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

Highest daily Air Quality Index (US EPA) in Franklin County was 93 in 2015, according to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. That is up 9 from 2014.

2015, index93
Change on 2014+9
Series high2072002
Series low842013

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Highest daily Air Quality Index (US EPA) in Franklin County, 1993 to 2015

751001251501752002251993199720012005200920151993: 177 index1994: 182 index1995: 129 index1996: 177 index1997: 192 index1998: 197 index1999: 156 index2000: 179 index2001: 185 index2002: 207 index2003: 172 index2004: 129 index2005: 147 index2006: 164 index2007: 151 index2008: 133 index2009: 97 index2010: 119 index2011: 136 index2012: 159 index2013: 84 index2014: 84 index2015: 93 index5010015020025019932001200920151993: 177 index1994: 182 index1995: 129 index1996: 177 index1997: 192 index1998: 197 index1999: 156 index2000: 179 index2001: 185 index2002: 207 index2003: 172 index2004: 129 index2005: 147 index2006: 164 index2007: 151 index2008: 133 index2009: 97 index2010: 119 index2011: 136 index2012: 159 index2013: 84 index2014: 84 index2015: 93 index
index. Source: EPA, EPA AirData annual AQI by county: highest daily AQI. Retrieved 2026-10-12, published 2026-07-13.
All 23 values
Periodindex
201593
201484
201384
2012159
2011136
2010119
200997
2008133
2007151
2006164
2005147
2004129
2003172
2002207
2001185
2000179
1999156
1998197
1997192
1996177
1995129
1994182
1993177

Franklin County compared with nearby places

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  • 81 to 87
  • 87 to 93
  • 93 to 100
  • 100 and over
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Highest daily Air Quality Index (US EPA), 2015, index. Franklin 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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U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. (2026). EPA AirData annual AQI by county: highest daily AQI (Highest daily Air Quality Index (US EPA), Franklin County, 1993 to 2015) [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), Franklin County, 1993 to 2015. 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/franklin-county-north-carolina. 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), Franklin County, 1993 to 2015. 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/franklin-county-north-carolina.

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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), Franklin County, 1993 to 2015 [Dataset]. Available at: https://aqs.epa.gov/aqsweb/airdata/download_files.html#Annual, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/en/highest-daily-air-quality-index/franklin-county-north-carolina (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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  title = {{EPA AirData annual AQI by county: highest daily AQI: Highest daily Air Quality Index (US EPA), Franklin County, 1993 to 2015}},
  year = {2026},
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  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/franklin-county-north-carolina. 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 Franklin County?

Highest daily Air Quality Index (US EPA) in Franklin County was 93 in 2015, according to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. That is up 9 from 2014.

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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 Franklin County?

207 in 2002, the highest value since 1993 in this series.

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