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Most polluted cities in New Jersey, United States, August 2026
18 cities in New Jersey, United States ranked by their average PM2.5 over the 31 days. Worst: Palmyra at 10.6 µg/m³, #762 of 2,866 cities in the world. Cleanest: Bayonne at 6.1. 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.
- 1Palmyra 0%
- 2Elizabeth 0%
- 3Pennsauken 0%
- 4Smithville 0%
- 5Ewing 0%
- 5Trenton 0%
- 7Jersey City 0%
- 8Atlantic City 0%
- 8Newark 0%
- 10Mendham 0%
- 11Toms River 0%
- 11Paterson 0%
- 13South Vineland 0%
- 14Fort Lee 0%
- 15Linden 0%
- 16Paulsboro 0%
- 16New Brunswick 0%
- 18Bayonne 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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