5 Highest Asthma Rates in the US by City

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.

Baltimore, Maryland

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