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Table 5: Cleanest U.S. Cities for Short-term Particle Pollution (24-Hour PM2.5)1

Metropolitan Statistical Area
Population
Amarillo, TX
238,664
Bismarck, ND
99,346
Cheyenne, WY
85,163
Colorado Springs, CO
587,500
Corpus Christi-Kingsville, TX
444,727
Fargo-Wahpeton, ND-MN
208,999
Farmington, NM
126,208
Flagstaff, AZ
123,866
Fort Collins-Loveland, CO
271,927
Jackson-Humboldt, TN
159,005
Longview-Marshall, TX
264,960
Lubbock-Levelland, TX
281,757
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Miami Beach, FL
5,422,200
Midland-Odessa, TX
246,710
Pueblo, CO
151,322
Rapid City, SD
118,203
Redding, CA
179,904
Salinas, CA
412,104
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA
255,478
Santa Barbara-Santa Maria-Goleta, CA
400,762
Santa Fe-Espanola, NM
181,683
Shreveport-Bossier City-Minden, LA
424,589
Sioux Falls, SD
207,918
Tucson, AZ
924,786
Valdosta, GA
124,838

(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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