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LIVE AQI CITY RANKING
Real-time Iowa
Most polluted city ranking
| # | city | US AQI |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Emmetsburg | 52 |
| 2 | Decorah | 41 |
| 3 | Saylorville | 34 |
| 4 | Ames | 32 |
| 5 | Hiawatha | 32 |
| 6 | Stanton | 30 |
| 7 | Des Moines | 29 |
| 8 | Central City | 28 |
| 9 | Dubuque | 28 |
| 10 | Lisbon | 27 |
(local time)
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LIVE AQI CITY RANKING
Real-time Iowa
Cleanest city ranking
| # | city | US AQI |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Clive | 1 |
| 2 | Sioux City | 1 |
| 3 | Carter Lake | 5 |
| 4 | Mineola | 9 |
| 5 | Council Bluffs | 10 |
| 6 | Riverside | 10 |
| 7 | Ankeny | 11 |
| 8 | Coggon | 20 |
| 9 | Fairfield | 20 |
| 10 | West Des Moines | 20 |
(local time)
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Iowa air quality data attribution
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- Emmetsburg 52
- Albia 44
- Bloomfield 44
- Eddyville 44
- Knoxville 44
- Monroe 44
- Pella 44
- Pleasantville 44
- Centerville 43
- Chariton 43
- Melcher-Dallas 43
- Oskaloosa 43
- Prairie City 43
- Carlisle 42
- Colfax 42
- Corydon 42
- Indianola 42
- Keokuk 42
- Mitchellville 42
- Newton 42
- Altoona 41
- Baxter 41
- Bondurant 41
- Decorah 41
- New Sharon 41
- Pleasant Hill 41
- Boone 40
- Gilbert 40
- Huxley 40
- Johnston 40
- Madrid 40
- Maharishi Vedic City 40
- Nevada 40
- Polk City 40
- Roland 40
- Story City 40
- Adel 39
- Buffalo (historical) 39
- Dallas Center 39
- De Soto 39
- Earlham 39
- Fort Dodge 39
- Granger 39
- Grimes 39
- Jewell 39
- Norwalk 39
- Ogden 39
- Osceola 39
- Perry 39
- Urbandale 39
- Van Meter 39
- Waukee 39
- Windsor Heights 39
- Winterset 39
- Woodward 39
- Arnolds Park 38
- Dakota City 38
- Estherville 38
- Fort Madison 38
- Grinnell 38
- Humboldt 38
- Jefferson 38
- Lake Panorama 38
- Lake Park 38
- Lamoni 38
- Leon 38
- Manson 38
- Milford 38
- Montezuma 38
- Panora 38
- Pocahontas 38
- Sibley 38
- Sigourney 38
- Spencer 38
- Spirit Lake 38
- State Center 38
- Stuart 38
- Webster City 38
- Algona 37
- Alta 37
- Audubon 37
- Bedford 37
- Carroll 37
- Cherokee 37
- Clarinda 37
- Coon Rapids 37
- Creston 37
- Denison 37
- Eagle Grove 37
- George 37
- Glenwood 37
- Glidden 37
- Greenfield 37
- Guthrie Center 37
- Hamburg 37
- Hartley 37
- Holstein 37
- Ida Grove 37
- Lake City 37
- Lake View 37
- Laurens 37
- Lenox 37
- Manning 37
- Missouri Valley 37
- Mount Ayr 37
- Paullina 37
- Primghar 37
- Rockwell City 37
- Sac City 37
- Sanborn 37
- Sheldon 37
- Sidney 37
- Storm Lake 37
- Atlantic 36
- Avoca 36
- Corning 36
- Harlan 36
- Hull 36
- Malvern 36
- Marcus 36
- Red Oak 36
- Rock Rapids 36
- Shenandoah 36
- Villisca 36
- Alton 35
- Logan 35
- Orange City 35
- Rock Valley 35
- Sioux Center 35
- Akron 34
- Hawarden 34
- Kingsley 34
- Le Mars 34
- Mount Pleasant 34
- Remsen 34
- Saylorville 34
- Woodbine 34
- Mapleton 33
- Moville 33
- Onawa 33
- Pisgah 33
- Sergeant Bluff 33
- Ames 32
- Hiawatha 32
- New London 32
- Clarion 30
- Marshalltown 30
- Stanton 30
- Des Moines 29
- North English 29
- Waverly 29
- Brooklyn 28
- Central City 28
- Dubuque 28
- Eldridge 28
- Burlington 27
- Lisbon 27
- Oakland 27
- Ottumwa 27
- Waterloo 27
- West Burlington 27
- Cedar Rapids 26
- Clinton 26
- Cresco 26
- Eldora 26
- Iowa City 26
- Monona 26
- Muscatine 26
- Postville 26
- Waukon 26
- Conrad 25
- Iowa Falls 25
- Keosauqua 25
- Belmond 24
- Bettendorf 24
- Camanche 24
- Cascade 24
- De Witt 24
- Dyersville 24
- Elkader 24
- Epworth 24
- Farley 24
- Guttenberg 24
- Le Claire 24
- Maquoketa 24
- Monticello 24
- Park View 24
- Preston 24
- Tama 24
- Washington 24
- West Union 24
- Bellevue 23
- Manchester 23
- Peosta 23
- Strawberry Point 23
- Winfield 23
- Anamosa 22
- Asbury 22
- Fayette 22
- Mediapolis 22
- New Hampton 22
- Saint Ansgar 22
- Toledo 22
- Walcott 22
- Wellman 22
- Blue Grass 21
- Buffalo 21
- Davenport 21
- Mechanicsville 21
- Osage 21
- Springville 21
- Coggon 20
- Durant 20
- Fairfield 20
- Kalona 20
- Marengo 20
- Marion 20
- Mount Vernon 20
- Oelwein 20
- Sumner 20
- Tipton 20
- Wapello 20
- West Des Moines 20
- Williamsburg 20
- Wilton 20
- Belle Plaine 19
- Britt 19
- Center Point 19
- Charles City 19
- Columbus Junction 19
- Ely 19
- Fairbank 19
- Independence 19
- Jesup 19
- Nashua 19
- Northwood 19
- Palo 19
- Robins 19
- Tripoli 19
- Urbana 19
- Ackley 18
- Atkins 18
- Cedar Falls 18
- Coralville 18
- Denver 18
- Dike 18
- Dysart 18
- Elk Run Heights 18
- Evansdale 18
- Fairfax 18
- Garner 18
- Grundy Center 18
- Hudson 18
- La Porte City 18
- Lone Tree 18
- Manly 18
- Nora Springs 18
- North Liberty 18
- Reinbeck 18
- Shell Rock 18
- Solon 18
- Tiffin 18
- Traer 18
- University Heights 18
- Vinton 18
- Walford 18
- West Branch 18
- West Liberty 18
- Allison 17
- Aplington 17
- Clarksville 17
- Clear Lake 17
- Forest City 17
- Greene 17
- Hampton 17
- Lake Mills 17
- Mason City 17
- Parkersburg 17
- Rockwell 17
- Sheffield 17
- Slater 16
- Ankeny 11
- Council Bluffs 10
- Riverside 10
- Mineola 9
- Carter Lake 5
- Clive 1
- Sioux City 1
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