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Highest risk cities in North Carolina

Highest air quality risk cities in North Carolina

Ranked city list for poor air quality and smoke stress. Open any city to view local risk details and live outlook context.

State average

AQI score

37/100

Updated Sun, Aug 2, 4:36 AM.

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Ranked cities

Top 25 cities by aqi score.

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#1

Concord, NC

10 points above the state average

#2

Harrisburg, NC

10 points above the state average

#3

Kannapolis, NC

10 points above the state average

#4

Midland, NC

6 points above the state average

#5

Cornelius, NC

5 points above the state average

#6

Davidson, NC

5 points above the state average

#7

Huntersville, NC

5 points above the state average

#8

Charlotte, NC

2 points above the state average

#9

China Grove, NC

2 points above the state average

#10

Mint Hill, NC

2 points above the state average

#11

Mooresville, NC

2 points above the state average

#12

Salisbury, NC

2 points above the state average

#13

Stallings, NC

2 points above the state average

#14

Albemarle, NC

1 points above the state average

#15

Belmont, NC

1 points above the state average

#16

Cramerton, NC

1 points above the state average

#17

Conover, NC

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#18

Dallas, NC

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#19

Gastonia, NC

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#20

Granite Falls, NC

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#21

Hickory, NC

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#22

Lake Norman of Catawba, NC

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#23

Lincolnton, NC

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#24

Locust, NC

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#25

Long View, NC

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How this ranking works

Rankings use HomeRiskIQ weather risk data and statewide score snapshots.

Scores are normalized to a 0-100 scale and shown against the state average for context.

City entries link to hazard-specific pages where available, otherwise to the city overview.