Worst Air Quality in Georgia

Top 78 cities ranked by worst air quality

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Worst Air Quality - Georgia

1 Peachtree Corners AQI 53
2 Norcross AQI 53
3 Snellville AQI 53
4 Lilburn AQI 53
5 Oakwood AQI 52
6 Flowery Branch AQI 52
7 Buford AQI 52
8 Gainesville AQI 52
9 LaFayette AQI 52
10 Decatur AQI 51
11 Clarkston AQI 51
12 Macon-Bibb County AQI 51
13 Redan AQI 51
14 Chamblee AQI 51
15 Stone Mountain AQI 51
16 Panthersville AQI 51
17 Candler-McAfee AQI 51
18 Augusta-Richmond County AQI 51
19 North Decatur AQI 51
20 North Druid Hills AQI 51
21 Druid Hills AQI 51
22 Tucker AQI 51
23 Dunwoody AQI 51
24 Belvedere Park AQI 51
25 Doraville AQI 51
26 Scottdale AQI 51
27 Gresham Park AQI 51
28 East Point AQI 50
29 Mableton AQI 50
30 Smyrna AQI 50
31 Atlanta AQI 50
32 Brookhaven AQI 50
33 Vinings AQI 50
34 Sandy Springs AQI 50
35 Columbus AQI 49
36 Powder Springs AQI 48
37 Austell AQI 48
38 Fair Oaks AQI 48
39 Marietta AQI 48
40 Athens-Clarke County AQI 46
41 Conley AQI 45
42 Irondale AQI 45
43 South Fulton AQI 45
44 Albany AQI 45
45 Lovejoy AQI 45
46 Morrow AQI 45
47 College Park AQI 45
48 Union City AQI 45
49 Forest Park AQI 45
50 Fairburn AQI 45
51 Hapeville AQI 45
52 Jonesboro AQI 45
53 Riverdale AQI 45
54 Georgetown AQI 44
55 Valdosta AQI 44
56 Sandersville AQI 44
57 Skidaway Island AQI 44
58 Bemiss AQI 44
59 Wilmington Island AQI 44
60 Warner Robins AQI 43
61 Douglas AQI 43
62 Perry AQI 43
63 Fairfield Plantation AQI 41
64 Lithia Springs AQI 41
65 Villa Rica AQI 41
66 Douglasville AQI 41
67 Locust Grove AQI 40
68 McDonough AQI 40
69 Stockbridge AQI 40
70 Dock Junction AQI 39
71 Country Club Estates AQI 39
72 Brunswick AQI 39
73 St. Simons AQI 39
74 Stonecrest AQI 39
75 Cedartown AQI 38
76 Americus AQI 38
77 Rome AQI 38
78 Rockmart AQI 38

Explore the top 78 cities ranked by worst air quality in Georgia.

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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