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Highest risk cities in South Dakota

Highest air quality risk cities in South Dakota

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

23/100

Updated Fri, May 8, 6:58 PM.

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Ranked cities

Top 25 cities by aqi score.

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#1

Colonial Pine Hills, SD

8 points above the state average

31/100

#2

Green Valley, SD

8 points above the state average

31/100

#3

Rapid City, SD

8 points above the state average

31/100

#4

Rapid Valley, SD

8 points above the state average

31/100

#5

Ashland Heights, SD

7 points above the state average

30/100

#6

Hermosa, SD

6 points above the state average

29/100

#7

Box Elder, SD

5 points above the state average

28/100

#8

New Underwood, SD

5 points above the state average

28/100

#9

Dakota Dunes, SD

4 points above the state average

27/100

#10

Johnson Siding, SD

4 points above the state average

27/100

#11

North Sioux City, SD

4 points above the state average

27/100

#12

Hill City, SD

3 points above the state average

26/100

#13

Jefferson, SD

2 points above the state average

25/100

#14

Custer, SD

1 points above the state average

24/100

#15

Edgemont, SD

1 points above the state average

24/100

#16

Hot Springs, SD

1 points above the state average

24/100

#17

Keystone, SD

1 points above the state average

24/100

#18

Mountain Plains, SD

1 points above the state average

24/100

#19

Newell, SD

1 points above the state average

24/100

#20

Spearfish, SD

1 points above the state average

24/100

#21

Arlington, SD

at the state average

23/100

#22

Aurora, SD

at the state average

23/100

#23

Belle Fourche, SD

at the state average

23/100

#24

Blackhawk, SD

at the state average

23/100

#25

Blucksberg Mountain, SD

at the state average

23/100

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.