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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 | Millers Creek | 58 |
| 2 | Mebane | 56 |
| 3 | Andrews | 55 |
| 4 | Siler City | 55 |
| 5 | Lexington | 42 |
| 6 | Kinston | 41 |
| 7 | Hope Mills | 39 |
| 8 | Canton | 38 |
| 9 | Waynesville | 38 |
| 10 | Hickory | 35 |
(local time)
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LIVE AQI CITY RANKING
Real-time North Carolina
Cleanest city ranking
| # | city | US AQI |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Goldsboro | 3 |
| 2 | Stokesdale | 5 |
| 3 | Wake Forest | 6 |
| 4 | Hampstead | 8 |
| 5 | Mount Olive | 8 |
| 6 | Hertford | 9 |
| 7 | Apex | 10 |
| 8 | Camden | 10 |
| 9 | La Grange | 10 |
| 10 | Wendell | 10 |
(local time)
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4 Government Contributors
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- Millers Creek 58
- Mebane 56
- Andrews 55
- Siler City 55
- Cricket 50
- Fairplains 50
- Hays 50
- Moravian Falls 50
- Mulberry 50
- North Wilkesboro 50
- Wilkesboro 50
- Bethlehem 49
- Stony Point 49
- Taylorsville 49
- Township of Taylorsville 49
- Cajahs Mountain 48
- Claremont 48
- Connelly Springs 48
- Conover 48
- Drexel 48
- Elkin 48
- Gamewell 48
- Granite Falls 48
- Hildebran 48
- Hudson 48
- Icard 48
- Jonesville 48
- Lenoir 48
- Longview 48
- Morganton 48
- Mountain View 48
- Newton 48
- Northlakes 48
- Rhodhiss 48
- Rutherford College 48
- Saint Stephens 48
- Salem 48
- Sawmills 48
- Thurmond 48
- Valdese 48
- Boonville 47
- Dobson 47
- Forest City 47
- Glen Alpine 47
- Maiden 47
- Marion 47
- Pumpkin Center 47
- Shelby 47
- Toast 47
- White Plains 47
- Bermuda Run 46
- Boiling Springs 46
- Columbus 46
- Danbury 46
- King 46
- Lake Lure 46
- Lewisville 46
- Lincolnton 46
- Mayodan 46
- Mount Airy 46
- Pilot Mountain 46
- Rutherfordton 46
- Sherrills Ford 46
- Spindale 46
- Tobaccoville 46
- Troutman 46
- Tryon 46
- Walnut Cove 46
- Waxhaw 46
- West Marion 46
- Yadkinville 46
- Advance 45
- Balfour 45
- Barker Heights 45
- Belmont 45
- Bessemer City 45
- Blowing Rock 45
- Clemmons 45
- Cramerton 45
- Dallas 45
- Dana 45
- Denver 45
- East Flat Rock 45
- Eden 45
- Edneyville 45
- Fruitland 45
- Gastonia 45
- Hemby Bridge 45
- Indian Trail 45
- Kernersville 45
- Kings Mountain 45
- Lake Norman of Catawba 45
- Lake Park 45
- Laurel Park 45
- Lowell 45
- Madison 45
- Marvin 45
- Matthews 45
- Midway 45
- Mineral Springs 45
- Mocksville 45
- Monroe 45
- Mooresville 45
- Oak Ridge 45
- Ranlo 45
- South Gastonia 45
- Stallings 45
- Valley Hill 45
- Walkertown 45
- Wallburg 45
- Weddington 45
- Welcome 45
- Wentworth 45
- Wesley Chapel 45
- Westport 45
- Bakersville 44
- Banner Elk 44
- Biscoe 44
- Candor 44
- China Grove 44
- East Spencer 44
- Enochville 44
- Etowah 44
- Fairview 44
- Fletcher 44
- Foscoe 44
- High Point 44
- Hoopers Creek 44
- Horse Shoe 44
- Jamestown 44
- Jefferson 44
- Kannapolis 44
- Landis 44
- Mills River 44
- Mint Hill 44
- Mountain Home 44
- Newland 44
- Oakboro 44
- Robbins 44
- Seven Lakes 44
- Spencer 44
- Stanfield 44
- Summerfield 44
- Swannanoa 44
- Thomasville 44
- Troy 44
- Tyro 44
- Unionville 44
- West Jefferson 44
- Archdale 43
- Asheboro 43
- Avery Creek 43
- Badin 43
- Bent Creek 43
- Biltmore Forest 43
- Butner 43
- Creedmoor 43
- Denton 43
- Fearrington Village 43
- Granite Quarry 43
- Locust 43
- Mars Hill 43
- Mount Gilead 43
- Mount Pleasant 43
- Norwood 43
- Ramseur 43
- Royal Pines 43
- Saxapahaw 43
- Southmont 43
- Trinity 43
- Wingate 43
- Burlington 42
- Carthage 42
- Elon 42
- Forest Oaks 42
- Franklinville 42
- Gibsonville 42
- Glen Raven 42
- Graham 42
- Green Level 42
- Haw River 42
- Hurdle Mills 42
- Lexington 42
- Liberty 42
- Marshall 42
- Marshville 42
- McLeansville 42
- Oxford 42
- Pleasant Garden 42
- Randleman 42
- Reidsville 42
- Roxboro 42
- Swepsonville 42
- Yanceyville 42
- Clyde 41
- Cove Creek 41
- Ellerbe 41
- Hazelwood 41
- Kinston 41
- Lake Junaluska 41
- Otto 41
- Polkton 41
- Sanford 41
- Wadesboro 41
- West Canton 41
- Cherokee 40
- Maggie Valley 40
- Robbinsville 40
- Sylva 40
- Hope Mills 39
- Canton 38
- Pinehurst 38
- Waynesville 38
- Henderson 37
- South Henderson 37
- Cordova 36
- Norlina 36
- Rockingham 36
- Scotts Mill 36
- Whispering Pines 36
- Franklinton 35
- Hickory 35
- East Rockingham 34
- Fayetteville 34
- Pinebluff 34
- Southern Pines 34
- Aberdeen 33
- Broadway 33
- Hamlet 33
- Rockwell 33
- Warrenton 33
- Winston-Salem 33
- Cornelius 32
- Hayesville 32
- Holly Springs 32
- Midland 32
- Rural Hall 32
- Youngsville 32
- Harrisburg 31
- Huntersville 31
- Louisburg 31
- Rolesville 31
- Stoneville 31
- West Raleigh 31
- Clayton 30
- Asheville 29
- Greensboro 29
- Pineville 29
- Spruce Pine 29
- Concord 28
- Davidson 28
- Hillsborough 28
- Albemarle 27
- Salisbury 27
- Angier 26
- Beaufort 26
- Highlands 26
- Knightdale 26
- Black Mountain 25
- Charlotte 25
- Eastover 25
- Laurel Hill 25
- Cherryville 24
- Franklin 24
- Laurinburg 24
- Morrisville 24
- Mount Holly 24
- Newell 24
- Rockfish 24
- Woodfin 24
- Southport 23
- Sparta 23
- Zebulon 23
- Boone 22
- Carrboro 22
- Fort Bragg 22
- Maxton 22
- Raeford 22
- Spring Lake 22
- Statesville 22
- Buies Creek 21
- Chapel Hill 21
- Gaston 21
- Rowland 21
- Calabash 20
- Carolina Shores 20
- Coats 20
- Cullowhee 20
- Erwin 20
- Fairmont 20
- Long Beach 20
- Lumberton 20
- Oak Island 20
- Pembroke 20
- Red Springs 20
- Rocky Mount 20
- Saint James 20
- Saint Pauls 20
- Shallotte 20
- South Rosemary 20
- Sunset Beach 20
- Tabor City 20
- Vander 20
- Archer Lodge 19
- Benson 19
- Bladenboro 19
- Boiling Spring Lakes 19
- Bolivia 19
- Brunswick 19
- Carolina Beach 19
- Chadbourn 19
- Dunn 19
- Durham 19
- Elizabethtown 19
- Fuquay-Varina 19
- Hendersonville 19
- Kure Beach 19
- Lake Waccamaw 19
- Plain View 19
- Pleasant Hill 19
- Raleigh 19
- Roanoke Rapids 19
- Sea Breeze 19
- Spring Hope 19
- Stedman 19
- Whiteville 19
- Belville 18
- Bryson City 18
- Cary 18
- Gorman 18
- Leland 18
- Lowesville 18
- Myrtle Grove 18
- Nashville 18
- Navassa 18
- Pittsboro 18
- Red Oak 18
- Roseboro 18
- Silver Lake 18
- Smithfield 18
- Weaverville 18
- Wilsons Mills 18
- Burgaw 17
- Cape Carteret 17
- Cedar Point 17
- Clinton 17
- Four Oaks 17
- Garner 17
- Kenansville 17
- Kings Grant 17
- Masonboro 17
- Maysville 17
- Murraysville 17
- Northchase 17
- Pine Level 17
- Piney Green 17
- Rocky Point 17
- Rose Hill 17
- Seagate 17
- Selma 17
- Skippers Corner 17
- Sneads Ferry 17
- Swansboro 17
- Wallace 17
- Warsaw 17
- Weldon 17
- Wrightsboro 17
- Bayshore 16
- Broad Creek 16
- Brogden 16
- Emerald Isle 16
- Flat Rock 16
- Fremont 16
- Half Moon 16
- Halifax 16
- Havelock 16
- Holly Ridge 16
- Jacksonville 16
- Kenly 16
- Lucama 16
- Mar-Mac 16
- Neuse Forest 16
- Newport 16
- Princeton 16
- Stanley 16
- Surf City 16
- Wilson 16
- Wrightsville Beach 16
- Beulaville 15
- Brices Creek 15
- Castle Hayne 15
- Elm City 15
- Elroy 15
- Jackson 15
- James City 15
- Murphy 15
- Pine Knoll Shores 15
- Richlands 15
- River Bend 15
- Sharpsburg 15
- Trent Woods 15
- Trenton 15
- Winton 15
- Ahoskie 14
- Atlantic Beach 14
- Brevard 14
- Burnsville 14
- Edenton 14
- Fairfield Harbour 14
- Gatesville 14
- Greenville 14
- Lillington 14
- New Bern 14
- Pinetops 14
- Princeville 14
- Scotland Neck 14
- Snow Hill 14
- Tarboro 14
- Windsor 14
- Ayden 13
- Bayboro 13
- Enfield 13
- Farmville 13
- Grifton 13
- Maury 13
- Morehead City 13
- Murfreesboro 13
- Ogden 13
- River Road 13
- Robersonville 13
- Williamston 13
- Winterville 13
- Bath 12
- Harkers Island 12
- Jamesville 12
- Plymouth 12
- Washington 12
- Wilmington 12
- Belhaven 11
- Bethel 11
- Buxton 11
- Columbia 11
- Elizabeth City 11
- Swanquarter 11
- Apex 10
- Camden 10
- La Grange 10
- Wendell 10
- Hertford 9
- Wanchese 9
- Hampstead 8
- Kill Devil Hills 8
- Kitty Hawk 8
- Manteo 8
- Mount Olive 8
- Moyock 8
- Nags Head 8
- Southern Shores 8
- Currituck 6
- Wake Forest 6
- Stokesdale 5
- Goldsboro 3
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