{"id":27764,"date":"2025-09-09T08:33:49","date_gmt":"2025-09-09T12:33:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/aafa.org\/?p=27764"},"modified":"2025-09-11T10:58:58","modified_gmt":"2025-09-11T14:58:58","slug":"with-asthma-related-er-visits-increasing-aafa-names-2025-asthma-capitals","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/aafa.org\/with-asthma-related-er-visits-increasing-aafa-names-2025-asthma-capitals\/","title":{"rendered":"With Asthma-Related ER Visits Increasing, AAFA Names 2025 Asthma Capitals"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Report analyzes asthma rates, emergencies, and deaths; highlights risk factors making asthma management more difficult across the nation<\/em><\/p>\n

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Washington D.C., September 9, 2025 \u2014 The Asthma and Allergy Foundation of America (AAFA) today released its annual Asthma Capitals\u2122 Report<\/a>, ranking the top 100 most challenging places in the U.S. for living with asthma. This year, Detroit, Michigan<\/strong> is the top Asthma Capital. The report\u2019s release comes during the September Asthma Peak: there are more asthma-related emergency department visits now than any other month.<\/p>\n

\u201cFor the more than 28 million people in the United States with asthma, AAFA\u2019s Asthma Capitals report highlights the factors that make living with this chronic condition more challenging,\u201d said Kenneth Mendez, president and CEO of AAFA. \u201cAsthma symptoms can lead to missed days of work and school, emergency room visits, and hospitalizations. Between 9-11 people die each day from asthma and the annual economic burden of asthma is estimated at $115 billion. AAFA\u2019s report offers both recommendations for personal asthma management and policy solutions to help improve the quality of life for people with asthma and prevent needless deaths.\u201d<\/p>\n

The top 20 out of 100 Asthma Capitals for 2025 are:<\/strong><\/p>\n

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1. Detroit, MI
2. Rochester, NY
3. Allentown, PA
4. Philadelphia, PA
5. Cleveland, OH
6. Fresno, CA
7. Hartford, CT<\/p>\n

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8. Albany, NY
9. Providence, RI
10. Milwaukee, WI
11. Lakeland, FL
12. Charleston, SC
13. Baltimore, MD
14. Sacramento, CA<\/p>\n

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15. Harrisburg, PA
16. Richmond, VA
17. Phoenix, AZ
18. Syracuse, NY
19. Poughkeepsie, NY
20. Spokane, WA<\/p>\n

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The rankings are based on estimated asthma prevalence, emergency department (ED) visits due to asthma, and asthma-related fatalities. AAFA only evaluates the top 100 populated places (based on metropolitan statistical areas or MSAs) in the contiguous (\u201clower 48\u201d) states for this report.<\/p>\n

Detroit is the most challenging city in the U.S. to live with asthma due to its higher-than-average asthma prevalence and higher-than-average asthma-related deaths. To see the complete, 100-city list ranking, visit: asthmacapitals.org<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

\"2025<\/p>\n

By identifying areas of highest burden and pointing to contributing factors, the Asthma Capitals report aims to inform solutions that improve outcomes and support healthier, more equitable environments for people living with asthma. In 2025, the burden of asthma falls heavily in Northeastern states.<\/p>\n

\u201cLack of access to health care and poor air quality are two factors making it more difficult to live with asthma, according to our report,\u201d said Melanie Carver, chief mission officer at AAFA. \u201cAAFA urges policymakers at all levels of government to take action on these issues. We must take steps to make asthma care and treatments more affordable and accessible. We should also address the environmental factors that contribute to poor air quality. Reducing the burden of asthma requires policymakers to focus on concrete actions to eliminate barriers to effective asthma management.\u201d<\/p>\n

The ability to control and manage asthma is greatly influenced by where someone lives. Asthma is worsened by higher poverty rates, greater air pollution, higher pollen counts, fewer anti-smoking policies, higher rates of respiratory infections, poorer school and home building quality, and health care barriers such as lack of specialists or lack of health insurance.<\/p>\n

September Asthma Peak<\/h3>\n

Weed pollen season, kids going back to school, and the start of the annual respiratory infection season all converge in September, leading to increased asthma-related emergency department visits and hospitalizations. \u00a0The spikes in asthma emergencies typically start in children first and then spread to adults. During this challenging month for living with asthma, AAFA recommends that people with asthma take the following steps to help manage their condition:<\/p>\n