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Most polluted cities in Texas, United States, 2025
35 cities in Texas, United States ranked by their average PM2.5 over the 365 days; 35 above the WHO annual guideline (5.0 µg/m³). Worst: El Paso at 15.7 µg/m³, #382 of 2,624 cities in the world. Cleanest: Lubbock at 5.8. 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.
- 1Socorro 4%
- 2El Paso 4%
- 3Port Isabel 2%
- 4Kaufman 1%
- 5Lubbock 1%
- 6Odessa 1%
- 7Fort Worth 1%
- 8Port Arthur 0%
- 9Denton 0%
- 10Belton 0%
- 11River Oaks 0%
- 12Texarkana 0%
- 13Wells Branch 0%
- 14Lacy-Lakeview 0%
- 15Corsicana 0%
- 16Houston 0%
- 17Conroe 0%
- 18Highlands 0%
- 19Pasadena 0%
- 20Edinburg 0%
- 21Mission 0%
- 22Corpus Christi 0%
- 23Mission Bend 0%
- 23Windcrest 0%
- 25San Antonio 0%
- 26Missouri City 0%
- 27Helotes 0%
- 28Austin 0%
- 28Eagle Pass 0%
- 30Seabrook 0%
- 31College Station 0%
- 32San Marcos 0%
- 33Galveston 0%
- 34Timberwood Park 0%
- 35Lockhart 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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