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

Athens County had the highest share of days with good air quality (US EPA AQI) of 48 counties in 1997, at 100%. Clark County had the lowest, at 51.9%. The median was 72%. Source: EPA.

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Highest100Athens County
Lowest51.9Clark County
Median7248 counties

Map of counties, 1997

Allen County: 70.6 %Ashtabula County: 70.9 %Athens County: 100 %Belmont County: 95.9 %Butler County: 71.2 %Clark County: 51.9 %Clermont County: 60.3 %Clinton County: 56.9 %Columbiana County: 94.8 %Crawford County: 78 %Cuyahoga County: 56.2 %Delaware County: 62.1 %Fayette County: 72 %Franklin County: 79.2 %Geauga County: 62.9 %Greene County: 59.4 %Hamilton County: 57.5 %Hancock County: 100 %Jefferson County: 79.1 %Knox County: 70.4 %Lake County: 81.4 %Lawrence County: 68.6 %Licking County: 63.2 %Logan County: 65.7 %Lorain County: 80 %Lucas County: 80.8 %Madison County: 56.1 %Mahoning County: 77.8 %Medina County: 65.1 %Miami County: 65.2 %Monroe County: 95.6 %Montgomery County: 79.7 %Noble County: 71.9 %Ottawa County: 100 %Portage County: 64.2 %Preble County: 63.8 %Richland County: 97.7 %Sandusky County: 74.2 %Scioto County: 98 %Seneca County: 97 %Stark County: 77.5 %Summit County: 81.6 %Trumbull County: 68.2 %Union County: 91.4 %Warren County: 62.7 %Washington County: 79.1 %Wood County: 70.1 %Wyandot County: 94.9 %
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%, 1997. 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, 1997

Athens County: 100 %Athens County100Hancock County: 100 %Hancock County100Ottawa County: 100 %Ottawa County100Scioto County: 98 %Scioto County98Richland County: 97.7 %Richland County97.7Seneca County: 97 %Seneca County97Belmont County: 95.9 %Belmont County95.9Monroe County: 95.6 %Monroe County95.6Wyandot County: 94.9 %Wyandot County94.9Columbiana County: 94.8 %Columbiana County94.8Union County: 91.4 %Union County91.4Summit County: 81.6 %Summit County81.6Lake County: 81.4 %Lake County81.4Lucas County: 80.8 %Lucas County80.8Lorain County: 80 %Lorain County80Montgomery County: 79.7 %Montgomery County79.7Franklin County: 79.2 %Franklin County79.2Jefferson County: 79.1 %Jefferson County79.1Washington County: 79.1 %Washington County79.1Crawford County: 78 %Crawford County78Mahoning County: 77.8 %Mahoning County77.8Stark County: 77.5 %Stark County77.5Sandusky County: 74.2 %Sandusky County74.2Fayette County: 72 %Fayette County72Noble County: 71.9 %Noble County71.9Butler County: 71.2 %Butler County71.2Ashtabula County: 70.9 %Ashtabula County70.9Allen County: 70.6 %Allen County70.6Knox County: 70.4 %Knox County70.4Wood County: 70.1 %Wood County70.1Lawrence County: 68.6 %Lawrence County68.6Trumbull County: 68.2 %Trumbull County68.2Logan County: 65.7 %Logan County65.7Miami County: 65.2 %Miami County65.2Medina County: 65.1 %Medina County65.1Portage County: 64.2 %Portage County64.2Preble County: 63.8 %Preble County63.8Licking County: 63.2 %Licking County63.2Geauga County: 62.9 %Geauga County62.9Warren County: 62.7 %Warren County62.7Delaware County: 62.1 %Delaware County62.1Clermont County: 60.3 %Clermont County60.3Greene County: 59.4 %Greene County59.4Hamilton County: 57.5 %Hamilton County57.5Clinton County: 56.9 %Clinton County56.9Cuyahoga County: 56.2 %Cuyahoga County56.2Madison County: 56.1 %Madison County56.1Clark County: 51.9 %Clark County51.9Athens County: 100 %Athens County100Hancock County: 100 %Hancock County100Ottawa County: 100 %Ottawa County100Scioto County: 98 %Scioto County98Richland County: 97.7 %Richland County97.7Seneca County: 97 %Seneca County97Belmont County: 95.9 %Belmont County95.9Monroe County: 95.6 %Monroe County95.6Wyandot County: 94.9 %Wyandot County94.9Columbiana County: 94.8 %Columbiana County94.8Union County: 91.4 %Union County91.4Summit County: 81.6 %Summit County81.6Lake County: 81.4 %Lake County81.4Lucas County: 80.8 %Lucas County80.8Lorain County: 80 %Lorain County80Montgomery County: 79.7 %Montgomery County79.7Franklin County: 79.2 %Franklin County79.2Jefferson County: 79.1 %Jefferson County79.1Washington County: 79.1 %Washington County79.1Crawford County: 78 %Crawford County78Mahoning County: 77.8 %Mahoning County77.8Stark County: 77.5 %Stark County77.5Sandusky County: 74.2 %Sandusky County74.2Fayette County: 72 %Fayette County72Noble County: 71.9 %Noble County71.9Butler County: 71.2 %Butler County71.2Ashtabula County: 70.9 %Ashtabula County70.9Allen County: 70.6 %Allen County70.6Knox County: 70.4 %Knox County70.4Wood County: 70.1 %Wood County70.1Lawrence County: 68.6 %Lawrence County68.6Trumbull County: 68.2 %Trumbull County68.2Logan County: 65.7 %Logan County65.7Miami County: 65.2 %Miami County65.2Medina County: 65.1 %Medina County65.1Portage County: 64.2 %Portage County64.2Preble County: 63.8 %Preble County63.8Licking County: 63.2 %Licking County63.2Geauga County: 62.9 %Geauga County62.9Warren County: 62.7 %Warren County62.7Delaware County: 62.1 %Delaware County62.1Clermont County: 60.3 %Clermont County60.3Greene County: 59.4 %Greene County59.4Hamilton County: 57.5 %Hamilton County57.5Clinton County: 56.9 %Clinton County56.9Cuyahoga County: 56.2 %Cuyahoga County56.2Madison County: 56.1 %Madison County56.1Clark County: 51.9 %Clark County51.9
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from EPA. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties1997 (%)Change on 1996
1Athens County1000 pts
1Hancock County1000 pts
1Ottawa County1000 pts
4Scioto County98-0.5 pts
5Richland County97.7+1.2 pts
6Seneca County97-0.2 pts
7Belmont County95.9+0.7 pts
8Monroe County95.6-1 pts
9Wyandot County94.90 pts
10Columbiana County94.8+5.3 pts
11Union County91.4n/a
12Summit County81.6+2.9 pts
13Lake County81.4+3.3 pts
14Lucas County80.8+3.5 pts
15Lorain County80+1.7 pts
16Montgomery County79.7+3.5 pts
17Franklin County79.2+3.8 pts
18Jefferson County79.1+4.2 pts
18Washington County79.1+11.5 pts
20Crawford County78-17.6 pts
21Mahoning County77.8+6.3 pts
22Stark County77.5+2.4 pts
23Sandusky County74.2-3.2 pts
24Fayette County72+7.9 pts
25Noble County71.9-13 pts
26Butler County71.2+0.4 pts
27Ashtabula County70.9-5.1 pts
28Allen County70.6+6.5 pts
29Knox County70.4+6.2 pts
30Wood County70.1n/a
31Lawrence County68.6-1.7 pts
32Trumbull County68.2+2.5 pts
33Logan County65.7+0.7 pts
34Miami County65.2+6.9 pts
35Medina County65.1+2.1 pts
36Portage County64.2+0.7 pts
37Preble County63.8+4.5 pts
38Licking County63.2+8.2 pts
39Geauga County62.9n/a
40Warren County62.7+2.9 pts
41Delaware County62.1n/a
42Clermont County60.3-0.4 pts
43Greene County59.4-40.6 pts
44Hamilton County57.5-1 pts
45Clinton County56.9-0.1 pts
46Cuyahoga County56.2-1.5 pts
47Madison County56.1+2.3 pts
48Clark County51.9-1.8 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. 10 counties with data in other periods have no value for 1997 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 Ohio by share of days with good air quality (US EPA AQI), 1997) [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 Ohio by share of days with good air quality (US EPA AQI), 1997. 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/ohio-counties?period=1997. 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 Ohio by share of days with good air quality (US EPA AQI), 1997. 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/ohio-counties?period=1997.

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 Ohio by share of days with good air quality (US EPA AQI), 1997 [Dataset]. Available at: https://aqs.epa.gov/aqsweb/airdata/download_files.html#Annual, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/good-air-quality-days-share/ohio-counties?period=1997 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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

Athens County, with 100% in 1997, according to EPA.

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

Clark County, with 51.9% in 1997.

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 1997 and are not ranked.

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