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Most polluted cities in South Dakota, United States, 2025
7 cities in South Dakota, United States ranked by their average PM2.5 over the 365 days; 7 above the WHO annual guideline (5.0 µg/m³). Worst: Brookings at 9.8 µg/m³, #1,010 of 2,624 cities in the world. Cleanest: Pierre at 5.1. 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.
- 1Aberdeen 1%
- 2Sioux Falls 1%
- 3Brookings 1%
- 4Watertown 1%
- 5Vermillion 1%
- 6Pierre 1%
- 7Rapid City 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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