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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 Cameron AQI 61
3 Dallas AQI 55
4 Hidalgo AQI 54
5 Bowie AQI 49
6 Denton AQI 47
7 Kaufman AQI 46
8 Orange AQI 44
9 Galveston AQI 44
10 Houston AQI 42
11 San Antonio AQI 42
12 Austin AQI 42
13 Fort Worth AQI 42
14 Arlington AQI 42
15 Corpus Christi AQI 42
16 Plano AQI 42
17 Laredo AQI 42
18 Irving AQI 42
19 Garland AQI 42
20 Frisco AQI 42
21 McKinney AQI 42
22 Amarillo AQI 42
23 Grand Prairie AQI 42
24 Brownsville AQI 42
25 Killeen AQI 42
26 Pasadena AQI 42
27 McAllen AQI 42
28 Waco AQI 42
29 Midland AQI 42
30 Carrollton AQI 42
31 Lewisville AQI 42
32 Abilene AQI 42
33 Pearland AQI 42
34 Round Rock AQI 42
35 College Station AQI 42
36 Richardson AQI 42
37 The Woodlands AQI 42
38 Hudson AQI 42
39 Odessa AQI 42
40 Beaumont AQI 42
41 Sugar Land AQI 42
42 Tyler AQI 42
43 Allen AQI 42
44 Edinburg AQI 42
45 Wichita Falls AQI 42
46 San Angelo AQI 42
47 New Braunfels AQI 42
48 Conroe AQI 42
49 Atascocita AQI 42
50 Temple AQI 42
51 Mission AQI 42
52 Bryan AQI 42
53 Baytown AQI 42
54 Longview AQI 42
55 Pharr AQI 42
56 Georgetown AQI 42
57 Flower Mound AQI 42
58 Cedar Park AQI 42
59 Mansfield AQI 42
60 Missouri City AQI 42
61 Harlingen AQI 42
62 North Richland Hills AQI 42
63 San Marcos AQI 42
64 Leander AQI 42
65 Spring AQI 42
66 Pflugerville AQI 42
67 Rowlett AQI 42
68 Wylie AQI 42
69 DeSoto AQI 42
70 Port Arthur AQI 42
71 Kyle AQI 42
72 Little Elm AQI 42
73 Burleson AQI 42
74 Grapevine AQI 42
75 Weatherford AQI 42
76 Bedford AQI 42
77 Cedar Hill AQI 42
78 Huntsville AQI 42
79 Haltom City AQI 42
80 Sherman AQI 42
81 The Colony AQI 42
82 Waxahachie AQI 42
83 Channelview AQI 42
84 Schertz AQI 42
85 Coppell AQI 42
86 Weslaco AQI 42
87 Friendswood AQI 42
88 Lancaster AQI 42
89 Hurst AQI 42
90 Duncanville AQI 42
91 Rosenberg AQI 42
92 Mission Bend AQI 42
93 Midlothian AQI 42
94 Copperas Cove AQI 42
95 Farmers Branch AQI 42
96 Socorro AQI 42
97 La Porte AQI 42
98 Texarkana AQI 42
99 Timberwood Park AQI 42
100 Del Rio AQI 42

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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