Michigan | Minnesota | N. Carolina | National | ||
Safe Drinking Water | % of public water utilities that had drinking water violations | 25% | 4% | 27% | 34% |
Air Quality | Michigan: children under age 18 that live in counties with unhealthy ozone pollutionMinnesota/N.Carolina: children under age 18 that live in counties that do not monitor ozone pollution | 1.5 million | 629,216 | 257,248 | n/a |
Warming Temperatures | Degrees F warmer than 1970 | 2.7 degrees F | 2.7 degrees F | 2.1 degrees F | 2.5 degrees F |
Toxic Chemical Releases | Pounds of toxic chemicals disposed of or released | 92.7 million | 23 million | 52.1 million | 3.9 billion |
ADHD/ADD | % of children age 3-17 that have ADHD or ADD | 10.2% | 8.5% | 10.5% | 3.8% |
Autism Spectrum Disorder | % of children age 3-17 that have Autism Spectrum Disorder | 2.8% | 3.5% | 1.7% | 2.8% |
Asthma | % of children under age 18 that have asthma | 8.3% | 6.8% | 7.8% | 7.5% |
Pediatric Cancer | Cases of pediatric cancer per 1 million population | 184.8 | 185.7 | 172.8 | 181.0 |
Blood Lead Levels | % of tested children under age 6 with elevated blood lead levels | 1.7% | 0.6% | 0.7% | 3.0% |
A comparison of environmental health indicators in Michigan, Minnesota and North Carolina based on the 2019 Children’s Environmental Health Network reports.