Worst Cities for Spring Allergies in 2014: Louisville, Ky. Tops the List
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iStockphoto/Thinkstock(NEW YORK) — Nearly 45 million Americans suffer from nasal allergies and a chronic sensitivity to substances like pollen and mold, and as spring approaches, the Asthma and Allergy Foundation of America released its annual list of top 100 U.S. “allergy capitals.”
The AAFA annually ranks the cities with the highest pollen scores, number of allergy medications used per patient and number of allergy specialists per patient and produces its list of “the most challenging places to live with spring allergies.” For 2014, Louisville, Ky. is the “Allergy Capital” of the United States, up from fifth in the organization’s rankings last year.
An average score on the AAFA’s scale is a 59.92, and Louisville garnered a 100.00 grade for this spring. Los Angeles and New York each jumped way up the list this spring, with New York climbing from 43rd to 13th and Los Angeles rising from 77th to 38th.
Last year’s allergy capital, Jackson, Ms., actually dropped to fifth in this year’s rankings.
The full list of the AAFA’s top 100 cities with the worst spring allergies can be found here.
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