Worst Air Quality in North Carolina

Top 85 cities ranked by worst air quality

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Worst Air Quality - North Carolina

1 Weddington AQI 51
2 Mint Hill AQI 51
3 Matthews AQI 51
4 Westport AQI 51
5 Cornelius AQI 51
6 Monroe AQI 51
7 Stallings AQI 51
8 Davidson AQI 51
9 Indian Trail AQI 51
10 Huntersville AQI 51
11 Pineville AQI 51
12 Unionville AQI 51
13 Charlotte AQI 51
14 Wesley Chapel AQI 51
15 Butner AQI 51
16 Lewisville AQI 47
17 Walkertown AQI 47
18 Winston-Salem AQI 47
19 Clemmons AQI 47
20 Kernersville AQI 47
21 Wendell AQI 46
22 Spring Lake AQI 46
23 Knightdale AQI 46
24 Rolesville AQI 46
25 Zebulon AQI 46
26 Clinton AQI 46
27 Wake Forest AQI 46
28 Raleigh AQI 46
29 Durham AQI 46
30 Fayetteville AQI 46
31 Cary AQI 46
32 Apex AQI 46
33 Holly Springs AQI 46
34 Fuquay-Varina AQI 46
35 Garner AQI 46
36 Morrisville AQI 46
37 Greensboro AQI 44
38 Stokesdale AQI 44
39 Oak Ridge AQI 44
40 Waynesville AQI 44
41 Summerfield AQI 44
42 Salisbury AQI 44
43 Archer Lodge AQI 43
44 Clayton AQI 43
45 Black Mountain AQI 43
46 Lexington AQI 43
47 Woodfin AQI 43
48 Trinity AQI 43
49 Asheville AQI 43
50 Selma AQI 43
51 Thomasville AQI 43
52 Smithfield AQI 43
53 Reidsville AQI 43
54 Eden AQI 43
55 Swannanoa AQI 43
56 Newton AQI 42
57 St. Stephens AQI 42
58 Hickory AQI 42
59 Oxford AQI 42
60 Conover AQI 42
61 Marvin AQI 41
62 Waxhaw AQI 41
63 Sawmills AQI 40
64 Lenoir AQI 40
65 Lincolnton AQI 40
66 Silver Lake AQI 39
67 Wilmington AQI 39
68 Wrightsboro AQI 39
69 Northchase AQI 39
70 Murraysville AQI 39
71 Roxboro AQI 39
72 Myrtle Grove AQI 39
73 Carolina Beach AQI 39
74 Porters Neck AQI 39
75 Kings Grant AQI 39
76 Ogden AQI 39
77 Tarboro AQI 37
78 Winterville AQI 37
79 Washington AQI 37
80 Greenville AQI 37
81 Ayden AQI 37
82 Havelock AQI 35
83 Morehead City AQI 35
84 Kinston AQI 34
85 Williamston AQI 31

Explore the top 85 cities ranked by worst air quality in North Carolina.

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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