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 |
186,767 |
Lakeland, FL |
524,389 |
| Amarillo, TX |
236,113 |
Lansing-East Lansing-Owosso, MI |
529,054 |
| Athens-Clarke County, GA |
173,760 |
Lewiston, ID-WA |
58,654 |
| Bellingham, WA |
180,167 |
Lubbock-Levelland, TX |
280,444 |
| Bend-Prineville, OR |
155,903 |
Lumberton-Laurinburg, NC |
162,699 |
| Bismarck, ND |
97,924 |
Lynchburg, VA |
232,538 |
| Bowling Green, KY |
109,089 |
Midland-Odessa, TX |
244,832 |
| Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL |
514,295 |
Minneapolis-St. Paul-St. Cloud, MN-WI |
3,437,464 |
| Champaign-Urbana, IL |
215,122 |
Ocala, FL |
291,322 |
| Cheyenne,WY |
85,296 |
Orlando-The Villages, FL |
1,922,412 |
| Clarksville, TN-KY |
238,897 |
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL |
519,387 |
| Colorado Springs, CO |
576,251 |
Port St. Lucie-Fort Pierce, FL |
364,772 |
| Columbia, MO |
151,307 |
Pueblo, CO |
150,171 |
| Corbin-London, KY |
93,559 |
Rapid City, SD |
117,487 |
| Corpus Christi-Kingsville, TX |
441,505 |
Redding, CA |
177,816 |
| Decatur, IL |
110,980 |
Reno-Sparks, NV |
384,491 |
| Deltona-Daytona Beach-Palm Coast, FL |
547,675 |
Rochester, MN |
174,853 |
| Fargo-Wahpeton, ND-MN |
205,930 |
Saginaw-Bay City-Saginaw Township North, MI |
318,542 |
| Farmington, NM |
124,166 |
Salinas, CA |
414,629 |
| Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR-MO |
390,881 |
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA |
254,566 |
| Flagstaff, AZ |
122,754 |
Santa Barbara-Santa Maria-Goleta, CA |
401,851 |
| Florence, SC |
197,256 |
Santa Fe-Espanola, NM |
179,415 |
| Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL |
142,339 |
Sarasota-Bradenton-Venice, FL |
651,862 |
| Fort Collins-Loveland, CO |
268,872 |
Sioux City-Vermillion, IA-NE-SD |
156,251 |
| Fort Smith, AR-OK |
282,167 |
Sioux Falls, SD |
203,324 |
| Gadsden, AL |
103,250 |
Springfield, IL |
204,745 |
| Gainesville, FL |
239,114 |
Springfield, MO |
390,986 |
| Greeley, CO |
219,257 |
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL |
2,587,967 |
| Hattiesburg, MS |
129,967 |
Texarkana, TX-Texarkana, AR |
132,716 |
| Hot Springs, AR |
92,141 |
Tucson, AZ |
907,059 |
| Huntsville-Decatur, AL |
510,088 |
Tulsa-Bartlesville, OK |
930,842 |
| Iowa City, IA |
137,397 |
Tuscaloosa, AL |
195,125 |
| Jackson-Humboldt, TN |
158,294 |
Valdosta, GA |
123,718 |
| Jacksonville, FL |
1,225,381 |
Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA |
161,913 |
| Jacksonville, NC |
154,297 |
Wilmington, NC |
303,246 |
| Lafayette-Acadiana, LA |
524,163 |
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(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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