Worst Air Quality in Alabama

Top 100 cities ranked by worst air quality

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Worst Air Quality — Alabama

1 Mobile AQI 45

2 Madison AQI 44

3 Montgomery AQI 42

4 Huntsville AQI 41

5 Birmingham AQI 41

6 Hoover AQI 41

7 Auburn AQI 41

8 Dothan AQI 41

9 Decatur AQI 41

10 Florence AQI 41

11 Prattville AQI 41

12 Vestavia Hills AQI 41

13 Phenix City AQI 41

14 Alabaster AQI 41

15 Gadsden AQI 41

16 Opelika AQI 41

17 Northport AQI 41

18 Enterprise AQI 41

19 Daphne AQI 41

20 Homewood AQI 41

21 Athens AQI 41

22 Trussville AQI 41

23 Bessemer AQI 41

24 Pelham AQI 41

25 Fairhope AQI 41

26 Albertville AQI 41

27 Foley AQI 41

28 Mountain Brook AQI 41

29 Oxford AQI 41

30 Helena AQI 41

31 Anniston AQI 41

32 Prichard AQI 41

33 Cullman AQI 41

34 Troy AQI 41

35 Tillmans Corner AQI 41

36 Selma AQI 41

37 Calera AQI 41

38 Millbrook AQI 41

39 Muscle Shoals AQI 41

40 Hueytown AQI 41

41 Saraland AQI 41

42 Center Point AQI 41

43 Gardendale AQI 41

44 Gulf Shores AQI 41

45 Chelsea AQI 41

46 Scottsboro AQI 41

47 Hartselle AQI 41

48 Talladega AQI 41

49 Fort Payne AQI 41

50 Alexander City AQI 41

51 Jasper AQI 41

52 Ozark AQI 41

53 Jacksonville AQI 41

54 McCalla AQI 41

55 Irondale AQI 41

56 Moody AQI 41

57 Pell City AQI 41

58 Eufaula AQI 41

59 Sylacauga AQI 41

60 Leeds AQI 41

61 Boaz AQI 41

62 Russellville AQI 41

63 Saks AQI 41

64 Valley AQI 41

65 Spanish Fort AQI 41

66 Meridianville AQI 41

67 Rainbow City AQI 41

68 Pike Road AQI 41

69 Fairfield AQI 41

70 Fultondale AQI 41

71 Pleasant Grove AQI 41

72 Southside AQI 41

73 Sheffield AQI 41

74 Forestdale AQI 41

75 Tuscumbia AQI 41

76 Tuskegee AQI 41

77 Meadowbrook AQI 41

78 Clanton AQI 41

79 Andalusia AQI 41

80 Guntersville AQI 41

81 Arab AQI 41

82 Brook Highland AQI 41

83 Atmore AQI 41

84 Orange Beach AQI 41

85 Bay Minette AQI 41

86 Pinson AQI 41

87 Montevallo AQI 41

88 Greenville AQI 41

89 Wetumpka AQI 41

90 Lincoln AQI 41

91 Demopolis AQI 41

92 Robertsdale AQI 41

93 Oneonta AQI 41

94 Hamilton AQI 41

95 Lanett AQI 41

96 Satsuma AQI 41

97 Opp AQI 41

98 Harvest AQI 41

99 Chickasaw AQI 41

100 Moores Mill AQI 41

Explore the top 100 cities ranked by worst air quality in Alabama.

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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