Worst Air Quality in Wisconsin

Top 100 cities ranked by worst air quality

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Worst Air Quality - Wisconsin

1 Waukesha AQI 43
2 West Allis AQI 43
3 Wauwatosa AQI 43
4 Brookfield AQI 43
5 Menomonee Falls AQI 43
6 Oak Creek AQI 43
7 South Milwaukee AQI 43
8 Oconomowoc AQI 43
9 Cudahy AQI 43
10 Pewaukee AQI 43
11 Sussex AQI 43
12 Hartland AQI 43
13 St. Francis AQI 43
14 Delafield AQI 43
15 Elm Grove AQI 43
16 Madison AQI 42
17 Racine AQI 42
18 New Berlin AQI 42
19 Greenfield AQI 42
20 Sun Prairie AQI 42
21 Franklin AQI 42
22 Mount Pleasant AQI 42
23 Caledonia AQI 42
24 Muskego AQI 42
25 Middleton AQI 42
26 Whitewater AQI 42
27 Waunakee AQI 42
28 Greendale AQI 42
29 Fort Atkinson AQI 42
30 Burlington AQI 42
31 DeForest AQI 42
32 Elkhorn AQI 42
33 McFarland AQI 42
34 Windsor AQI 42
35 Monona AQI 42
36 Delavan AQI 42
37 Lake Geneva AQI 42
38 Mukwonago AQI 42
39 Cottage Grove AQI 42
40 Mount Horeb AQI 42
41 Hales Corners AQI 42
42 Vernon AQI 42
43 Milton AQI 42
44 Waterford AQI 42
45 Tichigan AQI 42
46 Wind Lake AQI 42
47 Kenosha AQI 41
48 Janesville AQI 41
49 Beloit AQI 41
50 Pleasant Prairie AQI 41
51 Stoughton AQI 41
52 Somers AQI 41
53 Sturtevant AQI 41
54 Edgerton AQI 41
55 Evansville AQI 41
56 Sheboygan AQI 40
57 Plymouth AQI 40
58 Sheboygan Falls AQI 40
59 Manitowoc AQI 39
60 Watertown AQI 39
61 Two Rivers AQI 39
62 Sturgeon Bay AQI 39
63 Jefferson AQI 39
64 Lake Mills AQI 39
65 Eau Claire AQI 38
66 Fond du Lac AQI 38
67 Beaver Dam AQI 38
68 Chippewa Falls AQI 38
69 Waupun AQI 38
70 Portage AQI 38
71 Altoona AQI 38
72 Lake Hallie AQI 38
73 Columbus AQI 38
74 North Fond du Lac AQI 38
75 Mayville AQI 38
76 Lake Wisconsin AQI 38
77 Milwaukee AQI 37
78 Green Bay AQI 37
79 Appleton AQI 37
80 La Crosse AQI 37
81 Wausau AQI 37
82 De Pere AQI 37
83 Howard AQI 37
84 Onalaska AQI 37
85 Kaukauna AQI 37
86 Ashwaubenon AQI 37
87 Bellevue AQI 37
88 Weston AQI 37
89 Whitefish Bay AQI 37
90 Allouez AQI 37
91 Shorewood AQI 37
92 Glendale AQI 37
93 Suamico AQI 37
94 Greenville AQI 37
95 Brown Deer AQI 37
96 Port Washington AQI 37
97 Baraboo AQI 37
98 Cedarburg AQI 37
99 Grafton AQI 37
100 Little Chute AQI 37

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

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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