Houston Wins Dirtiest City in the Nation Award

Congrats to Houston for winning America's Dirtiest City!



Houston's ranking in the study from LawnStarter came after a comparison of 152 U.S. cities in the categories of pollution, living conditions, infrastructure and customer satisfaction.

The study says Houston, also known as Space City, is the third most polluted of all the cities ranked, behind San Bernardino, Calif., and Peoria, Ariz. It cites another study that "found that the city’s petrochemical facilities severely violate EPA safety guidelines."

LawnStarter data says Houston ranks "third worst in greenhouse gas emissions from large industrial facilities," and the city has "the biggest cockroach problem, too."

A spokesperson for the Houston Solid Waste Management Department – which is in charge of waste collection, disposal and recycling – did not immediately respond to a Fox News Digital request for comment.

Last year's reigning champion, Newark, slipped to the overall rank of number two.

Rounding up the top 10 are San Bernardino; Detroit, Michigan; Jersey City, New Jersey; Bakersfield, Calif.; San Antonio, Texas; Fresno, Calif.; Oklahoma City, Oklahoma and Yonkers, New York. New York City came in at 12.

1 Houston TX
2 Newark NJ
3 San Bernardino CA
4 Detroit MI
5 Jersey City NJ
6 Bakersfield CA
7 San Antonio TX
8 Fresno CA
9 Oklahoma City OK
10 Yonkers NY
11 Shreveport LA
12 New York NY
13 Birmingham AL
14 Ontario CA
15 Los Angeles CA
16 Modesto CA
17 Palmdale CA
18 Hollywood FL
19 Las Vegas NV
20 Fort Lauderdale FL
21 Jackson MS
22 Tulsa OK
23 Phoenix AZ
24 Orlando FL
25 Memphis TN
26 Philadelphia PA
27 Atlanta GA
28 Glendale CA
29 El Paso TX
30 Fontana CA
31 Pittsburgh PA
32 Dallas TX
33 Stockton CA
34 Mesa AZ
35 Amarillo TX
36 Albuquerque NM
37 Bridgeport CT
38 Tampa FL
39 Aurora CO
40 Fort Worth TX
41 Miami FL
42 Dayton OH
43 Long Beach CA
44 Kansas City MO
45 Kansas City KS
46 Springfield MO
47 Riverside CA
48 Scottsdale AZ
49 Peoria AZ
50 Cincinnati OH
51 Baltimore MD
52 Tempe AZ
53 Alexandria VA
54 New Orleans LA
55 Tucson AZ
56 Austin TX
57 Cleveland OH
58 Louisville KY
59 Colorado Springs CO
60 Pasadena CA
61 St. Petersburg FL
62 Waco TX
63 Oxnard CA
64 Knoxville TN
65 Akron OH
66 Henderson NV
67 Toledo OH
68 Milwaukee WI
69 Providence RI
70 Salt Lake City UT
71 Chandler AZ
72 Arlington TX
73 Charleston SC
74 Denver CO
75 Port St. Lucie FL
76 Portland OR
77 Aurora IL
78 Plano TX
79 Springfield MA
80 Rochester NY
81 Santa Clarita CA
82 Eugene OR
83 Raleigh NC
84 Santa Ana CA
85 Anaheim CA
86 Salinas CA
87 Tacoma WA
88 Savannah GA
89 Newport News VA
90 Worcester MA
91 Frisco TX
92 St. Louis MO
93 Jacksonville FL
94 Huntington Beach CA
95 Wichita KS
96 Chicago IL
97 San Francisco CA
98 Fort Collins CO
99 Rancho Cucamonga CA
100 Durham NC
101 Seattle WA
102 Chattanooga TN
103 San Diego CA
104 Irvine CA
105 Murfreesboro TN
106 Lincoln NE
107 Washington DC
108 Spokane WA
109 Montgomery AL
110 Naperville IL
111 Richmond VA
112 Syracuse NY
113 Escondido CA
114 Boston MA
115 Oakland CA
116 Sioux Falls SD
117 Mobile AL
118 Indianapolis IN
119 Fayetteville NC
120 Omaha NE
121 Columbus GA
122 Augusta GA
123 Honolulu HI
124 Madison WI
125 Little Rock AR
126 Vancouver WA
127 Nashville TN
128 Grand Rapids MI
129 San Jose CA
130 Tallahassee FL
131 Minneapolis MN
132 Sacramento CA
133 St. Paul MN
134 Boise City ID
135 McKinney TX
136 Hayward CA
137 Columbus OH
138 Overland Park KS
139 Bellevue WA
140 Lexington KY
141 Charlotte NC
142 Anchorage AK
143 Roseville CA
144 Greensboro NC
145 Huntsville AL
146 Winston-Salem NC
147 Buffalo NY
148 Fremont CA
149 Des Moines IA
150 Norfolk VA
151 Sunnyvale CA
152 Virginia Beach VA