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Median Air Quality Index (US EPA) in Santa Barbara County

Median Air Quality Index (US EPA) in Santa Barbara County was 52 in 2025, according to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. That is up 3 from 2024.

2025, index52
Change on 2024+3
Series high761989
Series low442021

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

405060708019801987199420012008201520251980: 61 index1981: 58 index1982: 57 index1983: 50 index1984: 57 index1985: 57 index1986: 71 index1987: 64 index1988: 75 index1989: 76 index1990: 68 index1991: 71 index1992: 64 index1993: 54 index1994: 64 index1995: 54 index1996: 54 index1997: 51 index1998: 49 index1999: 51 index2000: 48 index2001: 49 index2002: 50 index2003: 49 index2004: 49 index2005: 47 index2006: 49 index2007: 49 index2008: 47 index2009: 45 index2010: 47 index2011: 55 index2012: 52 index2013: 52 index2014: 52 index2015: 51 index2016: 50 index2017: 51 index2018: 51 index2019: 45 index2020: 48 index2021: 44 index2022: 48 index2023: 45 index2024: 49 index2025: 52 index405060708019801996201220251980: 61 index1981: 58 index1982: 57 index1983: 50 index1984: 57 index1985: 57 index1986: 71 index1987: 64 index1988: 75 index1989: 76 index1990: 68 index1991: 71 index1992: 64 index1993: 54 index1994: 64 index1995: 54 index1996: 54 index1997: 51 index1998: 49 index1999: 51 index2000: 48 index2001: 49 index2002: 50 index2003: 49 index2004: 49 index2005: 47 index2006: 49 index2007: 49 index2008: 47 index2009: 45 index2010: 47 index2011: 55 index2012: 52 index2013: 52 index2014: 52 index2015: 51 index2016: 50 index2017: 51 index2018: 51 index2019: 45 index2020: 48 index2021: 44 index2022: 48 index2023: 45 index2024: 49 index2025: 52 index
index. Source: EPA, EPA AirData annual AQI by county: median daily AQI. Retrieved 2026-10-12, published 2026-07-13.
All 46 values
Periodindex
202552
202449
202345
202248
202144
202048
201945
201851
201751
201650
201551
201452
201352
201252
201155
201047
200945
200847
200749
200649
200547
200449
200349
200250
200149
200048
199951
199849
199751
199654
199554
199464
199354
199264
199171
199068
198976
198875
198764
198671
198557
198457
198350
198257
198158
198061

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  • Under 36
  • 36 to 39
  • 39 to 45
  • 45 to 50
  • 50 to 58
  • 58 and over
  • No data
Median Air Quality Index (US EPA), 2025, index. Santa Barbara 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.

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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), Santa Barbara 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), Santa Barbara 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/santa-barbara-county-california. 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), Santa Barbara 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/santa-barbara-county-california.

Harvard

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (2026) EPA AirData annual AQI by county: median daily AQI, Median Air Quality Index (US EPA), Santa Barbara 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/santa-barbara-county-california (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), Santa Barbara 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/santa-barbara-county-california. 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 Santa Barbara County?

Median Air Quality Index (US EPA) in Santa Barbara County was 52 in 2025, according to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. That is up 3 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 Santa Barbara County?

76 in 1989, the highest value since 1980 in this series.

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