augusta, Ga., and Jackson, Miss. in fifth place.
The annual list is based on four factors: allergy prevalence, seasonal
pollen, allergy medication use per patient, and
the number of board-certified allergy specialists per patient. Rankings can
change quite a bit from year to year. For instance, Lexington leads this year's
rankings but was in the No. 52 spot on the 2007
list .
Here is the complete list of 2008 spring allergy capitals:
- Lexington, Ky.
- Greensboro, N.C.
- Johnson City, Tenn.
- Augusta, Ga.
- Jackson, Miss.
- Knoxville, Tenn.
- Birmingham, Ala.
- New Orleans
- Little Rock, Ark.
- San Diego
- Oklahoma City
- Mobile, Ala.
- South Bend, Ind.
- Omaha, Neb.
- Stockton, Calif.
- McAllen, Texas
- Greenville, S.C.
- Nashville, Tenn.
- Tulsa, Okla.
- Harrisburg, Pa.
- Louisville, Ky.
- Dallas-Fort Worth
- Charlotte, N.C.
- Tampa, Fla.
- Philadelphia
- St. Louis
- Scranton, Pa.
- Lansing, Mich.
- Madison, Wis.
- Rochester, N.Y.
- Daytona Beach, Fla.
- Memphis
- Milwaukee, Wis.
- Norfolk, Va.
- Pensacola, Fla.
- Charleston, S.C.
- Cleveland, Ohio
- Indianapolis
- Houston
- Lakeland, Fla.
- Baltimore
- Sacramento, Calif.
- Columbia, S.C.
- Kansas City, Mo.
- New York
- San Antonio
- Allentown, Pa.
- Wichita, Kan.
- Albuquerque, N.M.
- Baton Rouge, La.
- Washington, D.C.
- Providence, R.I.
- Fort Wayne, Ind.
- Austin, Texas
- Canton, Ohio
- Atlanta
- Kalamazoo, Mich.
- Chattanooga, Tenn.
- Boston
- Detroit
- Grand Rapids, Mich.
- Hartford, Conn.
- Denver
- Dayton, Ohio
- Tucson, Ariz.
- Buffalo, N.Y.
- Des Moines, Iowa
- Syracuse, N.Y.
- Salt Lake City
- Minneapolis-St. Paul
- Cincinnati
- Columbus, Ohio
- Chicago
- Boise City, Idaho
- Albany, N.Y.
- El Paso, Texas
- Richmond, Va.
- Raleigh-Durham-Chapel Hill, N.C.
- Las Vegas
- Jacksonville, Fla.
- Melbourne, Fla.
- Pittsburgh
- Miami
- Toledo, Ohio
- Modesto, Calif.
- Los Angeles
- Springfield, Mass.
- Youngstown, Ohio
- Colorado Springs, Colo.
- Seattle
- Phoenix-Mesa, Ariz.
- Fresno, Calif.
- Portland, Ore.
- Fort Myers, Fla.
- Orlando, Fla.
- Lancaster, Pa.
- Sarasota, Fla.
- Bakersfield, Calif.
- San Francisco
- Spokane, Wash.
By Miranda Hitti
Reviewed by Louise Chang
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