Trends Report Highlights: Regional, State and Territory Analysis

2004-2006 Trends Report Highlights

The table below shows the distribution Priority Chemicals (PCs) quantities by EPA Region, state, and territory. In 2006, facilities in five states (Louisiana, Texas, Indiana, Kentucky, and Alabama) accounted for approximately 52 percent of the total quantity of PCs generatedSee Section 3 of the Trends Report for a more detailed analysis.

EPA Region	State/Territory	2004 (pounds)	2005 (pounds)	2006 (pounds)	Change in Quantity 2005-2006 (pounds)	Percent of Total PC Quantity (2006)
6	Louisiana	11,277,028	13,678,997	12,719,192	-959,805	16.7%
6	Texas	8,611,297	14,287,024	10,368,667	-3,918,357	13.7%
5	Indiana	6,335,661	6,805,255	6,514,853	-290,402	8.6%
4	Kentucky	3,576,285	3,743,625	4,898,116	1,154,491	6.4%
4	Alabama	4,712,420	5,134,498	4,855,071	-279,427	6.4%
3	Pennsylvania	3,824,245	3,108,608	3,471,476	362,868	4.6%
9	California	2,291,201	3,175,846	3,002,185	-173,661	4.0%
7	Missouri	1,938,442	2,500,182	2,946,182	445,999	3.9%
6	Arkansas	1,782,765	1,970,628	2,666,128	695,500	3.5%
5	Ohio	2,883,992	5,441,580	2,433,828	-3,007,752	3.2%
4	Tennessee	2,644,540	2,675,655	2,041,564	-634,091	2.7%
5	Illinois	2,008,598	1,577,658	1,827,403	249,745	2.4%
3	West Virginia	1,553,267	1,485,338	1,550,753	65,415	2.0%
7	Nebraska	1,403,200	1,019,892	1,510,043	490,151	2.0%
4	North Carolina	1,643,485	1,953,298	1,506,921	-446,377	2.0%
7	Iowa	1,193,532	1,211,618	1,297,883	86,265	1.7%
6	Oklahoma	680,439	518,703	1,204,630	685,927	1.6%
3	Virginia	722,361	802,495	1,122,288	319,793	1.5%
4	South Carolina	965,948	1,092,067	959,363	-132,705	1.3%
10	Idaho	245,313	152,406	954,430	802,025	1.3%
8	Utah	1,093,115	984,378	803,461	-180,917	1.1%
10	Washington	529,923	832,129	715,592	-116,537	0.9%
2	New Jersey	920,417	805,020	710,866	-94,154	0.9%
5	Michigan	973,836	2,132,184	677,807	-1,454,377	0.9%
4	Georgia	573,318	565,056	631,816	66,760	0.8%
4	Mississippi	411,838	490,508	612,654	122,146	0.8%
10	Oregon	562,802	579,221	587,546	8,325	0.8%
4	Florida	674,867	641,505	557,180	-84,335	0.7%
5	Wisconsin	581,749	475,210	539,848	64,638	0.7%
2	New York	541,303	478,304	381,676	-96,629	0.5%
5	Minnesota	342,243	362,143	345,985	-16,158	0.5%
6	New Mexico	166,444	211,500	240,754	29,254	0.3%
7	Kansas	148,216	181,955	181,530	-425	0.2%
3	Maryland	365,111	266,801	156,302	-110,498	0.2%
1	Massachusetts	154,866	132,164	144,058	11,894	0.2%
9	Nevada	114,108	61,044	130,667	69,623	0.2%
9	Arizona	83,296	67,251	125,748	58,497	0.2%
1	Connecticut	123,238	131,944	113,409	-18,535	0.1%
9	Hawaii	128,712	41,539	105,226	63,687	0.1%
8	Colorado	391,487	94,242	74,963	-19,279	0.1%
1	New Hampshire	93,619	70,226	60,998	-9,228	0.1%
1	Maine	32,020	20,249	40,955	20,706	0.1%
10	Alaska	42,722	50,963	35,570	-15,393	<0.1%
2	Puerto Rico	17,336	30,700	35,521	4,822	<0.1%
8	Wyoming	47,994	33,738	24,178	-9,560	<0.1%
3	Delaware	16,309	10,481	20,689	10,209	<0.1%
8	Montana	12,408	10,853	15,383	4,529	<0.1%
1	Rhode Island	14,194	8,268	12,186	3,918	<0.1%
8	North Dakota	5,616	4,470	10,586	6,116	<0.1%
1	Vermont	21,972	12,471	8,124	-4,437	<0.1%
2	Virgin Islands	4,833	7,170	2,033	-5,137	<0.1%
8	South Dakota	1,918	1,432	1,987	555	<0.1%
3	District of Columbia	442	1,703	858	-845	<0.1%
9	Guam	1,030	987	766	-221	<0.1%
9	Commonwealth of Northern Mariana Islands	0	0	<1	<1	<0.1%
	Total	69,487,324	82,133,195	75,957,896	-6,175,300	100.0%

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