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

Douglas County had the highest share of days with good air quality (US EPA AQI) of 34 counties in 2004, at 100%. Grant County had the lowest, at 50%. The median was 84.1%. Source: EPA.

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Highest100Douglas County
Lowest50Grant County
Median84.134 counties

Map of counties, 2004

Ashland County: 93.2 %Brown County: 69 %Columbia County: 88 %Dane County: 67.6 %Dodge County: 53.7 %Door County: 78.9 %Douglas County: 100 %Eau Claire County: 100 %Florence County: 91.2 %Fond du Lac County: 87.4 %Forest County: 92.8 %Grant County: 50 %Green County: 90.9 %Jefferson County: 84.4 %Kenosha County: 62.3 %Kewaunee County: 84.8 %Manitowoc County: 74.2 %Marathon County: 89.1 %Milwaukee County: 68.9 %Oneida County: 89.8 %Outagamie County: 71.3 %Ozaukee County: 71.7 %Racine County: 84.6 %Rock County: 82.8 %St. Croix County: 84 %Sauk County: 79.1 %Sheboygan County: 82.6 %Taylor County: 84.2 %Vernon County: 88.5 %Vilas County: 86.7 %Walworth County: 79.3 %Washington County: 84.6 %Waukesha County: 67.7 %Waupaca County: 62.5 %
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%, 2004. 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, 2004

Douglas County: 100 %Douglas County100Eau Claire County: 100 %Eau Claire County100Ashland County: 93.2 %Ashland County93.2Forest County: 92.8 %Forest County92.8Florence County: 91.2 %Florence County91.2Green County: 90.9 %Green County90.9Oneida County: 89.8 %Oneida County89.8Marathon County: 89.1 %Marathon County89.1Vernon County: 88.5 %Vernon County88.5Columbia County: 88 %Columbia County88Fond du Lac County: 87.4 %Fond du Lac County87.4Vilas County: 86.7 %Vilas County86.7Kewaunee County: 84.8 %Kewaunee County84.8Racine County: 84.6 %Racine County84.6Washington County: 84.6 %Washington County84.6Jefferson County: 84.4 %Jefferson County84.4Taylor County: 84.2 %Taylor County84.2St. Croix County: 84 %St. Croix County84Rock County: 82.8 %Rock County82.8Sheboygan County: 82.6 %Sheboygan County82.6Walworth County: 79.3 %Walworth County79.3Sauk County: 79.1 %Sauk County79.1Door County: 78.9 %Door County78.9Manitowoc County: 74.2 %Manitowoc County74.2Ozaukee County: 71.7 %Ozaukee County71.7Outagamie County: 71.3 %Outagamie County71.3Brown County: 69 %Brown County69Milwaukee County: 68.9 %Milwaukee County68.9Waukesha County: 67.7 %Waukesha County67.7Dane County: 67.6 %Dane County67.6Waupaca County: 62.5 %Waupaca County62.5Kenosha County: 62.3 %Kenosha County62.3Dodge County: 53.7 %Dodge County53.7Grant County: 50 %Grant County50Douglas County: 100 %Douglas County100Eau Claire County: 100 %Eau Claire County100Ashland County: 93.2 %Ashland County93.2Forest County: 92.8 %Forest County92.8Florence County: 91.2 %Florence County91.2Green County: 90.9 %Green County90.9Oneida County: 89.8 %Oneida County89.8Marathon County: 89.1 %Marathon County89.1Vernon County: 88.5 %Vernon County88.5Columbia County: 88 %Columbia County88Fond du Lac County: 87.4 %Fond du Lac County87.4Vilas County: 86.7 %Vilas County86.7Kewaunee County: 84.8 %Kewaunee County84.8Racine County: 84.6 %Racine County84.6Washington County: 84.6 %Washington County84.6Jefferson County: 84.4 %Jefferson County84.4Taylor County: 84.2 %Taylor County84.2St. Croix County: 84 %St. Croix County84Rock County: 82.8 %Rock County82.8Sheboygan County: 82.6 %Sheboygan County82.6Walworth County: 79.3 %Walworth County79.3Sauk County: 79.1 %Sauk County79.1Door County: 78.9 %Door County78.9Manitowoc County: 74.2 %Manitowoc County74.2Ozaukee County: 71.7 %Ozaukee County71.7Outagamie County: 71.3 %Outagamie County71.3Brown County: 69 %Brown County69Milwaukee County: 68.9 %Milwaukee County68.9Waukesha County: 67.7 %Waukesha County67.7Dane County: 67.6 %Dane County67.6Waupaca County: 62.5 %Waupaca County62.5Kenosha County: 62.3 %Kenosha County62.3Dodge County: 53.7 %Dodge County53.7Grant County: 50 %Grant County50
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from EPA. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2004 (%)Change on 2003
1Douglas County100+14.3 pts
1Eau Claire County1000 pts
3Ashland County93.2+9.3 pts
4Forest County92.8-5.4 pts
5Florence County91.2+8.1 pts
6Green County90.9+27.3 pts
7Oneida County89.8+14.7 pts
8Marathon County89.1+16.6 pts
9Vernon County88.5+27.4 pts
10Columbia County88+25.5 pts
11Fond du Lac County87.4+15.1 pts
12Vilas County86.7+6.4 pts
13Kewaunee County84.8+10.3 pts
14Racine County84.6+6.6 pts
14Washington County84.6+10.1 pts
16Jefferson County84.4+22.6 pts
17Taylor County84.2+6.4 pts
18St. Croix County84+12.3 pts
19Rock County82.8+21 pts
20Sheboygan County82.6+14.7 pts
21Walworth County79.3+19.7 pts
22Sauk County79.1+4 pts
23Door County78.9+2.1 pts
24Manitowoc County74.2+9.2 pts
25Ozaukee County71.7+6.9 pts
26Outagamie County71.3+3 pts
27Brown County69+5.3 pts
28Milwaukee County68.9+5.3 pts
29Waukesha County67.7+17.4 pts
30Dane County67.6+12.9 pts
31Waupaca County62.5n/a
32Kenosha County62.3+5 pts
33Dodge County53.7+0.3 pts
34Grant County50+2.1 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. 14 counties with data in other periods have no value for 2004 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 Wisconsin by share of days with good air quality (US EPA AQI), 2004) [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 Wisconsin by share of days with good air quality (US EPA AQI), 2004. 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/wisconsin-counties?period=2004. 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 Wisconsin by share of days with good air quality (US EPA AQI), 2004. 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/wisconsin-counties?period=2004.

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 Wisconsin by share of days with good air quality (US EPA AQI), 2004 [Dataset]. Available at: https://aqs.epa.gov/aqsweb/airdata/download_files.html#Annual, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/good-air-quality-days-share/wisconsin-counties?period=2004 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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

Douglas County, with 100% in 2004, according to EPA.

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

Grant County, with 50% in 2004.

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. 14 counties have no value for 2004 and are not ranked.

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