Worst Air Quality in Iowa

Top 29 cities ranked by worst air quality

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Worst Air Quality - Iowa

1 Waterloo AQI 47
2 Cedar Falls AQI 47
3 Davenport AQI 46
4 Eldridge AQI 46
5 Clinton AQI 46
6 DeWitt AQI 46
7 Johnston AQI 45
8 Polk City AQI 45
9 Bondurant AQI 45
10 Pleasant Hill AQI 45
11 Grimes AQI 45
12 Clive AQI 45
13 Altoona AQI 45
14 Des Moines AQI 45
15 Waukee AQI 45
16 Urbandale AQI 45
17 West Des Moines AQI 45
18 Ankeny AQI 45
19 Windsor Heights AQI 45
20 Marion AQI 44
21 Hiawatha AQI 44
22 Red Oak AQI 42
23 Waverly AQI 40
24 Coralville AQI 39
25 Tiffin AQI 39
26 North Liberty AQI 39
27 Iowa City AQI 39
28 Cedar Rapids AQI 39
29 Muscatine AQI 38

Explore the top 29 cities ranked by worst air quality in Iowa.

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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