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

Loudoun County had the highest share of days with good air quality (US EPA AQI) of 41 counties in 1991, at 100%. Fairfax County had the lowest, at 32.1%. The median was 82.7%. Source: EPA.

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Highest100Loudoun County
Lowest32.1Fairfax County
Median82.741 counties

Map of counties, 1991

Amherst County: 58.1 %Arlington County: 58.4 %Augusta County: 75.2 %Buchanan County: 91.7 %Campbell County: 98.3 %Carroll County: 98.3 %Charles City County: 65.6 %Chesterfield County: 71.9 %Fairfax County: 32.1 %Fauquier County: 45 %Giles County: 56.7 %Hanover County: 46.8 %Henrico County: 57.6 %King William County: 93.3 %Loudoun County: 100 %Madison County: 53.9 %Prince Edward County: 68.2 %Prince William County: 59.9 %Roanoke County: 76.7 %Smyth County: 96.4 %Warren County: 67.6 %Wythe County: 55.7 %York County: 98.3 %Alexandria city: 66 %Bristol city: 96.6 %Charlottesville city: 95 %Chesapeake city: 94.8 %Covington city: 96.3 %Fairfax city: 65.8 %Fredericksburg city: 96.7 %Hampton city: 63.1 %Hopewell city: 96.7 %Lynchburg city: 98.3 %Martinsville city: 100 %Newport News city: 100 %Norfolk city: 86.6 %Portsmouth city: 100 %Richmond city: 82.7 %Roanoke city: 90 %Suffolk city: 54.3 %Winchester city: 95 %
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%, 1991. 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, 1991

Loudoun County: 100 %Loudoun County100Martinsville city: 100 %Martinsville city100Newport News city: 100 %Newport News city100Portsmouth city: 100 %Portsmouth city100Campbell County: 98.3 %Campbell County98.3Carroll County: 98.3 %Carroll County98.3Lynchburg city: 98.3 %Lynchburg city98.3York County: 98.3 %York County98.3Fredericksburg city: 96.7 %Fredericksburg city96.7Hopewell city: 96.7 %Hopewell city96.7Bristol city: 96.6 %Bristol city96.6Smyth County: 96.4 %Smyth County96.4Covington city: 96.3 %Covington city96.3Charlottesville city: 95 %Charlottesville city95Winchester city: 95 %Winchester city95Chesapeake city: 94.8 %Chesapeake city94.8King William County: 93.3 %King William County93.3Buchanan County: 91.7 %Buchanan County91.7Roanoke city: 90 %Roanoke city90Norfolk city: 86.6 %Norfolk city86.6Richmond city: 82.7 %Richmond city82.7Roanoke County: 76.7 %Roanoke County76.7Augusta County: 75.2 %Augusta County75.2Chesterfield County: 71.9 %Chesterfield County71.9Prince Edward County: 68.2 %Prince Edward County68.2Warren County: 67.6 %Warren County67.6Alexandria city: 66 %Alexandria city66Fairfax city: 65.8 %Fairfax city65.8Charles City County: 65.6 %Charles City County65.6Hampton city: 63.1 %Hampton city63.1Prince William County: 59.9 %Prince William County59.9Arlington County: 58.4 %Arlington County58.4Amherst County: 58.1 %Amherst County58.1Henrico County: 57.6 %Henrico County57.6Giles County: 56.7 %Giles County56.7Wythe County: 55.7 %Wythe County55.7Suffolk city: 54.3 %Suffolk city54.3Madison County: 53.9 %Madison County53.9Hanover County: 46.8 %Hanover County46.8Fauquier County: 45 %Fauquier County45Fairfax County: 32.1 %Fairfax County32.1Loudoun County: 100 %Loudoun County100Martinsville city: 100 %Martinsville city100Newport News city: 100 %Newport News city100Portsmouth city: 100 %Portsmouth city100Campbell County: 98.3 %Campbell County98.3Carroll County: 98.3 %Carroll County98.3Lynchburg city: 98.3 %Lynchburg city98.3York County: 98.3 %York County98.3Fredericksburg city: 96.7 %Fredericksburg city96.7Hopewell city: 96.7 %Hopewell city96.7Bristol city: 96.6 %Bristol city96.6Smyth County: 96.4 %Smyth County96.4Covington city: 96.3 %Covington city96.3Charlottesville city: 95 %Charlottesville city95Winchester city: 95 %Winchester city95Chesapeake city: 94.8 %Chesapeake city94.8King William County: 93.3 %King William County93.3Buchanan County: 91.7 %Buchanan County91.7Roanoke city: 90 %Roanoke city90Norfolk city: 86.6 %Norfolk city86.6Richmond city: 82.7 %Richmond city82.7Roanoke County: 76.7 %Roanoke County76.7Augusta County: 75.2 %Augusta County75.2Chesterfield County: 71.9 %Chesterfield County71.9Prince Edward County: 68.2 %Prince Edward County68.2Warren County: 67.6 %Warren County67.6Alexandria city: 66 %Alexandria city66Fairfax city: 65.8 %Fairfax city65.8Charles City County: 65.6 %Charles City County65.6Hampton city: 63.1 %Hampton city63.1Prince William County: 59.9 %Prince William County59.9Arlington County: 58.4 %Arlington County58.4Amherst County: 58.1 %Amherst County58.1Henrico County: 57.6 %Henrico County57.6Giles County: 56.7 %Giles County56.7Wythe County: 55.7 %Wythe County55.7Suffolk city: 54.3 %Suffolk city54.3Madison County: 53.9 %Madison County53.9Hanover County: 46.8 %Hanover County46.8Fauquier County: 45 %Fauquier County45Fairfax County: 32.1 %Fairfax County32.1
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from EPA. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties1991 (%)Change on 1990
1Loudoun County100+2.6 pts
1Martinsville city1000 pts
1Newport News city1000 pts
1Portsmouth city100+1.6 pts
5Campbell County98.3-1.7 pts
5Carroll County98.3+3.2 pts
5Lynchburg city98.3-1.7 pts
5York County98.30 pts
9Fredericksburg city96.7-1.6 pts
9Hopewell city96.70 pts
11Bristol city96.6-0.1 pts
12Smyth County96.4-0.3 pts
13Covington city96.3+7.2 pts
14Charlottesville city95-3.3 pts
14Winchester city95-3.3 pts
16Chesapeake city94.8-5.2 pts
17King William County93.3-5 pts
18Buchanan County91.7+4.9 pts
19Roanoke city90+13 pts
20Norfolk city86.6-0.2 pts
21Richmond city82.7+2.7 pts
22Roanoke County76.7-3 pts
23Augusta County75.2-3.3 pts
24Chesterfield County71.9-5.5 pts
25Prince Edward County68.2-0.7 pts
26Warren County67.6-3.8 pts
27Alexandria city66+0.8 pts
28Fairfax city65.8-6 pts
29Charles City County65.6+7.1 pts
30Hampton city63.1-11.8 pts
31Prince William County59.9-40.1 pts
32Arlington County58.4-2.7 pts
33Amherst County58.1-1.4 pts
34Henrico County57.6-12.7 pts
35Giles County56.7-3.7 pts
36Wythe County55.7-4.5 pts
37Suffolk city54.3+3 pts
38Madison County53.9-5.4 pts
39Hanover County46.8-11.7 pts
40Fauquier County45-19.6 pts
41Fairfax County32.1-8.7 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. 19 counties with data in other periods have no value for 1991 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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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 Virginia by share of days with good air quality (US EPA AQI), 1991) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://aqs.epa.gov/aqsweb/airdata/download_files.html#Annual

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EPA AirData annual AQI by county: good days as a share of days with an AQI, calculated with stored counts, Counties in Virginia by share of days with good air quality (US EPA AQI), 1991. 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/virginia-counties?period=1991. 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 Virginia by share of days with good air quality (US EPA AQI), 1991. 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/virginia-counties?period=1991.

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 Virginia by share of days with good air quality (US EPA AQI), 1991 [Dataset]. Available at: https://aqs.epa.gov/aqsweb/airdata/download_files.html#Annual, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/good-air-quality-days-share/virginia-counties?period=1991 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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

Loudoun County, with 100% in 1991, according to EPA.

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

Fairfax County, with 32.1% in 1991.

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. 19 counties have no value for 1991 and are not ranked.

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