Highest daily Air Quality Index (US EPA) in Rio Blanco County

Highest daily Air Quality Index (US EPA) in Rio Blanco County was 142 in 2024, according to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. That is down 24 from 2023.

2024, index142

Change on 2023-24

Series high2012013

Series low872014

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 Rio Blanco County, 2010 to 2024

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

All 15 values

Period	index
2024	142
2023	166
2022	122
2021	156
2020	115
2019	100
2018	108
2017	97
2016	90
2015	100
2014	87
2013	201
2012	103
2011	156
2010	108

Rio Blanco County compared with nearby places

Under 91
91 to 100
100 to 140
140 to 150
150 to 160
160 and over
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Highest daily Air Quality Index (US EPA), 2024, index. Rio Blanco 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 Colorado by highest daily Air Quality Index (US EPA) 40 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), Rio Blanco County, 2010 to 2024) [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), Rio Blanco County, 2010 to 2024. 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/rio-blanco-county-colorado. 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), Rio Blanco County, 2010 to 2024. 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/rio-blanco-county-colorado.

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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), Rio Blanco County, 2010 to 2024 [Dataset]. Available at: https://aqs.epa.gov/aqsweb/airdata/download_files.html#Annual, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/en/highest-daily-air-quality-index/rio-blanco-county-colorado (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), Rio Blanco County, 2010 to 2024}},
  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/rio-blanco-county-colorado. 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 Rio Blanco County?

Highest daily Air Quality Index (US EPA) in Rio Blanco County was 142 in 2024, according to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. That is down 24 from 2023.

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 Rio Blanco County?

201 in 2013, the highest value since 2010 in this series.

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