Counties in Georgia by share of days unhealthy for sensitive groups or worse (US EPA AQI)

Fulton County had the highest share of days unhealthy for sensitive groups or worse (US EPA AQI) of 32 counties in 2015, at 2.7%. Wilkinson County had the lowest, at 0%. The median was 0%. Source: EPA.

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Highest2.7Fulton County
Median032 counties

Map of counties, 2015

Bibb County: 0 %Charlton County: 0 %Chatham County: 0 %Chattooga County: 0 %Clarke County: 0 %Clayton County: 0 %Cobb County: 0.3 %Coffee County: 0 %Columbia County: 0 %Coweta County: 0.5 %Dawson County: 0.4 %DeKalb County: 1.1 %Dougherty County: 0.3 %Douglas County: 0.4 %Floyd County: 0 %Fulton County: 2.7 %Glynn County: 0 %Gwinnett County: 1.1 %Hall County: 0 %Henry County: 0.8 %Houston County: 0 %Lowndes County: 0 %Murray County: 0.4 %Muscogee County: 0.3 %Paulding County: 0 %Pike County: 0.8 %Richmond County: 0 %Rockdale County: 0.8 %Sumter County: 0.4 %Walker County: 0 %Washington County: 0 %Wilkinson County: 0 %
  • Under 0.4
  • 0.4 to 0.8
  • 0.8 and over
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%, 2015. 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, 2015

Fulton County: 2.7 %Fulton County2.7DeKalb County: 1.1 %DeKalb County1.1Gwinnett County: 1.1 %Gwinnett County1.1Henry County: 0.8 %Henry County0.8Pike County: 0.8 %Pike County0.8Rockdale County: 0.8 %Rockdale County0.8Coweta County: 0.5 %Coweta County0.5Dawson County: 0.4 %Dawson County0.4Douglas County: 0.4 %Douglas County0.4Murray County: 0.4 %Murray County0.4Sumter County: 0.4 %Sumter County0.4Cobb County: 0.3 %Cobb County0.3Dougherty County: 0.3 %Dougherty County0.3Muscogee County: 0.3 %Muscogee County0.3Bibb County: 0 %Bibb County0Charlton County: 0 %Charlton County0Chatham County: 0 %Chatham County0Chattooga County: 0 %Chattooga County0Clarke County: 0 %Clarke County0Clayton County: 0 %Clayton County0Coffee County: 0 %Coffee County0Columbia County: 0 %Columbia County0Floyd County: 0 %Floyd County0Glynn County: 0 %Glynn County0Hall County: 0 %Hall County0Houston County: 0 %Houston County0Lowndes County: 0 %Lowndes County0Paulding County: 0 %Paulding County0Richmond County: 0 %Richmond County0Walker County: 0 %Walker County0Washington County: 0 %Washington County0Wilkinson County: 0 %Wilkinson County0Fulton County: 2.7 %Fulton County2.7DeKalb County: 1.1 %DeKalb County1.1Gwinnett County: 1.1 %Gwinnett County1.1Henry County: 0.8 %Henry County0.8Pike County: 0.8 %Pike County0.8Rockdale County: 0.8 %Rockdale County0.8Coweta County: 0.5 %Coweta County0.5Dawson County: 0.4 %Dawson County0.4Douglas County: 0.4 %Douglas County0.4Murray County: 0.4 %Murray County0.4Sumter County: 0.4 %Sumter County0.4Cobb County: 0.3 %Cobb County0.3Dougherty County: 0.3 %Dougherty County0.3Muscogee County: 0.3 %Muscogee County0.3Bibb County: 0 %Bibb County0Charlton County: 0 %Charlton County0Chatham County: 0 %Chatham County0Chattooga County: 0 %Chattooga County0Clarke County: 0 %Clarke County0Clayton County: 0 %Clayton County0Coffee County: 0 %Coffee County0Columbia County: 0 %Columbia County0Floyd County: 0 %Floyd County0Glynn County: 0 %Glynn County0Hall County: 0 %Hall County0Houston County: 0 %Houston County0Lowndes County: 0 %Lowndes County0Paulding County: 0 %Paulding County0Richmond County: 0 %Richmond County0Walker County: 0 %Walker County0Washington County: 0 %Washington County0Wilkinson County: 0 %Wilkinson County0
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from EPA. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2015 (%)Change on 2014
1Fulton County2.7+0.8 pts
2DeKalb County1.1+0.3 pts
2Gwinnett County1.1+0.6 pts
4Henry County0.8-0.9 pts
4Pike County0.8+0.5 pts
4Rockdale County0.8-1.1 pts
7Coweta County0.5-0.3 pts
8Dawson County0.40 pts
8Douglas County0.4-0.4 pts
8Murray County0.40 pts
8Sumter County0.4+0.4 pts
12Cobb County0.3-0.4 pts
12Dougherty County0.30 pts
12Muscogee County0.30 pts
15Bibb County0-0.5 pts
15Charlton County00 pts
15Chatham County00 pts
15Chattooga County00 pts
15Clarke County00 pts
15Clayton County00 pts
15Coffee County00 pts
15Columbia County00 pts
15Floyd County0-0.3 pts
15Glynn County00 pts
15Hall County00 pts
15Houston County0-0.9 pts
15Lowndes County00 pts
15Paulding County00 pts
15Richmond County00 pts
15Walker County00 pts
15Washington County00 pts
15Wilkinson County0-0.9 pts

Other periods

About this ranking

Days with a daily Air Quality Index above 100 (unhealthy for sensitive groups, unhealthy, very unhealthy or hazardous) 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; the counts are stored with each value.

Use the share rather than the number of days to compare counties, since the days with an AQI differ. 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. 7 counties with data in other periods have no value for 2015 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: days with an AQI above 100 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: days with an AQI above 100 as a share of days with an AQI, calculated with stored counts (Counties in Georgia by share of days unhealthy for sensitive groups or worse (US EPA AQI), 2015) [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: days with an AQI above 100 as a share of days with an AQI, calculated with stored counts, Counties in Georgia by share of days unhealthy for sensitive groups or worse (US EPA AQI), 2015. U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, 13 July 2026, https://aqs.epa.gov/aqsweb/airdata/download_files.html#Annual. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/unhealthy-air-quality-days-share/georgia-counties?period=2015. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

Chicago (author-date)

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. 2026. EPA AirData annual AQI by county: days with an AQI above 100 as a share of days with an AQI, calculated with stored counts. Counties in Georgia by share of days unhealthy for sensitive groups or worse (US EPA AQI), 2015. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://aqs.epa.gov/aqsweb/airdata/download_files.html#Annual. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/unhealthy-air-quality-days-share/georgia-counties?period=2015.

Harvard

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (2026) EPA AirData annual AQI by county: days with an AQI above 100 as a share of days with an AQI, calculated with stored counts, Counties in Georgia by share of days unhealthy for sensitive groups or worse (US EPA AQI), 2015 [Dataset]. Available at: https://aqs.epa.gov/aqsweb/airdata/download_files.html#Annual, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/unhealthy-air-quality-days-share/georgia-counties?period=2015 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX
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  note = {Accessed via Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/unhealthy-air-quality-days-share/georgia-counties?period=2015. Publisher attribution: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Air Quality System, AirData. EPA AirData annual AQI by county: days with an AQI above 100 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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Which county has the highest share of days unhealthy for sensitive groups or worse (US EPA AQI)?

Fulton County, with 2.7% in 2015, according to EPA.

Which county has the lowest share of days unhealthy for sensitive groups or worse (US EPA AQI)?

Wilkinson County, with 0% in 2015.

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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: days with an AQI above 100 as a share of days with an AQI, calculated with stored counts. Retrieved 2026-10-12. 7 counties have no value for 2015 and are not ranked.

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