Counties in West Virginia by share of days with good air quality (US EPA AQI), 2005

Gilmer County had the highest share of days with good air quality (US EPA AQI) of 18 counties in 2005, at 91.1%. Marshall County had the lowest, at 15.7%. The median was 46.3%. Source: EPA.

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Highest91.1Gilmer County
Lowest15.7Marshall County
Median46.318 counties

Map of counties, 2005

Berkeley County: 46.2 %Brooke County: 67.4 %Cabell County: 39.8 %Gilmer County: 91.1 %Greenbrier County: 75.1 %Hancock County: 61.1 %Harrison County: 23.5 %Kanawha County: 53.8 %Marion County: 18.6 %Marshall County: 15.7 %Mercer County: 30.2 %Monongalia County: 47.1 %Ohio County: 38.6 %Raleigh County: 35.9 %Summers County: 46.4 %Tucker County: 74.7 %Wayne County: 86.8 %Wood County: 45.4 %
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%, 2005. 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, 2005

Gilmer County: 91.1 %Gilmer County91.1Wayne County: 86.8 %Wayne County86.8Greenbrier County: 75.1 %Greenbrier County75.1Tucker County: 74.7 %Tucker County74.7Brooke County: 67.4 %Brooke County67.4Hancock County: 61.1 %Hancock County61.1Kanawha County: 53.8 %Kanawha County53.8Monongalia County: 47.1 %Monongalia County47.1Summers County: 46.4 %Summers County46.4Berkeley County: 46.2 %Berkeley County46.2Wood County: 45.4 %Wood County45.4Cabell County: 39.8 %Cabell County39.8Ohio County: 38.6 %Ohio County38.6Raleigh County: 35.9 %Raleigh County35.9Mercer County: 30.2 %Mercer County30.2Harrison County: 23.5 %Harrison County23.5Marion County: 18.6 %Marion County18.6Marshall County: 15.7 %Marshall County15.7Gilmer County: 91.1 %Gilmer County91.1Wayne County: 86.8 %Wayne County86.8Greenbrier County: 75.1 %Greenbrier County75.1Tucker County: 74.7 %Tucker County74.7Brooke County: 67.4 %Brooke County67.4Hancock County: 61.1 %Hancock County61.1Kanawha County: 53.8 %Kanawha County53.8Monongalia County: 47.1 %Monongalia County47.1Summers County: 46.4 %Summers County46.4Berkeley County: 46.2 %Berkeley County46.2Wood County: 45.4 %Wood County45.4Cabell County: 39.8 %Cabell County39.8Ohio County: 38.6 %Ohio County38.6Raleigh County: 35.9 %Raleigh County35.9Mercer County: 30.2 %Mercer County30.2Harrison County: 23.5 %Harrison County23.5Marion County: 18.6 %Marion County18.6Marshall County: 15.7 %Marshall County15.7
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from EPA. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2005 (%)Change on 2004
1Gilmer County91.1-1.6 pts
2Wayne County86.8-3 pts
3Greenbrier County75.1-7.8 pts
4Tucker County74.7-5.2 pts
5Brooke County67.4+2.9 pts
6Hancock County61.1-0.9 pts
7Kanawha County53.8-9 pts
8Monongalia County47.1-6.4 pts
9Summers County46.4-8.9 pts
10Berkeley County46.2-9.6 pts
11Wood County45.4-4.4 pts
12Cabell County39.8-11.8 pts
13Ohio County38.6-31.4 pts
14Raleigh County35.9+0.3 pts
15Mercer County30.2-9.4 pts
16Harrison County23.5-4.2 pts
17Marion County18.6-4.3 pts
18Marshall County15.7-9.1 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. 2 counties with data in other periods have no value for 2005 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 West Virginia by share of days with good air quality (US EPA AQI), 2005) [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 West Virginia by share of days with good air quality (US EPA AQI), 2005. 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/west-virginia-counties. 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 West Virginia by share of days with good air quality (US EPA AQI), 2005. 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/west-virginia-counties.

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 West Virginia by share of days with good air quality (US EPA AQI), 2005 [Dataset]. Available at: https://aqs.epa.gov/aqsweb/airdata/download_files.html#Annual, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/good-air-quality-days-share/west-virginia-counties (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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

Gilmer County, with 91.1% in 2005, according to EPA.

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

Marshall County, with 15.7% in 2005.

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. 2 counties have no value for 2005 and are not ranked.

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