This statistic represents the most toxic U.S. states in 2010, based on industrial air pollution emissions. With industrial air pollution emissions of approximately 58.7 million pounds, Ohio was the state most affected by industrial air pollution that year.
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U.S. states most affected by industrial air pollution in 2010, based on emissions
(in million pounds)
Characteristic
Industrial air pollution in million pounds
Ohio
58.66
Kentucky
51.87
Texas
41.58
Indiana
40.37
Pennsylvania
40.27
Georgia
37.28
North Carolina
30.77
Florida
29.32
Tennessee
26.38
South Carolina
26.23
Alabama
25.84
Michigan
25.64
Illinois
23.81
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Natural Resources Defense Council. (August 8, 2012). U.S. states most affected by industrial air pollution in 2010, based on emissions (in million pounds) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 06, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/197334/us-states-most-affected-by-industrial-air-pollution/
Natural Resources Defense Council. "U.S. states most affected by industrial air pollution in 2010, based on emissions (in million pounds)." Chart. August 8, 2012. Statista. Accessed July 06, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/197334/us-states-most-affected-by-industrial-air-pollution/
Natural Resources Defense Council. (2012). U.S. states most affected by industrial air pollution in 2010, based on emissions (in million pounds). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: July 06, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/197334/us-states-most-affected-by-industrial-air-pollution/
Natural Resources Defense Council. "U.S. States Most Affected by Industrial Air Pollution in 2010, Based on Emissions (in Million Pounds)." Statista, Statista Inc., 8 Aug 2012, https://www.statista.com/statistics/197334/us-states-most-affected-by-industrial-air-pollution/
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U.S. states most affected by industrial air pollution in 2010, based on emissions (in million pounds) [Graph], Natural Resources Defense Council, August 8, 2012. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/197334/us-states-most-affected-by-industrial-air-pollution/
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