SmogRank / Countries / United States / New York
Most polluted cities in New York, United States
10 measured cities, this year; 9 above the WHO annual guideline. Worst: Buffalo at 8.7 µg/m³, #1,107 in the world.
10 good
- 1Buffalo 8.71.7×
- 2New York City 8.51.7×
- 3Albany 7.61.5×
- 4Holbrook 7.61.5×
- 5Rochester 6.91.4×
- 6Syracuse 6.21.2×
- 7Newburgh 5.31.1×
- 8Utica 5.31.1×
- 9White Plains 5.11.0×
- 10New City 5.01.0×
Good0–9.0
Moderate9.1–35.4
Sensitive groups35.5–55.4
Unhealthy55.5–125.4
Very unhealthy125.5–225.4
Hazardous225.5+
Estimated: cities without a monitor
New York 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.
| City | 7-day estimate |
|---|---|
| Brooklyn | ≈ 4 µg/m³ |
| Queens | ≈ 4 µg/m³ |
| Manhattan | ≈ 4 µg/m³ |
| The Bronx | ≈ 4 µg/m³ |
| Staten Island | ≈ 4 µg/m³ |
| Yonkers | ≈ 4 µg/m³ |
| Amherst | ≈ 6 µg/m³ |
| West Albany | ≈ 4 µg/m³ |
| Greenburgh | ≈ 2 µg/m³ |
| New Rochelle | ≈ 3 µg/m³ |
| Cheektowaga | ≈ 6 µg/m³ |
| Mount Vernon | ≈ 4 µg/m³ |
| Schenectady | ≈ 3 µg/m³ |
| Brentwood | ≈ 3 µg/m³ |
| Clay | ≈ 5 µg/m³ |
| Hempstead | ≈ 4 µg/m³ |
| Levittown | ≈ 4 µg/m³ |
| Irondequoit | ≈ 4 µg/m³ |
| Troy | ≈ 4 µg/m³ |
| Niagara Falls | ≈ 6 µg/m³ |
| Binghamton | ≈ 3 µg/m³ |
| West Seneca | ≈ 6 µg/m³ |
| Freeport | ≈ 4 µg/m³ |
| West Babylon | ≈ 2 µg/m³ |
| Henrietta | ≈ 4 µg/m³ |
| Hicksville | ≈ 3 µg/m³ |
| Coram | ≈ 3 µg/m³ |
| East Meadow | ≈ 4 µg/m³ |
| Valley Stream | ≈ 4 µg/m³ |
| Clifton Park | ≈ 4 µg/m³ |
| Brighton | ≈ 4 µg/m³ |
| Commack | ≈ 3 µg/m³ |
| Central Islip | ≈ 3 µg/m³ |
| Long Beach | ≈ 4 µg/m³ |
| Elmont | ≈ 3 µg/m³ |
| Huntington Station | ≈ 3 µg/m³ |
| Kiryas Joel | ≈ 2 µg/m³ |
| Spring Valley | ≈ 2 µg/m³ |
| Rome | ≈ 4 µg/m³ |
| Oceanside | ≈ 4 µg/m³ |
Updated 2026-10-01 21:07 UTC. Values are PM2.5 in µg/m³ (fine particles), the median of each city's monitors.