| State | 1988 | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1988-1998 change |
| pounds | percent | |||||
| Alabama | 111,028,538 | 100,913,410 | 89,890,659 | 80,129,125 | 75,875,560 | -31.7 |
| Alaska | 3,714,569 | 2,158,743 | 1,683,698 | 779,045 | 314,823 | -91.5 |
| American Samoa | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a |
| Arizona | 66,280,900 | 38,298,065 | 45,840,805 | 30,584,971 | 53,496,957 | -19.3 |
| Arkansas | 41,209,387 | 25,821,435 | 30,380,514 | 49,085,206 | 39,510,512 | -4.1 |
| California | 110,756,053 | 38,164,342 | 35,414,101 | 28,263,902 | 28,194,920 | -74.5 |
| Colorado | 15,743,170 | 3,498,678 | 3,204,035 | 3,131,147 | 3,569,678 | -77.3 |
| Connecticut | 38,696,367 | 9,315,681 | 7,290,376 | 8,489,475 | 6,023,415 | -84.4 |
| Delaware | 8,793,803 | 2,982,689 | 2,085,357 | 2,023,620 | 2,283,690 | -74.0 |
| District of Columbia | 750 | 56,970 | 9,460 | 6,615 | 11,511 | 1,434.8 |
| Florida | 61,723,562 | 52,835,932 | 53,944,608 | 57,253,531 | 41,651,398 | -32.5 |
| Georgia | 86,694,993 | 41,262,176 | 41,835,078 | 51,945,469 | 45,239,691 | -47.8 |
| Guam | 0 | 3,100 | 3,000 | 0 | 0 | n/a |
| Hawaii | 847,805 | 562,284 | 448,355 | 343,620 | 306,151 | -63.9 |
| Idaho | 7,354,669 | 12,081,793 | 13,868,276 | 12,936,773 | 13,313,832 | 81.0 |
| Illinois | 141,237,027 | 85,812,365 | 82,306,834 | 92,037,911 | 83,581,362 | -40.8 |
| Indiana | 185,248,438 | 93,961,286 | 94,244,626 | 105,254,667 | 105,549,492 | -43.0 |
| Iowa | 43,056,771 | 22,058,479 | 19,117,526 | 19,866,112 | 24,847,373 | -42.3 |
| Kansas | 30,569,025 | 17,835,085 | 17,526,044 | 18,939,538 | 20,770,839 | -32.1 |
| Kentucky | 66,948,777 | 34,082,658 | 33,251,579 | 35,269,358 | 31,078,308 | -53.6 |
| Louisiana | 250,924,798 | 125,881,755 | 135,400,374 | 131,501,530 | 120,503,130 | -52.0 |
| Maine | 15,560,704 | 6,958,468 | 5,608,380 | 6,368,798 | 6,576,681 | -57.7 |
| Maryland | 20,258,825 | 12,040,124 | 9,568,830 | 9,908,106 | 8,753,507 | -56.8 |
| Massachusetts | 32,303,089 | 8,770,906 | 7,017,993 | 6,285,331 | 6,540,231 | -79.8 |
| Michigan | 143,507,412 | 89,864,306 | 81,672,921 | 74,642,680 | 73,924,271 | -48.5 |
| Minnesota | 56,097,889 | 18,409,828 | 17,091,329 | 15,653,204 | 15,017,469 | -73.2 |
| Mississippi | 59,669,849 | 40,246,039 | 40,625,179 | 45,708,043 | 40,763,029 | -31.7 |
| Missouri | 91,212,847 | 50,631,807 | 50,092,779 | 53,029,567 | 48,645,483 | -46.7 |
| Montana | 35,630,465 | 42,644,621 | 47,219,566 | 42,565,595 | 50,530,744 | 41.8 |
| Nebraska | 17,123,549 | 11,353,630 | 8,817,422 | 13,891,155 | 10,218,743 | -40.3 |
| Nevada | 2,357,318 | 3,379,331 | 3,315,281 | 4,017,511 | 3,671,941 | 55.8 |
| New Hampshire | 13,975,720 | 2,250,006 | 2,247,511 | 2,368,056 | 2,346,947 | -83.2 |
| New Jersey | 48,474,308 | 14,090,722 | 12,315,000 | 13,559,774 | 11,492,736 | -76.3 |
| New Mexico | 30,427,754 | 43,436,083 | 42,722,158 | 40,093,247 | 23,788,269 | -21.8 |
| New York | 101,432,234 | 31,370,206 | 27,835,708 | 28,650,089 | 21,965,597 | -78.3 |
| North Carolina | 132,089,323 | 73,340,406 | 72,724,754 | 63,683,802 | 56,574,494 | -57.2 |
| North Dakota | 1,195,540 | 1,206,639 | 773,687 | 794,419 | 1,045,336 | -12.6 |
| Ohio | 206,027,514 | 126,504,425 | 123,169,541 | 127,043,535 | 124,018,172 | -39.8 |
| Oklahoma | 30,594,900 | 16,086,020 | 15,320,406 | 15,219,915 | 13,905,499 | -54.5 |
| Oregon | 21,648,764 | 22,313,626 | 23,547,717 | 24,197,432 | 28,039,036 | 29.5 |
| Pennsylvania | 136,473,174 | 97,762,531 | 88,165,538 | 96,910,470 | 89,865,562 | -34.2 |
| Puerto Rico | 12,869,935 | 8,877,571 | 7,942,240 | 7,192,393 | 6,694,121 | -48.0 |
| Rhode Island | 7,821,230 | 3,181,430 | 2,252,709 | 2,046,266 | 1,607,134 | -79.5 |
| South Carolina | 66,161,727 | 49,054,562 | 48,554,629 | 47,833,188 | 49,997,982 | -24.4 |
| South Dakota | 2,393,747 | 1,905,217 | 1,401,061 | 1,323,017 | 1,287,592 | -46.2 |
| Tennessee | 127,004,563 | 93,964,293 | 90,647,927 | 89,934,912 | 78,245,857 | -38.4 |
| Texas | 322,558,783 | 208,978,359 | 186,249,091 | 179,274,943 | 169,996,600 | -47.3 |
| Utah | 123,845,400 | 69,401,025 | 77,730,842 | 96,470,201 | 99,492,858 | -19.7 |
| Vermont | 1,750,690 | 562,760 | 344,045 | 346,264 | 208,300 | -88.1 |
| Virgin Islands | 2,592,912 | 1,235,660 | 1,232,275 | 1,184,171 | 887,525 | -65.8 |
| Virginia | 112,871,474 | 41,023,826 | 40,177,272 | 40,867,551 | 39,526,438 | -65.0 |
| Washington | 30,678,806 | 22,655,549 | 22,270,714 | 24,613,732 | 24,151,925 | -21.3 |
| West Virginia | 39,676,284 | 19,962,084 | 17,657,607 | 15,287,406 | 16,325,841 | -58.9 |
| Wisconsin | 62,526,731 | 34,798,910 | 33,105,187 | 33,842,049 | 33,756,270 | -46.0 |
| Wyoming | 16,740,621 | 1,324,584 | 1,358,830 | 1,330,817 | 950,359 | -94.3 |
| Total | 3,396,383,483 | 1,977,172,480 | 1,918,521,434 | 1,953,979,254 | 1,856,935,191 | -45.3 |
Source: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Office of Pollution Prevention and Toxics, 1998 Toxics Release Inventory: Public Data Release (EPA, Washington, DC, 2000).
Notes: n/a = not applicable. Does not include delisted chemicals, chemicals added in 1990, 1991, 1994 and 1995, aluminum oxide, ammonia, hydrochloric acid and sulfuric acid. Off-site releases include metals and metal compounds transferred off-site for solidification/ stabilization and for wastewater treatment, including to POTWs.
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