Cities with the Cleanest Air in California
EPA Air Quality Index summaries for the city's county: typical AQI, bad-air days and the share of days with good air. Only counties with air monitors are ranked.
12 cities ranked in California (of 95 nationwide).
| Rank | City | Population | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 27 | Stockton, CA San Joaquin County | 324,975 | 69.5 |
| 47 | Sacramento, CA Sacramento County | 535,798 | 50.8 |
| 71 | Anaheim, CA Orange County | 344,561 | 29.6 |
| 72 | Irvine, CA Orange County | 318,683 | 29.6 |
| 73 | Santa Ana, CA Orange County | 316,184 | 29.6 |
| 81 | Fresno, CA Fresno County | 550,105 | 14.6 |
| 82 | San Diego, CA San Diego County | 1,404,452 | 13.2 |
| 83 | Chula Vista, CA San Diego County | 278,546 | 13.2 |
| 92 | Bakersfield, CA Kern County | 417,468 | 6.7 |
| 93 | Los Angeles, CA Los Angeles County | 3,878,704 | 2.4 |
| 94 | Long Beach, CA Los Angeles County | 450,901 | 2.4 |
| 95 | Riverside, CA Riverside County | 323,757 | 1.1 |