Table 5: Cleanest U.S. Cities for Short-term Particle Pollution (24-Hour PM2.5)1
| Metropolitan Statistical Area |
Population
| Metropolitan Statistical Area
| Population
|
| Albany-Corvallis-Lebanon,OR |
185,456
| Kennewick-Richland-Pasco,WA |
209,786
|
| Amarillo,TX |
233,231
| Lafayette-Acadiana,LA |
520,805
|
| Anchorage,AK |
339,288
| Lawton,OK |
113,890
|
| Bellingham,WA |
176,571
| Lewiston,ID-WA |
58,324
|
| Billings,MT |
142,961
| Lubbock-Levelland,TX |
279,995
|
| Bismarck,ND |
96,828
| Lumberton-Laurinburg,NC |
161,513
|
| Bowling Green,KY |
107,647
| Midland-Odessa,TX |
241,316
|
| Brunswick,GA |
96,295
| Myrtle Beach-Conway-Georgetown,SC |
269,681
|
| Cape Coral-Fort Myers,FL |
492,210
| Ocala,FL |
280,288
|
| Champaign-Urbana,IL |
217,320
| Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville,FL |
505,711
|
| Cheyenne,WY |
84,083
| Panama City-Lynn Haven,FL |
155,193 |
| Clarksville,TN-KY |
236,700
| Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent,FL |
428,978
|
| Coeur d’Alene,ID |
117,481
| Port St. Lucie-Fort Pierce,FL |
348,569
|
| Colorado Springs,CO |
572,264
| Pueblo,CO |
148,751
|
| Corpus Christi-Kingsville,TX |
438,546
| Rapid City,SD |
116,596
|
| Deltona-Daytona Beach-Palm Coast,FL |
530,869
| Rochester,MN |
172,459
|
| Farmington,NM |
122,272
| Salinas,CA |
414,449
|
| Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers,AR-MO |
378,014
| Santa Fe-Espanola,NM |
177,154
|
| Flagstaff,AZ |
121,301
| Sioux City-Vermillion,IA-NE-SD |
156,048
|
| Florence,SC |
196,291
| Sioux Falls,SD |
198,377
|
| Florence-Muscle Shoals,AL |
141,499
| Springfield,MO |
384,654
|
| Fort Collins-Loveland,CO |
266,610
| Tallahassee,FL |
327,879
|
| Fort Smith,AR-OK |
279,777
| Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater,FL |
2,531,908
|
| Gadsden,AL |
103,035
| Tucson,AZ |
892,798
|
| Gainesville,FL |
239,211
| Tuscaloosa,AL |
194,645
|
| Grand Junction,CO |
124,676
| Wilmington,NC |
293,207
|
| Hattiesburg,MS |
128,631
|
| Hot Springs,AR |
91,188
|
| Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux,LA |
197,388
|
| Idaho Falls-Blackfoot,ID |
150,127
|
| Jacksonville,NC |
147,524
|
| Jonesboro,AR |
110,041 |
(1) This list represents cities with the lowest levels of short term PM2.5 air pollution. Monitors in these cities reported no days with unhealthful PM2.5 levels.
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