Area Designations for 2006 24-Hour Fine Particle (PM2.5) Standards
EPA Response to State Recommendations on 2006 24-Hour PM2.5 Designations August 19, 2008
In some cases either the state and/or EPA recommended partial counties. These are identified by a (P). If a county is not listed below, EPA recommends that it be designated as attainment/unclassifiable.
| State | Area Name | State Recommended Nonattainment Counties | EPA Recommended Nonattainment Counties |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alabama | Birmingham, AL | Jefferson | Jefferson Shelby Walker (p) |
| Alaska | Fairbanks, AK | Fairbanks North Star (p) | Fairbanks North Star (p) |
| Juneau, AK | Juneau (p) | ||
| Arizona | Nogales, AZ | Santa Cruz (p) | Santa Cruz (p) |
| California | Chico, CA | Butte (p) | Butte |
| Imperial County, CA | Imperial (p) | Imperial | |
| Los Angeles, CA | Los Angeles (p) Orange Riverside (p) San Bernardino (p) |
Los Angeles (p) Orange Riverside (p) San Bernardino (p) |
|
| Sacramento, CA | Sacramento |
El Dorado (p) Placer (p) Sacramento Solano (p) Yolo |
|
| San Francisco Bay Area, CA | Alameda Contra Costa Marin Napa San Francisco San Mateo Santa Clara Solano (p) Sonoma (p) |
Alameda Contra Costa Marin Napa San Francisco San Mateo Santa Clara Solano (p) Sonoma (p) |
|
| San Joaquin Valley, CA | Fresno Kern (p) Kings Madera Merced San Joaquin Stanislaus Tulare |
Fresno Kern (p) Kings Madera Merced San Joaquin Stanislaus Tulare |
|
| Yuba City-Marysville, CA | Sutter (p) Yuba (p) |
Sutter Yuba |
|
| Connecticut | New York, NY-NJ-CT | Fairfield New Haven |
Fairfield New Haven |
| Delaware | Philadelphia-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE | New Castle | New Castle |
| Idaho | Logan, UT-ID | Franklin (p) | Franklin (p) |
| Pinehurst, ID | Shoshone (p) | Shoshone (p) | |
| Illinois | Chicago-Gary-Lake County, IL-IN | Cook DuPage Grundy (p) Kane Kendall (p) Lake McHenry Will |
Cook DuPage Grundy (p) Kane Kendall (p) Lake McHenry Will |
| Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL | Rock Island | ||
| Paducah-Mayfield, KY-IL | Massac | ||
| St. Louis, MO-IL | Madison Monroe Randolph (p) St. Clair |
Madison Monroe Randolph (p) St. Clair |
|
| Indiana | Chicago-Gary-Lake County, IL-IN | Lake | Lake Porter |
| Cincinnati-Hamilton, OH-KY-IN | Dearborn (p) | ||
| Evansville, IN | Vanderburgh |
Dubois Gibson (p) Pike (p) Spencer (p) Vanderburgh Warrick |
|
| Indianapolis, IN | Marion |
Hamilton Hendricks Johnson Marion Morgan |
|
| Lafayette-Frankfort, IN | Tippecanoe | Tippecanoe | |
| Louisville, KY-IN | Clark Floyd Jefferson (p) |
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| Vincennes, IN | Knox | Knox | |
| Iowa | Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL | Scott (p) | Scott |
| Muscatine, IA | Muscatine (p) | Muscatine | |
| Kentucky | Cincinnati-Hamilton, OH-KY-IN | Boone Campbell Kenton |
|
| Clarksville, TN-KY | Muhlenberg | ||
| Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH | Boyd Lawrence (p) |
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| Louisville, KY-IN | Bullitt Jefferson |
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| Paducah-Mayfield, KY-IL | McCracken | ||
| Maryland | Baltimore, MD | Anne Arundel Baltimore City Baltimore Carroll Harford Howard |
Anne Arundel Baltimore City Baltimore Carroll Harford Howard |
| Michigan | Detroit-Ann Arbor, MI | Livingston Macomb Monroe Oakland St. Clair Washtenaw Wayne |
Livingston Macomb Monroe Oakland St. Clair Washtenaw Wayne |
| Grand Rapids, MI | Kent | Kent Ottawa |
|
| Missouri | St. Louis, MO-IL | Franklin Jefferson St. Charles St. Louis St. Louis City |
|
| Montana | Libby, MT | Lincoln (p) | |
| New Jersey | Allentown, PA | Warren (p) | |
| New York, NY-NJ-CT | Bergen Essex Hudson Mercer Middlesex Monmouth Morris Passaic Somerset Union |
Bergen Essex Hudson Mercer Middlesex Monmouth Morris Passaic Somerset Union |
|
| Philadelphia-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE | Burlington Camden Gloucester |
Burlington Camden Gloucester |
|
| New York | New York, NY-NJ-CT | Bronx Kings Nassau New York Orange Queens Richmond Rockland Suffolk Westchester |
Bronx Kings Nassau New York Orange Queens Richmond Rockland Suffolk Westchester |
| Ohio | Canton-Massillon, OH | Stark | Stark |
| Cincinnati-Hamilton, OH-KY-IN | Butler Clermont Hamilton Warren |
Butler Clermont Hamilton Warren |
|
| Cleveland-Akron-Lorain, OH | Cuyahoga Lake Lorain Medina Portage Summit |
Ashtabula (p) Cuyahoga Lake Lorain Medina Portage Summit |
|
| Columbus, OH | Delaware Fairfield Franklin Licking |
Coshocton (p) Delaware Fairfield Franklin Licking |
|
| Dayton-Springfield, OH | Greene Montgomery |
Clark Greene Montgomery |
|
| Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH | Adams (p) Gallia (p) Lawrence Scioto |
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| Parkersburg-Marietta, WV-OH | Washington | Washington | |
| Steubenville-Weirton, OH-WV | Jefferson | Jefferson | |
| Youngstown, OH | Mahoning Trumbull |
Mahoning Trumbull |
|
| Oregon | Klamath Falls, OR | Klamath (p) | Klamath (p) |
| Oakridge, OR | Lane (p) | Lane (p) | |
| Pennsylvania | Allentown, PA | Lehigh Northampton |
Lehigh Northampton |
| Harrisburg-Lebanon-Carlisle, PA | Cumberland Dauphin Lebanon |
Cumberland Dauphin Lebanon |
|
| Johnstown, PA | Cambria Indiana (p) |
Cambria Indiana (p) |
|
| Lancaster, PA | Lancaster | Lancaster | |
| Liberty-Clairton, PA | Allegheny (p) | Allegheny (p) | |
| Philadelphia-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE | Bucks Chester Delaware Montgomery Philadelphia |
Bucks Chester Delaware Montgomery Philadelphia |
|
| Pittsburgh-Beaver Valley, PA | Allegheny (p) Armstrong (p) Beaver Butler Lawrence (p) Washington Westmoreland |
Allegheny (p) Armstrong (p) Beaver Butler Greene (p) Lawrence (p) Washington Westmoreland |
|
| Reading, PA | Berks | Berks | |
| York, PA | York | York | |
| Tennessee | Clarksville, TN-KY | Humphreys Montgomery Stewart |
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| Knoxville-Sevierville-La Follette, TN | Anderson Blount Knox Loudon Roane (p) |
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| Utah | Logan, UT-ID | Cache (p) | Cache (p) |
| Salt Lake City, UT | Davis Salt Lake Utah (p) Weber (p) |
Box Elder (p) Davis Salt Lake Tooele (p) Utah (p) Weber (p) |
|
| Washington | Seattle-Tacoma, WA | Pierce (p) | Pierce (p) |
| West Virginia | Charleston, WV | Kanawha Putnam |
Kanawha Putnam |
| Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH | Cabell Mason (p) Wayne |
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| Morgantown, WV | Monongalia | ||
| Parkersburg-Marietta, WV-OH | Pleasants (p) Wood |
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| Steubenville-Weirton, OH-WV | Brooke Hancock |
Brooke Hancock |
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| Wisconsin | Green Bay, WI | Brown | |
| Madison-Baraboo, WI | Columbia Dane |
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| Milwaukee-Racine, WI | Milwaukee Racine Waukesha |
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Total |
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| 25 states | 57 areas | 116 whole counties 31 partial counties |
169 whole counties 46 partial counties |
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