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Worst Air Quality in Arizona

Top 95 cities ranked by worst air quality

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Worst Air Quality — Arizona

1 Maricopa AQI 77
2 Yuma AQI 47
3 Winslow AQI 45
4 Tuba City AQI 45
5 Corona de Tucson AQI 45
6 Picture Rocks AQI 45
7 Sedona AQI 45
8 Safford AQI 45
9 Tucson Mountains AQI 45
10 Show Low AQI 45
11 Camp Verde AQI 45
12 Gold Canyon AQI 45
13 Cottonwood AQI 45
14 Saddlebrooke AQI 45
15 Paradise Valley AQI 45
16 Verde Village AQI 45
17 Tucson Estates AQI 45
18 Chino Valley AQI 45
19 Valencia West AQI 45
20 Sun Lakes AQI 45
21 Sierra Vista Southeast AQI 45
22 New Kingman-Butler AQI 45
23 Somerton AQI 45
24 Coolidge AQI 45
25 Tanque Verde AQI 45
26 Fort Mohave AQI 45
27 Snowflake AQI 45
28 Three Points AQI 45
29 Cave Creek AQI 45
30 Citrus Park AQI 45
31 Guadalupe AQI 45
32 Benson AQI 45
33 Thatcher AQI 45
34 Kayenta AQI 45
35 Rincon Valley AQI 45
36 Doney Park AQI 45
37 Williamson AQI 45
38 Village of Oak Creek (Big Park) AQI 45
39 Arizona City AQI 45
40 Avra Valley AQI 45
41 Litchfield Park AQI 45
42 Catalina AQI 45
43 Youngtown AQI 45
44 Globe AQI 45
45 Tolleson AQI 45
46 Page AQI 45
47 Wickenburg AQI 45
48 Golden Valley AQI 45
49 Douglas AQI 45
50 Goodyear AQI 45
51 Oro Valley AQI 45
52 Prescott Valley AQI 45
53 Catalina Foothills AQI 45
54 Marana AQI 45
55 Casa Grande AQI 45
56 Lake Havasu City AQI 45
57 Queen Creek AQI 45
58 Casas Adobes AQI 45
59 Flagstaff AQI 45
60 Avondale AQI 45
61 Buckeye AQI 45
62 Prescott AQI 45
63 San Tan Valley AQI 45
64 Surprise AQI 45
65 Tempe AQI 45
66 Peoria AQI 45
67 Scottsdale AQI 45
68 Glendale AQI 45
69 Gilbert AQI 45
70 Chandler AQI 45
71 Mesa AQI 45
72 Tucson AQI 45
73 Sun City West AQI 45
74 Phoenix AQI 45
75 Payson AQI 45
76 Eloy AQI 45
77 Flowing Wells AQI 45
78 New River AQI 45
79 Nogales AQI 45
80 Green Valley AQI 45
81 Rio Rico AQI 45
82 Anthem AQI 45
83 Fountain Hills AQI 45
84 Florence AQI 45
85 Vail AQI 45
86 Drexel Heights AQI 45
87 Fortuna Foothills AQI 45
88 Kingman AQI 45
89 Sahuarita AQI 45
90 El Mirage AQI 45
91 San Luis AQI 45
92 Sun City AQI 45
93 Apache Junction AQI 45
94 Bullhead City AQI 45
95 Sierra Vista AQI 45

Explore the top 95 cities ranked by worst air quality in Arizona.

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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