Median Air Quality Index (US EPA) in Ocean County

Median Air Quality Index (US EPA) in Ocean County was 39 in 2025, according to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. That is down 2 from 2024.

2025, index39

Change on 2024-2

Series high502001

Series low241990

Next release: Tuesday, 13 July 2027, estimated by Invokely from past publication dates (low confidence), not announced by the publisher. Release calendar

Median Air Quality Index (US EPA) in Ocean County, 1980 to 2025

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

All 46 values

Period	index
2025	39
2024	41
2023	42
2022	40
2021	42
2020	38
2019	40
2018	39
2017	40
2016	40
2015	43
2014	42
2013	44
2012	43
2011	46
2010	46
2009	44
2008	47
2007	50
2006	45
2005	48
2004	45
2003	47
2002	48
2001	50
2000	46
1999	46
1998	38
1997	39
1996	37
1995	37
1994	40
1993	39
1992	33
1991	24
1990	24
1989	25
1988	25
1987	31
1986	39
1985	41
1984	38
1983	41
1982	30
1981	32
1980	41

Rankings

Counties in New Jersey by median Air Quality Index (US EPA) 20 places

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. 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.

How to cite

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), Ocean County, 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), Ocean County, 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/ocean-county-new-jersey. 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), Ocean County, 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/ocean-county-new-jersey.

Harvard

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (2026) EPA AirData annual AQI by county: median daily AQI, Median Air Quality Index (US EPA), Ocean County, 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/ocean-county-new-jersey (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), Ocean County, 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/ocean-county-new-jersey. 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.},
}

RIS

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What is the median Air Quality Index (US EPA) in Ocean County?

Median Air Quality Index (US EPA) in Ocean County was 39 in 2025, according to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. That is down 2 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 Ocean County?

50 in 2001, the highest value since 1980 in this series.

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