Wyoming is not an easy state for allergy sufferers, and there’s a reason for that. That reason is sagebrush, and it’s a huge contributor to the state’s overall pollen counts.

According to a review by honey products manufacturer Bee Inspired , which tallied up pollen scores across the nation using data from pollen.com, Wyoming ranks sixth in the nation for average pollen counts. Its hay-fever capital is Evanston, Wyoming, which clocks in with an average pollen concentration index of 6.65 on a scale of 10.

Former Wyoming legislator Stan Blake wasn’t surprised to learn that Evanston is Wyoming’s hay fever capital. He used to live there and started having issues with sagebrush allergies severe enough to require a specialist as early as the second grade.

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