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Counties with the Worst Air Quality in New York

The top 25 of 27 New York counties on GIS Map, ranked by median Air Quality Index, counting only counties that host an EPA air monitor.

#CountyMedian AQI
1Queens County
45
2Erie County
43
3New York County
43
4Bronx County
42
5Essex County
41
6Kings County
39
7Monroe County
38
8Richmond County
38
9Suffolk County
38
10Rockland County
37
11Steuben County
37
12Albany County
36
13Chautauqua County
36
14Westchester County
36
15Dutchess County
35
16Onondaga County
35
17Tompkins County
35
18Niagara County
34
19Hamilton County
33
20Putnam County
33
21Wayne County
33
22Jefferson County
32
23Oswego County
32
24Saratoga County
32
25Nassau County
31

Source: EPA Air Quality Index annual summary (2024). All counties with data are ranked. Estimates carry margins of error.

Citing this page: GIS Map, “Counties with the Worst Air Quality in New York”, https://gismap.land/rankings/new-york/worst-air-quality-counties. Figures from EPA Air Quality Index annual summary (2024).

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