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Real-time Iowa
Most polluted city ranking
| # | city | US AQI |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Ames | 73 |
| 2 | Central City | 73 |
| 3 | Emmetsburg | 67 |
| 4 | Pleasant Hill | 63 |
| 5 | Sioux City | 63 |
| 6 | West Des Moines | 62 |
| 7 | Ankeny | 61 |
| 8 | Saylorville | 60 |
| 9 | Slater | 60 |
| 10 | Des Moines | 58 |
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- Ames 73
- Central City 73
- Emmetsburg 67
- Pleasant Hill 63
- Sioux City 63
- West Des Moines 62
- Ankeny 61
- Saylorville 60
- Slater 60
- Bloomfield 59
- Burlington 59
- Centerville 59
- Fort Madison 59
- Keokuk 59
- Mount Pleasant 59
- New London 59
- West Burlington 59
- Des Moines 58
- Maharishi Vedic City 58
- Mediapolis 58
- Waterloo 58
- Winfield 58
- Clive 57
- Columbus Junction 57
- Decorah 57
- Wapello 57
- Albia 56
- Corydon 55
- Washington 55
- Bettendorf 53
- Blue Grass 53
- Buffalo 53
- Coggon 53
- Council Bluffs 53
- Le Claire 53
- Lone Tree 53
- Camanche 52
- Carter Lake 52
- Cedar Rapids 52
- Eddyville 52
- Fairfield 52
- Kalona 52
- Walcott 52
- Chariton 51
- Knoxville 51
- Leon 51
- Melcher-Dallas 51
- Mineola 51
- West Liberty 51
- Wilton 51
- Arnolds Park 50
- Carlisle 50
- Hartley 50
- Indianola 50
- Lake Park 50
- Lamoni 50
- Milford 50
- Norwalk 50
- Osceola 50
- Pleasantville 50
- Sanborn 50
- Spencer 50
- Spirit Lake 50
- Alta 49
- Buffalo (historical) 49
- Durant 49
- Estherville 49
- Laurens 49
- Mount Ayr 49
- Oskaloosa 49
- Pella 49
- Primghar 49
- Sibley 49
- Sigourney 49
- Wellman 49
- Winterset 49
- Altoona 48
- Cherokee 48
- Creston 48
- De Soto 48
- Earlham 48
- Eldridge 48
- George 48
- Hiawatha 48
- Holstein 48
- Ida Grove 48
- Iowa City 48
- Lake City 48
- Lake View 48
- Marcus 48
- Mitchellville 48
- Monroe 48
- Park View 48
- Paullina 48
- Prairie City 48
- Sac City 48
- Sheldon 48
- Storm Lake 48
- Urbandale 48
- Van Meter 48
- Waukee 48
- Windsor Heights 48
- Adel 47
- Alton 47
- Audubon 47
- Bedford 47
- Bondurant 47
- Carroll 47
- Colfax 47
- Coon Rapids 47
- Dallas Center 47
- Denison 47
- Glidden 47
- Granger 47
- Greenfield 47
- Grimes 47
- Guthrie Center 47
- Harlan 47
- Hull 47
- Johnston 47
- Kingsley 47
- Lake Panorama 47
- Le Mars 47
- Lenox 47
- Madrid 47
- Manning 47
- Mapleton 47
- Moville 47
- Orange City 47
- Panora 47
- Perry 47
- Polk City 47
- Remsen 47
- Rock Rapids 47
- Sioux Center 47
- Stuart 47
- Woodward 47
- Atlantic 46
- Clarinda 46
- Corning 46
- Huxley 46
- Jefferson 46
- Rock Valley 46
- Woodbine 46
- Akron 45
- Algona 45
- Avoca 45
- Baxter 45
- Boone 45
- Dakota City 45
- Fort Dodge 45
- Hawarden 45
- Humboldt 45
- Lisbon 45
- Logan 45
- Manson 45
- Missouri Valley 45
- New Sharon 45
- Newton 45
- North English 45
- Ogden 45
- Onawa 45
- Pisgah 45
- Pocahontas 45
- Red Oak 45
- Rockwell City 45
- Sergeant Bluff 45
- Villisca 45
- Eagle Grove 44
- Gilbert 44
- Grinnell 44
- Jewell 44
- Montezuma 44
- Nevada 44
- Roland 44
- Story City 44
- Webster City 44
- Belmond 43
- Britt 43
- Brooklyn 43
- Clarion 43
- Coralville 43
- Forest City 43
- Garner 43
- Glenwood 43
- Malvern 43
- Shenandoah 43
- Sidney 43
- State Center 43
- University Heights 43
- West Branch 43
- Williamsburg 43
- De Witt 42
- Hamburg 42
- Marengo 42
- Marshalltown 42
- North Liberty 42
- Oakland 42
- Tiffin 42
- Tipton 42
- Ackley 41
- Belle Plaine 41
- Clear Lake 41
- Conrad 41
- Eldora 41
- Fairfax 41
- Hampton 41
- Iowa Falls 41
- Lake Mills 41
- Sheffield 41
- Solon 41
- Tama 41
- Toledo 41
- Walford 41
- Aplington 40
- Atkins 40
- Davenport 40
- Dysart 40
- Ely 40
- Grundy Center 40
- Parkersburg 40
- Reinbeck 40
- Rockwell 40
- Traer 40
- Allison 39
- Dike 39
- Dubuque 39
- Hudson 39
- Keosauqua 39
- La Porte City 39
- Mount Vernon 39
- Ottumwa 39
- Vinton 39
- Cedar Falls 38
- Center Point 38
- Clarksville 38
- Denver 38
- Elk Run Heights 38
- Evansdale 38
- Marion 38
- Mechanicsville 38
- Palo 38
- Preston 38
- Robins 38
- Shell Rock 38
- Urbana 38
- Waverly 38
- Clinton 37
- Independence 37
- Jesup 37
- Mason City 37
- Springville 37
- Anamosa 36
- Asbury 36
- Bellevue 36
- Cascade 36
- Dyersville 36
- Epworth 36
- Fairbank 36
- Farley 36
- Greene 36
- Manchester 36
- Manly 36
- Maquoketa 36
- Monticello 36
- Nora Springs 36
- Northwood 36
- Oelwein 36
- Peosta 36
- Stanton 36
- Charles City 35
- Nashua 35
- Osage 35
- Strawberry Point 35
- Tripoli 35
- Fayette 34
- Guttenberg 34
- Saint Ansgar 34
- Sumner 34
- Elkader 33
- Muscatine 33
- New Hampton 33
- West Union 32
- Cresco 31
- Monona 31
- Postville 31
- Waukon 31
- Riverside 14
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