Worst Air Quality in Virginia

Top 85 cities ranked by worst air quality

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Worst Air Quality - Virginia

1 Dulles Town Center AQI 43
2 Leesburg AQI 43
3 Ashburn AQI 43
4 Purcellville AQI 43
5 Countryside AQI 43
6 Sterling AQI 43
7 Broadlands AQI 43
8 Belmont AQI 43
9 Lansdowne AQI 43
10 Franklin Farm AQI 42
11 Woodburn AQI 42
12 Burke Centre AQI 42
13 Vienna AQI 42
14 Wolf Trap AQI 42
15 Newington AQI 42
16 Kings Park West AQI 42
17 Newington Forest AQI 42
18 Fairfax Station AQI 42
19 Mantua AQI 42
20 Wakefield AQI 42
21 Dranesville AQI 42
22 North Springfield AQI 42
23 Laurel Hill AQI 42
24 Loudoun Valley Estates AQI 42
25 George Mason AQI 42
26 Difficult Run AQI 42
27 Greenbriar AQI 42
28 Floris AQI 42
29 Moorefield AQI 42
30 Reston AQI 42
31 Crosspointe AQI 42
32 Burke AQI 42
33 Oakton AQI 42
34 Fair Oaks AQI 42
35 Springfield AQI 42
36 Braddock AQI 42
37 South Run AQI 42
38 Herndon AQI 42
39 Fairfax AQI 42
40 Brambleton AQI 42
41 Chantilly AQI 42
42 Hutchison AQI 42
43 West Springfield AQI 42
44 McNair AQI 42
45 Long Branch AQI 42
46 Lorton AQI 42
47 Merrifield AQI 42
48 Fair Lakes AQI 42
49 Bellwood AQI 41
50 Rockwood AQI 41
51 Wytheville AQI 41
52 Brandermill AQI 41
53 Highland Springs AQI 41
54 Woodlake AQI 41
55 Strasburg AQI 41
56 Midlothian AQI 41
57 Sandston AQI 41
58 Crozet AQI 40
59 Ashland AQI 39
60 Vinton AQI 39
61 Roanoke AQI 39
62 Innsbrook AQI 39
63 Short Pump AQI 39
64 Wyndham AQI 39
65 Glen Allen AQI 39
66 Hollins AQI 39
67 Warrenton AQI 36
68 Bealeton AQI 36
69 Arlington AQI 36
70 Bailey's Crossroads AQI 36
71 New Baltimore AQI 36
72 Buckhall AQI 35
73 Montclair AQI 35
74 Leesylvania AQI 35
75 Cherry Hill AQI 35
76 Aquia Harbour AQI 35
77 Triangle AQI 35
78 Potomac Mills AQI 35
79 Stafford Courthouse AQI 35
80 Dumfries AQI 35
81 Woodbridge AQI 35
82 Dale City AQI 35
83 Quantico Base AQI 35
84 Independent Hill AQI 35
85 Farmville AQI 33

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

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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