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

Highest daily Air Quality Index (US EPA) in Pickens County was 84 in 2019, according to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. That is unchanged from 2018.

2019, index84

Change on 20180

Series high2101988

Series low842017

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 Pickens County, 1980 to 2019

index. Source: EPA, EPA AirData annual AQI by county: highest daily AQI. Retrieved 2026-10-12, published 2026-07-13.

All 39 values

Period	index
2019	84
2018	84
2017	84
2016	108
2015	87
2014	90
2013	97
2012	100
2011	140
2010	129
2009	112
2008	151
2007	169
2006	164
2005	159
2004	133
2003	143
2002	187
2001	179
2000	174
1999	197
1998	190
1997	159
1996	182
1995	182
1994	161
1993	195
1992	140
1991	147
1990	133
1989	154
1988	210
1987	192
1986	172
1985	154
1983	206
1982	161
1981	179
1980	177

Pickens County compared with nearby places

Under 71
71 to 77
77 to 90
90 to 97
97 and over
No data

Highest daily Air Quality Index (US EPA), 2019, index. Pickens 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 Carolina by highest daily Air Quality Index (US EPA) 28 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), Pickens County, 1980 to 2019) [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), Pickens County, 1980 to 2019. 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/pickens-county-south-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), Pickens County, 1980 to 2019. 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/pickens-county-south-carolina.

Harvard

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (2026) EPA AirData annual AQI by county: highest daily AQI, Highest daily Air Quality Index (US EPA), Pickens County, 1980 to 2019 [Dataset]. Available at: https://aqs.epa.gov/aqsweb/airdata/download_files.html#Annual, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/en/highest-daily-air-quality-index/pickens-county-south-carolina (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX

@misc{environmental_highest_daily_air_quality_2019,
  author = {{U.S. Environmental Protection Agency}},
  title = {{EPA AirData annual AQI by county: highest daily AQI: Highest daily Air Quality Index (US EPA), Pickens County, 1980 to 2019}},
  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/pickens-county-south-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 Pickens County?

Highest daily Air Quality Index (US EPA) in Pickens County was 84 in 2019, according to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. That is unchanged from 2018.

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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 Pickens County?

210 in 1988, the highest value since 1980 in this series.

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