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Table 3. Counties Failing to meet the 8-hour ozone NAAQS, 1996-98

Information provided for informational purposes onlyNote: EPA no longer updates this information, but it may be useful as a reference or resource.

Listed by State then County

State  County Design Value (ppb)       Located in, adjacent to or near:
Alabama
  Clay Co                   85         E of Birmingham
  Jefferson Co              93         Birmingham, AL
  Madison Co                86         Huntsville, AL
  Mobile Co                 86         Mobile, AL
  Shelby Co                 95         Birmingham, AL

Arizona
  Maricopa Co               91         Phoenix-Mesa, AZ

Arkansas
  Crittenden Co             90         Memphis, TN-AR-MS

California
  Alameda Co                89         San Francisco-Oakland-San Jose, CA
  Amador Co                 95         Sacramento
  Calaveras Co              96         San Joaquin
  El Dorado Co             103         Sacramento-Yolo, CA
  Fresno Co                115         San Joaquin Valley, CA
  Imperial Co               93         San Diego
  Kern Co                  115         San Joaquin Valley, CA
  Kings Co                 105         San Joaquin/Fresno
  Los Angeles Co           133         Los Angeles South Coast Air Basin, CA
  Mariposa Co               95         San Joaquin
  Merced Co                 96         San Joaquin Valley, CA
  Nevada Co                 95         Sacramento/Yuba City
  Orange Co                 88         Los Angeles South Coast Air Basin, CA
  Placer Co                 95         Sacramento-Yolo, CA
  Riverside Co             127         Southeast Desert Modified AQMA, CA
  Sacramento Co             95         Sacramento-Yolo, CA
  San Benito Co             86         MontereyNAA/SJ/SF/Fresno
  San Bernardino Co        154         Los Angeles South Coast Air Basin, CA
  San Diego Co             102         San Diego, CA
  San Joaquin Co            87         San Joaquin Valley, CA
  San Luis Obispo Co        85         San Luis Obispo-Atascadero-Paso Robles, CA
  Santa Barbara Co          87         Santa Barbara-Santa Maria-Lompoc, CA
  Santa Clara Co            85         San Francisco-Oakland-San Jose, CA
  Shasta Co                 95         Redding, CA
  Stanislaus Co             98         San Joaquin Valley, CA
  Sutter Co                 91         Yuba City, CA
  Tehama Co                 86         Chico/Redding
  Tulare Co                102         San Joaquin Valley, CA
  Tuolumne Co               92         San Joaquin
  Ventura Co               112         in LA CMSA

Connecticut
  Fairfield Co              98         New York-N. New Jersey-L.Island,NY-NJ-CT-PA
  Litchfield Co             95         Greater Connecticut, CT
  Middlesex Co              93         Greater Connecticut, CT
  New Haven Co             100         Greater Connecticut, CT
  New London Co             94         Greater Connecticut, CT
  Tolland Co                92         Greater Connecticut, CT

Delaware
  Kent Co                   96         Philadelphia-Wilmin-Atlantic Ci,PA-NJ-MD-DE
  New Castle Co             95         Philadelphia-Wilmin-Atlantic Ci,PA-NJ-MD-DE
  Sussex Co                 97         Phil/Dover E of Wash

Dist. Columbia
  Washington                95         Washington, DC-MD-VA

Florida
  Escambia Co               86         Pensacola, FL
  Hillsborough Co           85         Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL

Georgia
  Bibb Co                  100  **     Macon, GA
  De Kalb Co               102         Atlanta, GA
  Douglas Co               100  **     Atlanta, GA
  Fulton Co                113         Atlanta, GA
  Gwinnett Co               95         Atlanta, GA
  Paulding Co               94         Atlanta, GA
  Richmond Co               91         Augusta-Aiken, GA-SC
  Rockdale Co              107         Atlanta, GA

Illinois
  Cook Co                   86         Chicago-Gary-Kenosha, IL-IN-WI
  Jersey Co                 85         St Louis, MO-IL
  Madison Co                87         St Louis, MO-IL

Indiana
  Allen Co                  90         Fort Wayne, IN
  Clark Co                  94         Louisville, KY-IN
  Elkhart Co                87         South Bend-Elkhart, IN
  Floyd Co                  92         Louisville, KY-IN
  Hamilton Co               98         Indianapolis, IN
  Hancock Co                94         Indianapolis, IN
  Johnson Co                87  **     Indianapolis, IN
  Lake Co                   90         Chicago-Gary-Kenosha, IL-IN-WI
  La Porte Co               97         Chicago/SBend/Benton Harbor
  Madison Co                92         Indianapolis, IN
  Marion Co                 93         Indianapolis, IN
  Morgan Co                 89  **     Indianapolis, IN
  Porter Co                 91         Chicago-Gary-Kenosha, IL-IN-WI
  Posey Co                  89  **     Evansville-Henderson, IN-KY
  St. Joseph Co             92         South Bend-Elkhart, IN
  Vanderburgh Co            92         Evansville-Henderson, IN-KY
  Vigo Co                   88         Terre Haute, IN
  Warrick Co                93         Evansville-Henderson, IN-KY

Kentucky
  Boyd Co                   85  *      Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH
  Bullitt Co                89         Louisville, KY-IN
  Campbell Co               88         Cincinnati-Hamilton, OH-KY-IN
  Daviess Co                86         Owensboro, KY
  Edmonson Co               88         N. of Nashville
  Fayette Co                85         Lexington, KY
  Hancock Co                89         Owensboro
  Jefferson Co              91         Louisville, KY-IN
  Kenton Co                 87         Cincinnati-Hamilton, OH-KY-IN
  Livingston Co             89         PaducahNAA/NW of Clarksville
  Oldham Co                 91         Louisville, KY-IN
  Simpson Co                86         Nashville

Louisiana
  Ascension Par             87         Baton Rouge, LA
  East Baton Rouge Par      93         Baton Rouge, LA
  Iberville Par             94         Baton Rouge
  Livingston Par            87         Baton Rouge, LA
  West Baton Rouge Par      85         Baton Rouge, LA

Maine
  Cumberland Co             91         Portland, ME
  Hancock Co                87         Hancock-WaldoNAA/Bangor
  Sagadahoc Co              92         PortlandNAA/Lewiston
  York Co                   90         Portland, ME

Maryland
  Anne Arundel Co          104         Baltimore, MD
  Baltimore Co              94         Baltimore, MD
  Calvert Co                87         Washington, DC-MD-VA
  Carroll Co                92         Baltimore, MD
  Cecil Co                 107         Philadelphia-Wilmin-Atlantic Ci,PA-NJ-MD-DE
  Charles Co                98         Washington, DC-MD-VA
  Harford Co               104         Baltimore, MD
  Kent Co                   96         Kent-QueenAnnsNAA/Dover-Phil
  Montgomery Co             92         Washington, DC-MD-VA
  Prince George's Co       101         Washington, DC-MD-VA
  Baltimore city           103  *      Baltimore, MD

Massachusetts
  Barnstable Co             93         Boston-Lawrence-Worcester (E. MA), MA-NH
  Bristol Co                89         Boston-Lawrence-Worcester (E. MA), MA-NH
  Essex Co                  91         Boston-Lawrence-Worcester (E. MA), MA-NH
  Hampden Co                89         Springfield (Western MA), MA
  Hampshire Co              96         Springfield (Western MA), MA
  Middlesex Co              88         Boston-Lawrence-Worcester (E. MA), MA-NH
  Worcester Co              87         Boston-Lawrence-Worcester (E. MA), MA-NH

Michigan
  Allegan Co                94         Grand Rapids-Muskegon-Holland, MI
  Benzie Co                 85         On Lake MI
  Berrien Co                96         Benton Harbor, MI
  Cass Co                   92         Benton Harbor, MI S Bend/Kal
  Genesee Co                86         Detroit-Ann Arbor-Flint, MI
  Kalamazoo Co              86         Kalamazoo-Battle Creek, MI
  Kent Co                   85         Grand Rapids-Muskegon-Holland, MI
  Macomb Co                 93         Detroit-Ann Arbor-Flint, MI
  Mason Co                  90         On Lake MI
  Muskegon Co               91         Grand Rapids-Muskegon-Holland, MI
  Ottawa Co                 85         Grand Rapids-Muskegon-Holland, MI
  St. Clair Co              86         Detroit-Ann Arbor-Flint, MI
  Wayne Co                  89         Detroit-Ann Arbor-Flint, MI

Mississippi
  De Soto Co                89         Memphis, TN-AR-MS
  Jackson Co                91         Biloxi-Gulfport-Pascagoula, MS

Missouri
  Clay Co                   93         Kansas City, MO-KS
  Jefferson Co              87         St Louis, MO-IL
  Platte Co                 86         Kansas City, MO-KS
  St. Charles Co            95         St Louis, MO-IL
  Ste. Genevieve Co         88         St Louis
  St. Louis Co              87         St Louis, MO-IL

New Hampshire
  Hillsborough Co           86         Boston-Lawrence-Worcester (E. MA), MA-NH
  Rockingham Co             91         Boston-Lawrence-Worcester (E. MA), MA-NH

New Jersey
  Atlantic Co               97         Philadelphia-Wilmin-Atlantic Ci,PA-NJ-MD-DE
  Bergen Co                 94  *      New York-N. New Jersey-L.Island,NY-NJ-CT-PA
  Camden Co                103         Philadelphia-Wilmin-Atlantic Ci,PA-NJ-MD-DE
  Cumberland Co             96         Philadelphia-Wilmin-Atlantic Ci,PA-NJ-MD-DE
  Essex Co                  88         New York-N. New Jersey-L.Island,NY-NJ-CT-PA
  Gloucester Co             99         Philadelphia-Wilmin-Atlantic Ci,PA-NJ-MD-DE
  Hudson Co                 93         New York-N. New Jersey-L.Island,NY-NJ-CT-PA
  Hunterdon Co              96         New York-N. New Jersey-L.Island,NY-NJ-CT-PA
  Mercer Co                 97         Philadelphia-Wilmin-Atlantic Ci,PA-NJ-MD-DE
  Middlesex Co              99         New York-N. New Jersey-L.Island,NY-NJ-CT-PA
  Monmouth Co               94         New York-N. New Jersey-L.Island,NY-NJ-CT-PA
  Morris Co                 95         New York-N. New Jersey-L.Island,NY-NJ-CT-PA
  Ocean Co                 104         New York-N. New Jersey-L.Island,NY-NJ-CT-PA

New York
  Chautauqua Co             87         Jamestown, NY
  Dutchess Co               89         New York-N. New Jersey-L.Island,NY-NJ-CT-PA
  Jefferson Co              85         Syracuse
  Orange Co                 89         New York-N. New Jersey-L.Island,NY-NJ-CT-PA
  Putnam Co                 91         New York-N. New Jersey-L.Island,NY-NJ-CT-PA
  Queens Co                 91  *      New York-N. New Jersey-L.Island,NY-NJ-CT-PA
  Richmond Co              100         New York-N. New Jersey-L.Island,NY-NJ-CT-PA
  Suffolk Co                97         New York-N. New Jersey-L.Island,NY-NJ-CT-PA
  Westchester Co            91         New York-N. New Jersey-L.Island,NY-NJ-CT-PA

North Carolina
  Caldwell Co               88  **     Hickory-Morganton-Lenoir, NC
  Caswell Co                93         Greensboro
  Chatham Co                87         Raleigh-Durham-Chapel Hill, NC
  Cumberland Co             88         Fayetteville, NC
  Davie Co                  92         Greensboro-Winston Salem-High Point, NC
  Durham Co                 86         Raleigh-Durham-Chapel Hill, NC
  Edgecombe Co              86         Rocky Mount, NC
  Forsyth Co                92         Greensboro-Winston Salem-High Point, NC
  Franklin Co               93         Raleigh-Durham-Chapel Hill, NC
  Granville Co              97         Raleigh
  Guilford Co               88         Greensboro-Winston Salem-High Point, NC
  Haywood Co                91         Ashville
  Johnston Co               89         Raleigh-Durham-Chapel Hill, NC
  Lincoln Co                86         Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill, NC-SC
  Mecklenburg Co           103         Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill, NC-SC
  Northampton Co            87  **     Eastern NC
  Pitt Co                   91         Greenville, NC
  Rockingham Co             89         Greensboro
  Rowan Co                  96         Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill, NC-SC
  Wake Co                   95         Raleigh-Durham-Chapel Hill, NC

Ohio
  Allen Co                  88         Lima, OH
  Ashtabula Co              87         Cleveland-Akron, OH
  Butler Co                 92         Cincinnati-Hamilton, OH-KY-IN
  Clark Co                  97         Dayton-Springfield, OH
  Clermont Co               91         Cincinnati-Hamilton, OH-KY-IN
  Clinton Co                98         Cincinnati
  Cuyahoga Co               88         Cleveland-Akron, OH
  Delaware Co               94  **     Columbus, OH
  Franklin Co               90         Columbus, OH
  Geauga Co                 89  **     Cleveland-Akron, OH
  Greene Co                 94  **     Dayton-Springfield, OH
  Hamilton Co               92         Cincinnati-Hamilton, OH-KY-IN
  Knox Co                   91         Columbus/Mansfield
  Lake Co                   98         Cleveland-Akron, OH
  Lawrence Co               89         Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH
  Licking Co                93         Columbus, OH
  Lorain Co                 88         Cleveland-Akron, OH
  Lucas Co                  89         Toledo, OH
  Madison Co                93         Columbus, OH
  Mahoning Co               90         Youngstown-Warren-Sharon, PA-OH
  Medina Co                 89         Cleveland-Akron, OH
  Miami Co                  90         Dayton-Springfield, OH
  Montgomery Co             93         Dayton-Springfield, OH
  Portage Co                90         Cleveland-Akron, OH
  Stark Co                  89         Canton-Massillon, OH
  Summit Co                 92         Cleveland-Akron, OH
  Trumbull Co               94         Youngstown-Warren-Sharon, PA-OH
  Warren Co                 95  **     Cincinnati-Hamilton, OH-KY-IN
  Washington Co             87         Parkersburg-Marietta, WV-OH

Oklahoma
  Oklahoma Co               85         Oklahoma City, OK
  Tulsa Co                  87         Tulsa, OK

Pennsylvania
  Allegheny Co              99         Pittsburgh, PA
  Beaver Co                 90         Pittsburgh, PA
  Berks Co                  91         Reading, PA
  Blair Co                  92         Altoona, PA
  Bucks Co                  97         Philadelphia-Wilmin-Atlantic Ci,PA-NJ-MD-DE
  Cambria Co                91         Johnstown, PA
  Centre Co                 86         State College, PA
  Clearfield Co             89         Johnstown/State College
  Dauphin Co                88         Harrisburg-Lebanon-Carlisle, PA
  Delaware Co               97         Philadelphia-Wilmin-Atlantic Ci,PA-NJ-MD-DE
  Erie Co                   88         Erie, PA
  Franklin Co               92         Washington/Harrisburg
  Greene Co                 96  **     Pittsburg
  Lackawanna Co             86         Scranton-Wilkes-Barre-Hazleton, PA
  Lancaster Co              96         Lancaster, PA
  Lehigh Co                 96         Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA
  Luzerne Co                89         Scranton-Wilkes-Barre-Hazleton, PA
  Mercer Co                 96         Youngstown-Warren-Sharon, PA-OH
  Monroe Co                 95  **     Seranton/Allentown
  Montgomery Co            100         Philadelphia-Wilmin-Atlantic Ci,PA-NJ-MD-DE
  Northampton Co            88         Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA
  Perry Co                  86         Harrisburg-Lebanon-Carlisle, PA
  Philadelphia Co           95         Philadelphia-Wilmin-Atlantic Ci,PA-NJ-MD-DE
  Washington Co             99         Pittsburgh, PA
  York Co                   90         York, PA

Rhode Island
  Kent Co                   90         Providence-Fall River-Warwick, RI-MA

South Carolina
  Aiken Co                  89         Augusta-Aiken, GA-SC
  Anderson Co               91         Greenville-Spartanburg-Anderson, SC
  Barnwell Co               86         Augusta
  Cherokee Co               88         Greenville-Spartanburg-Anderson, SC
  Chester Co                87         Charlotte
  Pickens Co                87         Greenville-Spartanburg-Anderson, SC
  Richland Co               89         Columbia, SC
  Spartanburg Co            90         Greenville-Spartanburg-Anderson, SC

Tennessee
  Anderson Co               85         Knoxville, TN
  Blount Co                 98         Knoxville, TN
  Davidson Co               88         Nashville, TN
  Hamilton Co               93         Chattanooga, TN-GA
  Haywood Co                88         Memphis/Jackson
  Jefferson Co              99         Knoxville
  Knox Co                  100         Knoxville, TN
  Putnam Co                 87  **     E. of Nashville
  Sevier Co                 97         Knoxville, TN
  Shelby Co                 93         Memphis, TN-AR-MS
  Sullivan Co               90         Johnson City-Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA
  Sumner Co                101         Nashville, TN
  Williamson Co             94  **     Nashville, TN
  Wilson Co                 88         Nashville, TN

Texas
  Bexar Co                  85         San Antonio, TX
  Collin Co                 98         Dallas-Fort Worth, TX
  Dallas Co                 91         Dallas-Fort Worth, TX
  Denton Co                 94         Dallas-Fort Worth, TX
  Ellis Co                  87         Dallas-Fort Worth, TX
  Galveston Co              91         Houston-Galveston-Brazoria, TX
  Gregg Co                  92         Longview-Marshall, TX
  Harris Co                116         Houston-Galveston-Brazoria, TX
  Jefferson Co              91         Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX
  Smith Co                  87         Tyler, TX
  Tarrant Co                97         Dallas-Fort Worth, TX

Utah
  Davis Co                  87         Salt Lake City-Ogden, UT
  Salt Lake Co              88         Salt Lake City-Ogden, UT

Virginia
  Arlington Co              92         Washington, DC-MD-VA
  Caroline Co               88         Richmond/Wash
  Charles City Co           92         Richmond-Petersburg, VA
  Chesterfield Co           87         Richmond-Petersburg, VA
  Fairfax Co                92         Washington, DC-MD-VA
  Frederick Co              88         Washington
  Hanover Co                92         Richmond-Petersburg, VA
  Henrico Co                92         Richmond-Petersburg, VA
  Madison Co                92         Charlottesville/Wash
  Prince William Co         88         Washington, DC-MD-VA
  Roanoke Co                85         Roanoke, VA
  Stafford Co               88         Washington, DC-MD-VA
  Alexandria city           89  **     Washington, DC-MD-VA
  Hampton city              90         Norfolk-Virginia Beach-Newport News, VA-NC

West Virginia
  Cabell Co                 92         Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH
  Greenbrier Co             89         E. of Charleston
  Ohio Co                   85         Wheeling, WV-OH
  Wood Co                   89         Parkersburg-Marietta, WV-OH

Wisconsin
  Door Co                   93         On Lake MI
  Kenosha Co                90         Chicago-Gary-Kenosha, IL-IN-WI
  Kewaunee Co               91         On Lake MI/Green Bay
  Manitowoc Co              94         Sheboygan/Appleton
  Milwaukee Co              88         Milwaukee-Racine, WI
  Ozaukee Co                93         Milwaukee-Racine, WI
  Racine Co                 88         Milwaukee-Racine, WI
  Sheboygan Co              89         Sheboygan, WI


Notes:
** Based on 2 years of data 
* Based on 1995-97 data

The level of the 8-hour ozone (O3) National Ambient Air Quality Standard (NAAQS) is 0.08 parts per million (ppm). The air quality design value for the 8-hour O3 NAAQS is the 3-year average of the annual 4th highest daily maximum 8-hour average O3 concentration. The 8-hour O3 NAAQS is not met when the 8-hour ozone design value is greater than 0.08 ppm (85 ppb rounds up).

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