Median Air Quality Index (US EPA) in Norfolk city

Median Air Quality Index (US EPA) in Norfolk city was 33 in 2025, according to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. That is up 1 from 2024.

2025, index33
Change on 2024+1
Series high562005
Series low151985

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Median Air Quality Index (US EPA) in Norfolk city, 1980 to 2025

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index. Source: EPA, EPA AirData annual AQI by county: median daily AQI. Retrieved 2026-10-12, published 2026-07-13.
All 46 values
Periodindex
202533
202432
202318
202218
202118
202018
201920
201818
201719
201619
201521
201422
201321
201223
201125
201052
200927
200826
200727
200651
200556
200434
200333
200237
200137
200034
199934
199836
199735
199633
199533
199435
199338
199236
199137
199034
198934
198816
198717
198616
198515
198417
198318
198219
198120
198019

Norfolk city compared with nearby places

Albemarle County: 38 indexArlington County: 37 indexCaroline County: 35 indexCarroll County: 7 indexCharles City County: 35 indexChesterfield County: 39 indexFairfax County: 42 indexFauquier County: 34 indexFrederick County: 39 indexGiles County: 37 indexHanover County: 36 indexHenrico County: 40 indexLoudoun County: 40 indexMadison County: 40 indexPrince Edward County: 33 indexPrince William County: 35 indexRoanoke County: 37 indexRockbridge County: 36 indexRockingham County: 39 indexStafford County: 35 indexWythe County: 39 indexBristol city: 34 indexHampton city: 38 indexHopewell city: 6 indexLynchburg city: 30 indexNorfolk city: 33 indexRichmond city: 36 indexSalem city: 31 indexSuffolk city: 38 indexVirginia Beach city: 34 index
  • Under 33
  • 33 to 35
  • 35 to 36
  • 36 to 38
  • 38 to 39
  • 39 and over
  • No data
Median Air Quality Index (US EPA), 2025, index. Norfolk city 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

Median of the daily Air Quality Index (AQI) values of a US county over the days of the year with an AQI, from the EPA AirData annual summaries.

More on how it is measured
  • The daily county AQI is the highest AQI among the monitors and pollutants reported that day (ozone, PM2.5, PM10, carbon monoxide and nitrogen dioxide).
  • Lower is cleaner: 0 to 50 is good, 51 to 100 moderate and above 100 unhealthy for sensitive groups.

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: median 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: median daily AQI (Median Air Quality Index (US EPA), Norfolk city, 1980 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: median daily AQI, Median Air Quality Index (US EPA), Norfolk city, 1980 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/median-air-quality-index/norfolk-city-virginia. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

Chicago (author-date)

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. 2026. EPA AirData annual AQI by county: median daily AQI. Median Air Quality Index (US EPA), Norfolk city, 1980 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/median-air-quality-index/norfolk-city-virginia.

Harvard

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (2026) EPA AirData annual AQI by county: median daily AQI, Median Air Quality Index (US EPA), Norfolk city, 1980 to 2025 [Dataset]. Available at: https://aqs.epa.gov/aqsweb/airdata/download_files.html#Annual, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/en/median-air-quality-index/norfolk-city-virginia (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX
@misc{environmental_median_air_quality_index_2025,
  author = {{U.S. Environmental Protection Agency}},
  title = {{EPA AirData annual AQI by county: median daily AQI: Median Air Quality Index (US EPA), Norfolk city, 1980 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/median-air-quality-index/norfolk-city-virginia. Publisher attribution: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Air Quality System, AirData. EPA AirData annual AQI by county: median daily AQI. https://aqs.epa.gov/aqsweb/airdata/download\_files.html\#Annual. Retrieved 2026-10-12.},
}
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What is the median Air Quality Index (US EPA) in Norfolk city?

Median Air Quality Index (US EPA) in Norfolk city was 33 in 2025, according to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. That is up 1 from 2024.

Where does this figure come from?

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. EPA AirData annual AQI by county: median daily AQI. Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-12.

What was the highest median Air Quality Index (US EPA) in Norfolk city?

56 in 2005, the highest value since 1980 in this series.

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