Worst Air Quality in Texas

Top 100 cities ranked by worst air quality

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Worst Air Quality - Texas

1 El Paso AQI 67
2 Canutillo AQI 67
3 Fort Bliss AQI 67
4 Horizon City AQI 67
5 Socorro AQI 67
6 Homestead Meadows North AQI 67
7 Homestead Meadows South AQI 67
8 San Elizario AQI 67
9 Houston AQI 61
10 Port Isabel AQI 61
11 West University Place AQI 61
12 Aldine AQI 61
13 Brownsville AQI 61
14 Webster AQI 61
15 Pasadena AQI 61
16 Primera AQI 61
17 Pearland AQI 61
18 Bellaire AQI 61
19 South Houston AQI 61
20 Highlands AQI 61
21 Humble AQI 61
22 Atascocita AQI 61
23 Harlingen AQI 61
24 Mercedes AQI 61
25 Nassau Bay AQI 61
26 Port Arthur AQI 61
27 Port Neches AQI 61
28 Los Fresnos AQI 61
29 Jacinto City AQI 61
30 Channelview AQI 61
31 Weslaco AQI 61
32 Friendswood AQI 61
33 Groves AQI 61
34 La Porte AQI 61
35 Deer Park AQI 61
36 Cameron Park AQI 61
37 La Feria AQI 61
38 Jersey Village AQI 61
39 Galena Park AQI 61
40 San Benito AQI 61
41 Cloverleaf AQI 61
42 Dallas AQI 55
43 Tomball AQI 55
44 Irving AQI 55
45 Mesquite AQI 55
46 Hutchins AQI 55
47 Carrollton AQI 55
48 Richardson AQI 55
49 The Woodlands AQI 55
50 Conroe AQI 55
51 Highland Park AQI 55
52 Spring AQI 55
53 DeSoto AQI 55
54 Addison AQI 55
55 Cedar Hill AQI 55
56 Coppell AQI 55
57 Lancaster AQI 55
58 Duncanville AQI 55
59 Farmers Branch AQI 55
60 Wilmer AQI 55
61 Willis AQI 55
62 Balch Springs AQI 55
63 University Park AQI 55
64 Richland Hills AQI 54
65 Fort Worth AQI 54
66 Arlington AQI 54
67 Donna AQI 54
68 Benbrook AQI 54
69 Kennedale AQI 54
70 McAllen AQI 54
71 Rendon AQI 54
72 Forest Hill AQI 54
73 Edinburg AQI 54
74 La Homa AQI 54
75 Mission AQI 54
76 White Settlement AQI 54
77 Azle AQI 54
78 Pharr AQI 54
79 Mansfield AQI 54
80 North Richland Hills AQI 54
81 Everman AQI 54
82 Euless AQI 54
83 Trophy Club AQI 54
84 Salida del Sol Estates AQI 54
85 Grapevine AQI 54
86 Bedford AQI 54
87 Haltom City AQI 54
88 Keller AQI 54
89 Hurst AQI 54
90 San Juan AQI 54
91 River Oaks AQI 54
92 Alamo AQI 54
93 Southlake AQI 54
94 Alton AQI 54
95 Watauga AQI 54
96 Doolittle AQI 54
97 Palmview AQI 54
98 Colleyville AQI 54
99 Hidalgo AQI 54
100 Saginaw AQI 54

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

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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