Worst Air Quality in Minnesota

Top 100 cities ranked by worst air quality

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Worst Air Quality — Minnesota

1 Anoka AQI 41

2 Minneapolis AQI 36

3 St. Paul AQI 36

4 Rochester AQI 36

5 Bloomington AQI 36

6 Duluth AQI 36

7 Brooklyn Park AQI 36

8 Plymouth AQI 36

9 Woodbury AQI 36

10 Lakeville AQI 36

11 Blaine AQI 36

12 Maple Grove AQI 36

13 St. Cloud AQI 36

14 Eagan AQI 36

15 Burnsville AQI 36

16 Coon Rapids AQI 36

17 Eden Prairie AQI 36

18 Apple Valley AQI 36

19 Minnetonka AQI 36

20 Edina AQI 36

21 St. Louis Park AQI 36

22 Shakopee AQI 36

23 Mankato AQI 36

24 Moorhead AQI 36

25 Maplewood AQI 36

26 Cottage Grove AQI 36

27 Richfield AQI 36

28 Roseville AQI 36

29 Inver Grove Heights AQI 36

30 Andover AQI 36

31 Brooklyn Center AQI 36

32 Savage AQI 36

33 Fridley AQI 36

34 Chaska AQI 36

35 Oakdale AQI 36

36 Ramsey AQI 36

37 Prior Lake AQI 36

38 Shoreview AQI 36

39 Rosemount AQI 36

40 Owatonna AQI 36

41 Elk River AQI 36

42 Austin AQI 36

43 Chanhassen AQI 36

44 Faribault AQI 36

45 White Bear Lake AQI 36

46 Farmington AQI 36

47 Champlin AQI 36

48 New Brighton AQI 36

49 Crystal AQI 36

50 Hastings AQI 36

51 Columbia Heights AQI 36

52 Golden Valley AQI 36

53 Lino Lakes AQI 36

54 New Hope AQI 36

55 Otsego AQI 36

56 Willmar AQI 36

57 West St. Paul AQI 36

58 Forest Lake AQI 36

59 Northfield AQI 36

60 South St. Paul AQI 36

61 Sartell AQI 36

62 Stillwater AQI 36

63 St. Michael AQI 36

64 Hopkins AQI 36

65 Albert Lea AQI 36

66 Red Wing AQI 36

67 Ham Lake AQI 36

68 Buffalo AQI 36

69 Hibbing AQI 36

70 Hugo AQI 36

71 Bemidji AQI 36

72 Hutchinson AQI 36

73 Monticello AQI 36

74 Alexandria AQI 36

75 Brainerd AQI 36

76 Robbinsdale AQI 36

77 North Mankato AQI 36

78 Fergus Falls AQI 36

79 New Ulm AQI 36

80 Marshall AQI 36

81 Sauk Rapids AQI 36

82 Worthington AQI 36

83 Rogers AQI 36

84 Waconia AQI 36

85 Mounds View AQI 36

86 Vadnais Heights AQI 36

87 Cloquet AQI 36

88 North St. Paul AQI 36

89 Lake Elmo AQI 36

90 Big Lake AQI 36

91 St. Peter AQI 36

92 East Bethel AQI 36

93 Mendota Heights AQI 36

94 Grand Rapids AQI 36

95 North Branch AQI 36

96 Victoria AQI 36

97 Little Canada AQI 36

98 Fairmont AQI 36

99 Hermantown AQI 36

100 Detroit Lakes AQI 36

Explore the top 100 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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