Worst Air Quality in United States

Top 100 cities ranked by worst air quality

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Worst Air Quality - United States

1 Yucca Valley CA AQI 87
2 Bermuda Dunes CA AQI 87
3 Desert Hot Springs CA AQI 87
4 Coachella CA AQI 87
5 Big Bear Lake CA AQI 87
6 Palm Springs CA AQI 87
7 Joshua Tree CA AQI 87
8 Indio CA AQI 87
9 Rancho Mirage CA AQI 87
10 Apple Valley CA AQI 87
11 Beaumont CA AQI 87
12 Cherry Valley CA AQI 87
13 Palm Desert CA AQI 87
14 Mecca CA AQI 87
15 Big Bear City CA AQI 87
16 Barstow CA AQI 87
17 Thousand Palms CA AQI 87
18 Cathedral City CA AQI 87
19 La Quinta CA AQI 87
20 Fort Irwin CA AQI 87
21 Banning CA AQI 87
22 Lucerne Valley CA AQI 87
23 Desert Palms CA AQI 87
24 Garnet CA AQI 87
25 Twentynine Palms CA AQI 87
26 Agoura Hills CA AQI 80
27 Santa Fe Springs CA AQI 80
28 Lennox CA AQI 80
29 Silver Lakes CA AQI 80
30 Rosamond CA AQI 80
31 Valinda CA AQI 80
32 West Carson CA AQI 80
33 Cudahy CA AQI 80
34 Hermosa Beach CA AQI 80
35 Quartz Hill CA AQI 80
36 Azusa CA AQI 80
37 Lomita CA AQI 80
38 Monrovia CA AQI 80
39 Adelanto CA AQI 80
40 Manhattan Beach CA AQI 80
41 Rancho Palos Verdes CA AQI 80
42 Palos Verdes Estates CA AQI 80
43 Malibu CA AQI 80
44 Acton CA AQI 80
45 Charter Oak CA AQI 80
46 Altadena CA AQI 80
47 South San Jose Hills CA AQI 80
48 View Park-Windsor Hills CA AQI 80
49 Del Aire CA AQI 80
50 Stevenson Ranch CA AQI 80
51 Maywood CA AQI 80
52 Spring Valley Lake CA AQI 80
53 East Rancho Dominguez CA AQI 80
54 Beverly Hills CA AQI 80
55 Lawndale CA AQI 80
56 Willowbrook CA AQI 80
57 Citrus CA AQI 80
58 Lake Los Angeles CA AQI 80
59 Bell Gardens CA AQI 80
60 West Hollywood CA AQI 80
61 San Gabriel CA AQI 80
62 Avocado Heights CA AQI 80
63 Marina del Rey CA AQI 80
64 Calabasas CA AQI 80
65 Fillmore CA AQI 80
66 Rolling Hills Estates CA AQI 80
67 Sun Village CA AQI 80
68 San Marino CA AQI 80
69 East Pasadena CA AQI 80
70 Oak Hills CA AQI 80
71 La Crescenta-Montrose CA AQI 80
72 West Athens CA AQI 80
73 San Dimas CA AQI 80
74 Westmont CA AQI 80
75 West Rancho Dominguez CA AQI 80
76 South Monrovia Island CA AQI 80
77 Moorpark CA AQI 80
78 Vincent CA AQI 80
79 South El Monte CA AQI 80
80 Temple City CA AQI 80
81 Westlake Village CA AQI 80
82 West Puente Valley CA AQI 80
83 Topanga CA AQI 80
84 Commerce CA AQI 80
85 Alondra Park CA AQI 80
86 West Whittier-Los Nietos CA AQI 80
87 La Puente CA AQI 80
88 La Verne CA AQI 80
89 San Fernando CA AQI 80
90 Duarte CA AQI 80
91 Mayflower Village CA AQI 80
92 Oak Park CA AQI 80
93 Walnut Park CA AQI 80
94 South San Gabriel CA AQI 80
95 Sierra Madre CA AQI 80
96 Ladera Heights CA AQI 80
97 Culver City CA AQI 80
98 La Cañada Flintridge CA AQI 80
99 Phelan CA AQI 80
100 Castaic CA AQI 80

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Data is sourced from the U.S. Census Bureau, FBI Crime Statistics, and NOAA climate records.

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