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

Monroe County had the highest share of days with good air quality (US EPA AQI) of 21 counties in 2014, at 94.5%. St. Louis city had the lowest, at 30.4%. The median was 64.2%. Source: EPA.

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Highest94.5Monroe County
Lowest30.4St. Louis city
Median64.221 counties

Map of counties, 2014

Andrew County: 85.8 %Boone County: 88.8 %Buchanan County: 43.3 %Callaway County: 90.1 %Cass County: 43.1 %Cedar County: 62.9 %Clay County: 55.9 %Clinton County: 83.9 %Greene County: 57 %Jackson County: 52.1 %Jasper County: 78.6 %Jefferson County: 47.4 %Lincoln County: 83.6 %Monroe County: 94.5 %Perry County: 82.2 %St. Charles County: 77.6 %Ste. Genevieve County: 63 %St. Louis County: 51.2 %Stoddard County: 64.2 %Taney County: 87.1 %St. Louis city: 30.4 %
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  • 86 and over
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%, 2014. 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, 2014

Monroe County: 94.5 %Monroe County94.5Callaway County: 90.1 %Callaway County90.1Boone County: 88.8 %Boone County88.8Taney County: 87.1 %Taney County87.1Andrew County: 85.8 %Andrew County85.8Clinton County: 83.9 %Clinton County83.9Lincoln County: 83.6 %Lincoln County83.6Perry County: 82.2 %Perry County82.2Jasper County: 78.6 %Jasper County78.6St. Charles County: 77.6 %St. Charles County77.6Stoddard County: 64.2 %Stoddard County64.2Ste. Genevieve County: 63 %Ste. Genevieve County63Cedar County: 62.9 %Cedar County62.9Greene County: 57 %Greene County57Clay County: 55.9 %Clay County55.9Jackson County: 52.1 %Jackson County52.1St. Louis County: 51.2 %St. Louis County51.2Jefferson County: 47.4 %Jefferson County47.4Buchanan County: 43.3 %Buchanan County43.3Cass County: 43.1 %Cass County43.1St. Louis city: 30.4 %St. Louis city30.4Monroe County: 94.5 %Monroe County94.5Callaway County: 90.1 %Callaway County90.1Boone County: 88.8 %Boone County88.8Taney County: 87.1 %Taney County87.1Andrew County: 85.8 %Andrew County85.8Clinton County: 83.9 %Clinton County83.9Lincoln County: 83.6 %Lincoln County83.6Perry County: 82.2 %Perry County82.2Jasper County: 78.6 %Jasper County78.6St. Charles County: 77.6 %St. Charles County77.6Stoddard County: 64.2 %Stoddard County64.2Ste. Genevieve County: 63 %Ste. Genevieve County63Cedar County: 62.9 %Cedar County62.9Greene County: 57 %Greene County57Clay County: 55.9 %Clay County55.9Jackson County: 52.1 %Jackson County52.1St. Louis County: 51.2 %St. Louis County51.2Jefferson County: 47.4 %Jefferson County47.4Buchanan County: 43.3 %Buchanan County43.3Cass County: 43.1 %Cass County43.1St. Louis city: 30.4 %St. Louis city30.4
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from EPA. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2014 (%)Change on 2013
1Monroe County94.5+2.5 pts
2Callaway County90.1+2.2 pts
3Boone County88.8+5.6 pts
4Taney County87.1+5.7 pts
5Andrew County85.8+3.6 pts
6Clinton County83.9+6.8 pts
7Lincoln County83.6+7.9 pts
8Perry County82.2-1 pts
9Jasper County78.6-5.1 pts
10St. Charles County77.6+6.6 pts
11Stoddard County64.2+4.4 pts
12Ste. Genevieve County63-3.9 pts
13Cedar County62.9+4.5 pts
14Greene County57-3.6 pts
15Clay County55.9+1.8 pts
16Jackson County52.1+6.1 pts
17St. Louis County51.2+14.2 pts
18Jefferson County47.4-0.8 pts
19Buchanan County43.3+4.3 pts
20Cass County43.1-12.6 pts
21St. Louis city30.4+0.8 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 2014 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 Missouri by share of days with good air quality (US EPA AQI), 2014) [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 Missouri by share of days with good air quality (US EPA AQI), 2014. 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/missouri-counties?period=2014. 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 Missouri by share of days with good air quality (US EPA AQI), 2014. 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/missouri-counties?period=2014.

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 Missouri by share of days with good air quality (US EPA AQI), 2014 [Dataset]. Available at: https://aqs.epa.gov/aqsweb/airdata/download_files.html#Annual, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/good-air-quality-days-share/missouri-counties?period=2014 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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

Monroe County, with 94.5% in 2014, according to EPA.

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

St. Louis city, with 30.4% in 2014.

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 2014 and are not ranked.

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