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Grade D Air Quality Cities

43 cities with below average air quality

Grade D means below-average air quality with frequent unhealthy days and concerning trends. These cities are scored using EPA Air Quality System data spanning 10 years of daily AQI readings.

43
Cities
54
Avg AQI (5yr)
9
Improving
29
Worsening

All Grade D Cities

CityState5yr Avg AQITrendWorst Pollutant
Butler, OhioOH50WorseningOzone
Codington, South DakotaSD40WorseningPM2.5
Cook, IllinoisIL57StablePM2.5
Dona Ana, New MexicoNM54StableOzone
Douglas, ColoradoCO47WorseningOzone
DuPage, IllinoisIL49WorseningPM2.5
Jackson, MississippiMS46WorseningPM2.5
McLean, IllinoisIL48WorseningPM2.5
Siskiyou, CaliforniaCA41WorseningOzone
Uintah, UtahUT51WorseningOzone
Valley, IdahoID37WorseningPM2.5
Boulder, ColoradoCO50WorseningOzone
Henderson, KentuckyKY53WorseningPM2.5
Neosho, KansasKS48WorseningOzone
Sanders, MontanaMT36WorseningPM2.5
Sangamon, IllinoisIL46WorseningPM2.5
Asotin, WashingtonWA43WorseningPM2.5
Eddy, New MexicoNM47WorseningOzone
SONORA, Country Of MexicoMX44WorseningOzone
Weld, ColoradoCO53WorseningOzone
Fresno, CaliforniaCA68ImprovingOzone
Jefferson, ColoradoCO47StableOzone
Rock Island, IllinoisIL47WorseningPM2.5
Stanislaus, CaliforniaCA57ImprovingPM2.5
Winnebago, IllinoisIL48WorseningOzone
Imperial, CaliforniaCA61ImprovingPM2.5
Kings, CaliforniaCA64ImprovingOzone
Placer, CaliforniaCA54WorseningOzone
Tarrant, TexasTX53WorseningPM2.5
Catano, Puerto RicoPR42WorseningPM2.5
Clark, NevadaNV62StableOzone
Kern, CaliforniaCA77ImprovingOzone
Bernalillo, New MexicoNM59WorseningOzone
El Paso, TexasTX60WorseningPM2.5
Mono, CaliforniaCA33WorseningPM2.5
Salt Lake, UtahUT57WorseningOzone
Pinal, ArizonaAZ66ImprovingPM10
Harris, TexasTX59WorseningPM2.5
Tulare, CaliforniaCA75ImprovingOzone
Plumas, CaliforniaCA52WorseningPM2.5
Los Angeles, CaliforniaCA75ImprovingPM2.5
Riverside, CaliforniaCA82ImprovingOzone
San Diego, CaliforniaCA67StablePM2.5

Frequently Asked Questions

Grade D (Below Average) indicates below-average air quality with frequent unhealthy days and concerning trends. The grade is based on 5-year average AQI (40%), trend direction (30%), unhealthy days per year (20%), and worst pollutant severity (10%).

43 of 1,020 monitored US cities currently have a Grade D Air Quality rating, representing 4.2% of all tracked areas.

Grade D cities experience regular periods where air quality poses health risks, especially for children, the elderly, and people with respiratory conditions. Checking daily AQI readings is recommended.

Sources: EPA Air Quality System (AQS)
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