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

Highest daily Air Quality Index (US EPA) in Forrest County was 97 in 2025, according to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. That is down 6 from 2024.

2025, index97
Change on 2024-6
Series high1562005
Series low742016

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Highest daily Air Quality Index (US EPA) in Forrest County, 1999 to 2025

608010012014016019992003200720112015201920251999: 124 index2000: 115 index2001: 93 index2002: 100 index2003: 108 index2004: 101 index2005: 156 index2006: 96 index2007: 93 index2008: 99 index2009: 91 index2010: 79 index2011: 91 index2012: 76 index2013: 107 index2014: 76 index2015: 78 index2016: 74 index2017: 77 index2018: 119 index2019: 77 index2020: 97 index2021: 93 index2022: 105 index2023: 94 index2024: 103 index2025: 97 index507510012515017519992008201720251999: 124 index2000: 115 index2001: 93 index2002: 100 index2003: 108 index2004: 101 index2005: 156 index2006: 96 index2007: 93 index2008: 99 index2009: 91 index2010: 79 index2011: 91 index2012: 76 index2013: 107 index2014: 76 index2015: 78 index2016: 74 index2017: 77 index2018: 119 index2019: 77 index2020: 97 index2021: 93 index2022: 105 index2023: 94 index2024: 103 index2025: 97 index
index. Source: EPA, EPA AirData annual AQI by county: highest daily AQI. Retrieved 2026-10-12, published 2026-07-13.
All 27 values
Periodindex
202597
2024103
202394
2022105
202193
202097
201977
2018119
201777
201674
201578
201476
2013107
201276
201191
201079
200991
200899
200793
200696
2005156
2004101
2003108
2002100
200193
2000115
1999124

Forrest County compared with nearby places

Bolivar County: 88 indexDeSoto County: 143 indexForrest County: 97 indexHancock County: 84 indexHarrison County: 97 indexHinds County: 84 indexJackson County: 93 indexLauderdale County: 93 indexLee County: 64 indexYalobusha County: 80 index
  • Under 83
  • 83 to 86
  • 86 to 93
  • 93 to 97
  • 97 and over
  • No data
Highest daily Air Quality Index (US EPA), 2025, index. Forrest 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), Forrest County, 1999 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), Forrest County, 1999 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/forrest-county-mississippi. 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), Forrest County, 1999 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/forrest-county-mississippi.

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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), Forrest County, 1999 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/forrest-county-mississippi (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), Forrest County, 1999 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/forrest-county-mississippi. 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 Forrest County?

Highest daily Air Quality Index (US EPA) in Forrest County was 97 in 2025, according to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. That is down 6 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 Forrest County?

156 in 2005, the highest value since 1999 in this series.

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