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

Highest daily Air Quality Index (US EPA) in Cowlitz County was 72 in 2025, according to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. That is up 5 from 2024. That is the 25th highest of 31 counties in 2025.

2025, index72

Change on 2024+5

Rank25th of 31Counties in Washington ranked

Series high2822020

Series low431992

Next release: Tuesday, 13 July 2027, estimated by Invokely from past publication dates (low confidence), not announced by the publisher. Release calendar

Highest daily Air Quality Index (US EPA) in Cowlitz County, 1986 to 2025

index. Source: EPA, EPA AirData annual AQI by county: highest daily AQI. Retrieved 2026-10-12, published 2026-07-13.

All 40 values

Period	index
2025	72
2024	67
2023	89
2022	144
2021	64
2020	282
2019	79
2018	153
2017	156
2016	77
2015	109
2014	86
2013	84
2012	74
2011	80
2010	68
2009	74
2008	76
2007	80
2006	96
2005	100
2004	96
2003	98
2002	78
2001	132
2000	56
1999	67
1998	159
1997	108
1996	53
1995	55
1994	56
1993	65
1992	43
1991	79
1990	62
1989	89
1988	72
1987	82
1986	77

Cowlitz County compared with nearby places

Under 69
69 to 85
85 to 99
99 to 120
120 to 150
150 and over
No data

Highest daily Air Quality Index (US EPA), 2025, index. Cowlitz 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.

Rankings

Counties in Washington by highest daily Air Quality Index (US EPA) 34 places

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), Cowlitz County, 1986 to 2025) [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), Cowlitz County, 1986 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/cowlitz-county-washington. 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), Cowlitz County, 1986 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/cowlitz-county-washington.

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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), Cowlitz County, 1986 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/cowlitz-county-washington (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), Cowlitz County, 1986 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/cowlitz-county-washington. 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 was the highest highest daily Air Quality Index (US EPA) in Cowlitz County?

282 in 2020, the highest value since 1986 in this series.

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