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Most polluted cities in New Jersey, United States, 2026
17 cities in New Jersey, United States ranked by their average PM2.5 so far (278 of 365 days); 17 above the WHO annual guideline (5.0 µg/m³). Worst: Palmyra at 11.6 µg/m³, #747 of 2,745 cities in the world. Cleanest: Bayonne at 6.8. 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.
- 1Bayonne 2%
- 2Paterson 1%
- 3Fort Lee 1%
- 4Mendham 1%
- 5New Brunswick 1%
- 6Elizabeth 1%
- 7Paulsboro 1%
- 8Trenton 1%
- 9Linden 1%
- 10Ewing 1%
- 11Pennsauken 1%
- 12Atlantic City 1%
- 13Palmyra 1%
- 14Smithville 1%
- 15Toms River 1%
- 16Jersey City 1%
- 17South Vineland 1%
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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