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HomeMy WebLinkAboutAnnual Children's Health Impacts Annual Children's Health Impacts (1999) Rank (based Lower Upper on Asthma Asthma Acute Respiratory Respiratory MSA ER Visits) ER Visits Bronchitis Symptoms Symptoms New Vork..Newark-Edison, NY..NJ-PA MSA 1 1,742 3,838 45,076 36,978 Chicago-Naperville-Joliet, IL..IN-WI MSA 2 1,065 1,306 15,058 12,047 Houston-Bay town-Sugar Land, TX MSA 3 644 917 10,626 8,555 Los Angeles-Long Beach-5anta Ana, CA MSA 4 459 2,168 25,012 20,014 Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE--MD MSA 5 426 978 11,336 9,140 Detroit-Warren-Livonia, MI MSA 6 368 471 5,414 4,312 Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX MSA 7 351 512 5,875 4,673 Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-V A-MD...V\I\I MSA 8 305 452 5,187 4,128 At1anta-Sandy Springs-Marietta, GA MSA 9 302 445 5, 113 4,075 Baltimore-Towson, MD MSA 10 259 384 4,444 3,571 Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Miami Beach, FL MSA 11 247 375 4,312 3,432 Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, MA-NH MSA 12 238 530 6,194 5,043 St. Louis, MO-IL MSA 13 236 298 3,435 2,751 Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI MSA 14 221 279 3,201 2,550 Cincinnati-Middletown, OH-KY -IN MSA 15 213 212 3,145 2,523 CleveJand-Elvria-Mentor, OH MSA 16 184 235 2,702 2,157 New Orieans-Metairie-Kenner, LA MSA 17 160 210 2,495 2,085 Tampa-St. Petersburg-ClealWater, FL MSA 18 1'35 203 2,335 1,863 Baton RouQe, LA MSA 19 135 181 2,120 1,731 Columbus, OH MSA 20 122 150 1,721 1,370 MiJwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI MSA 21 121 153 1,763 1 )406 Indianapolis, IN MSA 22 112 140 1,611 1,281 Kansas City, Me-KS MSA 23 107 135 1,552 1,234 Pittsburgh, PA MSA 24 95 235 2,705 2,165 Memphis, TN-MS-AR MSA 25 93 139 1,597 1 ,273 San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA MSA 26 88 417 4,811 3,848 San Antonio, TX MSA 27 80 118 1,357 1,077 Orlando, FL MSA 28 79 120 1 ,374 1,093 Louisville, KY -IN MSA 29 78 112 1 ,291 1,029 Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ MSA 30 75 352 4,051 3,225 Charlotte-Gastonia...Concord, NC..SC MSA 31 75 111 1,271 1,010 Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, V A..NC MSA 32 71 104 1, 197 952 Dayton, OH MSA 33 68 85 974 777 Nashville-Davidson-Murfreesboro, TN MSA 34 65 94 1 ,084 862 Seattle- Tacoma-Bellevue, WA MSA 35 63 305 3,508 2,801 San Dieao..Carlsbad-San Marcos, CA MSA 36 62 299 3,429 2,729 Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX MSA 37 61 86 1,002 817 Toledo, OH MSA 38 60 75 864 691 Riverside-San BernardinOo*Ontario, CA MSA 39 59 295 3,385 2,686 Austin-Round Rock, TX MSA 40 57 81 922 731 Jacksonville, FL MSA 41 51 78 890 708 Portland-Vancouver..Beaverton, OR-WA MSA 42 48 229 2,638 2,113 Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI MSA 43 47 59 677 538 Bridgeoort-Stamford-Norwalk, CT MSA 44 46 113 1,298 1,036 Birminqham-Hoover, AL MSA 45 46 69 794 632 Akron, OH MSA 46 44 55 633 503 Providence-New Bedford-Fall River, RI-MA MSA 47 42 103 1,181 938 Richmond, VA MSA 48 40 62 706 560 Raleiah-Cal"/, NC MSA 49 39 58 666 529 Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA MSA 50 39 50 568 451 Hartford-West Hartford..East Hartford, CT MSA 51 35 87 1,001 797 Oklahoma City, OK MSA 52 34 50 576 456 Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ MSA 53 34 83 962 770 Tulsa, OK MSA 54 33 50 573 455 Salt Lake City, UT MSA 55 33 153 1 ,762 1,413 Page 1