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LIVE AQI CITY RANKING
Real-time Iowa
Most polluted city ranking
| # | city | US AQI |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ames | 54 |
| 2 | Council Bluffs | 54 |
| 3 | Mineola | 38 |
| 4 | Carter Lake | 36 |
| 5 | Clinton | 32 |
| 6 | Coggon | 29 |
| 7 | Waterloo | 29 |
| 8 | West Des Moines | 29 |
| 9 | Emmetsburg | 27 |
| 10 | Slater | 27 |
(local time)
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LIVE AQI CITY RANKING
Real-time Iowa
Cleanest city ranking
| # | city | US AQI |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ottumwa | 0 |
| 2 | Fairfield | 6 |
| 3 | Davenport | 7 |
| 4 | Muscatine | 8 |
| 5 | Riverside | 8 |
| 6 | Clive | 9 |
| 7 | Des Moines | 10 |
| 8 | Cedar Rapids | 11 |
| 9 | Hiawatha | 11 |
| 10 | Stanton | 11 |
(local time)
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- Ames 54
- Council Bluffs 54
- Keokuk 38
- Mineola 38
- Fort Madison 37
- Sergeant Bluff 37
- Burlington 36
- Carter Lake 36
- Akron 35
- Bettendorf 35
- Blue Grass 35
- Buffalo 35
- Le Claire 35
- Mediapolis 35
- Mount Pleasant 35
- New London 35
- Onawa 35
- Wapello 35
- West Burlington 35
- Camanche 34
- Eldridge 34
- Park View 34
- Walcott 34
- Winfield 34
- Asbury 33
- Bellevue 33
- De Witt 33
- Durant 33
- Epworth 33
- Maquoketa 33
- Moville 33
- Peosta 33
- Preston 33
- Wilton 33
- Clinton 32
- Columbus Junction 32
- Farley 32
- Mapleton 32
- Cascade 31
- Tipton 31
- West Liberty 31
- Dyersville 30
- Mechanicsville 30
- Monticello 30
- Pisgah 30
- Anamosa 29
- Coggon 29
- Ida Grove 29
- Kingsley 29
- Waterloo 29
- West Des Moines 29
- Denison 28
- Gilbert 28
- Guttenberg 28
- Holstein 28
- Jewell 28
- Lake View 28
- Roland 28
- Sac City 28
- Story City 28
- West Branch 28
- Boone 27
- Carroll 27
- Eldora 27
- Elkader 27
- Emmetsburg 27
- Fort Dodge 27
- Lake City 27
- Logan 27
- Manson 27
- Missouri Valley 27
- Nevada 27
- Ogden 27
- Rockwell City 27
- Slater 27
- Webster City 27
- Woodbine 27
- Altoona 26
- Bloomfield 26
- Bondurant 26
- Carlisle 26
- Conrad 26
- Dallas Center 26
- Glidden 26
- Granger 26
- Grimes 26
- Humboldt 26
- Huxley 26
- Iowa Falls 26
- Jefferson 26
- Johnston 26
- Lone Tree 26
- Madrid 26
- Manning 26
- Mitchellville 26
- Norwalk 26
- Perry 26
- Pleasant Hill 26
- Polk City 26
- State Center 26
- Urbandale 26
- Waukee 26
- Windsor Heights 26
- Woodward 26
- Ackley 25
- Adel 25
- Alta 25
- Aplington 25
- Audubon 25
- Baxter 25
- Buffalo (historical) 25
- Cedar Falls 25
- Centerville 25
- Central City 25
- Cherokee 25
- Colfax 25
- Coon Rapids 25
- Dakota City 25
- De Soto 25
- Decorah 25
- Denver 25
- Dike 25
- Eagle Grove 25
- Earlham 25
- Elk Run Heights 25
- Evansdale 25
- Fairbank 25
- Grundy Center 25
- Guthrie Center 25
- Harlan 25
- Hudson 25
- Indianola 25
- Jesup 25
- Knoxville 25
- Lake Panorama 25
- Le Mars 25
- Maharishi Vedic City 25
- Manchester 25
- Melcher-Dallas 25
- Monona 25
- Monroe 25
- Mount Vernon 25
- Newton 25
- Oakland 25
- Panora 25
- Parkersburg 25
- Pleasantville 25
- Pocahontas 25
- Prairie City 25
- Reinbeck 25
- Shell Rock 25
- Springville 25
- Storm Lake 25
- Strawberry Point 25
- Van Meter 25
- Washington 25
- Winterset 25
- Albia 24
- Atkins 24
- Avoca 24
- Center Point 24
- Chariton 24
- Clarion 24
- Coralville 24
- Corydon 24
- Dysart 24
- Eddyville 24
- Ely 24
- Fairfax 24
- Fayette 24
- Hampton 24
- Hawarden 24
- Independence 24
- Kalona 24
- La Porte City 24
- Lamoni 24
- Leon 24
- Marion 24
- Marshalltown 24
- North Liberty 24
- Oelwein 24
- Osceola 24
- Oskaloosa 24
- Palo 24
- Pella 24
- Postville 24
- Robins 24
- Solon 24
- Stuart 24
- Sumner 24
- Tiffin 24
- Traer 24
- University Heights 24
- Urbana 24
- Vinton 24
- Walford 24
- Waverly 24
- West Union 24
- Allison 23
- Atlantic 23
- Belle Plaine 23
- Brooklyn 23
- Creston 23
- Glenwood 23
- Grinnell 23
- Hamburg 23
- Malvern 23
- Marengo 23
- Montezuma 23
- New Sharon 23
- North English 23
- Red Oak 23
- Shenandoah 23
- Sidney 23
- Sigourney 23
- Tama 23
- Toledo 23
- Tripoli 23
- Wellman 23
- Williamsburg 23
- Clarksville 22
- Greenfield 22
- Laurens 22
- Mount Ayr 22
- Bedford 21
- Clarinda 21
- Corning 21
- Lenox 21
- Villisca 21
- Waukon 21
- Belmond 20
- Remsen 20
- Algona 19
- Greene 19
- Nashua 19
- New Hampton 19
- Saylorville 19
- Sheffield 19
- Britt 18
- Charles City 18
- Garner 18
- Marcus 18
- Paullina 18
- Rockwell 18
- Alton 17
- Clear Lake 17
- Cresco 17
- Manly 17
- Mason City 17
- Nora Springs 17
- Orange City 17
- Osage 17
- Saint Ansgar 17
- Spencer 17
- Ankeny 16
- Estherville 16
- Forest City 16
- Milford 16
- Northwood 16
- Primghar 16
- Sioux Center 16
- Arnolds Park 15
- Hartley 15
- Keosauqua 15
- Lake Mills 15
- Sioux City 15
- Spirit Lake 15
- Dubuque 14
- Lake Park 14
- Lisbon 14
- Rock Valley 14
- Sanborn 14
- Sheldon 14
- Hull 13
- Iowa City 13
- George 12
- Rock Rapids 12
- Sibley 12
- Cedar Rapids 11
- Hiawatha 11
- Stanton 11
- Des Moines 10
- Clive 9
- Muscatine 8
- Riverside 8
- Davenport 7
- Fairfield 6
- Ottumwa 0
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