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Most polluted cities in Georgia, United States

14 measured cities, last 30 days; 0 above the WHO 24-hour guideline. Worst: Macon at 10.5 µg/m³, #652 in the world.

Alabama: 8 measured citiesFlorida: 36 measured citiesGeorgia: 14 measured citiesSouth Carolina: 4 measured citiesNorth Carolina: 15 measured citiesTennessee: 12 measured cities#13 Brunswick: 5.3 µg/m³#14 McDonough: 5.3 µg/m³#12 Albany: 5.9 µg/m³#11 Lawrenceville: 6.4 µg/m³#10 Gainesville: 6.5 µg/m³#9 Savannah: 6.6 µg/m³#8 Columbus: 7.1 µg/m³#7 Warner Robins: 7.5 µg/m³#5 Valdosta: 7.7 µg/m³#6 Candler-McAfee: 7.7 µg/m³#4 Augusta: 7.8 µg/m³#3 Athens: 7.9 µg/m³#2 Atlanta: 8.8 µg/m³#1 Macon: 10.5 µg/m³
Each dot is a measured city, coloured by its PM2.5; tap a dot to open the city.
← Macon 10.5 µg/m³ 15 µg/m³ WHO 24-hour guideline0
Every measured city in Georgia, United States, one column each, worst on the left and cleanest on the right; height is PM2.5 in µg/m³. Point at it to read a city; tap to open it.
  1. 1Macon 10.5▼264
  2. 2Atlanta 8.8▼297
  3. 3Athens 7.9▼270
  4. 4Augusta 7.8▼260
  5. 5Valdosta 7.7▼281
  6. 6Candler-McAfee 7.7▼312
  7. 7Warner Robins 7.5▼306
  8. 8Columbus 7.1▼269
  9. 9Savannah 6.6▼309
  10. 10Gainesville 6.5▼317
  11. 11Lawrenceville 6.4▼306
  12. 12Albany 5.9▼226
  13. 13Brunswick 5.3▼298
  14. 14McDonough 5.3▼297
Good0–5
Fair6–15
Moderate16–50
Poor51–90
Very poor91–140
Extremely poor141+

The European Environment Agency's air quality index bands for PM2.5 (2024 revision); it has bands, not numbers, so values stay in µg/m³. Show values as: µg/m³ · US AQI · India AQI · China AQI · European AQI · UK DAQI · Canada AQHI+. About the scales

Estimated: cities without a monitor

Georgia cities we can't measure, with model estimates for the last 7 days. Listed by population, not ranked: estimates aren't precise enough to rank. Model estimates from the Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service (CAMS), adjusted to measured cities nearby where there are any. Adjusted, a single day lands within ×1.5 of what a monitor would read about two times in three; unadjusted, it can be off by half or double. Treat them as a guide, not a measurement.

City7-day estimateBand
South Fulton≈ 6 µg/m³Fair
Sandy Springs≈ 7 µg/m³Fair
Roswell≈ 7 µg/m³Fair
Johns Creek≈ 6 µg/m³Fair
Alpharetta≈ 7 µg/m³Fair
Marietta≈ 7 µg/m³Fair
Smyrna≈ 7 µg/m³Fair
Brookhaven≈ 7 µg/m³Fair
Stonecrest≈ 5 µg/m³Good
Dunwoody≈ 7 µg/m³Fair
Peachtree Corners≈ 7 µg/m³Fair
Milton≈ 7 µg/m³Fair
Newnan≈ 5 µg/m³Good
Mableton≈ 7 µg/m³Fair
Rome≈ 5 µg/m³Good
Martinez≈ 6 µg/m³Fair
East Point≈ 9 µg/m³Fair
Peachtree City≈ 5 µg/m³Good
Dalton≈ 4 µg/m³Good
Hinesville≈ 8 µg/m³Fair
Redan≈ 5 µg/m³Good
Douglasville≈ 6 µg/m³Fair
Statesboro≈ 6 µg/m³Fair
Woodstock≈ 7 µg/m³Fair
LaGrange≈ 8 µg/m³Fair
Duluth≈ 6 µg/m³Fair
Evans≈ 6 µg/m³Fair
Chamblee≈ 7 µg/m³Fair
Stockbridge≈ 9 µg/m³Fair
Tucker≈ 7 µg/m³Fair
Carrollton≈ 6 µg/m³Fair
Canton≈ 4 µg/m³Good
Griffin≈ 5 µg/m³Good
Pooler≈ 9 µg/m³Fair
Acworth≈ 6 µg/m³Fair
Decatur≈ 9 µg/m³Fair
Sugar Hill≈ 6 µg/m³Fair
Union City≈ 9 µg/m³Fair
Cartersville≈ 6 µg/m³Fair
Snellville≈ 6 µg/m³Fair

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SmogRank, most polluted cities in Georgia, United States, PM2.5, last 30 days to 2 Oct 2026, 07:00 UTC, smogrank.com/us/region/georgia?w=30d.

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Updated 2026-10-02 07:07 UTC. Values are PM2.5 (fine particles), the median of each city's monitors in µg/m³.