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Source: Clean Tech Law & BusinessThe residents of Camden County, Alabama spend a larger share of their paycheck ongasoline than residents of any other county in the United States. The average householdin Camden County earns $26,000 every year, or roughly half the national average.Combined with long daily commutes for most residents, Camden County has placed firstfor the second year in a row, spent a higher portion of their income on gas than anyoneelse in the country, according to a new study from the Oil Price Information Service, aresearch firm that tracks data for AAA. In Camden, drivers put 13% of every paycheck right into the gas tank. In wealthy towns around New York City, people spend less than2% of their income on gas. Ironically, despite the high gas prices, the state of Alabamahas the highest carbon emissions from power plants in the country, producing over 28million tons of CO2 each year. And yet, not even Alabama can compete with the insanelyhigh emissions in Wyoming, which has the highest per capita emissions at the state level.Now, for the first time, a new study by the Vulcan Project has pinned down carbonemissions at the county level, providing a far more granular view of carbon emissions atthe local level.
Top 20 U.S. Counties by Annual Carbon Emissions 
February 22, 2009 – 21:43
Carbon Emissions by State - Size of Black Bubble Reflects Scope of Emissions 
 
 
The residents of Camden County, Alabama spend a larger share of their paycheck on gasoline than residents of any other county in theUnited States. The average household in Camden County earns$26,000 every year, or roughly half the national average. Combinedwith long daily commutes for most residents, Camden County hasplaced first for the second year in a row, spent a higher portion of theirincome on gas than anyone else in the country, according to a newstudy from the Oil Price Information Service, a research firm thattracks data for AAA. In Camden, drivers put 13% of every paycheckright into the gas tank. In wealthy towns around New York City, peoplespend less than 2% of their income on gas. Ironically, despite the highgas prices, the state of Alabama has the highest carbon emissionsfrom power plants in the country, producing over 28 million tons of CO2 each year. And yet, not even Alabama can compete with theinsanely high emissions inWyoming, which has the highest per capitaemissions at the state level.Now, for the first time, a new study by the Vulcan Project has pinneddown carbon emissions at the county level, providing a far moregranular view of carbon emissions at the local level.
U.S. Counties with Highest Carbon-Emissions
1.
 
Harris County, TX 18.625*
 2.
 
Los Angeles, Calif. (Los Angeles), 18.595
 3.
 
Cook, Ill. (Chicago), 13.209
 4.
 
Cuyahoga, Ohio (Cleveland), 11.144
 
 
5.
 
Wayne, Mich. (Detroit), 8.270
 6.
 
San Juan, N.M. (Farmington), 8.245
 7.
 
Santa Clara, Calif. (San Jose), 7.995
 8.
 
Jefferson, Ala. (Birmingham), 7.951
 9.
 
Wilcox, Ala. (Camden), 7.615
 10.
 
East Baton Rouge, La. (Baton Rouge), 7.322
 11.
 
Titus, Texas (Mt. Pleasant), 7.244
 12.
 
Carbon, Pa. (Jim Thorpe), 6.534
 13.
 
Porter, Ind. (Valparaiso), 6.331
 14.
 
Jefferson, Ohio (Steubenville), 6.278
 15.
 
Indiana, Pa. (Indiana), 6.224
 16.
 
Middlesex, Mass. (Boston metro area), 6.198
 17.
 
Bexar, Texas (San Antonio), 6.141
 18.
 
Hillsborough, Fla. (Tampa), 6.037
 19.
 
Suffolk, N.Y. (New York metro area), 6.030
 20.
 
Clark County, NV (Las Vegas) 5.955
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 Millions of tons of carbon per year 
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