|
The Allergy CapitalsTM were identified
and ranked by the Asthma and Allergy Foundation of
America based on the following factors:
* Average recorded pollen levels over the last 7 years
* Length of the peak season for the most offensive
pollen types
* Number of antihistamine prescriptions written per
capita in the last year
* Number of board certified allergists per capita
Each factor was weighted, in consultation with medical
and research experts, to reflect its relative importance
as an indicator of allergy severity. The weighted
factors were then tallied to assign a total score that
determined ranking as an Allergy CapitalTM.
|
2003 Ranking
|
Designated Market Area
(DMA)
|
FINAL
Score |
Pollen Level Score
(List Average: 83.82)
|
Prescription Score
(List Average: 55.81)
|
Allergist Score
(List Average: 65.12)
|
|
1
|
Louisville, KY |
100
|
94.24
|
86.83
|
67.49
|
|
2
|
Austin, TX |
97.21
|
99.89
|
73.56
|
91.96
|
|
3
|
St. Louis, MO |
96.84
|
100
|
63.96
|
47.65
|
|
4
|
Atlanta, GA |
96.68
|
99.89
|
56.46
|
33.66
|
|
5
|
Charlotte, NC |
96.55
|
97.56
|
73.93
|
76.66
|
|
6
|
Hartford-New Haven, CT |
96.43
|
92.02
|
84.3
|
88.31
|
|
7
|
Nashville, TN |
96.11
|
84.26
|
95.36
|
79.55
|
|
8
|
Raleigh-Durham-Fayetteville, NC |
94.67
|
80.38
|
100
|
96.75
|
|
9
|
Harrisburg-Lancaster-Lebanon-York, PA |
94.14
|
83.37
|
88.89
|
62.25
|
|
10
|
Grand
Rapids-Kalamazoo-Battle Creek, MI |
89.04
|
79.38
|
81.96
|
59.99
|
|
11
|
Albuquerque-Santa Fe,
NM |
88.43
|
83.48
|
63.49
|
34.82
|
|
12
|
Dallas-Ft. Worth, TX |
88.1
|
86.92
|
69.76
|
75.03
|
|
13
|
Greenville-Spartanburg-Anderson, SC |
87.47
|
80.82
|
74.81
|
56.99
|
|
14
|
Orlando-Daytona-Melbourne, FL |
86.66
|
98.78
|
47.27
|
82.12
|
|
15
|
Greensboro-High
Point-Winston Salem, NC |
85.39
|
83.7
|
70.23
|
91.83
|
|
16
|
Birmingham-Tuscaloosa,
AL |
84.39
|
79.16
|
69.96
|
58.13
|
|
17
|
Indianapolis, IN |
84.14
|
79.71
|
62.62
|
41.44
|
|
18
|
San Antonio, TX |
83.87
|
87.69
|
58.6
|
82.02
|
|
19
|
Jacksonville-Brunswick, FL |
83.86
|
94.24
|
49.05
|
94.94
|
|
20
|
Houston, TX |
83.83
|
92.24
|
51.13
|
83.91
|
|
21
|
Oklahoma City, OK |
83.78
|
80.6
|
58.71
|
38.58
|
|
22
|
Memphis, TN |
83.74
|
83.15
|
66.32
|
86.25
|
|
23
|
Kansas City, MO |
83.37
|
80.16
|
68.1
|
69.86
|
|
24
|
Phoenix, AZ |
82.83
|
81.49
|
39.3
|
22.49
|
|
25
|
Las Vegas, NV |
82.41
|
80.93
|
9.65
|
12.53
|
|
26
|
Baltimore, MD |
81.54
|
88.69
|
52.08
|
92.08
|
|
27
|
Boston, MA |
81.25
|
88.14
|
47.97
|
62.62
|
|
28
|
Minneapolis-St. Paul,
MN |
80.56
|
80.6
|
50.78
|
39.15
|
|
29
|
New York, NY |
80.37
|
96.45
|
25.47
|
42.32
|
|
30
|
Providence, RI |
80.01
|
87.58
|
50.43
|
96.69
|
|
31
|
New Orleans, LA |
79.51
|
78.82
|
63.48
|
93.72
|
|
32
|
Salt Lake City, UT |
79.36
|
80.04
|
38.37
|
26.44
|
|
33
|
Philadelphia, PA |
78.44
|
83.59
|
51.2
|
79.56
|
|
34
|
Tampa-St.
Petersburg-Sarasota, FL |
78.35
|
88.8
|
41.79
|
75.93
|
|
35
|
Pittsburgh, PA |
78.12
|
82.04
|
49.09
|
58.14
|
|
36
|
Columbus, OH |
78
|
76.05
|
60.82
|
67.84
|
|
37
|
Cleveland-Akron-Canton, OH |
76.93
|
79.38
|
48.52
|
51.17
|
|
38
|
Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY |
76.82
|
76.83
|
59.49
|
89.49
|
|
39
|
Detroit, MI |
76.64
|
76.83
|
44.76
|
35.42
|
|
40
|
Seattle-Tacoma, WA |
75.96
|
76.5
|
40.41
|
31.23
|
|
41
|
Chicago, IL |
75.76
|
76.05
|
40.42
|
30.95
|
|
42
|
Cincinnati, OH |
74.69
|
76.27
|
54.71
|
87.1
|
|
43
|
Sacramento-Stockton-Modesto, CA |
74.16
|
78.82
|
49.93
|
95.5
|
|
44
|
Washington, DC |
74.04
|
75.72
|
53.85
|
86.31
|
|
45
|
Portland, OR |
72.93
|
77.49
|
30.92
|
31.13
|
|
46
|
Milwaukee, WI |
72.62
|
76.16
|
46.89
|
68.02
|
|
47
|
Norfolk-Portsmouth-Newport News, VA |
70.98
|
76.05
|
45.4
|
85.71
|
|
48
|
Denver, CO |
67.92
|
79.27
|
25.58
|
51.1
|
|
49
|
San
Francisco-Oakland-San Jose, CA |
65.28
|
76.83
|
30.9
|
100
|
|
50
|
Los Angeles, CA |
64.71
|
74.06
|
22.97
|
42.99
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