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PM-2.5 (1997) Designated Area/State Information

Data is current as of March 31, 2024

PM-2.5 (1997) Notes

* The 1997 Primary Annual PM-2.5 NAAQS (level of 15 µg/m3) is revoked in attainment and maintenance areas for that NAAQS. For additional information see the PM-2.5 NAAQS SIP Requirements Final Rule, effective October 24, 2016. (81 FR 58009)

Display:       Nonattainment and Maintenance Areas       Nonattainment Areas       Maintenance Areas
Area Name  State  Current Status  class sort Current
Classification
or at
Redesignation
 
No.
Counties
 
2010
Population
 
EPA
Region
 
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Classification history
 
Total
Areas

Total
Counties
Total
Population
(2010)
 
Nonattainment 3 13 19,579,289  
Maintenance 36 196 74,536,788  
Nonattainment and Maintenance 39 208 94,116,077  
Atlanta, GA GA Maintenance * B Moderate 22 5,265,299 04
Baltimore, MD MD Maintenance * B Moderate 6 2,662,691 03
Birmingham, AL AL Maintenance * C Former Subpart 1 3 857,680 04
Canton-Massillon, OH OH Maintenance * C Former Subpart 1 1 375,586 05
Charleston, WV WV Maintenance * C Former Subpart 1 2 248,549 03
Chattanooga, TN-GA-AL AL Maintenance * B Moderate 1 1,760 04
Chattanooga, TN-GA-AL GA Maintenance * B Moderate 2 132,698 04
Chattanooga, TN-GA-AL TN Maintenance * B Moderate 1 336,463 04
Chicago-Gary-Lake County, IL-IN IL Maintenance * C Former Subpart 1 8 8,389,546 05
Chicago-Gary-Lake County, IL-IN IN Maintenance * C Former Subpart 1 2 660,348 05
Cincinnati-Hamilton, OH-KY-IN IN Maintenance * C Former Subpart 1 1 13,516 05
Cincinnati-Hamilton, OH-KY-IN KY Maintenance * C Former Subpart 1 3 368,867 04
Cincinnati-Hamilton, OH-KY-IN OH Maintenance * C Former Subpart 1 4 1,580,560 05
Cleveland-Akron-Lorain, OH OH Maintenance * C Former Subpart 1 7 2,709,565 05
Columbus, OH OH Maintenance * C Former Subpart 1 5 1,651,811 05
Dayton-Springfield, OH OH Maintenance * C Former Subpart 1 3 835,059 05
Detroit-Ann Arbor, MI MI Maintenance * C Former Subpart 1 7 4,704,743 05
Evansville, IN IN Maintenance * C Former Subpart 1 6 296,995 05
Greensboro-Winston Salem-High Point, NC NC Maintenance * C Former Subpart 1 2 651,284 04
Harrisburg-Lebanon-Carlisle, PA PA Maintenance * B Moderate 3 637,074 03
Hickory-Morganton-Lenoir, NC NC Maintenance * C Former Subpart 1 1 154,358 04
Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH KY Maintenance * C Former Subpart 1 2 52,397 04
Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH OH Maintenance * C Former Subpart 1 4 149,579 05
Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH WV Maintenance * C Former Subpart 1 3 141,206 03
Indianapolis, IN IN Maintenance * C Former Subpart 1 5 1,531,958 05
Johnstown, PA PA Maintenance * B Moderate 2 156,923 03
Knoxville, TN TN Maintenance * B Moderate 5 681,523 04
Lancaster, PA PA Maintenance * B Moderate 1 519,445 03
Libby, MT MT Maintenance * B Moderate 1 9,429 08
Liberty-Clairton, PA PA Nonattainment B Moderate 1 20,789 03
Los Angeles-South Coast Air Basin, CA CA Nonattainment B Moderate 4 15,716,335 09
Louisville, KY-IN IN Maintenance * B Moderate 3 203,489 05
Louisville, KY-IN KY Maintenance * B Moderate 2 815,415 04
Macon, GA GA Maintenance * C Former Subpart 1 2 158,123 04
Martinsburg-Hagerstown, WV-MD MD Maintenance * B Moderate 1 147,430 03
Martinsburg-Hagerstown, WV-MD WV Maintenance * B Moderate 1 104,169 03
New York-N. New Jersey-Long Island, NY-NJ-CT CT Maintenance * C Former Subpart 1 2 1,779,306 01
New York-N. New Jersey-Long Island, NY-NJ-CT NJ Maintenance * C Former Subpart 1 10 5,983,547 02
New York-N. New Jersey-Long Island, NY-NJ-CT NY Maintenance * C Former Subpart 1 10 12,641,628 02
Parkersburg-Marietta, WV-OH OH Maintenance * C Former Subpart 1 1 61,778 05
Parkersburg-Marietta, WV-OH WV Maintenance * C Former Subpart 1 2 88,538 03
Philadelphia-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE DE Maintenance * B Moderate 1 538,479 03
Philadelphia-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE NJ Maintenance * C Former Subpart 1 3 1,250,679 02
Philadelphia-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE PA Maintenance * B Moderate 5 4,008,994 03
Pittsburgh-Beaver Valley, PA PA Maintenance * B Moderate 8 2,142,981 03
Reading, PA PA Maintenance * B Moderate 1 411,442 03
Rome, GA GA Maintenance * C Former Subpart 1 1 96,317 04
San Joaquin Valley, CA CA Nonattainment A Serious 8 3,842,165 09
St. Louis, MO-IL IL Maintenance * B Moderate 4 573,748 05
St. Louis, MO-IL MO Maintenance * B Moderate 5 1,998,958 07
Steubenville-Weirton, OH-WV OH Maintenance * C Former Subpart 1 1 69,709 05
Steubenville-Weirton, OH-WV WV Maintenance * C Former Subpart 1 2 54,745 03
Washington, DC-MD-VA DC Maintenance * B Moderate 1 601,723 03
Washington, DC-MD-VA MD Maintenance * B Moderate 4 2,215,133 03
Washington, DC-MD-VA VA Maintenance * B Moderate 9 2,230,623 03
Wheeling, WV-OH OH Maintenance * C Former Subpart 1 1 70,400 05
Wheeling, WV-OH WV Maintenance * C Former Subpart 1 2 77,550 03
York, PA PA Maintenance * B Moderate 1 434,972 03

PM-2.5 (1997) Notes

County subtotals and grand totals may not equal sum of the counties. Part counties are only counted one time within groupings. Multi-state areas are counted only once in area totals, and are counted in maintenance totals when all states in the area have been redesignated.

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