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

Highest daily Air Quality Index (US EPA) in Culberson County was 159 in 2025, according to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. That is up 71 from 2024. That is the 11th highest of 45 counties in 2025.

2025, index159

Change on 2024+71

Rank11th of 45Counties in Texas ranked

Series high2201987

Series low522009

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 Culberson County, 1987 to 2025

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

All 39 values

Period	index
2025	159
2024	88
2023	89
2022	119
2021	126
2020	112
2019	108
2018	81
2017	114
2016	53
2015	66
2014	72
2013	120
2012	136
2011	119
2010	72
2009	52
2008	73
2007	63
2006	59
2005	79
2004	75
2003	112
2002	152
2001	70
2000	62
1999	140
1998	77
1997	61
1996	74
1995	57
1994	82
1993	58
1992	101
1991	87
1990	101
1989	90
1988	172
1987	220

Culberson County compared with nearby places

Under 90
90 to 110
110 to 130
130 to 140
140 to 160
160 and over
No data

Highest daily Air Quality Index (US EPA), 2025, index. Culberson 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 Texas by highest daily Air Quality Index (US EPA) 63 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), Culberson County, 1987 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), Culberson County, 1987 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/culberson-county-texas. 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), Culberson County, 1987 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/culberson-county-texas.

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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), Culberson County, 1987 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/culberson-county-texas (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), Culberson County, 1987 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/culberson-county-texas. 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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220 in 1987, the highest value since 1987 in this series.

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