Cleanest Air in Tennessee

Top 57 cities ranked by cleanest air

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Composite rankings combining multiple weighted metrics, 5 topics across U.S. Census, FBI, NOAA and CDC data.

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Cleanest Air - Tennessee

1 Dyersburg AQI 31
2 Clarksville AQI 32
3 Athens AQI 32
4 Cookeville AQI 32
5 Jackson AQI 33
6 Columbia AQI 33
7 Rockwood AQI 35
8 Harriman AQI 35
9 Kingston AQI 35
10 Oak Ridge AQI 35
11 Smithville AQI 38
12 Lawrenceburg AQI 38
13 Jefferson City AQI 40
14 Clinton AQI 41
15 Lebanon AQI 41
16 Mount Juliet AQI 41
17 Kingsport AQI 41
18 Powell AQI 41
19 Lenoir City AQI 42
20 Tellico Village AQI 42
21 Sweetwater AQI 42
22 Farragut AQI 42
23 Loudon AQI 42
24 Thompson's Station AQI 43
25 Nolensville AQI 43
26 Spring Hill AQI 43
27 Franklin AQI 43
28 Brentwood AQI 43
29 Pigeon Forge AQI 44
30 Sevierville AQI 44
31 Hendersonville AQI 45
32 White House AQI 45
33 Gallatin AQI 45
34 Portland AQI 45
35 Alcoa AQI 47
36 Eagleton Village AQI 47
37 Maryville AQI 47
38 Middle Valley AQI 48
39 Collegedale AQI 48
40 Red Bank AQI 48
41 Chattanooga AQI 48
42 Soddy-Daisy AQI 48
43 Signal Mountain AQI 48
44 Harrison AQI 48
45 Knoxville AQI 48
46 Seymour AQI 48
47 La Vergne AQI 50
48 Nashville-Davidson AQI 50
49 Green Hill AQI 50
50 Goodlettsville AQI 50
51 Memphis AQI 55
52 Bartlett AQI 55
53 Collierville AQI 55
54 Germantown AQI 55
55 Millington AQI 55
56 Lakeland AQI 55
57 Arlington AQI 55

Explore the top 57 cities ranked by cleanest air in Tennessee.

City rankings help residents, researchers, and policymakers understand how communities compare across important quality-of-life measures.

Data is sourced from the U.S. Census Bureau, FBI Crime Statistics, and NOAA climate records.

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