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Air quality in North Carolina
Air quality index (AQI) and PM2.5 air pollution in North Carolina
LIVE AQI CITY RANKING
Real-time North Carolina
Most polluted city ranking
| # | city | US AQI |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Hope Mills | 55 |
| 2 | Candor | 50 |
| 3 | Kinston | 49 |
| 4 | Gaston | 45 |
| 5 | Bryson City | 37 |
| 6 | Andrews | 34 |
| 7 | Morrisville | 34 |
| 8 | Castle Hayne | 33 |
| 9 | Fayetteville | 33 |
| 10 | Clayton | 32 |
(local time)
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Real-time North Carolina
Cleanest city ranking
| # | city | US AQI |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Boone | 0 |
| 2 | Murphy | 0 |
| 3 | Spruce Pine | 0 |
| 4 | Brevard | 1 |
| 5 | Statesville | 1 |
| 6 | Denver | 3 |
| 7 | Sparta | 3 |
| 8 | Apex | 4 |
| 9 | Cullowhee | 4 |
| 10 | Flat Rock | 4 |
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- Hope Mills 55
- Boiling Spring Lakes 53
- Bolivia 53
- Calabash 53
- Carolina Beach 53
- Carolina Shores 53
- Enfield 53
- Holly Ridge 53
- Kure Beach 53
- Long Beach 53
- Oak Island 53
- Piney Green 53
- Saint James 53
- Sea Breeze 53
- Shallotte 53
- Sneads Ferry 53
- Sunset Beach 53
- Swansboro 53
- Ayden 52
- Bayshore 52
- Belville 52
- Butner 52
- Cape Carteret 52
- Cedar Point 52
- Creedmoor 52
- Eastover 52
- Elm City 52
- Emerald Isle 52
- Fort Bragg 52
- Franklinton 52
- Half Moon 52
- Halifax 52
- Henderson 52
- Hurdle Mills 52
- Jackson 52
- Jacksonville 52
- Kings Grant 52
- Leland 52
- Louisburg 52
- Masonboro 52
- Maury 52
- Murraysville 52
- Myrtle Grove 52
- Nashville 52
- Navassa 52
- Norlina 52
- Northchase 52
- Oxford 52
- Pinetops 52
- Princeville 52
- Red Oak 52
- Roanoke Rapids 52
- Robersonville 52
- Rocky Mount 52
- Roxboro 52
- Scotland Neck 52
- Seagate 52
- Sharpsburg 52
- Silver Lake 52
- Skippers Corner 52
- South Henderson 52
- South Rosemary 52
- Spring Hope 52
- Spring Lake 52
- Surf City 52
- Vander 52
- Warrenton 52
- Weldon 52
- Winterville 52
- Wrightsboro 52
- Youngsville 52
- Broad Creek 51
- Fremont 51
- Jamesville 51
- Lucama 51
- Maysville 51
- Raeford 51
- Rocky Point 51
- Saint Pauls 51
- Snow Hill 51
- Stedman 51
- Washington 51
- Williamston 51
- Wilson 51
- Winton 51
- Ahoskie 50
- Candor 50
- Gatesville 50
- Kenly 50
- Rolesville 50
- Windsor 50
- Benson 49
- Broadway 49
- Buies Creek 49
- Burgaw 49
- Clinton 49
- Coats 49
- Dunn 49
- Elroy 49
- Erwin 49
- Kinston 49
- Plain View 49
- Princeton 49
- Red Springs 49
- Roseboro 49
- Trenton 49
- Yanceyville 49
- Angier 48
- Archer Lodge 48
- Bladenboro 48
- Brogden 48
- Elizabethtown 48
- Four Oaks 48
- Holly Springs 48
- Kenansville 48
- Lake Waccamaw 48
- Lumberton 48
- Mar-Mac 48
- Pine Level 48
- Richlands 48
- River Bend 48
- River Road 48
- Sanford 48
- Selma 48
- Smithfield 48
- Warsaw 48
- West Raleigh 48
- Whispering Pines 48
- Wilsons Mills 48
- Aberdeen 47
- Beulaville 47
- Brices Creek 47
- Brunswick 47
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- Fearrington Village 47
- Green Level 47
- Maxton 47
- Pembroke 47
- Pine Knoll Shores 47
- Rose Hill 47
- Scotts Mill 47
- Southern Pines 47
- Whiteville 47
- Carthage 46
- Chadbourn 46
- Haw River 46
- James City 46
- Laurel Hill 46
- Laurinburg 46
- Newport 46
- Plymouth 46
- Rowland 46
- Saxapahaw 46
- Swepsonville 46
- Tabor City 46
- Trent Woods 46
- Wallace 46
- West Canton 46
- Cove Creek 45
- Fairfield Harbour 45
- Gaston 45
- Havelock 45
- Marshall 45
- Neuse Forest 45
- New Bern 45
- Pinebluff 45
- Pinehurst 45
- Woodfin 45
- Graham 44
- Hamlet 44
- Mars Hill 44
- Robbinsville 44
- Bent Creek 43
- Biltmore Forest 43
- Cherokee 43
- Cordova 43
- East Rockingham 43
- Lake Junaluska 43
- Otto 43
- Rockingham 43
- Seven Lakes 43
- Swannanoa 43
- Avery Creek 42
- Bakersville 42
- Burlington 42
- Ellerbe 42
- Fairview 42
- Fletcher 42
- Hazelwood 42
- Hoopers Creek 42
- Maggie Valley 42
- Moyock 42
- Newland 42
- Reidsville 42
- Robbins 42
- Royal Pines 42
- Balfour 41
- Banner Elk 41
- Barker Heights 41
- Biscoe 41
- Edneyville 41
- Etowah 41
- Fruitland 41
- Glen Raven 41
- Hendersonville 41
- Horse Shoe 41
- Laurel Park 41
- Mills River 41
- Mountain Home 41
- Sylva 41
- Valley Hill 41
- Dana 40
- East Flat Rock 40
- Elon 40
- Foscoe 40
- Gibsonville 40
- Wadesboro 40
- Bayboro 39
- Columbus 39
- Lake Lure 39
- Mount Gilead 39
- Troy 39
- Tryon 39
- Bath 38
- Eden 38
- Liberty 38
- McLeansville 38
- Polkton 38
- Ramseur 38
- Wentworth 38
- West Jefferson 38
- Atlantic Beach 37
- Blowing Rock 37
- Bryson City 37
- Forest Oaks 37
- Franklinville 37
- Jefferson 37
- Marshville 37
- Mineral Springs 37
- Monroe 37
- Waxhaw 37
- Wesley Chapel 37
- Hemby Bridge 36
- Indian Trail 36
- Lake Park 36
- Marvin 36
- Matthews 36
- Norwood 36
- Pleasant Garden 36
- Stallings 36
- Weddington 36
- Wingate 36
- Marion 35
- Mint Hill 35
- Unionville 35
- West Marion 35
- Andrews 34
- Asheboro 34
- Belmont 34
- Concord 34
- Cramerton 34
- Dallas 34
- Gamewell 34
- Gastonia 34
- Lenoir 34
- Lowell 34
- Madison 34
- Morrisville 34
- Oakboro 34
- Randleman 34
- Ranlo 34
- South Gastonia 34
- Stanfield 34
- Summerfield 34
- Archdale 33
- Badin 33
- Belhaven 33
- Bessemer City 33
- Cajahs Mountain 33
- Castle Hayne 33
- China Grove 33
- Drexel 33
- Enochville 33
- Fayetteville 33
- Glen Alpine 33
- High Point 33
- Hudson 33
- Jamestown 33
- Kannapolis 33
- Kernersville 33
- Kings Mountain 33
- Lake Norman of Catawba 33
- Landis 33
- Lincolnton 33
- Locust 33
- Maiden 33
- Mayodan 33
- Mooresville 33
- Morganton 33
- Mount Pleasant 33
- Oak Ridge 33
- Pumpkin Center 33
- Rutherfordton 33
- Sherrills Ford 33
- Trinity 33
- Westport 33
- Bethlehem 32
- Boiling Springs 32
- Claremont 32
- Clayton 32
- Connelly Springs 32
- Conover 32
- Forest City 32
- Granite Falls 32
- Granite Quarry 32
- Newton 32
- Rhodhiss 32
- Rutherford College 32
- Saint Stephens 32
- Salem 32
- Sawmills 32
- Shelby 32
- Spindale 32
- Stony Point 32
- Taylorsville 32
- Thomasville 32
- Township of Taylorsville 32
- Troutman 32
- Valdese 32
- Walkertown 32
- Wallburg 32
- Walnut Cove 32
- Advance 31
- Bermuda Run 31
- Canton 31
- Clemmons 31
- Danbury 31
- Denton 31
- East Spencer 31
- Harkers Island 31
- Hildebran 31
- Icard 31
- King 31
- Lewisville 31
- Longview 31
- Midway 31
- Mocksville 31
- Mountain View 31
- Northlakes 31
- Pilot Mountain 31
- Southmont 31
- Spencer 31
- Tobaccoville 31
- Tyro 31
- Welcome 31
- Wrightsville Beach 31
- Yadkinville 31
- Boonville 30
- Cricket 30
- Dobson 30
- Elkin 30
- Jonesville 30
- Moravian Falls 30
- Mount Airy 30
- Tarboro 30
- Toast 30
- White Plains 30
- Wilkesboro 30
- Beaufort 29
- Fairplains 29
- Hays 29
- Mulberry 29
- North Wilkesboro 29
- Swanquarter 29
- Thurmond 29
- Albemarle 28
- Ogden 28
- Morehead City 27
- Pineville 27
- Buxton 26
- Columbia 26
- Waynesville 26
- Currituck 25
- Winston-Salem 24
- Greenville 23
- Hickory 23
- Midland 23
- Gorman 22
- Greensboro 22
- Lillington 22
- Raleigh 22
- Siler City 22
- Bethel 21
- Pleasant Hill 21
- Rockwell 21
- Southport 20
- Charlotte 19
- Fuquay-Varina 19
- Kill Devil Hills 19
- Kitty Hawk 19
- Manteo 19
- Nags Head 19
- Southern Shores 19
- Wanchese 19
- Elizabeth City 18
- Black Mountain 17
- Durham 17
- Edenton 17
- Franklin 17
- Mount Olive 17
- Newell 17
- Garner 16
- Grifton 16
- Harrisburg 16
- Hillsborough 16
- Cary 14
- Murfreesboro 14
- Rockfish 14
- Lexington 13
- Lowesville 13
- Stokesdale 13
- Camden 12
- Carrboro 12
- Pittsboro 12
- Wendell 12
- Chapel Hill 11
- Hertford 11
- Zebulon 11
- Goldsboro 10
- Clyde 9
- Cornelius 9
- Farmville 9
- Burnsville 8
- Cherryville 8
- Highlands 8
- La Grange 8
- Stanley 8
- Weaverville 8
- Hampstead 7
- Rural Hall 7
- Huntersville 6
- Mebane 6
- Stoneville 6
- Asheville 5
- Davidson 5
- Salisbury 5
- Wake Forest 5
- Apex 4
- Cullowhee 4
- Flat Rock 4
- Hayesville 4
- Millers Creek 4
- Mount Holly 4
- Wilmington 4
- Denver 3
- Sparta 3
- Brevard 1
- Statesville 1
- Boone 0
- Murphy 0
- Spruce Pine 0
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