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Most polluted cities in Oregon, United States

43 measured cities, this year; 26 above the WHO annual guideline. Worst: Prineville at 13.1 µg/m³, #653 in the world.

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.

Washington: 48 measured citiesIdaho: 10 measured citiesMontana: 10 measured citiesCalifornia: 112 measured citiesOregon: 43 measured citiesNevada: 11 measured cities#43 Newport: 2.8 µg/m³#42 Brookings: 2.9 µg/m³#41 Sweet Home: 3.3 µg/m³#40 Forest Grove: 3.7 µg/m³#39 McMinnville: 3.8 µg/m³#38 Corvallis: 3.9 µg/m³#36 Florence: 4.0 µg/m³#37 North Portland: 4.0 µg/m³#35 Dallas: 4.1 µg/m³#34 Coos Bay: 4.2 µg/m³#33 Milwaukie: 4.5 µg/m³#32 Roseburg: 4.6 µg/m³#30 Beaverton: 4.8 µg/m³#31 Portland: 4.8 µg/m³#29 Talent: 4.9 µg/m³#27 Silverton: 5.0 µg/m³#28 Woodburn: 5.0 µg/m³#26 Green: 5.3 µg/m³#25 Oregon City: 5.4 µg/m³#23 Ashland: 5.5 µg/m³#24 Canby: 5.5 µg/m³#21 Albany: 5.6 µg/m³#22 Salem: 5.6 µg/m³#20 Gresham: 5.7 µg/m³#19 Hillsboro: 5.9 µg/m³#18 Grants Pass: 6.0 µg/m³#16 Eugene: 6.1 µg/m³#17 Stayton: 6.1 µg/m³#15 Tigard: 6.2 µg/m³#14 Cottage Grove: 6.5 µg/m³#13 Bend: 6.6 µg/m³#12 The Dalles: 6.7 µg/m³#11 Hood River: 6.9 µg/m³#10 Medford: 7.1 µg/m³#9 Redmond: 7.2 µg/m³#8 Altamont: 7.5 µg/m³#7 Hermiston: 7.7 µg/m³#6 Pendleton: 8.6 µg/m³#5 Baker City: 10.3 µg/m³#4 Madras: 10.5 µg/m³#3 La Grande: 10.8 µg/m³#2 Ontario: 11.5 µg/m³#1 Prineville: 13.1 µg/m³
Each dot is a measured city, coloured by its PM2.5; tap a dot to open the city.
← Prineville 8% 7%0
Every measured city in Oregon, United States, one column each, ranked by unhealthy days: height is the share of its measured days that were unhealthy, colour its average. Point at it to read a city; tap to open it.
  1. 1Prinevillelast full day 3 Oct 8%
  2. 2Madras 8%
  3. 3Baker Citylast full day 3 Oct 7%
  4. 4La Grande 6%
  5. 5Ontario 6%
  6. 6Pendleton 4%
  7. 7Redmond 3%
  8. 8Bend 2%
  9. 9Hood River 2%
  10. 10Altamontlast full day 3 Oct 2%
  11. 11Sweet Home 1%
  12. 12Canbylast full day 3 Oct 1%
  13. 13Hermiston 1%
  14. 14Dallas 1%
  15. 15Stayton 1%
  16. 16Gresham 1%
  17. 17Silverton 1%
  18. 18Cottage Grovelast full day 3 Oct 1%
  19. 19Oregon City 1%
  20. 20Woodburn 1%
  21. 21Tigard 1%
  22. 22The Dalles 1%
  23. 23Eugene 1%
  24. 24Albany 1%
  25. 25Beaverton 1%
  26. 26McMinnville 1%
  27. 27Hillsboro 1%
  28. 28Corvallis 1%
  29. 29Talentlast full day 3 Oct 1%
  30. 30Milwaukie 1%
  31. 31Medford 1%
  32. 32Salem 1%
  33. 33Ashland 1%
  34. 34Portland 1%
  35. 35North Portland 0%
  36. 36Forest Grove 0%
  37. 37Grants Pass 0%
  38. 38Greenlast full day 3 Oct 0%
  39. 39Roseburglast full day 3 Oct 0%
  40. 40Coos Bay 0%
  41. 41Florencelast full day 3 Oct 0%
  42. 42Brookingslast full day 3 Oct 0%
  43. 43Newport 0%
Good0–50
Moderate51–100
Sensitive groups101–150
Unhealthy151–200
Very unhealthy201–300
Hazardous301+

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

Estimated: cities without a monitor

Oregon 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
Springfield≈ 4 µg/m³Good
Aloha≈ 4 µg/m³Good
Lake Oswego≈ 4 µg/m³Good
Keizer≈ 3 µg/m³Good
Tualatin≈ 4 µg/m³Good
West Linn≈ 4 µg/m³Good
Newberg≈ 4 µg/m³Good
Wilsonville≈ 4 µg/m³Good
Klamath Falls≈ 3 µg/m³Good
Bethany≈ 4 µg/m³Good
Hayesville≈ 3 µg/m³Good
Sherwood≈ 4 µg/m³Good
Happy Valley≈ 4 µg/m³Good
Central Point≈ 3 µg/m³Good
Troutdale≈ 4 µg/m³Good
Oak Grove≈ 4 µg/m³Good
Lebanon≈ 3 µg/m³Good
Four Corners≈ 3 µg/m³Good

Bad-air episodes in Oregon

Times when many cities around here had PM2.5 at twice their usual or more on the same days.

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SmogRank, most polluted cities in Oregon, United States, PM2.5, this year to 6 Oct 2026, 22:00 UTC, smogrank.com/us/region/oregon?w=year.

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Updated 2026-10-06 22:07 UTC. Values are PM2.5 (fine particles), the median of each city's monitors, as the US AQI PM2.5 sub-index.