Days with unhealthy air: ranking of metro areas in Texas
Order: highest value first. Lower is better.
Days with unhealthy air: ranking of metro areas in Texas: El Paso ranks first (63 days per year) and Killeen last (5 days per year). The median across 10 the state's metro areas is 23 days per year. Observation period: 2024. Source: EPA AirData, annual AQI by CBSA.
Number of days in the year when the air quality index exceeded the "unhealthy for sensitive groups" threshold (above 100) for at least one pollutant.
Data quality: measured at monitoring stations; coverage of the metro area is incomplete.
| # | Metro area | Value | Period |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | El Paso | 63 days per year | 2024 |
| 2 | Houston | 63 days per year | 2024 |
| 3 | Brownsville | 61 days per year | 2024 |
| 4 | Dallas | 54 days per year | 2024 |
| 5 | McAllen | 24 days per year | 2024 |
| 6 | San Antonio | 22 days per year | 2024 |
| 7 | Corpus Christi | 16 days per year | 2024 |
| 8 | Beaumont | 8 days per year | 2024 |
| 9 | Austin | 7 days per year | 2024 |
| 10 | Killeen | 5 days per year | 2024 |
Only places with a value for the indicator are ranked; a gap is not a zero. A ranking on one indicator is not an assessment of a place to live.