Counties in Pennsylvania by share of days with good air quality (US EPA AQI), 2025

Elk County had the highest share of days with good air quality (US EPA AQI) of 38 counties in 2025, at 95.3%. Allegheny County had the lowest, at 46%. The median was 74.3%. Source: EPA.

Highest95.3Elk County
Median74.338 counties

All counties, 2025

Elk County: 95.3 %Elk County95.3Somerset County: 94.5 %Somerset County94.5Franklin County: 91.5 %Franklin County91.5Susquehanna County: 88.4 %Susquehanna County88.4Monroe County: 88.3 %Monroe County88.3Wyoming County: 86.5 %Wyoming County86.5Bucks County: 86.2 %Bucks County86.2Tioga County: 82.1 %Tioga County82.1Bradford County: 81.6 %Bradford County81.6Fayette County: 78.9 %Fayette County78.9Warren County: 78.7 %Warren County78.7Westmoreland County: 78.2 %Westmoreland County78.2Greene County: 77.8 %Greene County77.8Lycoming County: 77.5 %Lycoming County77.5Blair County: 76.9 %Blair County76.9Erie County: 76.7 %Erie County76.7Indiana County: 74.8 %Indiana County74.8Cambria County: 74.5 %Cambria County74.5Adams County: 74.4 %Adams County74.4Centre County: 74.2 %Centre County74.2Lackawanna County: 74 %Lackawanna County74Montgomery County: 73.4 %Montgomery County73.4Mercer County: 72.6 %Mercer County72.6Northampton County: 72.1 %Northampton County72.1Lehigh County: 72 %Lehigh County72Cumberland County: 71.5 %Cumberland County71.5Chester County: 71.3 %Chester County71.3Armstrong County: 70.5 %Armstrong County70.5Berks County: 68.2 %Berks County68.2Washington County: 67.7 %Washington County67.7Delaware County: 65.2 %Delaware County65.2Lebanon County: 64.4 %Lebanon County64.4Dauphin County: 62.5 %Dauphin County62.5Lancaster County: 60.5 %Lancaster County60.5York County: 59.5 %York County59.5Beaver County: 55.6 %Beaver County55.6Philadelphia County: 50.4 %Philadelphia County50.4Allegheny County: 46 %Allegheny County46
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from EPA. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2025 (%)Change on 2024
1Elk County95.3-0.5 pts
2Somerset County94.5+4.3 pts
3Franklin County91.5-1.8 pts
4Susquehanna County88.4-1.3 pts
5Monroe County88.3-3.1 pts
6Wyoming County86.5-4.1 pts
7Bucks County86.2+3.9 pts
8Tioga County82.1-5.2 pts
9Bradford County81.6-0.5 pts
10Fayette County78.9+5.4 pts
11Warren County78.7n/a
12Westmoreland County78.2+1.6 pts
13Greene County77.8-7.4 pts
14Lycoming County77.5+0.7 pts
15Blair County76.9-4 pts
16Erie County76.7-3.9 pts
17Indiana County74.8-6.7 pts
18Cambria County74.5+0.8 pts
19Adams County74.4+11.3 pts
20Centre County74.2-4.2 pts
21Lackawanna County74+1.6 pts
22Montgomery County73.4+0.5 pts
23Mercer County72.6-2.3 pts
24Northampton County72.1-3.9 pts
25Lehigh County72-3.6 pts
26Cumberland County71.5-1.1 pts
27Chester County71.3-1.4 pts
28Armstrong County70.5-4.8 pts
29Berks County68.2-1.2 pts
30Washington County67.7+6.5 pts
31Delaware County65.2-3.1 pts
32Lebanon County64.4-1.7 pts
33Dauphin County62.5+6.2 pts
34Lancaster County60.5+8.9 pts
35York County59.5-6.1 pts
36Beaver County55.6-2.3 pts
37Philadelphia County50.4+3.1 pts
38Allegheny County46-1.8 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. 6 counties with data in other periods have no value for 2025 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 Pennsylvania by share of days with good air quality (US EPA AQI), 2025) [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 Pennsylvania by share of days with good air quality (US EPA AQI), 2025. 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/pennsylvania-counties. 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 Pennsylvania by share of days with good air quality (US EPA AQI), 2025. 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/pennsylvania-counties.

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 Pennsylvania by share of days with good air quality (US EPA AQI), 2025 [Dataset]. Available at: https://aqs.epa.gov/aqsweb/airdata/download_files.html#Annual, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/good-air-quality-days-share/pennsylvania-counties (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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

Elk County, with 95.3% in 2025, according to EPA.

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

Allegheny County, with 46% in 2025.

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. 6 counties have no value for 2025 and are not ranked.

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