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

Clearfield County had the highest share of days with good air quality (US EPA AQI) of 40 counties in 2019, at 99.4%. Allegheny County had the lowest, at 18.4%. The median was 71.1%. Source: EPA.

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Map of counties, 2019

Adams County: 66.6 %Allegheny County: 18.4 %Armstrong County: 71.5 %Beaver County: 50.1 %Berks County: 63 %Blair County: 62.5 %Bradford County: 77.6 %Bucks County: 89.1 %Cambria County: 62.7 %Centre County: 52.6 %Chester County: 61.3 %Clearfield County: 99.4 %Cumberland County: 48.8 %Dauphin County: 63.6 %Delaware County: 49.3 %Elk County: 96.6 %Erie County: 74.5 %Fayette County: 75.8 %Franklin County: 95 %Greene County: 84.2 %Indiana County: 92.6 %Lackawanna County: 84.7 %Lancaster County: 43.8 %Lawrence County: 98.6 %Lebanon County: 60.8 %Lehigh County: 70.6 %Luzerne County: 97 %Lycoming County: 89.2 %Mercer County: 65.8 %Monroe County: 97.4 %Montgomery County: 72.4 %Northampton County: 65.6 %Philadelphia County: 52.9 %Somerset County: 94.7 %Susquehanna County: 83 %Tioga County: 87.8 %Washington County: 48.5 %Westmoreland County: 78 %Wyoming County: 66.7 %York County: 63.6 %
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%, 2019. 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, 2019

Clearfield County: 99.4 %Clearfield County99.4Lawrence County: 98.6 %Lawrence County98.6Monroe County: 97.4 %Monroe County97.4Luzerne County: 97 %Luzerne County97Elk County: 96.6 %Elk County96.6Franklin County: 95 %Franklin County95Somerset County: 94.7 %Somerset County94.7Indiana County: 92.6 %Indiana County92.6Lycoming County: 89.2 %Lycoming County89.2Bucks County: 89.1 %Bucks County89.1Tioga County: 87.8 %Tioga County87.8Lackawanna County: 84.7 %Lackawanna County84.7Greene County: 84.2 %Greene County84.2Susquehanna County: 83 %Susquehanna County83Westmoreland County: 78 %Westmoreland County78Bradford County: 77.6 %Bradford County77.6Fayette County: 75.8 %Fayette County75.8Erie County: 74.5 %Erie County74.5Montgomery County: 72.4 %Montgomery County72.4Armstrong County: 71.5 %Armstrong County71.5Lehigh County: 70.6 %Lehigh County70.6Wyoming County: 66.7 %Wyoming County66.7Adams County: 66.6 %Adams County66.6Mercer County: 65.8 %Mercer County65.8Northampton County: 65.6 %Northampton County65.6Dauphin County: 63.6 %Dauphin County63.6York County: 63.6 %York County63.6Berks County: 63 %Berks County63Cambria County: 62.7 %Cambria County62.7Blair County: 62.5 %Blair County62.5Chester County: 61.3 %Chester County61.3Lebanon County: 60.8 %Lebanon County60.8Philadelphia County: 52.9 %Philadelphia County52.9Centre County: 52.6 %Centre County52.6Beaver County: 50.1 %Beaver County50.1Delaware County: 49.3 %Delaware County49.3Cumberland County: 48.8 %Cumberland County48.8Washington County: 48.5 %Washington County48.5Lancaster County: 43.8 %Lancaster County43.8Allegheny County: 18.4 %Allegheny County18.4Clearfield County: 99.4 %Clearfield County99.4Lawrence County: 98.6 %Lawrence County98.6Monroe County: 97.4 %Monroe County97.4Luzerne County: 97 %Luzerne County97Elk County: 96.6 %Elk County96.6Franklin County: 95 %Franklin County95Somerset County: 94.7 %Somerset County94.7Indiana County: 92.6 %Indiana County92.6Lycoming County: 89.2 %Lycoming County89.2Bucks County: 89.1 %Bucks County89.1Tioga County: 87.8 %Tioga County87.8Lackawanna County: 84.7 %Lackawanna County84.7Greene County: 84.2 %Greene County84.2Susquehanna County: 83 %Susquehanna County83Westmoreland County: 78 %Westmoreland County78Bradford County: 77.6 %Bradford County77.6Fayette County: 75.8 %Fayette County75.8Erie County: 74.5 %Erie County74.5Montgomery County: 72.4 %Montgomery County72.4Armstrong County: 71.5 %Armstrong County71.5Lehigh County: 70.6 %Lehigh County70.6Wyoming County: 66.7 %Wyoming County66.7Adams County: 66.6 %Adams County66.6Mercer County: 65.8 %Mercer County65.8Northampton County: 65.6 %Northampton County65.6Dauphin County: 63.6 %Dauphin County63.6York County: 63.6 %York County63.6Berks County: 63 %Berks County63Cambria County: 62.7 %Cambria County62.7Blair County: 62.5 %Blair County62.5Chester County: 61.3 %Chester County61.3Lebanon County: 60.8 %Lebanon County60.8Philadelphia County: 52.9 %Philadelphia County52.9Centre County: 52.6 %Centre County52.6Beaver County: 50.1 %Beaver County50.1Delaware County: 49.3 %Delaware County49.3Cumberland County: 48.8 %Cumberland County48.8Washington County: 48.5 %Washington County48.5Lancaster County: 43.8 %Lancaster County43.8Allegheny County: 18.4 %Allegheny County18.4
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from EPA. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2019 (%)Change on 2018
1Clearfield County99.4+6.1 pts
2Lawrence County98.6+6.7 pts
3Monroe County97.4+10.4 pts
4Luzerne County97+3.8 pts
5Elk County96.6+4 pts
6Franklin County95-2.2 pts
7Somerset County94.7+2.3 pts
8Indiana County92.6+1.9 pts
9Lycoming County89.2-5.6 pts
10Bucks County89.1+2.6 pts
11Tioga County87.8+5.4 pts
12Lackawanna County84.7+16.8 pts
13Greene County84.2+4.2 pts
14Susquehanna County83+2.3 pts
15Westmoreland County78+0.8 pts
16Bradford County77.6+0.9 pts
17Fayette County75.8+7.8 pts
18Erie County74.5+13.1 pts
19Montgomery County72.4+3.6 pts
20Armstrong County71.5+3.4 pts
21Lehigh County70.6+10.1 pts
22Wyoming County66.7n/a
23Adams County66.60 pts
24Mercer County65.80 pts
25Northampton County65.6+12.4 pts
26Dauphin County63.6+2.8 pts
26York County63.6+7.2 pts
28Berks County63+1.1 pts
29Cambria County62.7-0.7 pts
30Blair County62.5-5.5 pts
31Chester County61.30 pts
32Lebanon County60.8+4.4 pts
33Philadelphia County52.9+11.3 pts
34Centre County52.6-9 pts
35Beaver County50.1+3.8 pts
36Delaware County49.3+23.3 pts
37Cumberland County48.8-2.4 pts
38Washington County48.5+3.8 pts
39Lancaster County43.8-2 pts
40Allegheny County18.4-6.8 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. 4 counties with data in other periods have no value for 2019 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), 2019) [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), 2019. 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=2019. 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), 2019. 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=2019.

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), 2019 [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=2019 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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

Clearfield County, with 99.4% in 2019, according to EPA.

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

Allegheny County, with 18.4% in 2019.

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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. 4 counties have no value for 2019 and are not ranked.

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