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Cleanest Air Cities in Nebraska

Lowest pollution levels for healthy outdoor living.

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How We Score

Each metric is normalized 0-100 across U.S. cities, then weighted and summed. Cities missing any metric are excluded.

Clean Air · 65% Sunshine · 20% Low Rain · 15%

Top 12 Cleanest Air Cities in Nebraska

Ranked by composite score across 3 weighted metrics.

#1
Score 35
Scottsbluff, NE
14,406 residents
Clean Air 32
Sunshine 316 days
Low Rain 16
#2
Score 35
Gering, NE
8,567 residents
Clean Air 32
Sunshine 316 days
Low Rain 16
#3
Score 34.8
Kimball, NE
2,153 residents
Clean Air 32
Sunshine 316 days
Low Rain 16
#4
Score 34.8
Sidney, NE
6,396 residents
Clean Air 32
Sunshine 316 days
Low Rain 16
#5
Score 32.7
Bridgeport, NE
1,403 residents
Clean Air 32
Sunshine 316 days
Low Rain 19
#6
Score 32.7
Bayard, NE
1,509 residents
Clean Air 32
Sunshine 316 days
Low Rain 19
#7
Score 31.9
Ogallala, NE
4,800 residents
Clean Air 32
Sunshine 316 days
Low Rain 20
#8
Score 31.9
Sutherland, NE
1,224 residents
Clean Air 32
Sunshine 316 days
Low Rain 20
#9
Score 31.8
Imperial, NE
2,182 residents
Clean Air 32
Sunshine 316 days
Low Rain 20
#10
Score 28.7
McCook, NE
7,360 residents
Clean Air 32
Sunshine 308 days
Low Rain 20
#11
Score 27.8
North Platte, NE
23,030 residents
Clean Air 32
Sunshine 308 days
Low Rain 21
#12
Score 27.6
Grant, NE
1,392 residents
Clean Air 32
Sunshine 308 days
Low Rain 21

Full Ranking, Nebraska

Top 50 cities. Click any city to see its full profile.

1 Scottsbluff NE 35
2 Gering NE 35
3 Kimball NE 34.8
4 Sidney NE 34.8
5 Bridgeport NE 32.7
6 Bayard NE 32.7
7 Ogallala NE 31.9
8 Sutherland NE 31.9
9 Imperial NE 31.8
10 McCook NE 28.7
11 North Platte NE 27.8
12 Grant NE 27.6
13 Chadron NE 27.6
14 Broken Bow NE 26.3
15 Lincoln NE 26.3
16 Cozad NE 26.1
17 Lexington NE 26.1
18 Cambridge NE 26
19 Ord NE 25.7
20 Gothenburg NE 25.5
21 Alma NE 25.1
22 Arapahoe NE 25
23 Elm Creek NE 24.4
24 Kearney NE 24.4
25 Shelton NE 24.3
26 Wood River NE 24.3
27 Gibbon NE 24.3
28 Burwell NE 24.1
29 Hastings NE 23.7
30 Cairo NE 23.6
31 Ravenna NE 23.6
32 Minden NE 23.6
33 Grand Island NE 23.6
34 Aurora NE 23.6
35 Albion NE 23.1
36 Sutton NE 23
37 St. Paul NE 23
38 Holdrege NE 22.8
39 Fullerton NE 22.7
40 Battle Creek NE 22.6
41 Superior NE 22.5
42 Geneva NE 22.3
43 Madison NE 22.3
44 Gordon NE 22.3
45 Central City NE 22.1
46 Valentine NE 22
47 York NE 22
48 Seward NE 21.9
49 Columbus NE 21.9
50 Utica NE 21.9

Scottsbluff, NE tops the list with a composite score of 35 out of 100, followed by Gering and Kimball. NE dominates the top 12 with 12 cities, reflecting strong performance across the weighted metrics for cleanest air.

Rankings combine 3 independent metrics: Clean Air, Sunshine, Low Rain. Cities are weighted to reflect what matters most to cleanest air, and any city missing one or more metrics is excluded to avoid artificially inflated rankings.

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