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Highest risk cities in South Carolina

Highest air quality risk cities in South Carolina

Ranked city list for poor air quality and smoke stress, based on 472/472 eligible cities evaluated. Open any city to view local risk details and live outlook context.

P85-based state reference

AQI score

29/100

Updated Tue, Nov 10, 7:34 PM.

472/472 eligible cities evaluated

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National comparisons:

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Ranked cities

Top 25 cities by aqi score from 472 evaluated locations.

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#1

Arcadia, SC

7 points above the state reference

#2

Arkwright, SC

7 points above the state reference

#3

Ben Avon, SC

7 points above the state reference

#4

Boiling Springs, SC

7 points above the state reference

#5

Camp Croft, SC

7 points above the state reference

#6

Central Pacolet, SC

7 points above the state reference

#7

Chesnee, SC

7 points above the state reference

#8

Clifton, SC

7 points above the state reference

#9

Converse, SC

7 points above the state reference

#10

Cowpens, SC

7 points above the state reference

#11

Drayton, SC

7 points above the state reference

#12

East Gaffney, SC

7 points above the state reference

#13

Fairforest, SC

7 points above the state reference

#14

Fingerville, SC

7 points above the state reference

#15

Gaffney, SC

7 points above the state reference

#16

Glendale, SC

7 points above the state reference

#17

Glenn Springs, SC

7 points above the state reference

#18

Hilltop, SC

7 points above the state reference

#19

Inman, SC

7 points above the state reference

#20

Jonesville, SC

7 points above the state reference

#21

Mayo, SC

7 points above the state reference

#22

Pacolet, SC

7 points above the state reference

#23

Pauline, SC

7 points above the state reference

#24

Roebuck, SC

7 points above the state reference

#25

Saxon, SC

7 points above the state reference

How this ranking works

Rankings use HomeRiskIQ weather risk data across472/472 eligible cities evaluated.

Scores are normalized to a 0-100 scale. The state benchmark is a p85-based state reference, not an arithmetic average.

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