The Worst Spring Allergy City Is...

(WebMD)  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:

1. Lexington, Ky.


2. Greensboro, N.C.


3. Johnson City, Tenn.


4. Augusta, Ga.


5. Jackson, Miss.


6. Knoxville, Tenn.


7. Birmingham, Ala.


8. New Orleans


9. Little Rock, Ark.


10. San Diego


11. Oklahoma City


12. Mobile, Ala.


13. South Bend, Ind.


14. Omaha, Neb.


15. Stockton, Calif.


16. McAllen, Texas


17. Greenville, S.C.


18. Nashville, Tenn.


19. Tulsa, Okla.


20. Harrisburg, Pa.


21. Louisville, Ky.


22. Dallas-Fort Worth


23. Charlotte, N.C.


24. Tampa, Fla.


25. Philadelphia


26. St. Louis


27. Scranton, Pa.


28. Lansing, Mich.


29. Madison, Wis.


30. Rochester, N.Y.


31. Daytona Beach, Fla.


32. Memphis


33. Milwaukee, Wis.


34. Norfolk, Va.


35. Pensacola, Fla.


36. Charleston, S.C.


37. Cleveland, Ohio


38. Indianapolis


39. Houston


40. Lakeland, Fla.


41. Baltimore


42. Sacramento, Calif.


43. Columbia, S.C.


44. Kansas City, Mo.


45. New York


46. San Antonio


47. Allentown, Pa.


48. Wichita, Kan.


49. Albuquerque, N.M.


50. Baton Rouge, La.


51. Washington, D.C.


52. Providence, R.I.


53. Fort Wayne, Ind.


54. Austin, Texas


55. Canton, Ohio


56. Atlanta


57. Kalamazoo, Mich.


58. Chattanooga, Tenn.


59. Boston


60. Detroit


61. Grand Rapids, Mich.


62. Hartford, Conn.


63. Denver


64. Dayton, Ohio


65. Tucson, Ariz.


66. Buffalo, N.Y.


67. Des Moines, Iowa


68. Syracuse, N.Y.


69. Salt Lake City


70. Minneapolis-St. Paul


71. Cincinnati


72. Columbus, Ohio


73. Chicago


74. Boise City, Idaho


75. Albany, N.Y.


76. El Paso, Texas


77. Richmond, Va.


78. Raleigh-Durham-Chapel Hill, N.C.


79. Las Vegas


80. Jacksonville, Fla.


81. Melbourne, Fla.


82. Pittsburgh


83. Miami


84. Toledo, Ohio


85. Modesto, Calif.


86. Los Angeles


87. Springfield, Mass.


88. Youngstown, Ohio


89. Colorado Springs, Colo.


90. Seattle


91. Phoenix-Mesa, Ariz.


92. Fresno, Calif.


93. Portland, Ore.


94. Fort Myers, Fla.


95. Orlando, Fla.


96. Lancaster, Pa.


97. Sarasota, Fla.


98. Bakersfield, Calif.


99. San Francisco


100. Spokane, Wash.

By Miranda Hitti
Reviewed by Louise Chang
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