Des Moines, IA · the CityFunIndex
Air quality in Des Moines
Des Moines ranks #109 of 134 US cities for clean air, with a clean-air score of 19 — Quiet. That puts it in the 19th percentile nationally and #1 of 1 in Iowa.
- clean-air score
- 19
- Quiet
- National rank
- #109 of 134
- In Iowa
- #1 of 1
- Percentile
- 19th
The typical city scores 50 for clean air; Des Moines sits 31 points below the median.
How air quality is measured
Recent particulate matter and ozone levels — a trailing-week air-quality average.
The clean-air score is the flip side of our air quality measure — 100 minus the raw air quality score — so a city with less of it scores higher.
Data sources: EPA AirNow and OpenAQ pollution readings (seven-day trailing average).
Full methodology → Glossary The raw measurement is part of the Data plan →
Ranked around Des Moines
- T#107 Fargo, ND 20
- T#107 St. Louis, MO 20
- #109 Des Moines, IA — this page 19
- #110 Austin, TX 18
- T#111 Chicago, IL 17
Top US cities for clean air
More about Des Moines
Des Moines scores 74 overall (Very Fun) on the CityFunIndex. Its strongest factors: