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Worst Air Quality in Michigan

Top 100 cities ranked by worst air quality

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Worst Air Quality — Michigan

1 Wayne AQI 55
2 Allegan AQI 46
3 Kalamazoo AQI 45
4 St. Clair AQI 41
5 Detroit AQI 38
6 Grand Rapids AQI 38
7 Warren AQI 38
8 Sterling Heights AQI 38
9 Ann Arbor AQI 38
10 Lansing AQI 38
11 Dearborn AQI 38
12 Livonia AQI 38
13 Troy AQI 38
14 Westland AQI 38
15 Farmington Hills AQI 38
16 Flint AQI 38
17 Wyoming AQI 38
18 Rochester Hills AQI 38
19 Southfield AQI 38
20 Novi AQI 38
21 Taylor AQI 38
22 Dearborn Heights AQI 38
23 Pontiac AQI 38
24 St. Clair Shores AQI 38
25 Royal Oak AQI 38
26 Kentwood AQI 38
27 Battle Creek AQI 38
28 Portage AQI 38
29 Roseville AQI 38
30 East Lansing AQI 38
31 Saginaw AQI 38
32 Midland AQI 38
33 Lincoln Park AQI 38
34 Muskegon AQI 38
35 Holland AQI 38
36 Eastpointe AQI 38
37 Jackson AQI 38
38 Southgate AQI 38
39 Burton AQI 38
40 Oak Park AQI 38
41 Port Huron AQI 38
42 Forest Hills AQI 38
43 Madison Heights AQI 38
44 Allen Park AQI 38
45 Hamtramck AQI 38
46 Garden City AQI 38
47 Allendale AQI 38
48 Inkster AQI 38
49 Okemos AQI 38
50 Holt AQI 38
51 Walker AQI 38
52 Norton Shores AQI 38
53 Romulus AQI 38
54 Auburn Hills AQI 38
55 Wyandotte AQI 38
56 Waverly AQI 38
57 Birmingham AQI 38
58 Mount Pleasant AQI 38
59 Adrian AQI 38
60 Ypsilanti AQI 38
61 Cutlerville AQI 38
62 Ferndale AQI 38
63 Haslett AQI 38
64 Trenton AQI 38
65 Jenison AQI 38
66 Wixom AQI 38
67 Grosse Pointe Woods AQI 38
68 Grandville AQI 38
69 Mount Clemens AQI 38
70 Traverse City AQI 38
71 Northview AQI 38
72 Harper Woods AQI 38
73 Berkley AQI 38
74 Hazel Park AQI 38
75 Owosso AQI 38
76 Fraser AQI 38
77 Coldwater AQI 38
78 Sault Ste. Marie AQI 38
79 Ionia AQI 38
80 Rochester AQI 38
81 Woodhaven AQI 38
82 Melvindale AQI 38
83 Escanaba AQI 38
84 Riverview AQI 38
85 New Baltimore AQI 38
86 Fenton AQI 38
87 Niles AQI 38
88 South Lyon AQI 38
89 Farmington AQI 38
90 East Grand Rapids AQI 38
91 Grosse Pointe Park AQI 38
92 Clawson AQI 38
93 Sturgis AQI 38
94 Grand Haven AQI 38
95 Beverly Hills AQI 38
96 Flat Rock AQI 38
97 Cadillac AQI 38
98 Comstock Park AQI 38
99 Alpena AQI 38
100 Howell AQI 38

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

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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