Cleanest U.S. Cities, 2016

Updated February 21, 2017 | Factmonster Staff

Each year the American Lung Association issues their "State of the Air" report. They track ozone pollution, short-term particle, and year-round particle pollution listed here. Here are the top 25 U.S. cities with the cleanest air.

Top 25 Cleanest U.S. Cities for Year-round Particle Pollution
#1: Farmington, NM
#2: Cheyenne, WY
#3: Casper, WY
#4: Kahului-Wailuku-Lahaina, HI
#5: Urban Honolulu, HI
#6: Bismarck, ND
#7: Elmira-Corning, NY
#8: Salinas, CA
#9: Redding-Red Bluff, CA
#10: Fargo-Wahpeton, ND-MN
#11: Albuquerque-Santa-Fe-Las Vegas, NM
#12: Burlington-South Burlington, VT
#13: Bangor, ME
#13: Rapid City-Spearfish, SD
#13: Syracuse-Auburn, NY
#13: Wilmington, NC
#17: Anchorage, AK
#18: Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ
#19: Duluth, MN-WI
#19: Grand Island, NE
#19: Rochester-Austin, MN
#22:Albany-Schenectady, NY
#22: Pittsfield, MA
#23: Houma-Thibodaux, LA
#23: Yuma, AZ
Source: State of the Air: 2016, American Lung Association.
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