Counties in Colorado by share of days with good air quality (US EPA AQI), 2025

Jackson County had the highest share of days with good air quality (US EPA AQI) of 30 counties in 2025, at 98.9%. Weld County had the lowest, at 44.7%. The median was 70.8%. Source: EPA.

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Highest98.9Jackson County
Lowest44.7Weld County
Median70.830 counties

Map of counties, 2025

Adams County: 55.1 %Alamosa County: 91.5 %Arapahoe County: 58.1 %Archuleta County: 83 %Boulder County: 58.4 %Chaffee County: 66 %Clear Creek County: 67.9 %Delta County: 85.6 %Denver County: 50.4 %Douglas County: 67.7 %El Paso County: 68.2 %Fremont County: 93.4 %Garfield County: 69 %Gilpin County: 75.8 %Grand County: 79.7 %Gunnison County: 72.5 %Jackson County: 98.9 %Jefferson County: 58.9 %La Plata County: 60.8 %Larimer County: 50.7 %Mesa County: 65.2 %Montezuma County: 75.1 %Park County: 63.1 %Pitkin County: 92.3 %Prowers County: 92.6 %Pueblo County: 73.4 %Routt County: 93.7 %San Juan County: 98.9 %San Miguel County: 83 %Weld County: 44.7 %
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%, 2025. Hatched areas have no value for this period. Source: Invokely calculation with data from EPA. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

All counties, 2025

Jackson County: 98.9 %Jackson County98.9San Juan County: 98.9 %San Juan County98.9Routt County: 93.7 %Routt County93.7Fremont County: 93.4 %Fremont County93.4Prowers County: 92.6 %Prowers County92.6Pitkin County: 92.3 %Pitkin County92.3Alamosa County: 91.5 %Alamosa County91.5Delta County: 85.6 %Delta County85.6Archuleta County: 83 %Archuleta County83San Miguel County: 83 %San Miguel County83Grand County: 79.7 %Grand County79.7Gilpin County: 75.8 %Gilpin County75.8Montezuma County: 75.1 %Montezuma County75.1Pueblo County: 73.4 %Pueblo County73.4Gunnison County: 72.5 %Gunnison County72.5Garfield County: 69 %Garfield County69El Paso County: 68.2 %El Paso County68.2Clear Creek County: 67.9 %Clear Creek County67.9Douglas County: 67.7 %Douglas County67.7Chaffee County: 66 %Chaffee County66Mesa County: 65.2 %Mesa County65.2Park County: 63.1 %Park County63.1La Plata County: 60.8 %La Plata County60.8Jefferson County: 58.9 %Jefferson County58.9Boulder County: 58.4 %Boulder County58.4Arapahoe County: 58.1 %Arapahoe County58.1Adams County: 55.1 %Adams County55.1Larimer County: 50.7 %Larimer County50.7Denver County: 50.4 %Denver County50.4Weld County: 44.7 %Weld County44.7Jackson County: 98.9 %Jackson County98.9San Juan County: 98.9 %San Juan County98.9Routt County: 93.7 %Routt County93.7Fremont County: 93.4 %Fremont County93.4Prowers County: 92.6 %Prowers County92.6Pitkin County: 92.3 %Pitkin County92.3Alamosa County: 91.5 %Alamosa County91.5Delta County: 85.6 %Delta County85.6Archuleta County: 83 %Archuleta County83San Miguel County: 83 %San Miguel County83Grand County: 79.7 %Grand County79.7Gilpin County: 75.8 %Gilpin County75.8Montezuma County: 75.1 %Montezuma County75.1Pueblo County: 73.4 %Pueblo County73.4Gunnison County: 72.5 %Gunnison County72.5Garfield County: 69 %Garfield County69El Paso County: 68.2 %El Paso County68.2Clear Creek County: 67.9 %Clear Creek County67.9Douglas County: 67.7 %Douglas County67.7Chaffee County: 66 %Chaffee County66Mesa County: 65.2 %Mesa County65.2Park County: 63.1 %Park County63.1La Plata County: 60.8 %La Plata County60.8Jefferson County: 58.9 %Jefferson County58.9Boulder County: 58.4 %Boulder County58.4Arapahoe County: 58.1 %Arapahoe County58.1Adams County: 55.1 %Adams County55.1Larimer County: 50.7 %Larimer County50.7Denver County: 50.4 %Denver County50.4Weld County: 44.7 %Weld County44.7
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from EPA. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2025 (%)Change on 2024
1Jackson County98.9+15.4 pts
1San Juan County98.9-0.3 pts
3Routt County93.7-6 pts
4Fremont County93.4-4.4 pts
5Prowers County92.6+4.9 pts
6Pitkin County92.3-3.4 pts
7Alamosa County91.5+2.5 pts
8Delta County85.6n/a
9Archuleta County83-12.4 pts
9San Miguel County83-3.1 pts
11Grand County79.7-2.9 pts
12Gilpin County75.8+9.7 pts
13Montezuma County75.1+3.5 pts
14Pueblo County73.4+5.4 pts
15Gunnison County72.5+6.1 pts
16Garfield County69+10 pts
17El Paso County68.2+13 pts
18Clear Creek County67.9+10.4 pts
19Douglas County67.7+10.4 pts
20Chaffee County66+20 pts
21Mesa County65.2+6.5 pts
22Park County63.1+9.8 pts
23La Plata County60.8-5.3 pts
24Jefferson County58.9+6.4 pts
25Boulder County58.4+0.5 pts
26Arapahoe County58.1+4.5 pts
27Adams County55.1+14.9 pts
28Larimer County50.7+8.1 pts
29Denver County50.4+15.2 pts
30Weld County44.7+4 pts

Other periods

About this ranking

Days with a daily Air Quality Index of 0 to 50 (good) as a percentage of the days of the year with an AQI in a US county. Calculated by Invokely from the day counts in the EPA AirData annual summaries; both counts are stored with each value.

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.

Every value in the ranking comes from the same publisher and the same period, so the counties are compared on one definition. 10 counties with data in other periods have no value for 2025 and are left out rather than filled from another source. Equal values share a rank.

How to cite

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Air Quality System, AirData. EPA AirData annual AQI by county: good days as a share of days with an AQI, calculated with stored counts. 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: good days as a share of days with an AQI, calculated with stored counts (Counties in Colorado by share of days with good air quality (US EPA AQI), 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: good days as a share of days with an AQI, calculated with stored counts, Counties in Colorado by share of days with good air quality (US EPA AQI), 2025. U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, 13 July 2026, https://aqs.epa.gov/aqsweb/airdata/download_files.html#Annual. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/good-air-quality-days-share/colorado-counties. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

Chicago (author-date)

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. 2026. EPA AirData annual AQI by county: good days as a share of days with an AQI, calculated with stored counts. Counties in Colorado by share of days with good air quality (US EPA AQI), 2025. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://aqs.epa.gov/aqsweb/airdata/download_files.html#Annual. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/good-air-quality-days-share/colorado-counties.

Harvard

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (2026) EPA AirData annual AQI by county: good days as a share of days with an AQI, calculated with stored counts, Counties in Colorado by share of days with good air quality (US EPA AQI), 2025 [Dataset]. Available at: https://aqs.epa.gov/aqsweb/airdata/download_files.html#Annual, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/good-air-quality-days-share/colorado-counties (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest share of days with good air quality (US EPA AQI)?

Jackson County, with 98.9% in 2025, according to EPA.

Which county has the lowest share of days with good air quality (US EPA AQI)?

Weld County, with 44.7% in 2025.

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Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, EPA AirData annual AQI by county: good days as a share of days with an AQI, calculated with stored counts. Retrieved 2026-10-12. 10 counties have no value for 2025 and are not ranked.

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