Highest daily Air Quality Index (US EPA) in Becker County

Highest daily Air Quality Index (US EPA) in Becker County was 185 in 2025, according to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. That is up 33 from 2024. That is the 5th highest of 23 counties in 2025.

2025, index185
Change on 2024+33
Series high2082021
Series low802013

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Highest daily Air Quality Index (US EPA) in Becker County, 2005 to 2025

5010015020025020052008201120142017202020252005: 100 index2006: 100 index2007: 154 index2008: 90 index2009: 109 index2010: 100 index2011: 100 index2012: 108 index2013: 80 index2014: 97 index2015: 130 index2016: 90 index2017: 89 index2018: 100 index2019: 105 index2020: 101 index2021: 208 index2022: 125 index2023: 173 index2024: 152 index2025: 185 index5010015020025020052012201920252005: 100 index2006: 100 index2007: 154 index2008: 90 index2009: 109 index2010: 100 index2011: 100 index2012: 108 index2013: 80 index2014: 97 index2015: 130 index2016: 90 index2017: 89 index2018: 100 index2019: 105 index2020: 101 index2021: 208 index2022: 125 index2023: 173 index2024: 152 index2025: 185 index
index. Source: EPA, EPA AirData annual AQI by county: highest daily AQI. Retrieved 2026-10-12, published 2026-07-13.
All 21 values
Periodindex
2025185
2024152
2023173
2022125
2021208
2020101
2019105
2018100
201789
201690
2015130
201497
201380
2012108
2011100
2010100
2009109
200890
2007154
2006100
2005100

Becker County compared with nearby places

Anoka County: 177 indexBecker County: 185 indexBeltrami County: 191 indexBlue Earth County: 180 indexCarlton County: 184 indexCass County: 177 indexCook County: 201 indexCrow Wing County: 174 indexDakota County: 175 indexGoodhue County: 97 indexHennepin County: 178 indexLake County: 191 indexLyon County: 161 indexMille Lacs County: 97 indexOlmsted County: 166 indexPine County: 61 indexRamsey County: 170 indexSt. Louis County: 216 indexScott County: 172 indexStearns County: 165 indexWashington County: 84 indexWinona County: 89 indexWright County: 170 index
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Highest daily Air Quality Index (US EPA), 2025, index. Becker 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

Highest daily Air Quality Index (AQI) value recorded in a US county during the year, from the EPA AirData annual summaries. Values above 500 are beyond the AQI scale and are published as EPA computes them.

A single day decides the value, so one wildfire or dust event can set it. Dust from the dry Owens Lake bed puts Inyo and Mono counties in California in the thousands. 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: highest daily AQI. 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: highest daily AQI (Highest daily Air Quality Index (US EPA), Becker County, 2005 to 2025) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://aqs.epa.gov/aqsweb/airdata/download_files.html#Annual

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EPA AirData annual AQI by county: highest daily AQI, Highest daily Air Quality Index (US EPA), Becker County, 2005 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/highest-daily-air-quality-index/becker-county-minnesota. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

Chicago (author-date)

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. 2026. EPA AirData annual AQI by county: highest daily AQI. Highest daily Air Quality Index (US EPA), Becker County, 2005 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/highest-daily-air-quality-index/becker-county-minnesota.

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U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (2026) EPA AirData annual AQI by county: highest daily AQI, Highest daily Air Quality Index (US EPA), Becker County, 2005 to 2025 [Dataset]. Available at: https://aqs.epa.gov/aqsweb/airdata/download_files.html#Annual, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/en/highest-daily-air-quality-index/becker-county-minnesota (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX
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  title = {{EPA AirData annual AQI by county: highest daily AQI: Highest daily Air Quality Index (US EPA), Becker County, 2005 to 2025}},
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  url = {https://aqs.epa.gov/aqsweb/airdata/download_files.html#Annual},
  urldate = {2026-10-12},
  note = {Accessed via Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/highest-daily-air-quality-index/becker-county-minnesota. Publisher attribution: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Air Quality System, AirData. EPA AirData annual AQI by county: highest daily AQI. https://aqs.epa.gov/aqsweb/airdata/download\_files.html\#Annual. Retrieved 2026-10-12.},
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What is the highest daily Air Quality Index (US EPA) in Becker County?

Highest daily Air Quality Index (US EPA) in Becker County was 185 in 2025, according to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. That is up 33 from 2024. That is the 5th highest of 23 counties in 2025.

Where does this figure come from?

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. EPA AirData annual AQI by county: highest daily AQI. Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-12.

What was the highest highest daily Air Quality Index (US EPA) in Becker County?

208 in 2021, the highest value since 2005 in this series.

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