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

Highest daily Air Quality Index (US EPA) in Jones County was 119 in 1983, according to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. That is down 31 from 1982.

1983, index119
Change on 1982-31
Series high2261980
Series low1191983

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Highest daily Air Quality Index (US EPA) in Jones County, 1980 to 1983

10012515017520022525019801981198219831980: 226 index1981: 136 index1982: 150 index1983: 119 index100150200250198019831980: 226 index1981: 136 index1982: 150 index1983: 119 index
index. Source: EPA, EPA AirData annual AQI by county: highest daily AQI. Retrieved 2026-10-12, published 2026-07-13.
All 4 values
Periodindex
1983119
1982150
1981136
1980226

Jones County compared with nearby places

Alexander County: 185 indexBuncombe County: 164 indexCaldwell County: 177 indexCumberland County: 200 indexDavie County: 159 indexDurham County: 166 indexEdgecombe County: 197 indexForsyth County: 204 indexGranville County: 205 indexGuilford County: 169 indexJohnston County: 159 indexJones County: 119 indexLincoln County: 154 indexMartin County: 156 indexMecklenburg County: 220 indexMontgomery County: 205 indexPerson County: 205 indexPitt County: 169 indexRobeson County: 177 indexWake County: 208 index
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Highest daily Air Quality Index (US EPA), 1983, index. Jones 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), Jones County, 1980 to 1983) [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), Jones County, 1980 to 1983. 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/jones-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), Jones County, 1980 to 1983. 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/jones-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), Jones County, 1980 to 1983 [Dataset]. Available at: https://aqs.epa.gov/aqsweb/airdata/download_files.html#Annual, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/en/highest-daily-air-quality-index/jones-county-north-carolina (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), Jones County, 1980 to 1983}},
  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/jones-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 Jones County?

Highest daily Air Quality Index (US EPA) in Jones County was 119 in 1983, according to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. That is down 31 from 1982.

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 Jones County?

226 in 1980, the highest value since 1980 in this series.

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