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

Highest daily Air Quality Index (US EPA) in Carter County was 155 in 2025, according to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. That is up 12 from 2024.

2025, index155
Change on 2024+12
Series high1792002
Series low451989

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Highest daily Air Quality Index (US EPA) in Carter County, 1989 to 2025

05010015020019891994200020052011201820251989: 45 index1990: 52 index1991: 46 index1992: 63 index1993: 57 index1994: 52 index1995: 54 index1996: 55 index1997: 53 index1999: 78 index2000: 83 index2001: 172 index2002: 179 index2003: 150 index2004: 133 index2005: 86 index2007: 172 index2008: 122 index2009: 176 index2010: 74 index2011: 177 index2012: 147 index2013: 72 index2016: 129 index2017: 80 index2018: 128 index2019: 97 index2020: 147 index2021: 118 index2022: 160 index2023: 136 index2024: 143 index2025: 155 index05010015020019892001201320251989: 45 index1990: 52 index1991: 46 index1992: 63 index1993: 57 index1994: 52 index1995: 54 index1996: 55 index1997: 53 index1999: 78 index2000: 83 index2001: 172 index2002: 179 index2003: 150 index2004: 133 index2005: 86 index2007: 172 index2008: 122 index2009: 176 index2010: 74 index2011: 177 index2012: 147 index2013: 72 index2016: 129 index2017: 80 index2018: 128 index2019: 97 index2020: 147 index2021: 118 index2022: 160 index2023: 136 index2024: 143 index2025: 155 index
index. Source: EPA, EPA AirData annual AQI by county: highest daily AQI. Retrieved 2026-10-12, published 2026-07-13.
All 33 values
Periodindex
2025155
2024143
2023136
2022160
2021118
2020147
201997
2018128
201780
2016129
201372
2012147
2011177
201074
2009176
2008122
2007172
200586
2004133
2003150
2002179
2001172
200083
199978
199753
199655
199554
199452
199357
199263
199146
199052
198945

Carter County compared with nearby places

Adair County: 184 indexCanadian County: 115 indexCarter County: 155 indexCleveland County: 130 indexComanche County: 131 indexCreek County: 97 indexDewey County: 164 indexGrant County: 105 indexKay County: 141 indexKiowa County: 97 indexLove County: 169 indexMcClain County: 126 indexMayes County: 87 indexOklahoma County: 459 indexOsage County: 105 indexOttawa County: 305 indexPittsburg County: 140 indexSequoyah County: 138 indexTulsa County: 508 indexWashington County: 168 index
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Highest daily Air Quality Index (US EPA), 2025, index. Carter 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), Carter County, 1989 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), Carter County, 1989 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/carter-county-oklahoma. 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), Carter County, 1989 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/carter-county-oklahoma.

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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), Carter County, 1989 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/carter-county-oklahoma (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX
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  author = {{U.S. Environmental Protection Agency}},
  title = {{EPA AirData annual AQI by county: highest daily AQI: Highest daily Air Quality Index (US EPA), Carter County, 1989 to 2025}},
  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/carter-county-oklahoma. 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 Carter County?

Highest daily Air Quality Index (US EPA) in Carter County was 155 in 2025, according to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. That is up 12 from 2024.

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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 Carter County?

179 in 2002, the highest value since 1989 in this series.

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