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Real-time Iowa
Most polluted city ranking
| # | city | US AQI |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Saylorville | 45 |
| 2 | West Des Moines | 44 |
| 3 | Clinton | 41 |
| 4 | Sioux City | 40 |
| 5 | Emmetsburg | 39 |
| 6 | Ankeny | 38 |
| 7 | Des Moines | 33 |
| 8 | Ames | 28 |
| 9 | Central City | 26 |
| 10 | Clive | 26 |
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- Saylorville 45
- West Des Moines 44
- Clinton 41
- Pisgah 40
- Sioux City 40
- Emmetsburg 39
- Ankeny 38
- Waverly 38
- Eldridge 36
- Polk City 34
- Des Moines 33
- Ames 28
- Central City 26
- Clive 26
- Waterloo 26
- Hiawatha 25
- Mineola 25
- Coggon 24
- Council Bluffs 24
- Davenport 24
- Carter Lake 23
- Cedar Rapids 23
- Lisbon 23
- Decorah 22
- Dubuque 22
- Muscatine 22
- Ottumwa 20
- Boone 19
- Dallas Center 19
- Granger 19
- Iowa City 19
- Madrid 19
- Ogden 19
- Perry 19
- Woodward 19
- Asbury 18
- Gilbert 18
- Glenwood 18
- Hamburg 18
- Keosauqua 18
- Malvern 18
- Peosta 18
- Shenandoah 18
- Sidney 18
- Adel 17
- Avoca 17
- Bellevue 17
- Dyersville 17
- Elkader 17
- Epworth 17
- Farley 17
- Fort Dodge 17
- Grimes 17
- Guttenberg 17
- Harlan 17
- Huxley 17
- Jefferson 17
- Logan 17
- Missouri Valley 17
- Onawa 17
- Stanton 17
- Waukon 17
- Woodbine 17
- Akron 16
- Camanche 16
- Cascade 16
- Clarinda 16
- De Witt 16
- Kingsley 16
- Mapleton 16
- Maquoketa 16
- Monona 16
- Moville 16
- Postville 16
- Preston 16
- Red Oak 16
- Sergeant Bluff 16
- Story City 16
- Strawberry Point 16
- Villisca 16
- Waukee 16
- Webster City 16
- Alton 15
- Altoona 15
- Bondurant 15
- Carlisle 15
- De Soto 15
- Fairfield 15
- Hawarden 15
- Hull 15
- Jewell 15
- Johnston 15
- Le Mars 15
- Marcus 15
- Mitchellville 15
- Monticello 15
- Nevada 15
- Norwalk 15
- Orange City 15
- Park View 15
- Paullina 15
- Pleasant Hill 15
- Remsen 15
- Rock Rapids 15
- Rock Valley 15
- Sheldon 15
- Sioux Center 15
- Urbandale 15
- Van Meter 15
- Windsor Heights 15
- Algona 14
- Arnolds Park 14
- Baxter 14
- Colfax 14
- Dakota City 14
- Estherville 14
- George 14
- Humboldt 14
- Indianola 14
- Laurens 14
- Le Claire 14
- Milford 14
- Monroe 14
- Newton 14
- Pleasantville 14
- Pocahontas 14
- Prairie City 14
- Roland 14
- Spencer 14
- Spirit Lake 14
- State Center 14
- Ackley 13
- Aplington 13
- Britt 13
- Brooklyn 13
- Cherokee 13
- Conrad 13
- Dike 13
- Earlham 13
- Eldora 13
- Grinnell 13
- Grundy Center 13
- Hartley 13
- Iowa Falls 13
- Knoxville 13
- Lake Panorama 13
- Manchester 13
- Manson 13
- Marshalltown 13
- Melcher-Dallas 13
- Montezuma 13
- New Sharon 13
- Panora 13
- Parkersburg 13
- Pella 13
- Primghar 13
- Reinbeck 13
- Tama 13
- Toledo 13
- Allison 12
- Alta 12
- Atkins 12
- Atlantic 12
- Audubon 12
- Bedford 12
- Belle Plaine 12
- Belmond 12
- Buffalo (historical) 12
- Burlington 12
- Cedar Falls 12
- Center Point 12
- Chariton 12
- Charles City 12
- Clarion 12
- Clarksville 12
- Clear Lake 12
- Coon Rapids 12
- Cresco 12
- Denison 12
- Denver 12
- Dysart 12
- Eagle Grove 12
- Eddyville 12
- Elk Run Heights 12
- Evansdale 12
- Fairbank 12
- Fairfax 12
- Fayette 12
- Forest City 12
- Fort Madison 12
- Garner 12
- Glidden 12
- Greene 12
- Guthrie Center 12
- Hampton 12
- Holstein 12
- Hudson 12
- Independence 12
- Jesup 12
- Keokuk 12
- La Porte City 12
- Lake Mills 12
- Lake Park 12
- Manly 12
- Marengo 12
- Mason City 12
- Nashua 12
- New Hampton 12
- Nora Springs 12
- Oakland 12
- Oelwein 12
- Osage 12
- Osceola 12
- Oskaloosa 12
- Palo 12
- Rockwell 12
- Rockwell City 12
- Sac City 12
- Sanborn 12
- Sheffield 12
- Shell Rock 12
- Storm Lake 12
- Stuart 12
- Sumner 12
- Traer 12
- Tripoli 12
- Urbana 12
- Vinton 12
- Walford 12
- West Burlington 12
- West Union 12
- Williamsburg 12
- Winterset 12
- Albia 11
- Anamosa 11
- Bettendorf 11
- Bloomfield 11
- Blue Grass 11
- Buffalo 11
- Carroll 11
- Corning 11
- Corydon 11
- Creston 11
- Ely 11
- Greenfield 11
- Ida Grove 11
- Kalona 11
- Lake City 11
- Lake View 11
- Lenox 11
- Maharishi Vedic City 11
- Manning 11
- Marion 11
- Mediapolis 11
- Mount Pleasant 11
- New London 11
- North English 11
- North Liberty 11
- Northwood 11
- Robins 11
- Saint Ansgar 11
- Sibley 11
- Sigourney 11
- Solon 11
- Springville 11
- Tiffin 11
- Walcott 11
- Washington 11
- Wellman 11
- Winfield 11
- Centerville 10
- Columbus Junction 10
- Coralville 10
- Durant 10
- Lamoni 10
- Leon 10
- Lone Tree 10
- Mechanicsville 10
- Mount Ayr 10
- Mount Vernon 10
- Riverside 10
- Tipton 10
- University Heights 10
- Wapello 10
- West Branch 10
- West Liberty 10
- Wilton 10
- Slater 5
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