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Share of days with good air quality (US EPA AQI) in Highlands County

Share of days with good air quality (US EPA AQI) in Highlands County was 94.9% in 2025, according to EPA. That is up 3.2 pts from 2024. That is the 7th highest of 38 counties in 2025.

202594.9%
Change on 2024+3.2 pts
Rank7th of 38Counties in Florida ranked
Series high97.92001
Series low79.72006

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Share of days with good air quality (US EPA AQI) in Highlands County, 2001 to 2025

758085909510020012005200920132017202120252001: 97.9 %2002: 89.8 %2003: 90.8 %2004: 86.1 %2005: 87.7 %2006: 79.7 %2007: 84 %2008: 93.7 %2009: 96.3 %2010: 89.7 %2011: 92.2 %2012: 95.7 %2013: 93.3 %2014: 93.4 %2015: 96.9 %2016: 95.6 %2017: 95.5 %2018: 96 %2019: 96.1 %2020: 96.4 %2021: 96.1 %2022: 96.6 %2023: 95.8 %2024: 91.7 %2025: 94.9 %75808590951002001201020252001: 97.9 %2002: 89.8 %2003: 90.8 %2004: 86.1 %2005: 87.7 %2006: 79.7 %2007: 84 %2008: 93.7 %2009: 96.3 %2010: 89.7 %2011: 92.2 %2012: 95.7 %2013: 93.3 %2014: 93.4 %2015: 96.9 %2016: 95.6 %2017: 95.5 %2018: 96 %2019: 96.1 %2020: 96.4 %2021: 96.1 %2022: 96.6 %2023: 95.8 %2024: 91.7 %2025: 94.9 %
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from EPA. Retrieved 2026-10-12, published 2026-07-13.
All 25 values
Period%
202594.9
202491.7
202395.8
202296.6
202196.1
202096.4
201996.1
201896
201795.5
201695.6
201596.9
201493.4
201393.3
201295.7
201192.2
201089.7
200996.3
200893.7
200784
200679.7
200587.7
200486.1
200390.8
200289.8
200197.9

Highlands County compared with nearby places

Alachua County: 88.7 %Baker County: 69.5 %Bay County: 66.4 %Brevard County: 91.2 %Broward County: 73.4 %Citrus County: 71.1 %Collier County: 72.1 %Columbia County: 57.3 %Duval County: 47.9 %Escambia County: 73.7 %Flagler County: 98.1 %Hamilton County: 60.2 %Highlands County: 94.9 %Hillsborough County: 53.2 %Holmes County: 60 %Indian River County: 94.1 %Lake County: 95 %Lee County: 76.4 %Leon County: 56.4 %Liberty County: 98.5 %Manatee County: 91 %Marion County: 67.3 %Martin County: 79.5 %Miami-Dade County: 56.4 %Okaloosa County: 93.9 %Orange County: 72.9 %Osceola County: 83.6 %Palm Beach County: 76.4 %Pasco County: 92.6 %Pinellas County: 69.6 %Polk County: 95.5 %Putnam County: 95.6 %St. Lucie County: 96.4 %Santa Rosa County: 70.7 %Sarasota County: 64.7 %Seminole County: 84.6 %Volusia County: 81.4 %Wakulla County: 75.6 %
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Share of days with good air quality (US EPA AQI), 2025, %. Highlands County is outlined. Same source and period for every area shown. Source: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

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Definition

Days with a daily Air Quality Index of 0 to 50 (good) as a percentage of the days of the year with an AQI in a US county. Calculated by Invokely from the day counts in the EPA AirData annual summaries; both counts are stored with each value.

United States counties with air quality monitors only, about 1,000 of some 3,100 in recent years; a county without monitors has no value. The number of days with an AQI differs between counties because some monitors run only in the ozone season.

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U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Air Quality System, AirData. EPA AirData annual AQI by county: good days as a share of days with an AQI, calculated with stored counts. https://aqs.epa.gov/aqsweb/airdata/download_files.html#Annual. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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APA 7

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. (2026). EPA AirData annual AQI by county: good days as a share of days with an AQI, calculated with stored counts (Share of days with good air quality (US EPA AQI), Highlands County, 2001 to 2025) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://aqs.epa.gov/aqsweb/airdata/download_files.html#Annual

MLA 9

EPA AirData annual AQI by county: good days as a share of days with an AQI, calculated with stored counts, Share of days with good air quality (US EPA AQI), Highlands County, 2001 to 2025. U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, 13 July 2026, https://aqs.epa.gov/aqsweb/airdata/download_files.html#Annual. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/good-air-quality-days-share/highlands-county-florida. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

Chicago (author-date)

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. 2026. EPA AirData annual AQI by county: good days as a share of days with an AQI, calculated with stored counts. Share of days with good air quality (US EPA AQI), Highlands County, 2001 to 2025. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://aqs.epa.gov/aqsweb/airdata/download_files.html#Annual. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/good-air-quality-days-share/highlands-county-florida.

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U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (2026) EPA AirData annual AQI by county: good days as a share of days with an AQI, calculated with stored counts, Share of days with good air quality (US EPA AQI), Highlands County, 2001 to 2025 [Dataset]. Available at: https://aqs.epa.gov/aqsweb/airdata/download_files.html#Annual, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/en/good-air-quality-days-share/highlands-county-florida (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX
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What is the share of days with good air quality (US EPA AQI) in Highlands County?

Share of days with good air quality (US EPA AQI) in Highlands County was 94.9% in 2025, according to EPA. That is up 3.2 pts from 2024. That is the 7th highest of 38 counties in 2025.

Where does this figure come from?

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. EPA AirData annual AQI by county: good days as a share of days with an AQI, calculated with stored counts. Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-12.

What was the highest share of days with good air quality (US EPA AQI) in Highlands County?

97.9% in 2001, the highest value since 2001 in this series.

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