Counties in Indiana by share of days with good air quality (US EPA AQI)

Jasper County had the highest share of days with good air quality (US EPA AQI) of 40 counties in 2000, at 100%. Lake County had the lowest, at 10.7%. The median was 58.7%. Source: EPA.

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Highest100Jasper County
Lowest10.7Lake County
Median58.740 counties

Map of counties, 2000

Allen County: 60.4 %Bartholomew County: 94.7 %Boone County: 61.7 %Clark County: 41.3 %Daviess County: 96.4 %DeKalb County: 94.9 %Delaware County: 17.7 %Dubois County: 12.8 %Elkhart County: 59.3 %Floyd County: 50.2 %Gibson County: 94 %Greene County: 58 %Hamilton County: 62.3 %Hancock County: 67.2 %Hendricks County: 41.5 %Henry County: 15.4 %Howard County: 20.5 %Huntington County: 60.6 %Jackson County: 65.9 %Jasper County: 100 %Johnson County: 56.3 %Knox County: 67.6 %Lake County: 10.7 %LaPorte County: 51.5 %Madison County: 45 %Marion County: 12.6 %Morgan County: 58 %Perry County: 57.5 %Porter County: 60.7 %Posey County: 45.9 %Putnam County: 95.1 %St. Joseph County: 61.6 %Shelby County: 54.9 %Spencer County: 87.3 %Tippecanoe County: 24.6 %Vanderburgh County: 55.5 %Vigo County: 46.5 %Wabash County: 76.8 %Warrick County: 61.2 %Wayne County: 100 %
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%, 2000. 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, 2000

Jasper County: 100 %Jasper County100Wayne County: 100 %Wayne County100Daviess County: 96.4 %Daviess County96.4Putnam County: 95.1 %Putnam County95.1DeKalb County: 94.9 %DeKalb County94.9Bartholomew County: 94.7 %Bartholomew County94.7Gibson County: 94 %Gibson County94Spencer County: 87.3 %Spencer County87.3Wabash County: 76.8 %Wabash County76.8Knox County: 67.6 %Knox County67.6Hancock County: 67.2 %Hancock County67.2Jackson County: 65.9 %Jackson County65.9Hamilton County: 62.3 %Hamilton County62.3Boone County: 61.7 %Boone County61.7St. Joseph County: 61.6 %St. Joseph County61.6Warrick County: 61.2 %Warrick County61.2Porter County: 60.7 %Porter County60.7Huntington County: 60.6 %Huntington County60.6Allen County: 60.4 %Allen County60.4Elkhart County: 59.3 %Elkhart County59.3Greene County: 58 %Greene County58Morgan County: 58 %Morgan County58Perry County: 57.5 %Perry County57.5Johnson County: 56.3 %Johnson County56.3Vanderburgh County: 55.5 %Vanderburgh County55.5Shelby County: 54.9 %Shelby County54.9LaPorte County: 51.5 %LaPorte County51.5Floyd County: 50.2 %Floyd County50.2Vigo County: 46.5 %Vigo County46.5Posey County: 45.9 %Posey County45.9Madison County: 45 %Madison County45Hendricks County: 41.5 %Hendricks County41.5Clark County: 41.3 %Clark County41.3Tippecanoe County: 24.6 %Tippecanoe County24.6Howard County: 20.5 %Howard County20.5Delaware County: 17.7 %Delaware County17.7Henry County: 15.4 %Henry County15.4Dubois County: 12.8 %Dubois County12.8Marion County: 12.6 %Marion County12.6Lake County: 10.7 %Lake County10.7Jasper County: 100 %Jasper County100Wayne County: 100 %Wayne County100Daviess County: 96.4 %Daviess County96.4Putnam County: 95.1 %Putnam County95.1DeKalb County: 94.9 %DeKalb County94.9Bartholomew County: 94.7 %Bartholomew County94.7Gibson County: 94 %Gibson County94Spencer County: 87.3 %Spencer County87.3Wabash County: 76.8 %Wabash County76.8Knox County: 67.6 %Knox County67.6Hancock County: 67.2 %Hancock County67.2Jackson County: 65.9 %Jackson County65.9Hamilton County: 62.3 %Hamilton County62.3Boone County: 61.7 %Boone County61.7St. Joseph County: 61.6 %St. Joseph County61.6Warrick County: 61.2 %Warrick County61.2Porter County: 60.7 %Porter County60.7Huntington County: 60.6 %Huntington County60.6Allen County: 60.4 %Allen County60.4Elkhart County: 59.3 %Elkhart County59.3Greene County: 58 %Greene County58Morgan County: 58 %Morgan County58Perry County: 57.5 %Perry County57.5Johnson County: 56.3 %Johnson County56.3Vanderburgh County: 55.5 %Vanderburgh County55.5Shelby County: 54.9 %Shelby County54.9LaPorte County: 51.5 %LaPorte County51.5Floyd County: 50.2 %Floyd County50.2Vigo County: 46.5 %Vigo County46.5Posey County: 45.9 %Posey County45.9Madison County: 45 %Madison County45Hendricks County: 41.5 %Hendricks County41.5Clark County: 41.3 %Clark County41.3Tippecanoe County: 24.6 %Tippecanoe County24.6Howard County: 20.5 %Howard County20.5Delaware County: 17.7 %Delaware County17.7Henry County: 15.4 %Henry County15.4Dubois County: 12.8 %Dubois County12.8Marion County: 12.6 %Marion County12.6Lake County: 10.7 %Lake County10.7
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from EPA. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2000 (%)Change on 1999
1Jasper County100+2.2 pts
1Wayne County100n/a
3Daviess County96.4n/a
4Putnam County95.1n/a
5DeKalb County94.9+3.2 pts
6Bartholomew County94.7n/a
7Gibson County94+11 pts
8Spencer County87.3-11.5 pts
9Wabash County76.8+7.3 pts
10Knox County67.6-3.5 pts
11Hancock County67.2+23.8 pts
12Jackson County65.9n/a
13Hamilton County62.3+20.3 pts
14Boone County61.7n/a
15St. Joseph County61.6+2.9 pts
16Warrick County61.2+19.7 pts
17Porter County60.7-2 pts
18Huntington County60.6n/a
19Allen County60.4-2.6 pts
20Elkhart County59.3-1.1 pts
21Greene County58n/a
21Morgan County58+13.7 pts
23Perry County57.5+1.9 pts
24Johnson County56.3+12.7 pts
25Vanderburgh County55.5-4.8 pts
26Shelby County54.9n/a
27LaPorte County51.5-9.6 pts
28Floyd County50.2+11 pts
29Vigo County46.5-3.3 pts
30Posey County45.9+1.1 pts
31Madison County45+6.1 pts
32Hendricks County41.5-1.7 pts
33Clark County41.3+3.9 pts
34Tippecanoe County24.6-4.2 pts
35Howard County20.5-16.3 pts
36Delaware County17.7-24 pts
37Henry County15.4n/a
38Dubois County12.8-85.5 pts
39Marion County12.6-3.8 pts
40Lake County10.7+0.6 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. 13 counties with data in other periods have no value for 2000 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 Indiana by share of days with good air quality (US EPA AQI), 2000) [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 Indiana by share of days with good air quality (US EPA AQI), 2000. 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/indiana-counties?period=2000. 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 Indiana by share of days with good air quality (US EPA AQI), 2000. 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/indiana-counties?period=2000.

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 Indiana by share of days with good air quality (US EPA AQI), 2000 [Dataset]. Available at: https://aqs.epa.gov/aqsweb/airdata/download_files.html#Annual, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/good-air-quality-days-share/indiana-counties?period=2000 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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

Jasper County, with 100% in 2000, according to EPA.

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

Lake County, with 10.7% in 2000.

Where does this ranking come from?

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. 13 counties have no value for 2000 and are not ranked.

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