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

Highest daily Air Quality Index (US EPA) in Chesterfield County was 80 in 2025, according to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. That is up 3 from 2024.

2025, index80
Change on 2024+3
Series high2391988
Series low612020

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Highest daily Air Quality Index (US EPA) in Chesterfield County, 1980 to 2025

5010015020025019801987199420012008201520251980: 201 index1981: 208 index1982: 185 index1983: 223 index1984: 195 index1985: 207 index1986: 143 index1987: 202 index1988: 239 index1989: 164 index1990: 187 index1991: 156 index1992: 182 index1993: 204 index1994: 161 index1995: 192 index1996: 156 index1997: 172 index1998: 202 index1999: 185 index2000: 159 index2001: 169 index2002: 207 index2003: 197 index2004: 126 index2005: 200 index2006: 164 index2007: 172 index2008: 185 index2009: 100 index2010: 182 index2011: 126 index2012: 133 index2013: 87 index2014: 90 index2015: 100 index2016: 115 index2017: 77 index2018: 77 index2019: 87 index2020: 61 index2021: 101 index2022: 80 index2023: 139 index2024: 77 index2025: 80 index5010015020025019801996201220251980: 201 index1981: 208 index1982: 185 index1983: 223 index1984: 195 index1985: 207 index1986: 143 index1987: 202 index1988: 239 index1989: 164 index1990: 187 index1991: 156 index1992: 182 index1993: 204 index1994: 161 index1995: 192 index1996: 156 index1997: 172 index1998: 202 index1999: 185 index2000: 159 index2001: 169 index2002: 207 index2003: 197 index2004: 126 index2005: 200 index2006: 164 index2007: 172 index2008: 185 index2009: 100 index2010: 182 index2011: 126 index2012: 133 index2013: 87 index2014: 90 index2015: 100 index2016: 115 index2017: 77 index2018: 77 index2019: 87 index2020: 61 index2021: 101 index2022: 80 index2023: 139 index2024: 77 index2025: 80 index
index. Source: EPA, EPA AirData annual AQI by county: highest daily AQI. Retrieved 2026-10-12, published 2026-07-13.
All 46 values
Periodindex
202580
202477
2023139
202280
2021101
202061
201987
201877
201777
2016115
2015100
201490
201387
2012133
2011126
2010182
2009100
2008185
2007172
2006164
2005200
2004126
2003197
2002207
2001169
2000159
1999185
1998202
1997172
1996156
1995192
1994161
1993204
1992182
1991156
1990187
1989164
1988239
1987202
1986143
1985207
1984195
1983223
1982185
1981208
1980201

Chesterfield County compared with nearby places

Albemarle County: 77 indexArlington County: 140 indexCaroline County: 74 indexCarroll County: 19 indexCharles City County: 101 indexChesterfield County: 80 indexFairfax County: 124 indexFauquier County: 77 indexFrederick County: 85 indexGiles County: 80 indexHanover County: 77 indexHenrico County: 85 indexLoudoun County: 120 indexMadison County: 87 indexPrince Edward County: 67 indexPrince William County: 87 indexRoanoke County: 80 indexRockbridge County: 67 indexRockingham County: 80 indexStafford County: 77 indexWythe County: 77 indexBristol city: 61 indexHampton city: 105 indexHopewell city: 15 indexLynchburg city: 69 indexNorfolk city: 94 indexRichmond city: 77 indexSalem city: 76 indexSuffolk city: 101 indexVirginia Beach city: 98 index
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  • 77 to 80
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  • 100 and over
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Highest daily Air Quality Index (US EPA), 2025, index. Chesterfield 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), Chesterfield County, 1980 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), Chesterfield County, 1980 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/chesterfield-county-virginia. 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), Chesterfield County, 1980 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/chesterfield-county-virginia.

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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), Chesterfield County, 1980 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/chesterfield-county-virginia (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), Chesterfield County, 1980 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/chesterfield-county-virginia. 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 Chesterfield County?

Highest daily Air Quality Index (US EPA) in Chesterfield County was 80 in 2025, according to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. That is up 3 from 2024.

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 Chesterfield County?

239 in 1988, the highest value since 1980 in this series.

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