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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
New York 111
Indiana 147
California 68
North Carolina 67
Virginia 70
Alabama 71
Florida 64
Mississippi 58
South Carolina 62
Michigan 70
Illinois 71
Tennessee 55
Pennsylvania 68
Georgia 74
Idaho 53
Texas 58
New Hampshire 52
Missouri 64
Oklahoma 64
Minnesota 52
Washington 53
Ohio 84
Montana 55
Wisconsin 63
Louisiana 59
Connecticut 56
Arkansas 56
New Mexico 52
Maryland 59
Kentucky 57
West Virginia 51
Hawaii 57
Nevada 51
Arizona 66
Vermont 54
Colorado 48
Utah 46
Iowa 57
Massachusetts 47
Rhode Island 52
Alaska 58
Kansas 51
Nebraska 52
South Dakota 43
New Jersey 51
Maine 43
Oregon 41
Wyoming 46
Delaware 27
North Dakota 28
District of Columbia 48

Source: EPA AirNowLast updated

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