Top 50 cities with the most noise pollution based on population density, ground and air traffic as well as environmental factors.
| 1 | New York, NY | 3,112 | 40.7 | 524.7 | 27,544 | 55.8 | 2,060 | 78.1 | 95 |
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| 2 | Chicago, IL | 2,892 | 33.5 | 693.1 | 11,703 | 20.0 | 2,227 | 13.1 | 94 |
| 3 | Jersey City, NJ | 3,139 | 37.4 | 524.7 | 19,448 | 183.2 | 996 | 22.8 | 93 |
| 4 | Newark, NJ | 2,923 | 31.4 | 524.7 | 12,649 | 184.9 | 996 | 14.5 | 92 |
| 5 | Boston, MA | 2,687 | 30.5 | 546.3 | 13,442 | 65.0 | 925 | 28.0 | 87 |
| 6 | San Francisco, CA | 3,145 | 29.5 | 482.7 | 17,234 | 40.8 | 853 | 27.1 | 85 |
| 7 | Miami, FL | 4,078 | 29.0 | 313.3 | 12,486 | 47.7 | 930 | 21.3 | 84 |
| 8 | Philadelphia, PA | 2,737 | 31.5 | 457.8 | 11,665 | 20.6 | 625 | 11.1 | 82 |
| 9 | Long Beach, CA | 3,193 | 29.4 | 427.7 | 8,900 | 4.6 | 84 | 19.7 | 74 |
| 10 | Los Angeles, CA | 2,625 | 30.2 | 427.7 | 8,141 | 8.5 | 1,472 | 4.9 | 70 |
| 11 | Washington, DC | 1,843 | 30.1 | 244.4 | 10,990 | 50.3 | 539 | 26.2 | 69 |
| 12 | Seattle, WA | 2,154 | 25.8 | 226.1 | 8,938 | 42.5 | 1,031 | 8.9 | 68 |
| 13 | Baltimore, MD | 2,027 | 28.8 | 332.7 | 7,041 | 25.3 | 489 | 9.0 | 65 |
| 14 | Oakland, CA | 1,934 | 29.6 | 482.7 | 7,698 | 27.6 | 265 | 3.8 | 64 |
| 15 | Minneapolis, MN | 2,553 | 22.1 | 176.8 | 7,872 | 30.4 | 748 | 9.5 | 64 |
| 16 | Buffalo, NY | 2,066 | 21.0 | 792.0 | 6,847 | 9.8 | 112 | 10.8 | 62 |
| 17 | Santa Ana, CA | 4,249 | 24.3 | 427.7 | 11,273 | NA | 260 | 3.5 | 62 |
| 18 | Anaheim, CA | 2,706 | 27.0 | 427.7 | 6,852 | 1.6 | 260 | 12.6 | 60 |
| 19 | Irvine, CA | 1,470 | 24.4 | 427.7 | 4,781 | 25.0 | 260 | 14.9 | 56 |
| 20 | Milwaukee, WI | 1,998 | 21.7 | 768.9 | 5,857 | 5.1 | 147 | 7.6 | 55 |
| 21 | Detroit, MI | 1,114 | 25.1 | 758.9 | 4,472 | 7.6 | 732 | 3.8 | 55 |
| 22 | Pittsburgh, PA | 1,429 | 21.6 | 344.7 | 5,470 | 19.7 | 245 | 10.9 | 53 |
| 23 | Denver, CO | 1,627 | 24.9 | 151.9 | 4,659 | 11.9 | 1,586 | 6.2 | 52 |
| 24 | Las Vegas, NV | 1,581 | 25.3 | 186.3 | 4,627 | 5.7 | 1,001 | 7.9 | 50 |
| 25 | Cleveland, OH | 1,334 | 21.9 | 575.6 | 4,652 | 8.0 | 216 | 6.1 | 49 |
| 26 | St. Paul, MN | 1,970 | 20.4 | 176.8 | 5,833 | 31.6 | 748 | 3.1 | 49 |
| 27 | St. Louis, MO | 1,632 | 22.6 | 312.4 | 4,642 | 9.6 | 363 | 8.1 | 48 |
| 28 | Atlanta, GA | 1,142 | 26.9 | 168.2 | 3,689 | 9.2 | 1,881 | 6.5 | 45 |
| 29 | Chula Vista, CA | 2,072 | 29.8 | 286.8 | 5,624 | 15.1 | 0 | 1.3 | 44 |
| 30 | Stockton, CA | 1,783 | 32.7 | 214.6 | 5,173 | 9.2 | 3 | 1.5 | 44 |
| 31 | Louisville, KY | 3,907 | 22.7 | 159.4 | 4,004 | 10.2 | 123 | 6.8 | 43 |
| 32 | Sacramento, CA | 1,805 | 23.8 | 175.9 | 5,355 | 6.0 | 297 | 4.4 | 42 |
| 33 | Houston, TX | 1,287 | 27.3 | 103.9 | 3,598 | 3.1 | 1,305 | 2.8 | 41 |
| 34 | San Jose, CA | 1,909 | 26.6 | 306.1 | 5,449 | 4.3 | 296 | 2.7 | 40 |
| 35 | Cincinnati, OH | 1,358 | 22.6 | 293.7 | 3,977 | 5.6 | 209 | 7.9 | 40 |
| 36 | Portland, OR | 1,369 | 23.7 | 193.2 | 4,761 | 9.6 | 341 | 8.2 | 39 |
| 37 | Dallas, TX | 1,429 | 25.1 | 106.0 | 3,827 | 3.4 | 2,031 | 2.4 | 39 |
| 38 | Norfolk, VA | 1,873 | 23.5 | 347.1 | 4,373 | NA | 127 | 2.3 | 37 |
| 39 | San Diego, CA | 1,491 | 23.0 | 286.8 | 4,238 | 4.7 | 478 | 3.1 | 36 |
| 40 | Henderson, NV | 1,050 | 24.0 | 186.3 | 3,120 | NA | 0 | 9.0 | 36 |
| 41 | Riverside, CA | 1,477 | 29.8 | 122.4 | 3,949 | 4.9 | 0 | 1.6 | 36 |
| 42 | St. Petersburg, FL | 1,507 | 26.3 | 118.9 | 4,226 | 8.3 | 43 | 6.2 | 36 |
| 43 | Orlando, FL | 1,122 | 25.6 | 114.0 | 2,857 | 5.7 | 892 | 5.6 | 36 |
| 44 | Phoenix, AZ | 1,077 | 24.9 | 117.4 | 3,175 | 3.2 | 957 | 1.9 | 35 |
| 45 | Garland, TX | 1,653 | 30.2 | 106.0 | 4,213 | NA | 0 | 0.5 | 35 |
| 46 | Arlington, TX | 1,597 | 26.5 | 106.0 | 4,116 | 1.1 | 0 | 4.3 | 35 |
| 47 | Fresno, CA | 1,577 | 22.0 | 232.9 | 4,737 | 2.5 | 65 | 1.8 | 34 |
| 48 | Fort Worth, TX | 1,040 | 26.9 | 106.0 | 2,768 | 1.3 | 1,680 | 1.0 | 34 |
| 49 | Tampa, FL | 1,251 | 25.2 | 118.9 | 3,492 | 1.6 | 426 | 4.2 | 33 |
| 50 | Glendale, AZ | 1,422 | 27.4 | 117.4 | 4,093 | 0.4 | 0 | 1.7 | 33 |
