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

Bristol city had the highest share of days with good air quality (US EPA AQI) of 43 counties in 1992, at 100%. Fairfax County had the lowest, at 47.8%. The median was 88.5%. Source: EPA.

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Highest100Bristol city
Lowest47.8Fairfax County
Median88.543 counties

Map of counties, 1992

Amherst County: 62 %Arlington County: 67.8 %Augusta County: 83.4 %Buchanan County: 100 %Campbell County: 100 %Carroll County: 98.4 %Charles City County: 61.6 %Chesterfield County: 66.8 %Culpeper County: 100 %Fairfax County: 47.8 %Fauquier County: 63.3 %Frederick County: 66.8 %Giles County: 69.8 %Hanover County: 57.1 %Henrico County: 69.2 %King William County: 100 %Loudoun County: 100 %Madison County: 62.3 %Northumberland County: 97.7 %Prince Edward County: 76.3 %Prince William County: 73.3 %Roanoke County: 80.3 %Smyth County: 96.7 %Stafford County: 88.5 %Warren County: 78.6 %Wythe County: 67.8 %York County: 100 %Alexandria city: 67.2 %Bristol city: 100 %Charlottesville city: 100 %Chesapeake city: 100 %Covington city: 96.4 %Fairfax city: 93.5 %Fredericksburg city: 100 %Hampton city: 66.7 %Lynchburg city: 100 %Martinsville city: 100 %Newport News city: 100 %Norfolk city: 89.3 %Richmond city: 84.2 %Roanoke city: 93.4 %Suffolk city: 61.8 %Winchester city: 100 %
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%, 1992. 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, 1992

Bristol city: 100 %Bristol city100Buchanan County: 100 %Buchanan County100Campbell County: 100 %Campbell County100Charlottesville city: 100 %Charlottesville city100Chesapeake city: 100 %Chesapeake city100Culpeper County: 100 %Culpeper County100Fredericksburg city: 100 %Fredericksburg city100King William County: 100 %King William County100Loudoun County: 100 %Loudoun County100Lynchburg city: 100 %Lynchburg city100Martinsville city: 100 %Martinsville city100Newport News city: 100 %Newport News city100Winchester city: 100 %Winchester city100York County: 100 %York County100Carroll County: 98.4 %Carroll County98.4Northumberland County: 97.7 %Northumberland County97.7Smyth County: 96.7 %Smyth County96.7Covington city: 96.4 %Covington city96.4Fairfax city: 93.5 %Fairfax city93.5Roanoke city: 93.4 %Roanoke city93.4Norfolk city: 89.3 %Norfolk city89.3Stafford County: 88.5 %Stafford County88.5Richmond city: 84.2 %Richmond city84.2Augusta County: 83.4 %Augusta County83.4Roanoke County: 80.3 %Roanoke County80.3Warren County: 78.6 %Warren County78.6Prince Edward County: 76.3 %Prince Edward County76.3Prince William County: 73.3 %Prince William County73.3Giles County: 69.8 %Giles County69.8Henrico County: 69.2 %Henrico County69.2Arlington County: 67.8 %Arlington County67.8Wythe County: 67.8 %Wythe County67.8Alexandria city: 67.2 %Alexandria city67.2Chesterfield County: 66.8 %Chesterfield County66.8Frederick County: 66.8 %Frederick County66.8Hampton city: 66.7 %Hampton city66.7Fauquier County: 63.3 %Fauquier County63.3Madison County: 62.3 %Madison County62.3Amherst County: 62 %Amherst County62Suffolk city: 61.8 %Suffolk city61.8Charles City County: 61.6 %Charles City County61.6Hanover County: 57.1 %Hanover County57.1Fairfax County: 47.8 %Fairfax County47.8Bristol city: 100 %Bristol city100Buchanan County: 100 %Buchanan County100Campbell County: 100 %Campbell County100Charlottesville city: 100 %Charlottesville city100Chesapeake city: 100 %Chesapeake city100Culpeper County: 100 %Culpeper County100Fredericksburg city: 100 %Fredericksburg city100King William County: 100 %King William County100Loudoun County: 100 %Loudoun County100Lynchburg city: 100 %Lynchburg city100Martinsville city: 100 %Martinsville city100Newport News city: 100 %Newport News city100Winchester city: 100 %Winchester city100York County: 100 %York County100Carroll County: 98.4 %Carroll County98.4Northumberland County: 97.7 %Northumberland County97.7Smyth County: 96.7 %Smyth County96.7Covington city: 96.4 %Covington city96.4Fairfax city: 93.5 %Fairfax city93.5Roanoke city: 93.4 %Roanoke city93.4Norfolk city: 89.3 %Norfolk city89.3Stafford County: 88.5 %Stafford County88.5Richmond city: 84.2 %Richmond city84.2Augusta County: 83.4 %Augusta County83.4Roanoke County: 80.3 %Roanoke County80.3Warren County: 78.6 %Warren County78.6Prince Edward County: 76.3 %Prince Edward County76.3Prince William County: 73.3 %Prince William County73.3Giles County: 69.8 %Giles County69.8Henrico County: 69.2 %Henrico County69.2Arlington County: 67.8 %Arlington County67.8Wythe County: 67.8 %Wythe County67.8Alexandria city: 67.2 %Alexandria city67.2Chesterfield County: 66.8 %Chesterfield County66.8Frederick County: 66.8 %Frederick County66.8Hampton city: 66.7 %Hampton city66.7Fauquier County: 63.3 %Fauquier County63.3Madison County: 62.3 %Madison County62.3Amherst County: 62 %Amherst County62Suffolk city: 61.8 %Suffolk city61.8Charles City County: 61.6 %Charles City County61.6Hanover County: 57.1 %Hanover County57.1Fairfax County: 47.8 %Fairfax County47.8
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from EPA. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties1992 (%)Change on 1991
1Bristol city100+3.4 pts
1Buchanan County100+8.3 pts
1Campbell County100+1.7 pts
1Charlottesville city100+5 pts
1Chesapeake city100+5.2 pts
1Culpeper County100n/a
1Fredericksburg city100+3.3 pts
1King William County100+6.7 pts
1Loudoun County1000 pts
1Lynchburg city100+1.7 pts
1Martinsville city1000 pts
1Newport News city1000 pts
1Winchester city100+5 pts
1York County100+1.7 pts
15Carroll County98.4+0.1 pts
16Northumberland County97.7n/a
17Smyth County96.7+0.3 pts
18Covington city96.4+0.1 pts
19Fairfax city93.5+27.7 pts
20Roanoke city93.4+3.4 pts
21Norfolk city89.3+2.7 pts
22Stafford County88.5n/a
23Richmond city84.2+1.5 pts
24Augusta County83.4+8.2 pts
25Roanoke County80.3+3.6 pts
26Warren County78.6+11 pts
27Prince Edward County76.3+8.1 pts
28Prince William County73.3+13.4 pts
29Giles County69.8+13.1 pts
30Henrico County69.2+11.6 pts
31Arlington County67.8+9.4 pts
31Wythe County67.8+12.1 pts
33Alexandria city67.2+1.2 pts
34Chesterfield County66.8-5.1 pts
34Frederick County66.8n/a
36Hampton city66.7+3.6 pts
37Fauquier County63.3+18.3 pts
38Madison County62.3+8.4 pts
39Amherst County62+3.9 pts
40Suffolk city61.8+7.5 pts
41Charles City County61.6-4 pts
42Hanover County57.1+10.3 pts
43Fairfax County47.8+15.7 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. 17 counties with data in other periods have no value for 1992 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 Virginia by share of days with good air quality (US EPA AQI), 1992) [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), 1992. 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=1992. 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), 1992. 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=1992.

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), 1992 [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=1992 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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

Bristol city, with 100% in 1992, according to EPA.

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

Fairfax County, with 47.8% in 1992.

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. 17 counties have no value for 1992 and are not ranked.

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