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

Highest daily Air Quality Index (US EPA) in Newton County was 91 in 2025, according to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. That is up 4 from 2024.

2025, index91
Change on 2024+4
Series high1692003
Series low631991

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Highest daily Air Quality Index (US EPA) in Newton County, 1991 to 2025

5075100125150175199119962001200620112016202120251991: 63 index1992: 155 index1993: 108 index1994: 115 index1995: 126 index1996: 133 index1997: 136 index1998: 151 index1999: 154 index2000: 129 index2001: 136 index2002: 159 index2003: 169 index2004: 133 index2005: 115 index2006: 122 index2007: 147 index2008: 84 index2009: 97 index2010: 105 index2011: 108 index2012: 136 index2013: 90 index2014: 87 index2015: 90 index2016: 90 index2017: 63 index2018: 84 index2019: 90 index2020: 84 index2021: 74 index2022: 105 index2023: 90 index2024: 87 index2025: 91 index5010015020019912003201520251991: 63 index1992: 155 index1993: 108 index1994: 115 index1995: 126 index1996: 133 index1997: 136 index1998: 151 index1999: 154 index2000: 129 index2001: 136 index2002: 159 index2003: 169 index2004: 133 index2005: 115 index2006: 122 index2007: 147 index2008: 84 index2009: 97 index2010: 105 index2011: 108 index2012: 136 index2013: 90 index2014: 87 index2015: 90 index2016: 90 index2017: 63 index2018: 84 index2019: 90 index2020: 84 index2021: 74 index2022: 105 index2023: 90 index2024: 87 index2025: 91 index
index. Source: EPA, EPA AirData annual AQI by county: highest daily AQI. Retrieved 2026-10-12, published 2026-07-13.
All 35 values
Periodindex
202591
202487
202390
2022105
202174
202084
201990
201884
201763
201690
201590
201487
201390
2012136
2011108
2010105
200997
200884
2007147
2006122
2005115
2004133
2003169
2002159
2001136
2000129
1999154
1998151
1997136
1996133
1995126
1994115
1993108
1992155
199163

Newton County compared with nearby places

Arkansas County: 77 indexAshley County: 79 indexClark County: 84 indexCrittenden County: 112 indexGarland County: 92 indexJackson County: 88 indexNewton County: 91 indexPolk County: 119 indexPulaski County: 138 indexUnion County: 73 indexWashington County: 74 index
  • Under 77
  • 77 to 84
  • 84 to 91
  • 91 to 110
  • 110 and over
  • No data
Highest daily Air Quality Index (US EPA), 2025, index. Newton 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), Newton County, 1991 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), Newton County, 1991 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/newton-county-arkansas. 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), Newton County, 1991 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/newton-county-arkansas.

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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), Newton County, 1991 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/newton-county-arkansas (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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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), Newton County, 1991 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/newton-county-arkansas. 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 Newton County?

Highest daily Air Quality Index (US EPA) in Newton County was 91 in 2025, according to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. That is up 4 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 Newton County?

169 in 2003, the highest value since 1991 in this series.

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