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

Share of days with good air quality (US EPA AQI) in Rutherford County was 75.3% in 2012, according to EPA. That is down 0.4 pts from 2011.

201275.3%
Change on 2011-0.4 pts
Series high84.12009
Series low45.61988

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Share of days with good air quality (US EPA AQI) in Rutherford County, 1988 to 2012

40506070809019881992199620002004200820121988: 45.6 %1989: 69.5 %1990: 49.5 %1991: 62 %1992: 81.1 %1993: 69.2 %1994: 60.2 %1995: 77.7 %1996: 56.4 %1997: 50.2 %1998: 48.8 %1999: 47.6 %2000: 57 %2001: 61.1 %2002: 63.5 %2003: 61 %2004: 75.9 %2005: 62.3 %2006: 59.7 %2007: 48.5 %2008: 67.4 %2009: 84.1 %2010: 67.5 %2011: 75.7 %2012: 75.3 %4050607080901988199720121988: 45.6 %1989: 69.5 %1990: 49.5 %1991: 62 %1992: 81.1 %1993: 69.2 %1994: 60.2 %1995: 77.7 %1996: 56.4 %1997: 50.2 %1998: 48.8 %1999: 47.6 %2000: 57 %2001: 61.1 %2002: 63.5 %2003: 61 %2004: 75.9 %2005: 62.3 %2006: 59.7 %2007: 48.5 %2008: 67.4 %2009: 84.1 %2010: 67.5 %2011: 75.7 %2012: 75.3 %
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from EPA. Retrieved 2026-10-12, published 2026-07-13.
All 25 values
Period%
201275.3
201175.7
201067.5
200984.1
200867.4
200748.5
200659.7
200562.3
200475.9
200361
200263.5
200161.1
200057
199947.6
199848.8
199750.2
199656.4
199577.7
199460.2
199369.2
199281.1
199162
199049.5
198969.5
198845.6

Rutherford County compared with nearby places

Anderson County: 70.1 %Blount County: 68.3 %Bradley County: 100 %Claiborne County: 89 %Davidson County: 32.8 %DeKalb County: 85.9 %Hamilton County: 51.9 %Jefferson County: 62 %Knox County: 59.6 %Lawrence County: 52.5 %Loudon County: 70.4 %McMinn County: 100 %Meigs County: 68 %Montgomery County: 45.2 %Roane County: 14.8 %Rutherford County: 75.3 %Sevier County: 65.2 %Shelby County: 34.4 %Sullivan County: 80.6 %Sumner County: 58.4 %Union County: 97 %Williamson County: 75.8 %Wilson County: 69.7 %
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Share of days with good air quality (US EPA AQI), 2012, %. Rutherford 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), Rutherford County, 1988 to 2012) [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), Rutherford County, 1988 to 2012. 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/rutherford-county-tennessee. 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), Rutherford County, 1988 to 2012. 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/rutherford-county-tennessee.

Harvard

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), Rutherford County, 1988 to 2012 [Dataset]. Available at: https://aqs.epa.gov/aqsweb/airdata/download_files.html#Annual, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/en/good-air-quality-days-share/rutherford-county-tennessee (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX
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  note = {Accessed via Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/good-air-quality-days-share/rutherford-county-tennessee. Publisher attribution: 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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What is the share of days with good air quality (US EPA AQI) in Rutherford County?

Share of days with good air quality (US EPA AQI) in Rutherford County was 75.3% in 2012, according to EPA. That is down 0.4 pts from 2011.

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 Rutherford County?

84.1% in 2009, the highest value since 1988 in this series.

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