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Current air quality conditions and forecasts from the U.S. EPA's AirNow program, by reporting area. AirNow reporting areas often cover multiple cities or a wider region -- they are not the same as a single municipality.

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Highest current AQI by state

A U.S. map shaded by the highest current Air Quality Index value reported among that state's AirNow reporting areas.

Shading reflects state-level totals only, as published by the source. It does not imply county-level or point-level precision.

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Highest current AQI by state
State Highest AQI
Pennsylvania 66
North Carolina 67
California 92
Texas 191
Oregon 77
Massachusetts 56
Alabama 71
South Carolina 65
Washington 165
Georgia 92
Indiana 58
Virginia 59
Michigan 51
Connecticut 61
Illinois 57
New Jersey 62
Ohio 67
Arkansas 52
Mississippi 60
Rhode Island 55
Tennessee 75
Louisiana 59
Idaho 59
Kansas 58
South Dakota 33
Vermont 26
Hawaii 61
Montana 41
Nevada 55
Wisconsin 26
Maryland 56
Florida 53
Minnesota 59
New Hampshire 31
Oklahoma 22
Wyoming 36
New York 63
New Mexico 54
Missouri 56
West Virginia 61
North Dakota 47
Maine 31
Colorado 41
Delaware 61
Puerto Rico 52
District of Columbia 62
Nebraska 34
Arizona 49
Kentucky 54
Iowa 34
Utah 44
Alaska 50

Source: EPA AirNowLast updated

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