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 40 counties in 2020, at 100%. Allegheny County had the lowest, at 37.7%. The median was 75.4%. Source: EPA.

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Highest100Franklin County
Median75.440 counties

Map of counties, 2020

Adams County: 76.5 %Allegheny County: 37.7 %Armstrong County: 67.2 %Beaver County: 56 %Berks County: 62.7 %Blair County: 72.8 %Bradford County: 84.1 %Bucks County: 94.3 %Cambria County: 62.3 %Centre County: 78.4 %Chester County: 65.6 %Clearfield County: 99.4 %Cumberland County: 65 %Dauphin County: 59.8 %Delaware County: 47.5 %Elk County: 99.4 %Erie County: 82.1 %Fayette County: 73 %Franklin County: 100 %Greene County: 81.9 %Indiana County: 91.2 %Lackawanna County: 80.6 %Lancaster County: 48.4 %Lawrence County: 97.5 %Lebanon County: 68.2 %Lehigh County: 73 %Luzerne County: 99.4 %Lycoming County: 77.3 %Mercer County: 74.3 %Monroe County: 99.4 %Montgomery County: 73.5 %Northampton County: 71.2 %Philadelphia County: 57.9 %Somerset County: 97.8 %Susquehanna County: 85.2 %Tioga County: 84.7 %Washington County: 60.4 %Westmoreland County: 77.6 %Wyoming County: 83.1 %York County: 60.4 %
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%, 2020. 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, 2020

Franklin County: 100 %Franklin County100Clearfield County: 99.4 %Clearfield County99.4Elk County: 99.4 %Elk County99.4Luzerne County: 99.4 %Luzerne County99.4Monroe County: 99.4 %Monroe County99.4Somerset County: 97.8 %Somerset County97.8Lawrence County: 97.5 %Lawrence County97.5Bucks County: 94.3 %Bucks County94.3Indiana County: 91.2 %Indiana County91.2Susquehanna County: 85.2 %Susquehanna County85.2Tioga County: 84.7 %Tioga County84.7Bradford County: 84.1 %Bradford County84.1Wyoming County: 83.1 %Wyoming County83.1Erie County: 82.1 %Erie County82.1Greene County: 81.9 %Greene County81.9Lackawanna County: 80.6 %Lackawanna County80.6Centre County: 78.4 %Centre County78.4Westmoreland County: 77.6 %Westmoreland County77.6Lycoming County: 77.3 %Lycoming County77.3Adams County: 76.5 %Adams County76.5Mercer County: 74.3 %Mercer County74.3Montgomery County: 73.5 %Montgomery County73.5Fayette County: 73 %Fayette County73Lehigh County: 73 %Lehigh County73Blair County: 72.8 %Blair County72.8Northampton County: 71.2 %Northampton County71.2Lebanon County: 68.2 %Lebanon County68.2Armstrong County: 67.2 %Armstrong County67.2Chester County: 65.6 %Chester County65.6Cumberland County: 65 %Cumberland County65Berks County: 62.7 %Berks County62.7Cambria County: 62.3 %Cambria County62.3Washington County: 60.4 %Washington County60.4York County: 60.4 %York County60.4Dauphin County: 59.8 %Dauphin County59.8Philadelphia County: 57.9 %Philadelphia County57.9Beaver County: 56 %Beaver County56Lancaster County: 48.4 %Lancaster County48.4Delaware County: 47.5 %Delaware County47.5Allegheny County: 37.7 %Allegheny County37.7Franklin County: 100 %Franklin County100Clearfield County: 99.4 %Clearfield County99.4Elk County: 99.4 %Elk County99.4Luzerne County: 99.4 %Luzerne County99.4Monroe County: 99.4 %Monroe County99.4Somerset County: 97.8 %Somerset County97.8Lawrence County: 97.5 %Lawrence County97.5Bucks County: 94.3 %Bucks County94.3Indiana County: 91.2 %Indiana County91.2Susquehanna County: 85.2 %Susquehanna County85.2Tioga County: 84.7 %Tioga County84.7Bradford County: 84.1 %Bradford County84.1Wyoming County: 83.1 %Wyoming County83.1Erie County: 82.1 %Erie County82.1Greene County: 81.9 %Greene County81.9Lackawanna County: 80.6 %Lackawanna County80.6Centre County: 78.4 %Centre County78.4Westmoreland County: 77.6 %Westmoreland County77.6Lycoming County: 77.3 %Lycoming County77.3Adams County: 76.5 %Adams County76.5Mercer County: 74.3 %Mercer County74.3Montgomery County: 73.5 %Montgomery County73.5Fayette County: 73 %Fayette County73Lehigh County: 73 %Lehigh County73Blair County: 72.8 %Blair County72.8Northampton County: 71.2 %Northampton County71.2Lebanon County: 68.2 %Lebanon County68.2Armstrong County: 67.2 %Armstrong County67.2Chester County: 65.6 %Chester County65.6Cumberland County: 65 %Cumberland County65Berks County: 62.7 %Berks County62.7Cambria County: 62.3 %Cambria County62.3Washington County: 60.4 %Washington County60.4York County: 60.4 %York County60.4Dauphin County: 59.8 %Dauphin County59.8Philadelphia County: 57.9 %Philadelphia County57.9Beaver County: 56 %Beaver County56Lancaster County: 48.4 %Lancaster County48.4Delaware County: 47.5 %Delaware County47.5Allegheny County: 37.7 %Allegheny County37.7
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from EPA. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2020 (%)Change on 2019
1Franklin County100+5 pts
2Clearfield County99.40 pts
2Elk County99.4+2.8 pts
2Luzerne County99.4+2.4 pts
2Monroe County99.4+2 pts
6Somerset County97.8+3.1 pts
7Lawrence County97.5-1.1 pts
8Bucks County94.3+5.2 pts
9Indiana County91.2-1.4 pts
10Susquehanna County85.2+2.2 pts
11Tioga County84.7-3.1 pts
12Bradford County84.1+6.5 pts
13Wyoming County83.1+16.4 pts
14Erie County82.1+7.6 pts
15Greene County81.9-2.3 pts
16Lackawanna County80.6-4.1 pts
17Centre County78.4+25.8 pts
18Westmoreland County77.6-0.4 pts
19Lycoming County77.3-11.9 pts
20Adams County76.5+9.9 pts
21Mercer County74.3+8.5 pts
22Montgomery County73.5+1.1 pts
23Fayette County73-2.8 pts
23Lehigh County73+2.4 pts
25Blair County72.8+10.3 pts
26Northampton County71.2+5.6 pts
27Lebanon County68.2+7.4 pts
28Armstrong County67.2-4.3 pts
29Chester County65.6+4.3 pts
30Cumberland County65+16.2 pts
31Berks County62.7-0.3 pts
32Cambria County62.3-0.4 pts
33Washington County60.4+11.9 pts
33York County60.4-3.2 pts
35Dauphin County59.8-3.8 pts
36Philadelphia County57.9+5 pts
37Beaver County56+5.9 pts
38Lancaster County48.4+4.6 pts
39Delaware County47.5-1.8 pts
40Allegheny County37.7+19.3 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. 4 counties with data in other periods have no value for 2020 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), 2020) [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), 2020. 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=2020. 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), 2020. 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=2020.

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), 2020 [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=2020 (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 100% in 2020, according to EPA.

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

Allegheny County, with 37.7% in 2020.

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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 2020 and are not ranked.

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