Worst Air Quality in Alabama

Top 59 cities ranked by worst air quality

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Worst Air Quality - Alabama

1 Birmingham AQI 57
2 Midfield AQI 57
3 Grayson Valley AQI 57
4 Tarrant AQI 57
5 Pinson AQI 57
6 Forestdale AQI 57
7 Pleasant Grove AQI 57
8 Fultondale AQI 57
9 Fairfield AQI 57
10 Leeds AQI 57
11 Irondale AQI 57
12 Gardendale AQI 57
13 Center Point AQI 57
14 Mountain Brook AQI 57
15 Bessemer AQI 57
16 Homewood AQI 57
17 Vestavia Hills AQI 57
18 Gadsden AQI 47
19 Semmes AQI 45
20 Mobile AQI 45
21 Chickasaw AQI 45
22 Prichard AQI 45
23 Tillmans Corner AQI 45
24 Satsuma AQI 45
25 Saraland AQI 45
26 Huntsville AQI 44
27 Moores Mill AQI 44
28 Madison AQI 44
29 Decatur AQI 44
30 Meridianville AQI 44
31 Hartselle AQI 44
32 Fort Payne AQI 43
33 Rainsville AQI 43
34 Phenix City AQI 42
35 Pike Road AQI 42
36 Montgomery AQI 42
37 Pelham AQI 40
38 Fairhope AQI 40
39 Highland Lakes AQI 40
40 Foley AQI 40
41 Daphne AQI 40
42 Helena AQI 40
43 Calera AQI 40
44 Robertsdale AQI 40
45 Montevallo AQI 40
46 Bay Minette AQI 40
47 Brook Highland AQI 40
48 Meadowbrook AQI 40
49 Hoover AQI 40
50 Gulf Shores AQI 40
51 Chelsea AQI 40
52 Spanish Fort AQI 40
53 Alabaster AQI 40
54 Tuscaloosa AQI 37
55 Wetumpka AQI 37
56 Millbrook AQI 37
57 Northport AQI 37
58 Holtville AQI 37
59 Redland AQI 37

Explore the top 59 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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