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Bad Air Score, cities 104 cities · highest first
PlaceBad Air ScoreAs of
1stEl Paso99.4 8.2 % of days Unhealthy or worse2025, with 2024 where 2025 is not yet filed
2ndLos Angeles, California99.3 8.8 % of days Unhealthy or worse2025, with 2024 where 2025 is not yet filed
3rdHouston, Texas97.1 2.7 % of days Unhealthy or worse2025, with 2024 where 2025 is not yet filed
4thMinneapolis95.1 1.6 % of days Unhealthy or worse2025, with 2024 where 2025 is not yet filed
5thSan Diego94.1 1.9 % of days Unhealthy or worse2025, with 2024 where 2025 is not yet filed
6thRiverside92.7 9.3 % of days Unhealthy or worse2025, with 2024 where 2025 is not yet filed
7thBakersfield91.8 1.1 % of days Unhealthy or worse2025, with 2024 where 2025 is not yet filed
8thIndianapolis91.1 0.5 % of days Unhealthy or worse2025, with 2024 where 2025 is not yet filed
9thGrand Rapids89.8 0.5 % of days Unhealthy or worse2025, with 2024 where 2025 is not yet filed
10thDetroit89.1 0.8 % of days Unhealthy or worse2025, with 2024 where 2025 is not yet filed
11thFresno89.1 0.8 % of days Unhealthy or worse2025, with 2024 where 2025 is not yet filed
12thSt. Louis87.2 0.5 % of days Unhealthy or worse2025, with 2024 where 2025 is not yet filed
13thChicago85.2 1.4 % of days Unhealthy or worse2025, with 2024 where 2025 is not yet filed
14thToledo84.6 0.3 % of days Unhealthy or worse2025, with 2024 where 2025 is not yet filed
15thColumbus83.9 0.3 % of days Unhealthy or worse2025, with 2024 where 2025 is not yet filed
16thPhoenix83.8 1.6 % of days Unhealthy or worse2025, with 2024 where 2025 is not yet filed
17thWichita82.9 0.3 % of days Unhealthy or worse2025, with 2024 where 2025 is not yet filed
18thCincinnati81.2 0.3 % of days Unhealthy or worse2025, with 2024 where 2025 is not yet filed
19thAugusta, Georgia77.6 0 % of days Unhealthy or worse2025, with 2024 where 2025 is not yet filed
20thMilwaukee77.6 0.5 % of days Unhealthy or worse2025, with 2024 where 2025 is not yet filed
21stSan Antonio, Texas74.6 0.3 % of days Unhealthy or worse2025, with 2024 where 2025 is not yet filed
22ndKansas City73.2 0.5 % of days Unhealthy or worse2025, with 2024 where 2025 is not yet filed
23rdLouisville72.9 0.3 % of days Unhealthy or worse2025, with 2024 where 2025 is not yet filed
24thTulsa72.9 0.3 % of days Unhealthy or worse2025, with 2024 where 2025 is not yet filed
25thAtlanta, Georgia71.4 0 % of days Unhealthy or worse2025, with 2024 where 2025 is not yet filed
26thOklahoma City71.3 0.3 % of days Unhealthy or worse2025, with 2024 where 2025 is not yet filed
27thBaton Rouge70.7 0 % of days Unhealthy or worse2025, with 2024 where 2025 is not yet filed
28thAkron70 0 % of days Unhealthy or worse2025, with 2024 where 2025 is not yet filed
29thCleveland70 0 % of days Unhealthy or worse2025, with 2024 where 2025 is not yet filed
30thLittle Rock67.8 0 % of days Unhealthy or worse2025, with 2024 where 2025 is not yet filed
31stCharlotte, NC67.4 0 % of days Unhealthy or worse2025, with 2024 where 2025 is not yet filed
32ndMcAllen66.8 0 % of days Unhealthy or worse2025, with 2024 where 2025 is not yet filed
33rdKnoxville66.3 0.3 % of days Unhealthy or worse2025, with 2024 where 2025 is not yet filed
34thAustin65.1 0 % of days Unhealthy or worse2025, with 2024 where 2025 is not yet filed
35thBirmingham64.4 0 % of days Unhealthy or worse2025, with 2024 where 2025 is not yet filed
36thDallas, Texas64.3 0.3 % of days Unhealthy or worse2025, with 2024 where 2025 is not yet filed
37thMadison64 0.3 % of days Unhealthy or worse2025, with 2024 where 2025 is not yet filed
38thFayetteville, Arkansas63.8 0 % of days Unhealthy or worse2025, with 2024 where 2025 is not yet filed
39thJackson, Mississippi63.5 0 % of days Unhealthy or worse2025, with 2024 where 2025 is not yet filed
40thDayton62.8 0 % of days Unhealthy or worse2025, with 2024 where 2025 is not yet filed
41stWashington DC59 0.5 % of days Unhealthy or worse2025, with 2024 where 2025 is not yet filed
42ndAlbuquerque56.3 0.8 % of days Unhealthy or worse2025, with 2024 where 2025 is not yet filed
43rdGreenville, SC55.9 0 % of days Unhealthy or worse2025, with 2024 where 2025 is not yet filed
44thCharleston53.8 0 % of days Unhealthy or worse2025, with 2024 where 2025 is not yet filed
45thChattanooga53.5 0 % of days Unhealthy or worse2025, with 2024 where 2025 is not yet filed
46thTucson53.3 1.4 % of days Unhealthy or worse2025, with 2024 where 2025 is not yet filed
47thPhiladelphia53.2 0 % of days Unhealthy or worse2025, with 2024 where 2025 is not yet filed
48thColumbia, South Carolina53.2 0 % of days Unhealthy or worse2025, with 2024 where 2025 is not yet filed
49thHarrisburg52.5 0 % of days Unhealthy or worse2025, with 2024 where 2025 is not yet filed
50thSalt Lake City52.1 0.3 % of days Unhealthy or worse2025, with 2024 where 2025 is not yet filed
51stMemphis49.6 0 % of days Unhealthy or worse2025, with 2024 where 2025 is not yet filed
52ndBuffalo49.2 0 % of days Unhealthy or worse2025, with 2024 where 2025 is not yet filed
53rdLakeland48.9 0 % of days Unhealthy or worse2025, with 2024 where 2025 is not yet filed
54thPittsburgh48.9 0 % of days Unhealthy or worse2025, with 2024 where 2025 is not yet filed
55thProvidence48.5 0.3 % of days Unhealthy or worse2025, with 2024 where 2025 is not yet filed
56thAllentown48.2 0 % of days Unhealthy or worse2025, with 2024 where 2025 is not yet filed
57thBaltimore47.8 0 % of days Unhealthy or worse2025, with 2024 where 2025 is not yet filed
58thNashville47.6 0 % of days Unhealthy or worse2025, with 2024 where 2025 is not yet filed
59thSavannah47.6 0 % of days Unhealthy or worse2025, with 2024 where 2025 is not yet filed
60thAlbany47.5 0 % of days Unhealthy or worse2025, with 2024 where 2025 is not yet filed
61stMiami45.9 0 % of days Unhealthy or worse2025, with 2024 where 2025 is not yet filed
62ndAsheville44.9 0 % of days Unhealthy or worse2025, with 2024 where 2025 is not yet filed
63rdNew York43.9 0 % of days Unhealthy or worse2025, with 2024 where 2025 is not yet filed
64thDes Moines43.9 0 % of days Unhealthy or worse2025, with 2024 where 2025 is not yet filed
65thJacksonville43.3 0 % of days Unhealthy or worse2025, with 2024 where 2025 is not yet filed
66thDaytona Beach42.9 0 % of days Unhealthy or worse2025, with 2024 where 2025 is not yet filed
67thStockton42.7 0 % of days Unhealthy or worse2025, with 2024 where 2025 is not yet filed
68thJacksonville, Florida42.6 0 % of days Unhealthy or worse2025, with 2024 where 2025 is not yet filed
69thHuntsville, AL41.9 0 % of days Unhealthy or worse2025, with 2024 where 2025 is not yet filed
70thNew Orleans39 0 % of days Unhealthy or worse2025, with 2024 where 2025 is not yet filed
71stDurham38.3 0 % of days Unhealthy or worse2025, with 2024 where 2025 is not yet filed
72ndGreensboro38.3 0 % of days Unhealthy or worse2025, with 2024 where 2025 is not yet filed
73rdCape Coral37.9 0 % of days Unhealthy or worse2025, with 2024 where 2025 is not yet filed
74thBoston36.6 0 % of days Unhealthy or worse2025, with 2024 where 2025 is not yet filed
75thPortland, Maine35.4 0 % of days Unhealthy or worse2025, with 2024 where 2025 is not yet filed
76thWinston-Salem34.8 0 % of days Unhealthy or worse2025, with 2024 where 2025 is not yet filed
77thRaleigh34.7 0 % of days Unhealthy or worse2025, with 2024 where 2025 is not yet filed
78thDenver34.7 0 % of days Unhealthy or worse2025, with 2024 where 2025 is not yet filed
79thTampa32.7 0 % of days Unhealthy or worse2025, with 2024 where 2025 is not yet filed
80thSan Jose, California31.1 0 % of days Unhealthy or worse2025, with 2024 where 2025 is not yet filed
81stRichmond29.8 0 % of days Unhealthy or worse2025, with 2024 where 2025 is not yet filed
82ndBoise, Idaho29.6 0 % of days Unhealthy or worse2025, with 2024 where 2025 is not yet filed
83rdOmaha29.1 0 % of days Unhealthy or worse2025, with 2024 where 2025 is not yet filed
84thSpokane28.4 0 % of days Unhealthy or worse2025, with 2024 where 2025 is not yet filed
85thOrlando, Florida27.8 0 % of days Unhealthy or worse2025, with 2024 where 2025 is not yet filed
86thOxnard27.1 0 % of days Unhealthy or worse2025, with 2024 where 2025 is not yet filed
87thVirginia Beach26.4 0 % of days Unhealthy or worse2025, with 2024 where 2025 is not yet filed
88thPoughkeepsie26.3 0 % of days Unhealthy or worse2025, with 2024 where 2025 is not yet filed
89thLas Vegas26.1 0 % of days Unhealthy or worse2025, with 2024 where 2025 is not yet filed
90thSan Francisco25.8 0 % of days Unhealthy or worse2025, with 2024 where 2025 is not yet filed
91stSacramento25.5 0 % of days Unhealthy or worse2025, with 2024 where 2025 is not yet filed
92ndColorado Springs25.4 0 % of days Unhealthy or worse2025, with 2024 where 2025 is not yet filed
93rdRochester, New York24.4 0 % of days Unhealthy or worse2025, with 2024 where 2025 is not yet filed
94thProvo23.8 0 % of days Unhealthy or worse2025, with 2024 where 2025 is not yet filed
95thPortland23.4 0 % of days Unhealthy or worse2025, with 2024 where 2025 is not yet filed
96thHonolulu21.3 0 % of days Unhealthy or worse2025, with 2024 where 2025 is not yet filed
97thSarasota20.5 0 % of days Unhealthy or worse2025, with 2024 where 2025 is not yet filed
98thMelbourne19.4 0 % of days Unhealthy or worse2025, with 2024 where 2025 is not yet filed
99thReno18.5 0 % of days Unhealthy or worse2025, with 2024 where 2025 is not yet filed
100thOgden17.8 0 % of days Unhealthy or worse2025, with 2024 where 2025 is not yet filed
101stSyracuse17.8 0 % of days Unhealthy or worse2025, with 2024 where 2025 is not yet filed
102ndVancouver, Washington13.6 0 % of days Unhealthy or worse2025, with 2024 where 2025 is not yet filed
103rdSeattle13.2 0 % of days Unhealthy or worse2025, with 2024 where 2025 is not yet filed
104thWorcester11.6 0 % of days Unhealthy or worse2025, with 2024 where 2025 is not yet filed
Bad Air Score, states 49 states · highest first
PlaceBad Air ScoreAs of
1stCalifornia89.8 3.7 % of days Unhealthy or worse2025, with 2024 where 2025 is not yet filed
2ndTexas89.1 1.1 % of days Unhealthy or worse2025, with 2024 where 2025 is not yet filed
3rdMinnesota86.4 1.2 % of days Unhealthy or worse2025, with 2024 where 2025 is not yet filed
4thIllinois82.5 0.8 % of days Unhealthy or worse2025, with 2024 where 2025 is not yet filed
5thNorth Dakota80.2 1.5 % of days Unhealthy or worse2025, with 2024 where 2025 is not yet filed
6thKansas79.9 0.4 % of days Unhealthy or worse2025, with 2024 where 2025 is not yet filed
7thMichigan77.2 0.5 % of days Unhealthy or worse2025, with 2024 where 2025 is not yet filed
8thArizona75.9 1.4 % of days Unhealthy or worse2025, with 2024 where 2025 is not yet filed
9thWisconsin75.6 0.6 % of days Unhealthy or worse2025, with 2024 where 2025 is not yet filed
10thIndiana74.9 0.2 % of days Unhealthy or worse2025, with 2024 where 2025 is not yet filed
11thOhio73.7 0.1 % of days Unhealthy or worse2025, with 2024 where 2025 is not yet filed
12thOklahoma67.7 0.2 % of days Unhealthy or worse2025, with 2024 where 2025 is not yet filed
13thMissouri62.1 0.3 % of days Unhealthy or worse2025, with 2024 where 2025 is not yet filed
14thSouth Carolina62.1 0.1 % of days Unhealthy or worse2025, with 2024 where 2025 is not yet filed
15thIowa60.4 0.2 % of days Unhealthy or worse2025, with 2024 where 2025 is not yet filed
16thKentucky57.4 0.1 % of days Unhealthy or worse2025, with 2024 where 2025 is not yet filed
17thArkansas53.6 0 % of days Unhealthy or worse2025, with 2024 where 2025 is not yet filed
18thNew York53.4 0.1 % of days Unhealthy or worse2025, with 2024 where 2025 is not yet filed
19thDelaware50.5 0.2 % of days Unhealthy or worse2025, with 2024 where 2025 is not yet filed
20thNew Mexico49.4 0.5 % of days Unhealthy or worse2025, with 2024 where 2025 is not yet filed
21stNew Jersey49.2 0.1 % of days Unhealthy or worse2025, with 2024 where 2025 is not yet filed
22ndAlaska43.8 0.4 % of days Unhealthy or worse2025, with 2024 where 2025 is not yet filed
23rdConnecticut43.5 0.3 % of days Unhealthy or worse2025, with 2024 where 2025 is not yet filed
24thMaine41.8 0.1 % of days Unhealthy or worse2025, with 2024 where 2025 is not yet filed
25thGeorgia40.7 0 % of days Unhealthy or worse2025, with 2024 where 2025 is not yet filed
26thUtah39.6 0.1 % of days Unhealthy or worse2025, with 2024 where 2025 is not yet filed
27thRhode Island38.9 0.2 % of days Unhealthy or worse2025, with 2024 where 2025 is not yet filed
28thWashington37.9 0.1 % of days Unhealthy or worse2025, with 2024 where 2025 is not yet filed
29thMississippi35.8 0 % of days Unhealthy or worse2025, with 2024 where 2025 is not yet filed
30thLouisiana35.4 0 % of days Unhealthy or worse2025, with 2024 where 2025 is not yet filed
31stVermont33.6 0.1 % of days Unhealthy or worse2025, with 2024 where 2025 is not yet filed
32ndAlabama33.4 0 % of days Unhealthy or worse2025, with 2024 where 2025 is not yet filed
33rdWyoming30.6 0.1 % of days Unhealthy or worse2025, with 2024 where 2025 is not yet filed
34thPennsylvania27.5 0 % of days Unhealthy or worse2025, with 2024 where 2025 is not yet filed
35thNorth Carolina26.8 0 % of days Unhealthy or worse2025, with 2024 where 2025 is not yet filed
36thTennessee24.8 0 % of days Unhealthy or worse2025, with 2024 where 2025 is not yet filed
37thFlorida23.8 0 % of days Unhealthy or worse2025, with 2024 where 2025 is not yet filed
38thWest Virginia20.2 0 % of days Unhealthy or worse2025, with 2024 where 2025 is not yet filed
39thSouth Dakota17.9 0 % of days Unhealthy or worse2025, with 2024 where 2025 is not yet filed
40thNebraska15.9 0 % of days Unhealthy or worse2025, with 2024 where 2025 is not yet filed
41stVirginia14.3 0 % of days Unhealthy or worse2025, with 2024 where 2025 is not yet filed
42ndMaryland12.9 0 % of days Unhealthy or worse2025, with 2024 where 2025 is not yet filed
43rdColorado9.9 0 % of days Unhealthy or worse2025, with 2024 where 2025 is not yet filed
44thMassachusetts8.9 0 % of days Unhealthy or worse2025, with 2024 where 2025 is not yet filed
45thIdaho8.9 0 % of days Unhealthy or worse2025, with 2024 where 2025 is not yet filed
46thNevada8.3 0 % of days Unhealthy or worse2025, with 2024 where 2025 is not yet filed
47thMontana6.3 0 % of days Unhealthy or worse2025, with 2024 where 2025 is not yet filed
48thHawaii5.3 0 % of days Unhealthy or worse2025, with 2024 where 2025 is not yet filed
49thNew Hampshire3.3 0 % of days Unhealthy or worse2025, with 2024 where 2025 is not yet filed
Cite this

The Honest Local, Bad air across America, every city and state on one map, September 2026, https://thehonestlocal.com/map/worst_air

Free to reuse with attribution (CC BY 4.0). Data last moved September 21, 2026. Each number's source and period sit on its ranking page, one click from its rank.

Sources and method

The map reads the same tables as every ranking on this site: the live tape (Zillow, realtor.com by way of FRED, the Bureau of Labor Statistics, AAA, AirNow, MERIC, the Census Bureau, the FBI, the EIA, the BEA), and The Honest Local's own scores (Sunshine, Heat, Cold, Snow, Clean Air, Bad Air, Disaster, Safety, Affordability), each a blend of at least two public sources. Cities and states rank on separate lists. A place with no reading is left grey rather than estimated.