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

Highest daily Air Quality Index (US EPA) in Brunswick County was 45 in 1990, according to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. That is down 12 from 1989.

1990, index45
Change on 1989-12
Series high571989
Series low451990

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Highest daily Air Quality Index (US EPA) in Brunswick County, 1988 to 1990

4547.55052.55557.51988198919901988: 56 index1989: 57 index1990: 45 index455055601988198919901988: 56 index1989: 57 index1990: 45 index
index. Source: EPA, EPA AirData annual AQI by county: highest daily AQI. Retrieved 2026-10-12, published 2026-07-13.
All 3 values
Periodindex
199045
198957
198856

Brunswick County compared with nearby places

Alexander County: 150 indexAvery County: 172 indexBrunswick County: 45 indexBuncombe County: 136 indexCamden County: 151 indexCumberland County: 172 indexDurham County: 120 indexEdgecombe County: 166 indexForsyth County: 214 indexGranville County: 166 indexGuilford County: 201 indexHarnett County: 53 indexJohnston County: 161 indexMcDowell County: 34 indexMacon County: 126 indexMecklenburg County: 209 indexMitchell County: 31 indexMontgomery County: 93 indexNew Hanover County: 151 indexOnslow County: 51 indexPasquotank County: 43 indexWake County: 206 indexWayne County: 45 index
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Highest daily Air Quality Index (US EPA), 1990, index. Brunswick 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), Brunswick County, 1988 to 1990) [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: highest daily AQI, Highest daily Air Quality Index (US EPA), Brunswick County, 1988 to 1990. 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/brunswick-county-north-carolina. 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), Brunswick County, 1988 to 1990. 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/brunswick-county-north-carolina.

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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), Brunswick County, 1988 to 1990 [Dataset]. Available at: https://aqs.epa.gov/aqsweb/airdata/download_files.html#Annual, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/en/highest-daily-air-quality-index/brunswick-county-north-carolina (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), Brunswick County, 1988 to 1990}},
  year = {2026},
  howpublished = {Data set},
  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/brunswick-county-north-carolina. 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 Brunswick County?

Highest daily Air Quality Index (US EPA) in Brunswick County was 45 in 1990, according to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. That is down 12 from 1989.

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 Brunswick County?

57 in 1989, the highest value since 1988 in this series.

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