5 Highest Asthma Rates in the US by City

In this article we discuss the 5 highest asthma rates in the US by city. If you want to read our detailed analysis of these cities with the most population that has this respiratory condition, go directly to 25 Highest Asthma Rates in the US by City.

5. New Haven, Connecticut

The city of New Haven in Connecticut is fifth on the list of 25 highest asthma rates in the US by city. The residents of this city have high use of both long-term drugs for managing asthma and fast-acting medicines for the disease.

4. Milwaukee, Wisconsin

Milwaukee, Wisconsin is the 4^th on the list of 25 highest asthma rates in the US by city based on frequent asthma-related emergency room visits in its hospitals. Moreover, asthma-related deaths are very common in Milwaukee.

3. Richmond, Virginia

Richmond, Virginia is third on the list of 25 highest asthma rates in the US by city. The city’s high poverty rate is the major factor that causes high rates of visits to the emergency room and deaths, both due to asthma.

2. Baltimore, Maryland

Baltimore, Maryland is the second on the list of 25 highest asthma rates in the US by city, as 12.4% of all its residents suffer from the disease. Similar to Richmond, Virginia and Milwaukee, Wisconsin, Baltimore also has extremely high asthma-related emergency room visits and deaths. The leading factor behind the fatalities is the high poverty rate in the area.

1. Allentown, Pennsylvania

Allentown, Pennsylvania is at the top of the list of 25 highest asthma rates in the US by city. The main contributing factors that have earned Allentown its place in the list are the lack of smoking laws and higher rates of allergies.

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