PollutionRanked

What's In Your Air & Water?

We rank every US zip code by environmental health — toxic facilities, drinking water contamination, and air quality — using EPA data from 59,554 facilities across 13,350 zip codes.

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Toxic Facilities

EPA TRI data on 59,554 chemical-releasing facilities

Water Quality

Drinking water violations and contaminants from EPA SDWIS

Air Quality

Annual AQI scores and unhealthy days from EPA AQS data

Safest States

  1. 1. Alaska26/100
  2. 2. New York28/100
  3. 3. Hawaii29/100
  4. 4. Pennsylvania30/100
  5. 5. Florida30/100
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Most Polluted States

  1. 1. Delaware48/100
  2. 2. Wyoming48/100
  3. 3. Utah47/100
  4. 4. New Hampshire47/100
  5. 5. Nevada47/100
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Browse by State

California3,000 facilities41/100Illinois3,000 facilities39/100Ohio3,000 facilities42/100Pennsylvania3,000 facilities30/100Texas3,000 facilities33/100Indiana2,569 facilities40/100North Carolina2,506 facilities33/100Michigan2,406 facilities39/100Wisconsin2,167 facilities36/100New York2,129 facilities28/100Georgia2,095 facilities38/100Florida2,089 facilities30/100New Jersey1,775 facilities36/100Tennessee1,740 facilities42/100Massachusetts1,619 facilities39/100Missouri1,572 facilities38/100South Carolina1,403 facilities40/100Alabama1,368 facilities34/100Minnesota1,360 facilities33/100Virginia1,247 facilities33/100Iowa1,109 facilities38/100Kentucky1,100 facilities41/100Washington1,010 facilities32/100Connecticut977 facilities31/100Oklahoma966 facilities36/100Louisiana957 facilities40/100Mississippi921 facilities42/100Arkansas920 facilities45/100Arizona908 facilities34/100Kansas821 facilities42/100Oregon795 facilities38/100Colorado765 facilities38/100Maryland602 facilities40/100Utah541 facilities47/100West Virginia482 facilities30/100Nebraska480 facilities43/100Rhode Island413 facilities44/100New Hampshire410 facilities47/100Nevada367 facilities47/100Maine286 facilities41/100Idaho273 facilities44/100New Mexico240 facilities43/100South Dakota237 facilities37/100North Dakota182 facilities36/100Delaware168 facilities48/100Wyoming154 facilities48/100Montana121 facilities43/100Vermont118 facilities42/100Hawaii97 facilities29/100Alaska89 facilities26/100

About This Site

We combine multiple EPA data sources — toxic release facilities, drinking water violations, and air quality data — into a single Livability Safety Score for every US zip code. Whether you're buying a home, choosing a neighborhood, or just curious about your area's environmental safety, we give you the complete picture.

Data sourced from EPA TRI, SDWIS, and AQS programs. Scores are composite indicators and should not replace professional environmental assessments.