Air Quality Index by City 2026: Latest AQI for 147 US Cities

Latest EPA AirNow readings for 147 cities across 51 states. 113 cities have good air quality today.

113

Cities with Good Air

Moderate Air Quality

Unhealthy for Sensitive

States Covered

Cleanest Cities Right Now

1.Lubbock, TXAQI 4 2.Santa Rosa, CAAQI 6 3.Lincoln, NEAQI 9 4.Manchester, NHAQI 12 5.San Francisco, CAAQI 13

Most Polluted Cities Right Now

1.Fresno, CAAQI 87 2.Sacramento, CAAQI 75 3.Macon, GAAQI 71 4.Bakersfield, CAAQI 71 5.Visalia, CAAQI 66

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Browse Air Quality by State

Alabama(2 cities)

BirminghamAQI 30 MontgomeryAQI 19

Alaska(1 city)

AnchorageAQI 18

Arizona(4 cities)

MesaAQI 27 PhoenixAQI 51 ScottsdaleAQI 51 TucsonAQI 38

Arkansas(1 city)

Little RockAQI 48

California(15 cities)

BakersfieldAQI 71 FresnoAQI 87 IrvineAQI 34 Long BeachAQI 51 Los AngelesAQI 21 ModestoAQI 64 OaklandAQI 44 RiversideAQI 56 SacramentoAQI 75 San DiegoAQI 34 San FranciscoAQI 13 San JoseAQI 48 Santa RosaAQI 6 StocktonAQI 60 VisaliaAQI 66

Colorado(4 cities)

AuroraAQI 39 Colorado SpringsAQI 39 DenverAQI 39 Fort CollinsAQI 40

Connecticut(2 cities)

HartfordAQI 15 New HavenAQI 15

Delaware(1 city)

WilmingtonAQI 23

District of Columbia(1 city)

WashingtonAQI 37

Florida(10 cities)

Fort LauderdaleAQI 42 JacksonvilleAQI 54 MiamiAQI 51 OrlandoAQI 39 PensacolaAQI 43 SarasotaAQI 41 St. PetersburgAQI 52 TallahasseeAQI 52 TampaAQI 53 West Palm BeachAQI 37

Georgia(4 cities)

AtlantaAQI 56 AugustaAQI 28 MaconAQI 71 SavannahAQI 28

Hawaii(1 city)

HonoluluAQI 28

Idaho(1 city)

BoiseAQI 38

Illinois(5 cities)

AuroraAQI 40 ChicagoAQI 43 PeoriaAQI 34 RockfordAQI 36 SpringfieldAQI 29

Indiana(2 cities)

Fort WayneAQI 36 IndianapolisAQI 47

Iowa(1 city)

Des MoinesAQI 42

Kansas(1 city)

WichitaAQI 54

Kentucky(2 cities)

LexingtonAQI 32 LouisvilleAQI 38

Louisiana(2 cities)

Baton RougeAQI 28 New OrleansAQI 31

Maine(1 city)

PortlandAQI 13

Maryland(1 city)

BaltimoreAQI 26

Massachusetts(4 cities)

BostonAQI 14 CambridgeAQI 14 SpringfieldAQI 17 WorcesterAQI 17

Michigan(5 cities)

Ann ArborAQI 52 DetroitAQI 52 FlintAQI 54 Grand RapidsAQI 58 LansingAQI 43

Minnesota(2 cities)

MinneapolisAQI 15 St. PaulAQI 15

Mississippi(1 city)

JacksonAQI 26

Missouri(2 cities)

Kansas CityAQI 31 St. LouisAQI 45

Montana(1 city)

BillingsAQI 58

Nebraska(2 cities)

LincolnAQI 9 OmahaAQI 36

Nevada(2 cities)

Las VegasAQI 54 RenoAQI 56

New Hampshire(1 city)

ManchesterAQI 12

New Jersey(4 cities)

Atlantic CityAQI 21 Jersey CityAQI 17 NewarkAQI 17 TrentonAQI 32

New Mexico(2 cities)

AlbuquerqueAQI 27 Santa FeAQI 26

New York(6 cities)

AlbanyAQI 25 BuffaloAQI 53 New YorkAQI 17 SyracuseAQI 36 White PlainsAQI 26 YonkersAQI 26

North Carolina(5 cities)

CharlotteAQI 34 DurhamAQI 23 GreensboroAQI 17 RaleighAQI 25 Winston-SalemAQI 17

North Dakota(1 city)

FargoAQI 18

Ohio(6 cities)

AkronAQI 48 CincinnatiAQI 36 ClevelandAQI 48 ColumbusAQI 38 DaytonAQI 31 ToledoAQI 38

Oklahoma(2 cities)

Oklahoma CityAQI 57 TulsaAQI 59

Oregon(1 city)

PortlandAQI 31

Pennsylvania(6 cities)

AllentownAQI 28 ErieAQI 28 HarrisburgAQI 34 PhiladelphiaAQI 26 PittsburghAQI 32 ScrantonAQI 24

Rhode Island(1 city)

ProvidenceAQI 18

South Carolina(2 cities)

CharlestonAQI 32 ColumbiaAQI 22

South Dakota(1 city)

Sioux FallsAQI 19

Tennessee(3 cities)

KnoxvilleAQI 29 MemphisAQI 41 NashvilleAQI 43

Texas(12 cities)

AmarilloAQI 20 AustinAQI 53 BrownsvilleAQI 43 Corpus ChristiAQI 51 DallasAQI 58 El PasoAQI 39 Fort WorthAQI 58 HoustonAQI 47 LaredoAQI 16 LubbockAQI 4 McAllenAQI 43 San AntonioAQI 54

Utah(1 city)

Salt Lake CityAQI 63

Vermont(1 city)

BurlingtonAQI 26

Virginia(3 cities)

NorfolkAQI 24 RichmondAQI 22 Virginia BeachAQI 24

Washington(4 cities)

SeattleAQI 42 SpokaneAQI 35 TacomaAQI 35 VancouverAQI 32

West Virginia(1 city)

CharlestonAQI 22

Wisconsin(2 cities)

MadisonAQI 33 MilwaukeeAQI 34

Wyoming(1 city)

CheyenneAQI 27