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

Coahoma County had the highest share of days with good air quality (US EPA AQI) of 20 counties in 1999, at 100%. Forrest County had the lowest, at 10.2%. The median was 40.4%. Source: EPA.

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Highest100Coahoma County
Lowest10.2Forrest County
Median40.420 counties

Map of counties, 1999

Adams County: 39.1 %Bolivar County: 30.9 %Coahoma County: 100 %DeSoto County: 54.5 %Forrest County: 10.2 %Hancock County: 54.6 %Harrison County: 37.8 %Hinds County: 57.3 %Jackson County: 41.7 %Jones County: 15.9 %Lauderdale County: 37.2 %Lee County: 33.7 %Lowndes County: 12.4 %Madison County: 55.1 %Panola County: 94 %Rankin County: 13.1 %Scott County: 19 %Warren County: 45.4 %Washington County: 100 %Yalobusha County: 60.9 %
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%, 1999. 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, 1999

Coahoma County: 100 %Coahoma County100Washington County: 100 %Washington County100Panola County: 94 %Panola County94Yalobusha County: 60.9 %Yalobusha County60.9Hinds County: 57.3 %Hinds County57.3Madison County: 55.1 %Madison County55.1Hancock County: 54.6 %Hancock County54.6DeSoto County: 54.5 %DeSoto County54.5Warren County: 45.4 %Warren County45.4Jackson County: 41.7 %Jackson County41.7Adams County: 39.1 %Adams County39.1Harrison County: 37.8 %Harrison County37.8Lauderdale County: 37.2 %Lauderdale County37.2Lee County: 33.7 %Lee County33.7Bolivar County: 30.9 %Bolivar County30.9Scott County: 19 %Scott County19Jones County: 15.9 %Jones County15.9Rankin County: 13.1 %Rankin County13.1Lowndes County: 12.4 %Lowndes County12.4Forrest County: 10.2 %Forrest County10.2Coahoma County: 100 %Coahoma County100Washington County: 100 %Washington County100Panola County: 94 %Panola County94Yalobusha County: 60.9 %Yalobusha County60.9Hinds County: 57.3 %Hinds County57.3Madison County: 55.1 %Madison County55.1Hancock County: 54.6 %Hancock County54.6DeSoto County: 54.5 %DeSoto County54.5Warren County: 45.4 %Warren County45.4Jackson County: 41.7 %Jackson County41.7Adams County: 39.1 %Adams County39.1Harrison County: 37.8 %Harrison County37.8Lauderdale County: 37.2 %Lauderdale County37.2Lee County: 33.7 %Lee County33.7Bolivar County: 30.9 %Bolivar County30.9Scott County: 19 %Scott County19Jones County: 15.9 %Jones County15.9Rankin County: 13.1 %Rankin County13.1Lowndes County: 12.4 %Lowndes County12.4Forrest County: 10.2 %Forrest County10.2
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from EPA. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties1999 (%)Change on 1998
1Coahoma County1000 pts
1Washington County100+3.8 pts
3Panola County94+39.6 pts
4Yalobusha County60.9-6.2 pts
5Hinds County57.3-18.6 pts
6Madison County55.1+0.3 pts
7Hancock County54.6-11.1 pts
8DeSoto County54.5-0.6 pts
9Warren County45.4-24.1 pts
10Jackson County41.7-17.6 pts
11Adams County39.1-15.3 pts
12Harrison County37.8n/a
13Lauderdale County37.2-27.4 pts
14Lee County33.7-18.8 pts
15Bolivar County30.9n/a
16Scott County19n/a
17Jones County15.9-84.1 pts
18Rankin County13.1n/a
19Lowndes County12.4n/a
20Forrest County10.2n/a

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. 9 counties with data in other periods have no value for 1999 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 Mississippi by share of days with good air quality (US EPA AQI), 1999) [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 Mississippi by share of days with good air quality (US EPA AQI), 1999. 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/mississippi-counties?period=1999. 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 Mississippi by share of days with good air quality (US EPA AQI), 1999. 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/mississippi-counties?period=1999.

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 Mississippi by share of days with good air quality (US EPA AQI), 1999 [Dataset]. Available at: https://aqs.epa.gov/aqsweb/airdata/download_files.html#Annual, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/good-air-quality-days-share/mississippi-counties?period=1999 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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

Coahoma County, with 100% in 1999, according to EPA.

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

Forrest County, with 10.2% in 1999.

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. 9 counties have no value for 1999 and are not ranked.

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