Tulsa Tops Spring Allergy City List

April 16, 2007 -- Tulsa, Okla., is the U.S. city most challenged by spring allergies this year, according to the Asthma and Allergy Foundation of America (AAFA).

The AAFA today issued its list of America's 100 spring allergy capitals. These towns are the "most challenging places to live with spring allergies," states the AAFA.

The spring allergy capitals are:

1. Tulsa, Okla.
2. Dallas-Fort Worth
3. Fort Myers, Fla.
4. San Antonio
5. Tucson, Ariz.
6. St. Louis
7. Wichita, Kan.
8. Little Rock, Ark.
9. Charlotte, N.C.
10. Atlanta
11. Augusta, Ga.
12. Jacksonville, Fla.
13. El Paso, Texas
14. Columbia, S.C.
15. Oklahoma City
16. Bakersfield, Calif.
17. Tampa, Fla.
18. Sarasota, Fla.
19. Las Vegas
20. Los Angeles
21. Phoenix-Mesa, Ariz.
22. Richmond, Va.
23. Birmingham, Ala.
24. Austin, Texas
25. McAllen, Texas
26. Memphis
27. San Francisco
28. Houston
29. Greensboro, N.C.
30. Jackson, Miss.
31. Charleston, S.C.
32. Allentown, Pa.
33. Philadelphia
34. Melbourne, Fla.
35. Orlando, Fla.
36. Daytona Beach, Fla.
37. West Palm Beach, Fla.
38. Albuquerque, N.M.
39. Madison, Wis.
40. Norfolk, Va.
41. Pittsburgh
42. Milwaukee, Wis.
43. Indianapolis
44. Mobile, Ala.
45. Pensacola, Fla.
46. Springfield, Mo.
47. Louisville, Ky.
48. Raleigh-Durham-Chapel Hill, N.C.
49. Modesto, Calif.
50. Sacramento, Calif.
51. Stockton, Calif.
52. Lexington, Ky.
53. Greenville, S.C.
54. San Diego, Calif.
55. Denver
56. Chattanooga, Tenn.
57. Dayton, Ohio
58. New Orleans
59. Rochester, N.Y.
60. Salt Lake City
61. Johnson City, Tenn.
62. Cincinnati
63. Knoxville, Tenn.
64. Omaha, Neb.
65. Nashville
66. Baltimore
67. Baton Rouge, La.
68. Columbus, Ohio
69. South Bend, Ind.
70. Kansas City, Mo.
71. Washington
72. Canton, Ohio
73. Cleveland
74. Hartford, Conn.
75. Lancaster, Pa.
76. Harrisburg, Pa.
77. Buffalo, N.Y.
78. Youngstown, Ohio
79. New York
80. Spokane, Wash.
81. Colorado Springs, Colo.
82. Providence, R.I.
83. Fresno, Calif.
84. Portland, Ore.
85.  Chicago
86.  Boise City, Idaho
87.  Des Moines, Iowa
88.  Albany, N.Y.
89.  Miami
90.  Grand Rapids, Mich.
91.  Kalamazoo, Mich.
92.  Minneapolis-St. Paul
93.  Toledo, Ohio
94.  Scranton, Pa.
95.  Syracuse, N.Y.
96.  Seattle
97.  Lansing, Mich.
98.  Detroit
99.  Boston
100. Fort Wayne, Ind.

The AAFA based its ratings on three factors: seasonal pollen counts, allergy medicine use per patient, and the number of board-certified allergists per patient.