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

Franklin County had the highest share of days with good air quality (US EPA AQI) of 39 counties in 2018, at 97.2%. Allegheny County had the lowest, at 25.2%. The median was 67.9%. Source: EPA.

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Highest97.2Franklin County
Median67.939 counties

Map of counties, 2018

Adams County: 66.6 %Allegheny County: 25.2 %Armstrong County: 68.1 %Beaver County: 46.3 %Berks County: 61.9 %Blair County: 68 %Bradford County: 76.7 %Bucks County: 86.5 %Cambria County: 63.4 %Centre County: 61.6 %Chester County: 61.3 %Clearfield County: 93.3 %Cumberland County: 51.2 %Dauphin County: 60.8 %Delaware County: 26 %Elk County: 92.6 %Erie County: 61.4 %Fayette County: 68 %Franklin County: 97.2 %Greene County: 80 %Indiana County: 90.7 %Lackawanna County: 67.9 %Lancaster County: 45.8 %Lawrence County: 91.9 %Lebanon County: 56.4 %Lehigh County: 60.5 %Luzerne County: 93.2 %Lycoming County: 94.8 %Mercer County: 65.8 %Monroe County: 87 %Montgomery County: 68.8 %Northampton County: 53.2 %Philadelphia County: 41.6 %Somerset County: 92.4 %Susquehanna County: 80.7 %Tioga County: 82.4 %Washington County: 44.7 %Westmoreland County: 77.2 %York County: 56.4 %
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%, 2018. 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, 2018

Franklin County: 97.2 %Franklin County97.2Lycoming County: 94.8 %Lycoming County94.8Clearfield County: 93.3 %Clearfield County93.3Luzerne County: 93.2 %Luzerne County93.2Elk County: 92.6 %Elk County92.6Somerset County: 92.4 %Somerset County92.4Lawrence County: 91.9 %Lawrence County91.9Indiana County: 90.7 %Indiana County90.7Monroe County: 87 %Monroe County87Bucks County: 86.5 %Bucks County86.5Tioga County: 82.4 %Tioga County82.4Susquehanna County: 80.7 %Susquehanna County80.7Greene County: 80 %Greene County80Westmoreland County: 77.2 %Westmoreland County77.2Bradford County: 76.7 %Bradford County76.7Montgomery County: 68.8 %Montgomery County68.8Armstrong County: 68.1 %Armstrong County68.1Blair County: 68 %Blair County68Fayette County: 68 %Fayette County68Lackawanna County: 67.9 %Lackawanna County67.9Adams County: 66.6 %Adams County66.6Mercer County: 65.8 %Mercer County65.8Cambria County: 63.4 %Cambria County63.4Berks County: 61.9 %Berks County61.9Centre County: 61.6 %Centre County61.6Erie County: 61.4 %Erie County61.4Chester County: 61.3 %Chester County61.3Dauphin County: 60.8 %Dauphin County60.8Lehigh County: 60.5 %Lehigh County60.5Lebanon County: 56.4 %Lebanon County56.4York County: 56.4 %York County56.4Northampton County: 53.2 %Northampton County53.2Cumberland County: 51.2 %Cumberland County51.2Beaver County: 46.3 %Beaver County46.3Lancaster County: 45.8 %Lancaster County45.8Washington County: 44.7 %Washington County44.7Philadelphia County: 41.6 %Philadelphia County41.6Delaware County: 26 %Delaware County26Allegheny County: 25.2 %Allegheny County25.2Franklin County: 97.2 %Franklin County97.2Lycoming County: 94.8 %Lycoming County94.8Clearfield County: 93.3 %Clearfield County93.3Luzerne County: 93.2 %Luzerne County93.2Elk County: 92.6 %Elk County92.6Somerset County: 92.4 %Somerset County92.4Lawrence County: 91.9 %Lawrence County91.9Indiana County: 90.7 %Indiana County90.7Monroe County: 87 %Monroe County87Bucks County: 86.5 %Bucks County86.5Tioga County: 82.4 %Tioga County82.4Susquehanna County: 80.7 %Susquehanna County80.7Greene County: 80 %Greene County80Westmoreland County: 77.2 %Westmoreland County77.2Bradford County: 76.7 %Bradford County76.7Montgomery County: 68.8 %Montgomery County68.8Armstrong County: 68.1 %Armstrong County68.1Blair County: 68 %Blair County68Fayette County: 68 %Fayette County68Lackawanna County: 67.9 %Lackawanna County67.9Adams County: 66.6 %Adams County66.6Mercer County: 65.8 %Mercer County65.8Cambria County: 63.4 %Cambria County63.4Berks County: 61.9 %Berks County61.9Centre County: 61.6 %Centre County61.6Erie County: 61.4 %Erie County61.4Chester County: 61.3 %Chester County61.3Dauphin County: 60.8 %Dauphin County60.8Lehigh County: 60.5 %Lehigh County60.5Lebanon County: 56.4 %Lebanon County56.4York County: 56.4 %York County56.4Northampton County: 53.2 %Northampton County53.2Cumberland County: 51.2 %Cumberland County51.2Beaver County: 46.3 %Beaver County46.3Lancaster County: 45.8 %Lancaster County45.8Washington County: 44.7 %Washington County44.7Philadelphia County: 41.6 %Philadelphia County41.6Delaware County: 26 %Delaware County26Allegheny County: 25.2 %Allegheny County25.2
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from EPA. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2018 (%)Change on 2017
1Franklin County97.2-1.7 pts
2Lycoming County94.8+0.6 pts
3Clearfield County93.3+1.7 pts
4Luzerne County93.2-3.8 pts
5Elk County92.6-2.7 pts
6Somerset County92.4-1.8 pts
7Lawrence County91.9+1 pts
8Indiana County90.7+0.2 pts
9Monroe County87+17.8 pts
10Bucks County86.5+0.2 pts
11Tioga County82.4+41.1 pts
12Susquehanna County80.7n/a
13Greene County80+8.4 pts
14Westmoreland County77.2+41.8 pts
15Bradford County76.7+5.2 pts
16Montgomery County68.8+11.1 pts
17Armstrong County68.1+17.7 pts
18Blair County68+6.4 pts
18Fayette County68n/a
20Lackawanna County67.9+7.1 pts
21Adams County66.6+1.4 pts
22Mercer County65.8+41.4 pts
23Cambria County63.4+30.2 pts
24Berks County61.9+11.5 pts
25Centre County61.6+13.9 pts
26Erie County61.4-1.9 pts
27Chester County61.3+23.7 pts
28Dauphin County60.8+4.9 pts
29Lehigh County60.5-5.5 pts
30Lebanon County56.4+25.2 pts
30York County56.4+2.2 pts
32Northampton County53.2+24.4 pts
33Cumberland County51.2-10.1 pts
34Beaver County46.3+8.2 pts
35Lancaster County45.8+12.4 pts
36Washington County44.7+12.6 pts
37Philadelphia County41.6+15.3 pts
38Delaware County26-17.3 pts
39Allegheny County25.2-5.2 pts

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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. 5 counties with data in other periods have no value for 2018 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), 2018) [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), 2018. 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?period=2018. 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), 2018. 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?period=2018.

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), 2018 [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?period=2018 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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

Franklin County, with 97.2% in 2018, according to EPA.

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

Allegheny County, with 25.2% in 2018.

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