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Most polluted cities in Maryland, United States

9 measured cities ranked by PM2.5, last 30 days. Worst: Baltimore at 5.6 µg/m³, #1493 in the world.

#City µg/m³
1Baltimore Maryland
5.6
2Scaggsville Maryland
5.1
3South Laurel Maryland
4.8
4Hunt Valley Maryland
4.7
5Edgewood Maryland
4.5
6Elkton Maryland
4.5
7Hagerstown Maryland
4.5
8Oxon Hill-Glassmanor Maryland
3.5
9Rockville Maryland
2.2
Good 0–9.0Moderate 9.1+Unhealthy for sensitive groups 35.5+Unhealthy 55.5+Very unhealthy 125.5+Hazardous 225.5+No data

Estimated: cities without a monitor

Maryland 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
Columbia estimated≈ 3 µg/m³Good
Germantown estimated≈ 3 µg/m³Good
Silver Spring estimated≈ 4 µg/m³Good
Frederick estimated≈ 3 µg/m³Good
Waldorf estimated≈ 4 µg/m³Good
Glen Burnie estimated≈ 3 µg/m³Good
Gaithersburg estimated≈ 3 µg/m³Good
Ellicott City estimated≈ 3 µg/m³Good
Dundalk estimated≈ 4 µg/m³Good
Bethesda estimated≈ 4 µg/m³Good
Bowie estimated≈ 4 µg/m³Good
Towson estimated≈ 3 µg/m³Good
Aspen Hill estimated≈ 3 µg/m³Good
Wheaton estimated≈ 3 µg/m³Good
Bel Air South estimated≈ 4 µg/m³Good
Gwynn Oak estimated≈ 4 µg/m³Good
Potomac estimated≈ 3 µg/m³Good
Severn estimated≈ 3 µg/m³Good
North Bethesda estimated≈ 3 µg/m³Good
Catonsville estimated≈ 3 µg/m³Good
Annapolis estimated≈ 3 µg/m³Good
Hanover estimated≈ 3 µg/m³Good
Woodlawn estimated≈ 4 µg/m³Good
Severna Park estimated≈ 3 µg/m³Good
Odenton estimated≈ 3 µg/m³Good
Saint Charles estimated≈ 4 µg/m³Good
Clinton estimated≈ 4 µg/m³Good
Olney estimated≈ 3 µg/m³Good
Suitland-Silver Hill estimated≈ 4 µg/m³Good
Chillum estimated≈ 4 µg/m³Good
St. Charles estimated≈ 4 µg/m³Good
Salisbury estimated≈ 4 µg/m³Good
Randallstown estimated≈ 5 µg/m³Good
College Park estimated≈ 4 µg/m³Good
Montgomery Village estimated≈ 3 µg/m³Good
Pikesville estimated≈ 4 µg/m³Good
Parkville estimated≈ 4 µg/m³Good
Owings Mills estimated≈ 3 µg/m³Good
Bel Air North estimated≈ 4 µg/m³Good
Eldersburg estimated≈ 3 µg/m³Good

Updated 2026-10-01 14:07 UTC. Values are PM2.5 in µg/m³ (fine particles), the median of each city's monitors.