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Worst Air Quality in Virginia

Top 100 cities ranked by worst air quality

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Worst Air Quality — Virginia

1 Fairfax AQI 42
2 Roanoke AQI 39
3 Arlington AQI 36
4 Virginia Beach AQI 35
5 Chesapeake AQI 35
6 Norfolk AQI 35
7 Richmond AQI 35
8 Newport News AQI 35
9 Alexandria AQI 35
10 Hampton AQI 35
11 Portsmouth AQI 35
12 Suffolk AQI 35
13 Lynchburg AQI 35
14 Dale City AQI 35
15 Centreville AQI 35
16 Reston AQI 35
17 Harrisonburg AQI 35
18 McLean AQI 35
19 Leesburg AQI 35
20 Tuckahoe AQI 35
21 Charlottesville AQI 35
22 Ashburn AQI 35
23 Blacksburg AQI 35
24 Lake Ridge AQI 35
25 Woodbridge AQI 35
26 Burke AQI 35
27 Manassas AQI 35
28 Danville AQI 35
29 Linton Hall AQI 35
30 Annandale AQI 35
31 Mechanicsville AQI 35
32 Oakton AQI 35
33 Fair Oaks AQI 35
34 South Riding AQI 35
35 Petersburg AQI 35
36 Sterling AQI 35
37 Springfield AQI 35
38 West Falls Church AQI 35
39 Fredericksburg AQI 35
40 Short Pump AQI 35
41 Tysons AQI 35
42 Winchester AQI 35
43 Cave Spring AQI 35
44 Staunton AQI 35
45 Salem AQI 35
46 Bailey's Crossroads AQI 35
47 Herndon AQI 35
48 Brambleton AQI 35
49 Chantilly AQI 35
50 Chester AQI 35
51 Cherry Hill AQI 35
52 Hopewell AQI 35
53 West Springfield AQI 35
54 Leesylvania AQI 35
55 Christiansburg AQI 35
56 Waynesboro AQI 35
57 McNair AQI 35
58 Montclair AQI 35
59 Lorton AQI 35
60 Woodlawn CDP (Fairfax County) AQI 35
61 Rose Hill CDP (Fairfax County) AQI 35
62 Merrifield AQI 35
63 Buckhall AQI 35
64 Culpeper AQI 35
65 Meadowbrook AQI 35
66 Lincolnia AQI 35
67 Midlothian AQI 35
68 Franklin Farm AQI 35
69 Sudley AQI 35
70 Colonial Heights AQI 35
71 Laurel AQI 35
72 Franconia AQI 35
73 Gainesville AQI 35
74 Hybla Valley AQI 35
75 Idylwood AQI 35
76 Burke Centre AQI 35
77 Kingstowne AQI 35
78 Bon Air AQI 35
79 Bristol AQI 35
80 Hollins AQI 35
81 Manassas Park AQI 35
82 Bull Run CDP (Prince William County) AQI 35
83 Glen Allen AQI 35
84 Fort Hunt AQI 35
85 Radford AQI 35
86 Vienna AQI 35
87 Stone Ridge AQI 35
88 East Highland Park AQI 35
89 Wolf Trap AQI 35
90 Williamsburg AQI 35
91 Front Royal AQI 35
92 Highland Springs AQI 35
93 Great Falls AQI 35
94 Broadlands AQI 35
95 Falls Church AQI 35
96 Brandermill AQI 35
97 Newington AQI 35
98 Martinsville AQI 35
99 Groveton AQI 35
100 Kings Park West AQI 35

Explore the top 100 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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