Pollution in Chicago, IL, United States

Air pollution data from World Health Organization
PM₁₀	25
PM_2.5	10
PM₁₀ Pollution Level:	Low to Moderate

Air Pollution	44.66	Moderate
Drinking Water Pollution and Inaccessibility	34.16	Low
Dissatisfaction with Garbage Disposal	35.22	Low
Dirty and Untidy	46.43	Moderate
Noise and Light Pollution	58.96	Moderate
Water Pollution	54.09	Moderate
Dissatisfaction with Spending Time in the City	35.12	Low
Dissatisfaction with Green and Parks in the City	28.93	Low

Purity and Cleanliness in Chicago, IL, United States

Air quality	55.34	Moderate
Drinking Water Quality and Accessibility	65.84	High
Garbage Disposal Satisfaction	64.78	High
Clean and Tidy	53.57	Moderate
Quiet and No Problem with Night Lights	41.04	Moderate
Water Quality	45.91	Moderate
Comfortable to Spend Time in the City	64.88	High
Quality of Green and Parks	71.07	High

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Last update: 12 April 2026

These data are based on perceptions of visitors of this website in the past 5 years.

If the value is 0, it means it is perceived as very low, and if the value is 100, it means it is perceived as very high.

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Pollution Index:	50.27
Pollution Exp Scale:	85.53