Worst Air Quality in Minnesota

Top 81 cities ranked by worst air quality

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Worst Air Quality - Minnesota

1 Stewartville AQI 44
2 Prior Lake AQI 42
3 New Prague AQI 42
4 New Hope AQI 42
5 Savage AQI 42
6 Brooklyn Center AQI 42
7 Rogers AQI 42
8 Belle Plaine AQI 42
9 Robbinsdale AQI 42
10 Medina AQI 42
11 Corcoran AQI 42
12 Shakopee AQI 42
13 St. Louis Park AQI 42
14 Edina AQI 42
15 Eden Prairie AQI 42
16 Crystal AQI 42
17 Hopkins AQI 42
18 Jordan AQI 42
19 Maple Grove AQI 42
20 Carver AQI 42
21 Plymouth AQI 42
22 Brooklyn Park AQI 42
23 Credit River AQI 42
24 Bloomington AQI 42
25 Oak Grove AQI 41
26 Buffalo AQI 41
27 Champlin AQI 41
28 East Bethel AQI 41
29 St. Michael AQI 41
30 Anoka AQI 41
31 Ham Lake AQI 41
32 Dayton AQI 41
33 St. Francis AQI 41
34 Ramsey AQI 41
35 Albertville AQI 41
36 Andover AQI 41
37 Coon Rapids AQI 41
38 Delano AQI 41
39 Blaine AQI 41
40 Marshall AQI 40
41 St. Joseph AQI 39
42 Baxter AQI 38
43 Mendota Heights AQI 38
44 Brainerd AQI 38
45 Falcon Heights AQI 38
46 St. Paul AQI 38
47 Farmington AQI 38
48 Minneapolis AQI 38
49 Lakeville AQI 38
50 Eagan AQI 38
51 Burnsville AQI 38
52 Apple Valley AQI 38
53 Richfield AQI 38
54 Inver Grove Heights AQI 38
55 Rosemount AQI 38
56 South St. Paul AQI 38
57 West St. Paul AQI 38
58 Columbia Heights AQI 36
59 North Oaks AQI 36
60 Mounds View AQI 36
61 Maplewood AQI 36
62 Vadnais Heights AQI 36
63 Spring Lake Park AQI 36
64 Roseville AQI 36
65 Fridley AQI 36
66 Shoreview AQI 36
67 North St. Paul AQI 36
68 White Bear Lake AQI 36
69 New Brighton AQI 36
70 St. Anthony city (Hennepin and Ramsey Counties) AQI 36
71 Arden Hills AQI 36
72 Detroit Lakes AQI 36
73 Little Canada AQI 36
74 Lino Lakes AQI 36
75 Mahtomedi AQI 35
76 Hugo AQI 35
77 Forest Lake AQI 35
78 Stillwater AQI 35
79 Cloquet AQI 34
80 Hermantown AQI 34
81 Duluth AQI 34

Explore the top 81 cities ranked by worst air quality in Minnesota.

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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