Air quality in USA
Air quality index (AQI⁺) and PM2.5 air pollution in USA • 20:02, Oct 13
California Air Resources Board (CARB)Oregon Department of Environmental QualityCoalition for Clean Air (CCA)LA Unified School DistrictWashington Department of EcologyBay Area Air Quality Management District (BAAQMD)South Coast Air Quality Management District (South Coast AQMD)Spare the Air - Sacramento RegionColorado Department of Public Health & Environment (CDPHE)San Diego County Air Pollution Control District (SDAPCD)Florida Department of Environmental Protection (Florida DEP)Lane Regional Air Protection Agency (LRAPA)North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality (NCDEQ)Maricopa County Air Monitoring DivisionMassachusetts Department of Environmental Protection (MassDEP)Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ)San Joaquin Valley Air Pollution Control DistrictMinnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA)Idaho Department of Environmental Quality (Idaho DEQ)Illinois EPANorthern Nevada Public Health Air Quality Management DivisionMichigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy (EGLE)Alligator FamilyMetropolitan Washington Council of Governments (MWCOG) anonymous MKE FreshAir CollectiveBrainard Elementary SchoolRichjstuckerIQAir NACastlebay Lane Elementary School037Travis ThompsonUTOPIA FiberTonyAnonymousDavid Powerdavid sirieixWilton Place ElementaryjunkVan Deene Avenue Elementary SchoolDutch BrosLoyola Village Fine and Performing Arts MagnetucweatherSouth Shores VAPA MagnetNPSJoe CernyLos Feliz STEMM MagnetVan Ness Avenue Elementary SchoolAllesandro Elementary SchoolLanai Road Elementary SchoolAnnandale Elementary SchoolValley View Elementary SchoolLenicia B. Weemes Elementary SchoolEagle Rock Elementary & Magnet Centerwyndham centerHancock Park Elementary SchoolOlympus Cove - UpperSODadGVJonathan RockwayOakland Unified School DistrictSam BelliveauClean Air PartnersJustice Street Academy Charter SchoolWestport Heights ElementaryGrand View Boulevard ElementaryImperial County Department of Toxic Substance and Comite Civico del ValleCleanAIRE NC ActiveSGV - Active San Gabriel Valley Safer TogetherPractical Software, LLCSeattle Children’s HospitalUrban Soil/Tierra Urbanahillmead parkTenafly Nature CenterAdame Communications Inc.Woodland Park ZooClimate First: Replacing Oil and Gas (CFROG)Breathe Southern CaliforniaClean Air LAbdavisSteinach OfficeEnoch HowellDHP Energy at Santa Cat’s 😼House🏡Preh IncBreitenbush Hot SpringsForward StrideTown Arms Apartments, Inc.StripeJoshua Kimzey - Dutch Bros CoffeeArchitectural Medicine LLCSohail AbdiSIERRA CLUBJesus MartinezILD HPOhio Valley Safe Air OVSAScribe WinerySJVAirKindred MotorworksAnonymous JokerRividor EHSMcCormick RanchIQAir Clean Air Experience CenterView Ridge Swim & Tennis ClubSBFAquaticsTate MetcalfMemorial Regional HealthHyperbaric Oxygen Clinic of IdahoAnonymous contributor
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California Air Resources Board (CARB)Oregon Department of Environmental QualityCoalition for Clean Air (CCA)LA Unified School DistrictWashington Department of EcologyBay Area Air Quality Management District (BAAQMD)South Coast Air Quality Management District (South Coast AQMD)Spare the Air - Sacramento RegionColorado Department of Public Health & Environment (CDPHE)San Diego County Air Pollution Control District (SDAPCD)Florida Department of Environmental Protection (Florida DEP)Lane Regional Air Protection Agency (LRAPA)North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality (NCDEQ)Maricopa County Air Monitoring DivisionMassachusetts Department of Environmental Protection (MassDEP)Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ)San Joaquin Valley Air Pollution Control DistrictMinnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA)Idaho Department of Environmental Quality (Idaho DEQ)Illinois EPANorthern Nevada Public Health Air Quality Management DivisionMichigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy (EGLE)Alligator FamilyMetropolitan Washington Council of Governments (MWCOG) anonymous MKE FreshAir CollectiveBrainard Elementary SchoolRichjstuckerIQAir NACastlebay Lane Elementary School037Travis ThompsonUTOPIA FiberTonyAnonymousDavid Powerdavid sirieixWilton Place ElementaryjunkVan Deene Avenue Elementary SchoolDutch BrosLoyola Village Fine and Performing Arts MagnetucweatherSouth Shores VAPA MagnetNPSJoe CernyLos Feliz STEMM MagnetVan Ness Avenue Elementary SchoolAllesandro Elementary SchoolLanai Road Elementary SchoolAnnandale Elementary SchoolValley View Elementary SchoolLenicia B. Weemes Elementary SchoolEagle Rock Elementary & Magnet Centerwyndham centerHancock Park Elementary SchoolOlympus Cove - UpperSODadGVJonathan RockwayOakland Unified School DistrictSam BelliveauClean Air PartnersJustice Street Academy Charter SchoolWestport Heights ElementaryGrand View Boulevard ElementaryImperial County Department of Toxic Substance and Comite Civico del ValleCleanAIRE NC ActiveSGV - Active San Gabriel Valley Safer TogetherPractical Software, LLCSeattle Children’s HospitalUrban Soil/Tierra Urbanahillmead parkTenafly Nature CenterAdame Communications Inc.Woodland Park ZooClimate First: Replacing Oil and Gas (CFROG)Breathe Southern CaliforniaClean Air LAbdavisSteinach OfficeEnoch HowellDHP Energy at Santa Cat’s 😼House🏡Preh IncBreitenbush Hot SpringsForward StrideTown Arms Apartments, Inc.StripeJoshua Kimzey - Dutch Bros CoffeeArchitectural Medicine LLCSohail AbdiSIERRA CLUBJesus MartinezILD HPOhio Valley Safe Air OVSAScribe WinerySJVAirKindred MotorworksAnonymous JokerRividor EHSMcCormick RanchIQAir Clean Air Experience CenterView Ridge Swim & Tennis ClubSBFAquaticsTate MetcalfMemorial Regional HealthHyperbaric Oxygen Clinic of IdahoAnonymous contributor
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Live most polluted city ranking
Real-time USA most polluted city ranking
| # | Cities | AQI⁺ US | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Erie County | 75 | |
| 2 | Baton Rouge | 72 | |
| 3 | Washington County | 71 | |
| 4 | Ferry Pass | 70 | |
| 5 | Pascagoula | 68 | |
| 6 | Butler County | 65 | |
| 7 | Winston-Salem | 65 | |
| 8 | Brawley | 62 | |
| 9 | Berks County | 61 | |
| 10 | Ester | 61 |
2025 USA most polluted city
| Cudahy, California | 61 |
Live cleanest city ranking
Real-time USA cleanest city ranking
| # | Cities | AQI⁺ US | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Essex | 2 | |
| 2 | Franklin, Merced County | 2 | |
| 3 | Keyes | 3 | |
| 4 | Lawrence | 3 | |
| 5 | Logan | 3 | |
| 6 | Mexico | 3 | |
| 7 | Payson | 3 | |
| 8 | Summit Park | 3 | |
| 9 | Templeton | 3 | |
| 10 | Draper | 4 |
2025 USA cleanest city
| Lihue, Hawaii | 8 |
2025 USA air quality
2025 country air quality average
How polluted is USA?
In 2025 in USA, the annual PM2.5 concentration was 1.5 times the WHO annual PM2.5 guideline.
2025 AQI⁺ country ranking
Which country had the worst air quality in 2025?
Worldwide PM2.5 ranking
2025 USA global rank in air pollution
120/143
Wildfires in USA
Real-time information
Active fires
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Which is the most polluted state in USA?
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