100 Worst US Cities For Spring Allergy Sufferers

Lexington, Ky., tops the Asthma and Allergy Foundation of America's 2008 list of "spring allergy capitals."

Greensboro, N.C., comes in at 2nd, followed by Johnson City, Tenn., Augusta, Ga., and Jackson, Miss. in fifth place.

The yearly list is based on four factors: allergy prevalence, seasonal pollen, allergy medication use per patient, and the number of board-certified allergy specialists per patient. It should be noted that rankings can change quite modestly from one year to another. For example, Lexington leads this year's rankings but 2007 they were 57th. That said here is the remainder of the list entries.

Here is the complete list of 2008 spring allergy capitals:

• Lexington, Ky.
• Greensboro, N.C.
• Johnson City, Tenn.
• Augusta, Ga.
• Jackson, Miss.
• Knoxville, Tenn.
• Birmingham, Ala.
• New Orleans
• Little Rock, Ark.
• San Diego
• Oklahoma City
• Mobile, Ala.
• South Bend, Ind.
• Omaha, Neb.
• Stockton, Calif.
• McAllen, Texas
• Greenville, S.C.
• Nashville, Tenn.
• Tulsa, Okla.
• Harrisburg, Pa.
• Louisville, Ky.
• Dallas-Fort Worth
• Charlotte, N.C.
• Tampa, Fla.
• Philadelphia
• St. Louis
• Scranton, Pa.
• Lansing, Mich.
• Madison, Wis.
• Rochester, N.Y.
• Daytona Beach, Fla.
• Memphis
• Milwaukee, Wis.
• Norfolk, Va.
• Pensacola, Fla.
• Charleston, S.C.
• Cleveland, Ohio
• Indianapolis
• Houston
• Lakeland, Fla.
• Baltimore
• Sacramento, Calif.
• Columbia, S.C.
• Kansas City, Mo.
• New York
• San Antonio
• Allentown, Pa.
• Wichita, Kan.
• Albuquerque, N.M.
• Baton Rouge, La.
• Washington, D.C.
• Providence, R.I.
• Fort Wayne, Ind.
• Austin, Texas
• Canton, Ohio
• Atlanta
• Kalamazoo, Mich.
• Chattanooga, Tenn.
• Boston
• Detroit
• Grand Rapids, Mich.
• Hartford, Conn.
• Denver
• Dayton, Ohio
• Tucson, Ariz.
• Buffalo, N.Y.
• Des Moines, Iowa
• Syracuse, N.Y.
• Salt Lake City
• Minneapolis-St. Paul
• Cincinnati
• Columbus, Ohio
• Chicago
• Boise City, Idaho
• Albany, N.Y.
• El Paso, Texas
• Richmond, Va.
• Raleigh-Durham-Chapel Hill, N.C.
• Las Vegas
• Jacksonville, Fla.
• Melbourne, Fla.
• Pittsburgh
• Miami
• Toledo, Ohio
• Modesto, Calif.
• Los Angeles
• Springfield, Mass.
• Youngstown, Ohio
• Colorado Springs, Colo.
• Seattle
• Phoenix-Mesa, Ariz.
• Fresno, Calif.
• Portland, Ore.
• Fort Myers, Fla.
• Orlando, Fla.
• Lancaster, Pa.
• Sarasota, Fla.
• Bakersfield, Calif.
• San Francisco
• Spokane, Wash.

SOURCES: Asthma and Allergy Foundation of America: "Spring Allergy Capitals 2008." WebMD Medical News: "Tulsa Tops Spring Allergy City List."