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

Daviess County had the highest share of days with good air quality (US EPA AQI) of 43 counties in 2001, at 100%. Lake County had the lowest, at 10.4%. The median was 54.1%. Source: EPA.

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Highest100Daviess County
Lowest10.4Lake County
Median54.143 counties

Map of counties, 2001

Allen County: 62.2 %Bartholomew County: 95 %Boone County: 54.6 %Carroll County: 63.1 %Clark County: 40.3 %Daviess County: 100 %DeKalb County: 97.5 %Delaware County: 42.6 %Dubois County: 31.6 %Elkhart County: 57.9 %Floyd County: 51.2 %Gibson County: 90.7 %Greene County: 46.6 %Hamilton County: 54.1 %Hancock County: 54.1 %Hendricks County: 54.1 %Henry County: 33 %Howard County: 32.4 %Huntington County: 61.2 %Jackson County: 56.8 %Jasper County: 100 %Johnson County: 53.1 %Knox County: 61.7 %Lake County: 10.4 %LaPorte County: 45 %Madison County: 37.6 %Marion County: 13.4 %Morgan County: 50.8 %Perry County: 51.6 %Porter County: 59.6 %Posey County: 55.9 %Putnam County: 98.3 %St. Joseph County: 61.6 %Shelby County: 44.8 %Spencer County: 84.1 %Tippecanoe County: 25.9 %Vanderburgh County: 60.8 %Vigo County: 39.3 %Wabash County: 79.3 %Warrick County: 51.4 %Washington County: 42.4 %Wayne County: 100 %Whitley County: 100 %
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%, 2001. 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, 2001

Daviess County: 100 %Daviess County100Jasper County: 100 %Jasper County100Wayne County: 100 %Wayne County100Whitley County: 100 %Whitley County100Putnam County: 98.3 %Putnam County98.3DeKalb County: 97.5 %DeKalb County97.5Bartholomew County: 95 %Bartholomew County95Gibson County: 90.7 %Gibson County90.7Spencer County: 84.1 %Spencer County84.1Wabash County: 79.3 %Wabash County79.3Carroll County: 63.1 %Carroll County63.1Allen County: 62.2 %Allen County62.2Knox County: 61.7 %Knox County61.7St. Joseph County: 61.6 %St. Joseph County61.6Huntington County: 61.2 %Huntington County61.2Vanderburgh County: 60.8 %Vanderburgh County60.8Porter County: 59.6 %Porter County59.6Elkhart County: 57.9 %Elkhart County57.9Jackson County: 56.8 %Jackson County56.8Posey County: 55.9 %Posey County55.9Boone County: 54.6 %Boone County54.6Hamilton County: 54.1 %Hamilton County54.1Hancock County: 54.1 %Hancock County54.1Hendricks County: 54.1 %Hendricks County54.1Johnson County: 53.1 %Johnson County53.1Perry County: 51.6 %Perry County51.6Warrick County: 51.4 %Warrick County51.4Floyd County: 51.2 %Floyd County51.2Morgan County: 50.8 %Morgan County50.8Greene County: 46.6 %Greene County46.6LaPorte County: 45 %LaPorte County45Shelby County: 44.8 %Shelby County44.8Delaware County: 42.6 %Delaware County42.6Washington County: 42.4 %Washington County42.4Clark County: 40.3 %Clark County40.3Vigo County: 39.3 %Vigo County39.3Madison County: 37.6 %Madison County37.6Henry County: 33 %Henry County33Howard County: 32.4 %Howard County32.4Dubois County: 31.6 %Dubois County31.6Tippecanoe County: 25.9 %Tippecanoe County25.9Marion County: 13.4 %Marion County13.4Lake County: 10.4 %Lake County10.4Daviess County: 100 %Daviess County100Jasper County: 100 %Jasper County100Wayne County: 100 %Wayne County100Whitley County: 100 %Whitley County100Putnam County: 98.3 %Putnam County98.3DeKalb County: 97.5 %DeKalb County97.5Bartholomew County: 95 %Bartholomew County95Gibson County: 90.7 %Gibson County90.7Spencer County: 84.1 %Spencer County84.1Wabash County: 79.3 %Wabash County79.3Carroll County: 63.1 %Carroll County63.1Allen County: 62.2 %Allen County62.2Knox County: 61.7 %Knox County61.7St. Joseph County: 61.6 %St. Joseph County61.6Huntington County: 61.2 %Huntington County61.2Vanderburgh County: 60.8 %Vanderburgh County60.8Porter County: 59.6 %Porter County59.6Elkhart County: 57.9 %Elkhart County57.9Jackson County: 56.8 %Jackson County56.8Posey County: 55.9 %Posey County55.9Boone County: 54.6 %Boone County54.6Hamilton County: 54.1 %Hamilton County54.1Hancock County: 54.1 %Hancock County54.1Hendricks County: 54.1 %Hendricks County54.1Johnson County: 53.1 %Johnson County53.1Perry County: 51.6 %Perry County51.6Warrick County: 51.4 %Warrick County51.4Floyd County: 51.2 %Floyd County51.2Morgan County: 50.8 %Morgan County50.8Greene County: 46.6 %Greene County46.6LaPorte County: 45 %LaPorte County45Shelby County: 44.8 %Shelby County44.8Delaware County: 42.6 %Delaware County42.6Washington County: 42.4 %Washington County42.4Clark County: 40.3 %Clark County40.3Vigo County: 39.3 %Vigo County39.3Madison County: 37.6 %Madison County37.6Henry County: 33 %Henry County33Howard County: 32.4 %Howard County32.4Dubois County: 31.6 %Dubois County31.6Tippecanoe County: 25.9 %Tippecanoe County25.9Marion County: 13.4 %Marion County13.4Lake County: 10.4 %Lake County10.4
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from EPA. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2001 (%)Change on 2000
1Daviess County100+3.6 pts
1Jasper County1000 pts
1Wayne County1000 pts
1Whitley County100n/a
5Putnam County98.3+3.2 pts
6DeKalb County97.5+2.6 pts
7Bartholomew County95+0.3 pts
8Gibson County90.7-3.3 pts
9Spencer County84.1-3.2 pts
10Wabash County79.3+2.5 pts
11Carroll County63.1n/a
12Allen County62.2+1.8 pts
13Knox County61.7-5.9 pts
14St. Joseph County61.60 pts
15Huntington County61.2+0.6 pts
16Vanderburgh County60.8+5.3 pts
17Porter County59.6-1.1 pts
18Elkhart County57.9-1.4 pts
19Jackson County56.8-9.1 pts
20Posey County55.9+10 pts
21Boone County54.6-7.1 pts
22Hamilton County54.1-8.2 pts
22Hancock County54.1-13.1 pts
22Hendricks County54.1+12.6 pts
25Johnson County53.1-3.2 pts
26Perry County51.6-5.9 pts
27Warrick County51.4-9.8 pts
28Floyd County51.2+1 pts
29Morgan County50.8-7.2 pts
30Greene County46.6-11.4 pts
31LaPorte County45-6.5 pts
32Shelby County44.8-10.1 pts
33Delaware County42.6+24.9 pts
34Washington County42.4n/a
35Clark County40.3-1 pts
36Vigo County39.3-7.2 pts
37Madison County37.6-7.4 pts
38Henry County33+17.6 pts
39Howard County32.4+11.9 pts
40Dubois County31.6+18.8 pts
41Tippecanoe County25.9+1.3 pts
42Marion County13.4+0.8 pts
43Lake County10.4-0.3 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 2001 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), 2001) [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), 2001. 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=2001. 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), 2001. 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=2001.

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), 2001 [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=2001 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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

Daviess County, with 100% in 2001, according to EPA.

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

Lake County, with 10.4% in 2001.

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. 10 counties have no value for 2001 and are not ranked.

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