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Most polluted cities in Georgia, United States, 2025
16 cities in Georgia, United States ranked by their average PM2.5 over the 365 days; 16 above the WHO annual guideline (5.0 µg/m³). Worst: Macon at 10.8 µg/m³, #743 of 2,624 cities in the world. Cleanest: McDonough at 6.7. A city needs measurements on 70% of the days to be ranked.
Ranked by unhealthy days: the share of each city's measured days with a daily mean over 35.4 µg/m³ (US AQI 101+), Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups or worse on the US EPA's scale. Ties go to the higher average.
- 1Fairview 1%
- 2Columbus 1%
- 3Augusta 1%
- 4Albany 0%
- 5Macon 0%
- 6Valdosta 0%
- 7Warner Robins 0%
- 8Gainesville 0%
- 9Lawrenceville 0%
- 10Sandersville 0%
- 11Savannah 0%
- 12Candler-McAfee 0%
- 13Atlanta 0%
- 14Athens 0%
- 15Brunswick 0%
- 16McDonough 0%
The US EPA's Air Quality Index for PM2.5 (2024 breakpoints). Show values as: µg/m³ · US AQI · India AQI · China AQI · European AQI · UK DAQI · Canada AQHI+. About the scales
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