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LIVE AQI CITY RANKING
Real-time Iowa
Most polluted city ranking
| # | city | US AQI |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Emmetsburg | 48 |
| 2 | Sioux City | 39 |
| 3 | Lisbon | 29 |
| 4 | Clinton | 27 |
| 5 | Decorah | 24 |
| 6 | Council Bluffs | 14 |
| 7 | Waterloo | 14 |
| 8 | West Des Moines | 13 |
| 9 | Cedar Rapids | 12 |
| 10 | Central City | 12 |
(local time)
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Real-time Iowa
Cleanest city ranking
| # | city | US AQI |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Clive | 1 |
| 2 | Slater | 1 |
| 3 | Ottumwa | 2 |
| 4 | Ankeny | 3 |
| 5 | Des Moines | 3 |
| 6 | Fairfield | 3 |
| 7 | Muscatine | 4 |
| 8 | Carter Lake | 5 |
| 9 | Ames | 6 |
| 10 | Davenport | 6 |
(local time)
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Iowa air quality data attribution
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- Camanche 48
- Emmetsburg 48
- Le Claire 48
- Bettendorf 46
- Blue Grass 46
- Buffalo 46
- De Witt 46
- Eldridge 46
- Park View 46
- Walcott 46
- Durant 45
- Preston 45
- Mediapolis 44
- Mount Pleasant 44
- New London 44
- Wapello 44
- Wilton 44
- Winfield 44
- Burlington 43
- Columbus Junction 43
- Fort Madison 43
- West Burlington 43
- Bellevue 42
- Bloomfield 42
- Coralville 42
- Kalona 42
- Keokuk 42
- Lone Tree 42
- Maharishi Vedic City 42
- Maquoketa 42
- Tipton 42
- University Heights 42
- Washington 42
- West Branch 42
- West Liberty 42
- Ely 41
- Mechanicsville 41
- Mount Vernon 41
- North Liberty 41
- Solon 41
- Tiffin 41
- Wellman 41
- Williamsburg 41
- Fairfax 40
- North English 40
- Walford 40
- Anamosa 39
- Marengo 39
- Marion 39
- Sigourney 39
- Sioux City 39
- Springville 39
- Atkins 38
- Belle Plaine 38
- Brooklyn 38
- Cascade 38
- Center Point 38
- Eddyville 38
- Monticello 38
- Palo 38
- Robins 38
- Urbana 38
- Vinton 38
- Albia 37
- Altoona 37
- Asbury 37
- Bondurant 37
- Carlisle 37
- Centerville 37
- Colfax 37
- Epworth 37
- Farley 37
- Granger 37
- Grimes 37
- Grinnell 37
- Indianola 37
- Johnston 37
- Knoxville 37
- Melcher-Dallas 37
- Mitchellville 37
- Monroe 37
- Montezuma 37
- New Sharon 37
- Newton 37
- Norwalk 37
- Oskaloosa 37
- Pella 37
- Peosta 37
- Pleasant Hill 37
- Pleasantville 37
- Polk City 37
- Prairie City 37
- Urbandale 37
- Windsor Heights 37
- Baxter 36
- Buffalo (historical) 36
- Chariton 36
- Corydon 36
- Dyersville 36
- Dysart 36
- Gilbert 36
- Huxley 36
- Leon 36
- Madrid 36
- Manchester 36
- Nevada 36
- Osceola 36
- Roland 36
- Story City 36
- Tama 36
- Toledo 36
- Waukee 36
- Winterset 36
- Woodward 36
- Adel 35
- Bedford 35
- Boone 35
- Creston 35
- Dallas Center 35
- De Soto 35
- Earlham 35
- Fairbank 35
- Independence 35
- Jesup 35
- Jewell 35
- La Porte City 35
- Lamoni 35
- Marshalltown 35
- Mount Ayr 35
- Oelwein 35
- State Center 35
- Strawberry Point 35
- Van Meter 35
- Clarinda 34
- Conrad 34
- Elk Run Heights 34
- Evansdale 34
- Fayette 34
- Greenfield 34
- Guthrie Center 34
- Guttenberg 34
- Lake Panorama 34
- Lenox 34
- Ogden 34
- Panora 34
- Perry 34
- Stuart 34
- Sumner 34
- Traer 34
- Tripoli 34
- Atlantic 33
- Audubon 33
- Cedar Falls 33
- Corning 33
- Denver 33
- Dike 33
- Eldora 33
- Grundy Center 33
- Hudson 33
- Reinbeck 33
- Waverly 33
- Coon Rapids 32
- Elkader 32
- Shell Rock 32
- Shenandoah 32
- Villisca 32
- West Union 32
- Avoca 31
- Clarksville 31
- Jefferson 31
- Manning 31
- Monona 31
- Parkersburg 31
- Red Oak 31
- Hamburg 30
- New Hampton 30
- Postville 30
- Aplington 29
- Glidden 29
- Harlan 29
- Lisbon 29
- Nashua 29
- Ackley 28
- Carroll 28
- Iowa Falls 28
- Sidney 28
- Waukon 28
- Allison 27
- Clinton 27
- Glenwood 27
- Malvern 27
- Oakland 26
- Webster City 26
- Hampton 25
- Decorah 24
- Greene 21
- Charles City 20
- Logan 20
- Missouri Valley 20
- Pisgah 20
- Woodbine 19
- Akron 18
- Cresco 18
- Eagle Grove 18
- Le Mars 18
- Sergeant Bluff 18
- Alton 17
- Denison 17
- Hawarden 17
- Moville 17
- Onawa 17
- Orange City 17
- Osage 17
- Remsen 17
- Sioux Center 17
- Spencer 17
- Alta 16
- Cherokee 16
- Clarion 16
- Fort Dodge 16
- George 16
- Hartley 16
- Holstein 16
- Hull 16
- Ida Grove 16
- Kingsley 16
- Lake View 16
- Mapleton 16
- Marcus 16
- Milford 16
- Paullina 16
- Primghar 16
- Rock Rapids 16
- Rock Valley 16
- Saint Ansgar 16
- Sanborn 16
- Sheldon 16
- Sibley 16
- Storm Lake 16
- Algona 15
- Arnolds Park 15
- Belmond 15
- Britt 15
- Estherville 15
- Forest City 15
- Lake City 15
- Lake Mills 15
- Lake Park 15
- Laurens 15
- Manly 15
- Nora Springs 15
- Northwood 15
- Sac City 15
- Spirit Lake 15
- Clear Lake 14
- Council Bluffs 14
- Dakota City 14
- Garner 14
- Manson 14
- Mason City 14
- Pocahontas 14
- Rockwell 14
- Rockwell City 14
- Sheffield 14
- Waterloo 14
- Humboldt 13
- West Des Moines 13
- Cedar Rapids 12
- Central City 12
- Dubuque 12
- Iowa City 12
- Keosauqua 12
- Coggon 9
- Riverside 8
- Mineola 7
- Saylorville 7
- Ames 6
- Davenport 6
- Hiawatha 6
- Stanton 6
- Carter Lake 5
- Muscatine 4
- Ankeny 3
- Des Moines 3
- Fairfield 3
- Ottumwa 2
- Clive 1
- Slater 1
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