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Air quality in South Carolina

Air quality index (AQI⁺) and PM2.5 air pollution in South Carolina • 16:41, Nov 09

South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental ControlNorth Carolina Department of Environmental Quality (NCDEQ)Keep Calm and Play MusicJ.J. GentryAnonymousCatawba Indian NationJay KovenConcord CommunityThomasUSA National Park ServiceAnonymous contributor
South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental ControlNorth Carolina Department of Environmental Quality (NCDEQ)Keep Calm and Play MusicJ.J. GentryAnonymousCatawba Indian NationJay KovenConcord CommunityThomasUSA National Park ServiceAnonymous contributor

Live most polluted city ranking

Real-time South Carolina most polluted city ranking

#CitiesAQI⁺ US
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Horry County

55

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Charleston County

53

3
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Charleston

52

4
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Fort Mill

52

5
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Hanahan

51

6
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North Charleston

50

7
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Catawba

49

8
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Lexington County

47

9
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Edgefield County

44

10
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Aiken

43

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#CitiesAQI⁺ US
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Greenville

11

2
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Sumter County

11

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Union

11

4
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York County

11

5
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Chesterfield County

17

6
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Pickens

18

7
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Anderson

19

8
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Columbia

19

9
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Cherokee County

22

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Rock Hill

23

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