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Table 5: Cleanest U.S. Cities for Short-term Particle Pollution (24-hour PM2.5) 1
| Metropolitan Area
| Population
| Metropolitan Area
| Population
|
| Alexandria, LA
| 145,613
| Jacksonville, NC
| 149,003
|
| Amarillo, TX
| 231,642
| Jonesboro, AR
| 109,475
|
| Ames-Boone, IA
| 106,816
| Kennewick-Richland-Pasco, WA
| 203,111
|
| Anchorage, AK
| 334,124
| Kokomo-Peru, IN
| 137,571
|
| Bellingham, WA
| 174,362
| Lafayette-Acadiana, LA
| 517,636
|
| Billings, MT
| 141,297
| Lawton, OK
| 113,414
|
| Bismarck, ND
| 96,349
| Lewiston, ID-WA
| 57,559
|
| Bloomington-Normal, IL
| 154,453
| Lincoln, NE
| 274,178
|
| Brownsville-Harlingen-Raymondville, TX
| 373,551
| Lubbock-Levelland, TX
| 277,277
|
| Brunswick, GA
| 95,246
| Lumberton-Laurinburg, NC
| 161,460
|
| Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL
| 475,639
| McAllen-Edinburg-Pharr, TX
| 614,474
|
| Champaign-Urbana, IL
| 213,646
| Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA
| 106,906
|
| Cheyenne, WY
| 82,894
| Myrtle Beach-Conway-Georgetown, SC
| 264,302
|
| Clarksville, TN-KY
| 234,893
| Ocala, FL
| 272,553
|
| Coeur d'Alene, ID
| 113,954
| Odessa, TX
| 122,312
|
| Colorado Springs, CO
| 565,404
| Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL
| 495,576
|
| Corpus Christi-Kingsville, TX
| 436,680
| Port St. Lucie-Fort Pierce, FL
| 337,638
|
| Deltona-Daytona Beach-Palm Coast, FL
| 516,812
| Pueblo, CO
| 146,880
|
| Des Moines-Newton, IA
| 534,628
| Rapid City, SD
| 115,328
|
| Duluth, MN-WI
| 276,298
| Rochester, MN
| 169,415
|
| Fargo-Wahpeton, ND-MN
| 201,602
| Rocky Mount, NC
| 144,293
|
| Farmington, NM
| 120,367
| Salinas, CA
| 413,408
|
| Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR-MO
| 368,043
| Santa Fe-Espanola, NM
| 175,574
|
| Flagstaff, AZ
| 120,295
| Sioux City-Vermillion, IA-NE-SD
| 142,802
|
| Fort Collins-Loveland, CO
| 264,605
| Sioux Falls, SD
| 194,654
|
| Fort Smith, AR-OK
| 278,345
| Tallahassee, FL
| 327,869
|
| Grand Junction, CO
| 121,419
| Topeka, KS
| 225,796
|
| Great Falls, MT
| 79,389
| Tucson, AZ
| 881,221
|
| Hot Springs, AR
| 90,059
| Wilmington, NC
| 287,013
|
| Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA
| 196,860
|
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| Idaho Falls-Blackfoot, ID
| 147,419 |
(1) This list represents cities with the lowest levels of short term PM2.5 air pollution.
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