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

Greene County had the highest share of days unhealthy for sensitive groups or worse (US EPA AQI) of 43 counties in 2001, at 18.5%. Whitley County had the lowest, at 0%. The median was 7.8%. Source: EPA.

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Highest18.5Greene County
Median7.843 counties

Map of counties, 2001

Allen County: 5.5 %Bartholomew County: 0 %Boone County: 16.4 %Carroll County: 8.9 %Clark County: 11 %Daviess County: 0 %DeKalb County: 0 %Delaware County: 10.9 %Dubois County: 2.1 %Elkhart County: 1.9 %Floyd County: 3.9 %Gibson County: 0.3 %Greene County: 18.5 %Hamilton County: 17.5 %Hancock County: 18 %Hendricks County: 14.8 %Henry County: 1.8 %Howard County: 2.8 %Huntington County: 8.2 %Jackson County: 9.8 %Jasper County: 0 %Johnson County: 11.2 %Knox County: 6.6 %Lake County: 17.8 %LaPorte County: 12 %Madison County: 10.9 %Marion County: 12.6 %Morgan County: 13.7 %Perry County: 15 %Porter County: 7.8 %Posey County: 10.6 %Putnam County: 0 %St. Joseph County: 7.1 %Shelby County: 18 %Spencer County: 0 %Tippecanoe County: 2.6 %Vanderburgh County: 3 %Vigo County: 11.1 %Wabash County: 3.3 %Warrick County: 12 %Washington County: 3 %Wayne County: 0 %Whitley County: 0 %
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%, 2001. 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, 2001

Greene County: 18.5 %Greene County18.5Hancock County: 18 %Hancock County18Shelby County: 18 %Shelby County18Lake County: 17.8 %Lake County17.8Hamilton County: 17.5 %Hamilton County17.5Boone County: 16.4 %Boone County16.4Perry County: 15 %Perry County15Hendricks County: 14.8 %Hendricks County14.8Morgan County: 13.7 %Morgan County13.7Marion County: 12.6 %Marion County12.6LaPorte County: 12 %LaPorte County12Warrick County: 12 %Warrick County12Johnson County: 11.2 %Johnson County11.2Vigo County: 11.1 %Vigo County11.1Clark County: 11 %Clark County11Delaware County: 10.9 %Delaware County10.9Madison County: 10.9 %Madison County10.9Posey County: 10.6 %Posey County10.6Jackson County: 9.8 %Jackson County9.8Carroll County: 8.9 %Carroll County8.9Huntington County: 8.2 %Huntington County8.2Porter County: 7.8 %Porter County7.8St. Joseph County: 7.1 %St. Joseph County7.1Knox County: 6.6 %Knox County6.6Allen County: 5.5 %Allen County5.5Floyd County: 3.9 %Floyd County3.9Wabash County: 3.3 %Wabash County3.3Vanderburgh County: 3 %Vanderburgh County3Washington County: 3 %Washington County3Howard County: 2.8 %Howard County2.8Tippecanoe County: 2.6 %Tippecanoe County2.6Dubois County: 2.1 %Dubois County2.1Elkhart County: 1.9 %Elkhart County1.9Henry County: 1.8 %Henry County1.8Gibson County: 0.3 %Gibson County0.3Bartholomew County: 0 %Bartholomew County0Daviess County: 0 %Daviess County0DeKalb County: 0 %DeKalb County0Jasper County: 0 %Jasper County0Putnam County: 0 %Putnam County0Spencer County: 0 %Spencer County0Wayne County: 0 %Wayne County0Whitley County: 0 %Whitley County0Greene County: 18.5 %Greene County18.5Hancock County: 18 %Hancock County18Shelby County: 18 %Shelby County18Lake County: 17.8 %Lake County17.8Hamilton County: 17.5 %Hamilton County17.5Boone County: 16.4 %Boone County16.4Perry County: 15 %Perry County15Hendricks County: 14.8 %Hendricks County14.8Morgan County: 13.7 %Morgan County13.7Marion County: 12.6 %Marion County12.6LaPorte County: 12 %LaPorte County12Warrick County: 12 %Warrick County12Johnson County: 11.2 %Johnson County11.2Vigo County: 11.1 %Vigo County11.1Clark County: 11 %Clark County11Delaware County: 10.9 %Delaware County10.9Madison County: 10.9 %Madison County10.9Posey County: 10.6 %Posey County10.6Jackson County: 9.8 %Jackson County9.8Carroll County: 8.9 %Carroll County8.9Huntington County: 8.2 %Huntington County8.2Porter County: 7.8 %Porter County7.8St. Joseph County: 7.1 %St. Joseph County7.1Knox County: 6.6 %Knox County6.6Allen County: 5.5 %Allen County5.5Floyd County: 3.9 %Floyd County3.9Wabash County: 3.3 %Wabash County3.3Vanderburgh County: 3 %Vanderburgh County3Washington County: 3 %Washington County3Howard County: 2.8 %Howard County2.8Tippecanoe County: 2.6 %Tippecanoe County2.6Dubois County: 2.1 %Dubois County2.1Elkhart County: 1.9 %Elkhart County1.9Henry County: 1.8 %Henry County1.8Gibson County: 0.3 %Gibson County0.3Bartholomew County: 0 %Bartholomew County0Daviess County: 0 %Daviess County0DeKalb County: 0 %DeKalb County0Jasper County: 0 %Jasper County0Putnam County: 0 %Putnam County0Spencer County: 0 %Spencer County0Wayne County: 0 %Wayne County0Whitley County: 0 %Whitley County0
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from EPA. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2001 (%)Change on 2000
1Greene County18.5+10.5 pts
2Hancock County18+10.9 pts
2Shelby County18+8.1 pts
4Lake County17.8+8.5 pts
5Hamilton County17.5+9.8 pts
6Boone County16.4+9.3 pts
7Perry County15+0.4 pts
8Hendricks County14.8-11.7 pts
9Morgan County13.7+4.9 pts
10Marion County12.6+4.7 pts
11LaPorte County12+8.7 pts
11Warrick County12+3.3 pts
13Johnson County11.2+3.5 pts
14Vigo County11.1+7.4 pts
15Clark County11-1.2 pts
16Delaware County10.9+9.1 pts
16Madison County10.9+5.5 pts
18Posey County10.6-3.6 pts
19Jackson County9.8+2 pts
20Carroll County8.9n/a
21Huntington County8.2+2.3 pts
22Porter County7.8+4 pts
23St. Joseph County7.1+3.5 pts
24Knox County6.6+3.2 pts
25Allen County5.5+1.1 pts
26Floyd County3.9-2.4 pts
27Wabash County3.3-0.3 pts
28Vanderburgh County3-3.6 pts
28Washington County3n/a
30Howard County2.8+1.9 pts
31Tippecanoe County2.6+1.7 pts
32Dubois County2.1-3 pts
33Elkhart County1.9-0.8 pts
34Henry County1.8+1.8 pts
35Gibson County0.3-0.2 pts
36Bartholomew County00 pts
36Daviess County00 pts
36DeKalb County00 pts
36Jasper County00 pts
36Putnam County00 pts
36Spencer County0-1.4 pts
36Wayne County00 pts
36Whitley County0n/a

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. 10 counties with data in other periods have no value for 2001 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 Indiana by share of days unhealthy for sensitive groups or worse (US EPA AQI), 2001) [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: days with an AQI above 100 as a share of days with an AQI, calculated with stored counts, Counties in Indiana by share of days unhealthy for sensitive groups or worse (US EPA AQI), 2001. 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/indiana-counties?period=2001. 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 Indiana by share of days unhealthy for sensitive groups or worse (US EPA AQI), 2001. 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/indiana-counties?period=2001.

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 Indiana by share of days unhealthy for sensitive groups or worse (US EPA AQI), 2001 [Dataset]. Available at: https://aqs.epa.gov/aqsweb/airdata/download_files.html#Annual, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/unhealthy-air-quality-days-share/indiana-counties?period=2001 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX
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  author = {{U.S. Environmental Protection Agency}},
  title = {{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 Indiana by share of days unhealthy for sensitive groups or worse (US EPA AQI), 2001}},
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  urldate = {2026-10-12},
  note = {Accessed via Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/unhealthy-air-quality-days-share/indiana-counties?period=2001. 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)?

Greene County, with 18.5% in 2001, according to EPA.

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

Whitley County, with 0% in 2001.

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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. 10 counties have no value for 2001 and are not ranked.

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