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Most polluted cities in Wisconsin, United States

11 measured cities, this year; 11 above the WHO annual guideline. Worst: Superior at 11.6 µg/m³, #446 in the world.

4 good  7 moderate

  1. 1Superior 11.62.3×
  2. 2Oconomowoclow-cost sensors 10.92.2×
  3. 3Waukesha 9.71.9×
  4. 4Brookfieldlow-cost sensors 9.61.9×
  5. 5Green Bay 9.51.9×
  6. 6Milwaukee no daily values yet9.31.9×
  7. 7South Milwaukee 9.31.9×
  8. 8Appleton 9.01.8×
  9. 9Eau Claire 8.31.7×
  10. 10Madison 7.91.6×
  11. 11Middletonlow-cost sensors 6.01.2×
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

Wisconsin 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
Kenosha≈ 5 µg/m³Good
Racine≈ 3 µg/m³Good
Oshkosh≈ 5 µg/m³Good
Janesville≈ 5 µg/m³Good
West Allis≈ 5 µg/m³Good
North La Crosse≈ 4 µg/m³Good
Sheboygan≈ 4 µg/m³Good
Wauwatosa≈ 5 µg/m³Good
Fond du Lac≈ 5 µg/m³Good
New Berlin≈ 5 µg/m³Good
Wausau≈ 3 µg/m³Good
Greenfield≈ 5 µg/m³Good
Beloit≈ 5 µg/m³Good
Franklin≈ 5 µg/m³Good
Menomonee Falls≈ 5 µg/m³Good
Oak Creek≈ 5 µg/m³Good
Manitowoc≈ 5 µg/m³Good
Sun Prairie≈ 5 µg/m³Good
West Bend≈ 5 µg/m³Good
Fitchburg≈ 5 µg/m³Good
Stevens Point≈ 4 µg/m³Good
Mount Pleasant≈ 5 µg/m³Good
Neenah≈ 5 µg/m³Good
Muskego≈ 5 µg/m³Good
De Pere≈ 6 µg/m³Good
Caledonia≈ 5 µg/m³Good
Watertown≈ 5 µg/m³Good
Mequon≈ 5 µg/m³Good
Pleasant Prairie≈ 5 µg/m³Good
Germantown≈ 5 µg/m³Good
Howard≈ 6 µg/m³Good
Marshfield≈ 3 µg/m³Good
Onalaska≈ 4 µg/m³Good
Cudahy≈ 5 µg/m³Good
Wisconsin Rapids≈ 4 µg/m³Good
Menasha≈ 5 µg/m³Good
Ashwaubenon≈ 6 µg/m³Good
Beaver Dam≈ 5 µg/m³Good
Menomonie≈ 4 µg/m³Good
Kaukauna≈ 5 µg/m³Good

Updated 2026-10-01 19:07 UTC. Values are PM2.5 in µg/m³ (fine particles), the median of each city's monitors.