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

Highest daily Air Quality Index (US EPA) in Rutherford County was 105 in 2012, according to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. That is up 5 from 2011.

2012, index105

Change on 2011+5

Series high2151988

Series low842009

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Highest daily Air Quality Index (US EPA) in Rutherford County, 1988 to 2012

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

All 25 values

Period	index
2012	105
2011	100
2010	122
2009	84
2008	108
2007	182
2006	119
2005	166
2004	156
2003	154
2002	197
2001	140
2000	166
1999	200
1998	172
1997	179
1996	156
1995	136
1994	159
1993	136
1992	122
1991	119
1990	154
1989	126
1988	215

Rutherford County compared with nearby places

Under 83
83 to 130
130 to 160
160 to 180
180 and over
No data

Highest daily Air Quality Index (US EPA), 2012, index. Rutherford 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 Tennessee by highest daily Air Quality Index (US EPA) 42 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), Rutherford County, 1988 to 2012) [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), Rutherford County, 1988 to 2012. 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/rutherford-county-tennessee. 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), Rutherford County, 1988 to 2012. 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/rutherford-county-tennessee.

Harvard

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (2026) EPA AirData annual AQI by county: highest daily AQI, Highest daily Air Quality Index (US EPA), Rutherford County, 1988 to 2012 [Dataset]. Available at: https://aqs.epa.gov/aqsweb/airdata/download_files.html#Annual, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/en/highest-daily-air-quality-index/rutherford-county-tennessee (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX

@misc{environmental_highest_daily_air_quality_2012,
  author = {{U.S. Environmental Protection Agency}},
  title = {{EPA AirData annual AQI by county: highest daily AQI: Highest daily Air Quality Index (US EPA), Rutherford County, 1988 to 2012}},
  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/rutherford-county-tennessee. 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 Rutherford County?

Highest daily Air Quality Index (US EPA) in Rutherford County was 105 in 2012, according to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. That is up 5 from 2011.

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 Rutherford County?

215 in 1988, the highest value since 1988 in this series.

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