The smokiest cities
Ranked by days a year under medium or heavy smoke, last 10 years. Grand Forks, ND, leads with 35.8.
- 1Grand ForksND35.8
- 2FargoND35.0
- 3BismarckND33.8
| 1 | Grand Forks ND | 35.8 | 85 |
| 2 | Fargo ND | 35.0 | 79 |
| 3 | Bismarck ND | 33.8 | 66 |
| 4 | Duluth MN | 32.4 | 86 |
| 5 | St. Cloud MN | 32.2 | 79 |
| 6 | Medford OR | 32.1 | 63 |
| 7 | Minnetonka MN | 31.0 | 80 |
| 8 | Maple Grove MN | 30.9 | 78 |
| 9 | Edina MN | 30.8 | 79 |
| 10 | Coon Rapids MN | 30.8 | 78 |
| 11 | Blaine MN | 30.8 | 79 |
| 12 | Plymouth MN | 30.8 | 78 |
| 13 | Woodbury MN | 30.7 | 83 |
| 14 | Brooklyn Park MN | 30.7 | 77 |
| 15 | Eden Prairie MN | 30.7 | 77 |
| 16 | St. Louis Park MN | 30.7 | 79 |
| 17 | Bloomington MN | 30.6 | 80 |
| 18 | Minneapolis MN | 30.5 | 79 |
| 19 | St. Paul MN | 30.5 | 80 |
| 20 | Burnsville MN | 30.2 | 79 |
| 21 | Apple Valley MN | 30.2 | 80 |
| 22 | Eagan MN | 30.2 | 80 |
| 23 | Lakeville MN | 30.1 | 79 |
| 24 | Missoula MT | 29.8 | 56 |
| 25 | Sioux Falls SD | 29.7 | 64 |
| 26 | Rapid City SD | 29.3 | 69 |
| 27 | Great Falls MT | 29.2 | 54 |
| 28 | Eau Claire WI | 29.2 | 80 |
| 29 | Rochester MN | 28.7 | 75 |
| 30 | Bend OR | 28.3 | 56 |
| 31 | Sioux City IA | 28.2 | 60 |
| 32 | Coeur d'Alene ID | 28.2 | 51 |
| 33 | La Crosse WI | 28.0 | 72 |
| 34 | Ames IA | 27.9 | 66 |
| 35 | Waterloo IA | 27.9 | 73 |
| 36 | Spokane WA | 27.8 | 49 |
| 37 | Spokane Valley WA | 27.7 | 50 |
| 38 | Ankeny IA | 27.6 | 66 |
| 39 | Omaha NE | 27.4 | 65 |
| 40 | Billings MT | 27.2 | 64 |
| 41 | West Des Moines IA | 27.2 | 63 |
| 42 | Des Moines IA | 27.1 | 63 |
| 43 | Redding CA | 27.1 | 62 |
| 44 | Appleton WI | 26.9 | 75 |
| 45 | Manhattan KS | 26.9 | 57 |
| 46 | Council Bluffs IA | 26.8 | 66 |
| 47 | Madison WI | 26.7 | 76 |
| 48 | Oshkosh WI | 26.7 | 73 |
| 49 | Green Bay WI | 26.7 | 75 |
| 50 | Janesville WI | 26.7 | 77 |
| 51 | Bellevue NE | 26.7 | 66 |
| 52 | Lincoln NE | 26.6 | 58 |
| 53 | Bozeman MT | 26.5 | 63 |
| 54 | Caldwell ID | 26.3 | 63 |
| 55 | Cedar Rapids IA | 26.2 | 69 |
| 56 | Meridian ID | 26.2 | 64 |
| 57 | Dubuque IA | 26.2 | 69 |
| 58 | Iowa City IA | 26.1 | 70 |
| 59 | Davenport IA | 26.0 | 68 |
| 60 | Rockford IL | 26.0 | 74 |
| 61 | Boise City ID | 25.9 | 63 |
| 62 | St. Joseph MO | 25.9 | 66 |
| 63 | Nampa ID | 25.8 | 63 |
| 64 | Waukegan IL | 25.8 | 72 |
| 65 | Kenosha WI | 25.7 | 73 |
| 66 | Racine WI | 25.6 | 73 |
| 67 | West Allis WI | 25.6 | 76 |
| 68 | Milwaukee WI | 25.5 | 77 |
| 69 | Elgin IL | 25.4 | 72 |
| 70 | Waukesha WI | 25.3 | 75 |
| 71 | Grand Island NE | 25.3 | 53 |
| 72 | Hoffman Estates IL | 25.3 | 71 |
| 73 | Topeka KS | 25.2 | 62 |
| 74 | Palatine IL | 25.2 | 70 |
| 75 | Kentwood MI | 25.1 | 77 |
| 76 | Grand Rapids MI | 25.1 | 76 |
| 77 | Pasco WA | 25.1 | 51 |
| 78 | Kennewick WA | 25.1 | 51 |
| 79 | Arlington Heights IL | 25.0 | 70 |
| 80 | Schaumburg IL | 25.0 | 71 |
| 81 | Kansas City MO | 24.9 | 69 |
| 82 | Skokie IL | 24.9 | 70 |
| 83 | Wyoming MI | 24.9 | 76 |
| 84 | Evanston IL | 24.8 | 70 |
| 85 | Mount Prospect IL | 24.8 | 70 |
| 86 | Richland WA | 24.8 | 49 |
| 87 | Kansas City KS | 24.6 | 68 |
| 88 | Des Plaines IL | 24.6 | 69 |
| 89 | Shawnee KS | 24.4 | 66 |
| 90 | Oak Park IL | 24.3 | 69 |
| 91 | Lawrence KS | 24.3 | 64 |
| 92 | Lenexa KS | 24.3 | 65 |
| 93 | Wheaton IL | 24.3 | 69 |
| 94 | Berwyn IL | 24.2 | 69 |
| 95 | Cicero IL | 24.2 | 68 |
| 96 | Downers Grove IL | 24.2 | 69 |
| 97 | Yakima WA | 24.2 | 50 |
| 98 | Overland Park KS | 24.1 | 65 |
| 99 | Olathe KS | 24.1 | 64 |
| 100 | Flint MI | 24.1 | 80 |
Figures come from each place’s page and share its sources and rules; see the methodology. City lists include places of 50,000 people or more.