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Highest risk cities in Tennessee

Highest air quality risk cities in Tennessee

Ranked city list for poor air quality and smoke stress, based on 502/502 eligible cities evaluated. Open any city to view local risk details and live outlook context.

P85-based state reference

AQI score

35/100

Updated Mon, Nov 9, 7:17 PM.

502/502 eligible cities evaluated

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National comparisons:

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Ranked cities

Top 25 cities by aqi score from 502 evaluated locations.

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#1

Green Hill, TN

2 points above the state reference

#2

Hendersonville, TN

2 points above the state reference

#3

Kahite, TN

2 points above the state reference

#4

Lenoir City, TN

2 points above the state reference

#5

Loudon, TN

2 points above the state reference

#6

Madisonville, TN

2 points above the state reference

#7

Nashville, TN

2 points above the state reference

#8

Philadelphia, TN

2 points above the state reference

#9

Shackle Island, TN

2 points above the state reference

#10

Sweetwater, TN

2 points above the state reference

#11

Tellico Village, TN

2 points above the state reference

#12

Vonore, TN

2 points above the state reference

#13

Walnut Grove, TN

2 points above the state reference

#14

White House, TN

2 points above the state reference

#15

Apison, TN

1 points above the state reference

#16

Bethpage, TN

1 points above the state reference

#17

Castalian Springs, TN

1 points above the state reference

#18

Chattanooga, TN

1 points above the state reference

#19

Collegedale, TN

1 points above the state reference

#20

Cottontown, TN

1 points above the state reference

#21

Cross Plains, TN

1 points above the state reference

#22

Dunlap, TN

1 points above the state reference

#23

East Ridge, TN

1 points above the state reference

#24

Fairmount, TN

1 points above the state reference

#25

Falling Water, TN

1 points above the state reference

How this ranking works

Rankings use HomeRiskIQ weather risk data across502/502 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.