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Lead Air Pollution

State Designations for 2008 Lead Standards

EPA designated areas as not meeting (“non-attainment”) the 2008 lead standard based on 2007-2009 data. After an additional year, EPA evaluated all remaining areas as meeting or not meeting the standard according to 2008-2010 data. 

  • Region 1: Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, Vermont 
  • Region 2: New Jersey, New York, Puerto Rico, US Virgin Islands
  • Region 3: Delaware, District of Columbia, Maryland, Pennsylvania, Virginia, and West Virginia
  • Region 4: Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee
  • Region 5: Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Minnesota, Ohio, Wisconsin
  • Region 6: Louisiana, Arkansas, Oklahoma, New Mexico, Texas 
  • Region 7: Iowa, Kansas, Missouri, Nebraska, and Tribal Nations
  • Region 8: Colorado, Montana, North Dakota, South Dakota, Utah, Wyoming 
  • Region 9: Arizona, California, Hawaii, Nevada, the Pacific Islands
  • Region 10: Alaska, Idaho, Oregon, Washington
Region 1
State Designation
Connecticut Entire state is unclassifiable/attainment
Maine Entire state is unclassifiable/attainment
Massachusetts Entire state is unclassifiable/attainment
New Hampshire Entire state is unclassifiable/attainment
Rhode Island Entire state is unclassifiable/attainment
Vermont Entire state is unclassifiable/attainment
Region 2
State Area Name Counties Designation
New Jersey Entire state is unclassifiable/attainment
New York Orange County Orange Unclassifiable
Rest of state is unclassifiable/attainment
Puerto Rico Arecibo County Arecibo (p) Nonattainment
Rest of territory is unclassifiable/attainment
Virgin Islands Entire territory is unclassifiable/attainment
Region 3
State Area Name Counties Designation
Delaware Entire state is unclassifiable/attainment
Maryland Entire state is unclassifiable/attainment
Pennsylvania Lower Beaver Valley Beaver (p) Nonattainment
Lyons Berks (p) Nonattainment
North Reading Berks (p) Nonattainment
Rest of state is unclassifiable/attainment
Virginia Entire state is unclassifiable/attainment
Washington, DC Entire state is unclassifiable/attainment
West Virginia Entire state is unclassifiable/attainment
Region 4
State Area Name Counties Designation
Alabama Troy Pike (p) Nonattainment
Rest of state is unclassifiable/attainment
Florida Tampa Hillsborough (p) Nonattainment
Rest of state is unclassifiable/attainment
Georgia Entire state is unclassifiable/attainment
Kentucky Entire state is unclassifiable/attainment
Mississippi Entire state is unclassifiable/attainment
North Carolina Entire state is unclassifiable/attainment
South Carolina Entire state is unclassifiable/attainment
Tennessee Bristol Sullivan (p) Nonattainment
Knox County Knox Unclassifiable
Rest of state is unclassifiable/attainment
Region 5
State Area Name Counties Designation
Illinois Entire state is unclassifiable/attainment
Granite City Madison (p) Nonattainment
Chicago Cook (p) Nonattainment
Rest of state is unclassifiable/attainment
Indiana Muncie Delaware (p) Nonattainment
Rest of state is unclassifiable/attainment
Michigan Belding Iona (p) Nonattainment
Rest of state is unclassifiable/attainment
Minnesota Eagan Dakota (p) Nonattainment
Rest of state is unclassifiable/attainment
Ohio Bellafontaine Logan (p) Nonattainment
Cleveland Cuyahoga (p) Nonattainment
Delta Fulton (p) Nonattainment
Rest of state is unclassifiable/attainment
Region 6
State Area Name Counties Designation
Arkansas Entire state is unclassifiable/attainment
Louisiana Entire state is unclassifiable/attainment
New Mexico Entire state is unclassifiable/attainment
Oklahoma Entire state is unclassifiable/attainment
Texas Frisco Collin (p) Nonattainment
Rest of state is unclassifiable/attainment
Region 7
State Area Name Counties Designation
Iowa Potawattamie County Pottawattamie (p) Nonattainment
Rest of state is unclassifiable/attainment
Kansas Saline County Saline (p) Nonattainment
Rest of state is unclassifiable/attainment
Missouri Iron, Dent, and Reynolds Counties Dent (p) Nonattainment
Iron (p)
Reynolds (p)
Jefferson County Jefferson (p) Nonattainment
Rest of state is unclassifiable/attainment
Nebraska Entire state is unclassifiable/attainment
Region 8
State Designation
Colorado Entire state is unclassifiable/attainment
Montana Entire state is unclassifiable/attainment
North Dakota Entire state is unclassifiable/attainment
South Dakota Entire state is unclassifiable/attainment
Utah Entire state is unclassifiable/attainment
Wyoming Entire state is unclassifiable/attainment
Region 9
State Area Name Counties Designation
American Samoa Entire territory is unclassifiable/attainment
Arizona Hayden Pinal County (p) and Gila County (p) Unclassifiable
Rest of state is unclassifiable/attainment
California Los Angeles County South Coast Air Basin Los Angeles (p) Nonattainment
Rest of state is unclassifiable/attainment
Guam Entire territory is unclassifiable/attainment
Hawaii Entire state is unclassifiable/attainment
Nevada Entire state is unclassifiable/attainment
Northern Mariana Islands Entire territory is unclassifiable/attainment
Region 10
State Designation
Alaska Entire state is unclassifiable/attainment
Idaho Entire state is unclassifiable/attainment
Oregon Entire state is unclassifiable/attainment
Washington Entire state is unclassifiable/attainment