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The cities of the U.S. have been ranked according to how challenging they are to live in for people with allergies . The ranking come from the Asthma and Allergy Foundation of America .
Cities were nock on a 100 - detail scale based on three factors : their mean pollen count , rate of allergic reaction medicinal drug use and ratio of allergist to affected role . The list is pinch with Wichita , Kan. , considered to be this year ’s most challenging urban center to endure in forpeople with allergies .
Specialists prefer hay fever to be called allergic rhinitis.
Here is the list , along with each city ’s score .
1 . Wichita , Kan. ( 100.00 )
2 . Jackson , Miss. ( 96.44 )
3 . Knoxville , Tenn ( 94.32 )
4 . Louisville , Ky. ( 89.12 )
5 . Memphis , Tenn. ( 88.72 )
6 . McAllen , Texas ( 88.37 )
7 . Baton Rouge , La. ( 87.87 )
8 . Dayton , Ohio ( 86.91 )
9 . Chattanooga , Tenn. ( 85.76 )
10 . Oklahoma City ( 85.65 )
11 . New Orleans ( 84.54 )
12 . Madison , Wisc . ( 83.67 )
13 . Omaha , Neb. ( 82.64 )
14 . Little Rock , Ark. ( 80.02 )
15 . Tulsa , Okla. ( 77.50 )
16 . Buffalo , N.Y. ( 77.10 )
17 . Grand Rapids , Mich. ( 76.88 )
18 . Dallas ( 76.63 )
19 . Detroit ( 76.27 )
20 . Toledo , Ohio ( 75.59 )
21 . Birmingham , Ala. ( 74.54 )
22 . Des Moines , Iowa ( 73.86 )
23 . San Antonio ( 73.53 )
24 . Nashville , Tenn. ( 72.37 )
25 . Syracuse , N.Y. ( 72.35 )
26 . Charleston , S.C. ( 70.96 )
27 . Augusta , Ga. ( 70.71 )
28 . Providence , R.I. ( 70.15 )
29 . St. Louis ( 70.08 )
30 . Greenville , S.C. ( 69.63 )
31 . Youngstown , Ohio ( 69.47 )
32 . Houston ( 68.95 )
33 . Columbia , S.C. ( 68.12 )
34 . Virginia Beach , Va. ( 67.82 )
35 . Rochester , N.Y. ( 67.67 )
36 . Akron , Ohio ( 67.33 )
37 . Minneapolis ( 66.99 )
38 . Kansas City , Mo. ( 66.80 )
39 . Portland , Maine ( 66.32 )
40 . Columbus , Ohio ( 65.52 )
41 . Cleveland ( 65.06 )
42 . Philadelphia ( 64.98 )
43 . Milwaukee ( 64.86 )
44 . Charlotte , N.C. ( 64.73 )
45 . Austin , Texas ( 64.45 )
46 . Pittsburgh ( 64.37 )
47 . Riverside , Calif. ( 63.48 )
48 . Albany , N.Y. ( 62.40 )
49 . Greensboro , N.C. ( 61.99 )
50 . Indianapolis ( 61.80 )
51 . Scranton , Pa. ( 60.04 )
52 . El Paso , Texas ( 59.84 )
53 . Hartford , Conn. ( 59.21 )
54 . Poughkeepsie , N.Y. ( 59.09 )
55 . Cincinnati ( 58.73 )
56 . New York ( 58.71 )
57 . Richmond , Va. ( 58.27 )
58 . Chicago ( 58.25 )
59 . Jacksonville , Fla. ( 58.18 )
60 . Allentown , Pa. ( 58.16 )
61 . Springfield , Mass. ( 58.00 )
62 . New Haven , Conn. ( 57.64 )
63 . Lakeland , Fla. ( 56.79 )
64 . Fresno , Calif. ( 56.40 )
65 . Cape Coral , Fla. ( 56.38 )
66 . Bridgeport , Conn. ( 56.32 )
67 . Miami ( 55.55 )
68 . Harrisburg , Pa. ( 55.48 )
69 . Worcester , Mass. ( 55.25 )
70 . Las Vegas ( 55.22 )
71 . Tampa , Fla. ( 54.22 )
72 . Phoenix ( 54.06 )
73 . Tucson , Ariz. ( 53.96 )
74 . Atlanta ( 53.67 )
75 . Boston ( 52.88 )
76 . Los Angeles ( 52.28 )
77 . Lancaster , Pa. ( 51.92 )
78 . Bakersfield , Calif. ( 51.89 )
79 . Orlando , Fla. ( 51.33 )
80 . Ogden , Utah ( 50.57 )
81 . Baltimore ( 48.62 )
82 . Albuquerque , N.M. ( 48.62 )
83 . Washington , D.C. ( 48.06 )
84 . Seattle ( 47.05 )
85 . Raleigh , N.C. ( 47.00 )
86 . Sarasota , Fla. ( 46.55 )
87 . Modesto , Calif. ( 46.28 )
88 . San Francisco ( 45.74 )
89 . Palm Bay , Fla. ( 45.64 )
90 . Oxnard , Calif. ( 45.26 )
91 . San Diego ( 44.36 )
92 . Salt Lake City ( 43.16 )
93 . Boise , Idaho ( 43.11 )
94 . Denver ( 42.97 )
95 . San Jose , Calif. ( 42.78 )
96 . Daytona Beach , Fla. ( 41.60 )
97 . Colorado Springs , Colo. ( 40.86 )
98 . Stockton , Calif. ( 40.08 )
99 . Sacramento , Calif. ( 37.95 )
100 . Portland , Ore. ( 37.87 )
