{
  "slug": "air-quality-particulate-matter",
  "title": "Clean Air",
  "metric": "Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5)",
  "unit": "micrograms per cubic meter, 2022-2024",
  "year": "2025",
  "source": {
    "name": "America’s Health Rankings (EPA data)",
    "url": "https://www.visualcapitalist.com/best-and-worst-u-s-states-for-air-quality/"
  },
  "values": {
    "AK": 5.9,
    "AL": 7.7,
    "AR": 8.5,
    "AZ": 8.7,
    "CA": 11.7,
    "CO": 6,
    "CT": 8.1,
    "DE": 9.7,
    "FL": 7.6,
    "GA": 9.2,
    "HI": 4.7,
    "IA": 8.4,
    "ID": 7.6,
    "IL": 10.3,
    "IN": 9.5,
    "KS": 8.7,
    "KY": 8.1,
    "LA": 8.4,
    "MA": 7.7,
    "MD": 7.4,
    "ME": 5.9,
    "MI": 10.4,
    "MN": 8.4,
    "MO": 7.6,
    "MS": 8.3,
    "MT": 6.5,
    "NC": 7.9,
    "ND": 8.3,
    "NE": 6.6,
    "NH": 5,
    "NJ": 7.9,
    "NM": 5.9,
    "NV": 8.4,
    "NY": 7.8,
    "OH": 9.8,
    "OK": 8.5,
    "OR": 8.2,
    "PA": 11,
    "RI": 6.7,
    "SC": 8.4,
    "SD": 5.7,
    "TN": 7.8,
    "TX": 9.4,
    "UT": 7.5,
    "VA": 7.2,
    "VT": 6,
    "WA": 7.7,
    "WI": 8.6,
    "WV": 7.7,
    "WY": 4.1
  }
}