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

Highest daily Air Quality Index (US EPA) in Minnehaha County was 125 in 2025, according to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. That is down 20 from 2024. That is the 3rd highest of 10 counties in 2025.

2025, index125

Change on 2024-20

Rank3rd of 10Counties in South Dakota ranked

Series high1932021

Series low431994

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 Minnehaha 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	125
2024	145
2023	181
2022	105
2021	193
2020	90
2019	105
2018	115
2017	97
2016	105
2015	124
2014	105
2013	99
2012	170
2011	105
2010	122
2009	122
2008	112
2007	139
2006	105
2005	105
2004	100
2003	105
2002	93
2001	122
2000	101
1999	98
1998	51
1997	48
1996	58
1995	52
1994	43
1993	52
1992	52
1991	55
1990	67
1989	80
1988	47
1987	50
1986	53

Minnehaha County compared with nearby places

Under 87
87 to 110
110 to 120
120 to 130
130 and over
No data

Highest daily Air Quality Index (US EPA), 2025, index. Minnehaha 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 South Dakota by highest daily Air Quality Index (US EPA) 14 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), Minnehaha 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), Minnehaha 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/minnehaha-county-south-dakota. 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), Minnehaha 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/minnehaha-county-south-dakota.

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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), Minnehaha 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/minnehaha-county-south-dakota (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX

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  author = {{U.S. Environmental Protection Agency}},
  title = {{EPA AirData annual AQI by county: highest daily AQI: Highest daily Air Quality Index (US EPA), Minnehaha 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/minnehaha-county-south-dakota. 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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193 in 2021, the highest value since 1986 in this series.

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