U.S. Cities with the Cleanest Air from Latest “State of the Air” Report

Asheville-Marion-Brevard, N.C.

Ranked 186 worst for annual particle pollution out of 200 metropolitan areas.
Total population: 550,223

Bangor, Maine

Ranked 196 worst for annual particle pollution out of 200 metropolitan areas.
Total population: 152,765

Greenville-Kinston-Washington, N.C.

Ranked 181 worst for annual particle pollution out of 200 metropolitan areas.
Total population: 271,343

Urban Honolulu

Ranked 199 worst for annual particle pollution out of 200 metropolitan areas.
Total population: 1,000,890

Lincoln-Beatrice, Neb.

Ranked 176 worst for annual particle pollution out of 200 metropolitan areas.
Total population: 363,733

Rochester-Batavia-Seneca Falls, N.Y.

Ranked 176 worst for annual particle pollution out of 200 metropolitan areas.
Total population: 1,176,514

Wilmington, N.C.

Ranked 197 worst for annual particle pollution out of 200 metropolitan areas.
Total population: 291,833