Counties in Ohio by share of days unhealthy for sensitive groups or worse (US EPA AQI), 2001

Ashtabula County had the highest share of days unhealthy for sensitive groups or worse (US EPA AQI) of 45 counties in 2001, at 19.2%. Wyandot County had the lowest, at 0%. The median was 9.3%. Source: EPA.

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Highest19.2Ashtabula County
Median9.345 counties

Map of counties, 2001

Allen County: 5.2 %Ashtabula County: 19.2 %Athens County: 0.9 %Belmont County: 0 %Butler County: 11.2 %Clark County: 8.9 %Clermont County: 10.1 %Clinton County: 16.4 %Columbiana County: 0 %Crawford County: 9.1 %Cuyahoga County: 16.2 %Delaware County: 14.6 %Fayette County: 5 %Franklin County: 12.1 %Geauga County: 19.2 %Greene County: 6.8 %Hamilton County: 13.2 %Hancock County: 0 %Jefferson County: 12.1 %Knox County: 14 %Lake County: 8.8 %Lawrence County: 14.8 %Licking County: 10.1 %Lorain County: 9.3 %Lucas County: 11 %Madison County: 12.1 %Mahoning County: 10.9 %Medina County: 13.1 %Miami County: 5.6 %Monroe County: 0 %Montgomery County: 9.3 %Noble County: 8.8 %Ottawa County: 0 %Portage County: 12.5 %Preble County: 5.9 %Sandusky County: 0 %Scioto County: 5.2 %Seneca County: 0 %Stark County: 9.3 %Summit County: 12.6 %Trumbull County: 12.5 %Warren County: 10.7 %Washington County: 8.7 %Wood County: 11.7 %Wyandot County: 0 %
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  • 0.3 to 8.1
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  • 13 and over
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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

Ashtabula County: 19.2 %Ashtabula County19.2Geauga County: 19.2 %Geauga County19.2Clinton County: 16.4 %Clinton County16.4Cuyahoga County: 16.2 %Cuyahoga County16.2Lawrence County: 14.8 %Lawrence County14.8Delaware County: 14.6 %Delaware County14.6Knox County: 14 %Knox County14Hamilton County: 13.2 %Hamilton County13.2Medina County: 13.1 %Medina County13.1Summit County: 12.6 %Summit County12.6Portage County: 12.5 %Portage County12.5Trumbull County: 12.5 %Trumbull County12.5Franklin County: 12.1 %Franklin County12.1Jefferson County: 12.1 %Jefferson County12.1Madison County: 12.1 %Madison County12.1Wood County: 11.7 %Wood County11.7Butler County: 11.2 %Butler County11.2Lucas County: 11 %Lucas County11Mahoning County: 10.9 %Mahoning County10.9Warren County: 10.7 %Warren County10.7Clermont County: 10.1 %Clermont County10.1Licking County: 10.1 %Licking County10.1Lorain County: 9.3 %Lorain County9.3Montgomery County: 9.3 %Montgomery County9.3Stark County: 9.3 %Stark County9.3Crawford County: 9.1 %Crawford County9.1Clark County: 8.9 %Clark County8.9Lake County: 8.8 %Lake County8.8Noble County: 8.8 %Noble County8.8Washington County: 8.7 %Washington County8.7Greene County: 6.8 %Greene County6.8Preble County: 5.9 %Preble County5.9Miami County: 5.6 %Miami County5.6Allen County: 5.2 %Allen County5.2Scioto County: 5.2 %Scioto County5.2Fayette County: 5 %Fayette County5Athens County: 0.9 %Athens County0.9Belmont County: 0 %Belmont County0Columbiana County: 0 %Columbiana County0Hancock County: 0 %Hancock County0Monroe County: 0 %Monroe County0Ottawa County: 0 %Ottawa County0Sandusky County: 0 %Sandusky County0Seneca County: 0 %Seneca County0Wyandot County: 0 %Wyandot County0Ashtabula County: 19.2 %Ashtabula County19.2Geauga County: 19.2 %Geauga County19.2Clinton County: 16.4 %Clinton County16.4Cuyahoga County: 16.2 %Cuyahoga County16.2Lawrence County: 14.8 %Lawrence County14.8Delaware County: 14.6 %Delaware County14.6Knox County: 14 %Knox County14Hamilton County: 13.2 %Hamilton County13.2Medina County: 13.1 %Medina County13.1Summit County: 12.6 %Summit County12.6Portage County: 12.5 %Portage County12.5Trumbull County: 12.5 %Trumbull County12.5Franklin County: 12.1 %Franklin County12.1Jefferson County: 12.1 %Jefferson County12.1Madison County: 12.1 %Madison County12.1Wood County: 11.7 %Wood County11.7Butler County: 11.2 %Butler County11.2Lucas County: 11 %Lucas County11Mahoning County: 10.9 %Mahoning County10.9Warren County: 10.7 %Warren County10.7Clermont County: 10.1 %Clermont County10.1Licking County: 10.1 %Licking County10.1Lorain County: 9.3 %Lorain County9.3Montgomery County: 9.3 %Montgomery County9.3Stark County: 9.3 %Stark County9.3Crawford County: 9.1 %Crawford County9.1Clark County: 8.9 %Clark County8.9Lake County: 8.8 %Lake County8.8Noble County: 8.8 %Noble County8.8Washington County: 8.7 %Washington County8.7Greene County: 6.8 %Greene County6.8Preble County: 5.9 %Preble County5.9Miami County: 5.6 %Miami County5.6Allen County: 5.2 %Allen County5.2Scioto County: 5.2 %Scioto County5.2Fayette County: 5 %Fayette County5Athens County: 0.9 %Athens County0.9Belmont County: 0 %Belmont County0Columbiana County: 0 %Columbiana County0Hancock County: 0 %Hancock County0Monroe County: 0 %Monroe County0Ottawa County: 0 %Ottawa County0Sandusky County: 0 %Sandusky County0Seneca County: 0 %Seneca County0Wyandot County: 0 %Wyandot County0
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from EPA. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2001 (%)Change on 2000
1Ashtabula County19.2+9.3 pts
1Geauga County19.2+11.7 pts
3Clinton County16.4+6.1 pts
4Cuyahoga County16.2+5 pts
5Lawrence County14.8+7.5 pts
6Delaware County14.6+9.5 pts
7Knox County14+6.5 pts
8Hamilton County13.2+3.9 pts
9Medina County13.1+8.9 pts
10Summit County12.6+5.5 pts
11Portage County12.5+4.3 pts
11Trumbull County12.5+6.5 pts
13Franklin County12.1+4.7 pts
13Jefferson County12.1+6.1 pts
13Madison County12.1+2.7 pts
16Wood County11.7+7.9 pts
17Butler County11.2+3.3 pts
18Lucas County11+6.1 pts
19Mahoning County10.9+5.5 pts
20Warren County10.7+4.1 pts
21Clermont County10.1-0.6 pts
21Licking County10.1+3.4 pts
23Lorain County9.3+6.9 pts
23Montgomery County9.3+2.5 pts
23Stark County9.3+2.5 pts
26Crawford County9.1+6.5 pts
27Clark County8.9+2.1 pts
28Lake County8.8+3.6 pts
28Noble County8.8+2.9 pts
30Washington County8.7+2.4 pts
31Greene County6.8+2.5 pts
32Preble County5.9+1.6 pts
33Miami County5.6-0.5 pts
34Allen County5.2+2.2 pts
34Scioto County5.2+3.7 pts
36Fayette County5-0.9 pts
37Athens County0.9+0.9 pts
38Belmont County00 pts
38Columbiana County00 pts
38Hancock County00 pts
38Monroe County00 pts
38Ottawa County00 pts
38Sandusky County00 pts
38Seneca County00 pts
38Wyandot County00 pts

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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. 13 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 Ohio 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

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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 Ohio 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/ohio-counties. 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 Ohio 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/ohio-counties.

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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 Ohio 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/ohio-counties (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX
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  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 Ohio by share of days unhealthy for sensitive groups or worse (US EPA AQI), 2001}},
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Which county has the highest share of days unhealthy for sensitive groups or worse (US EPA AQI)?

Ashtabula County, with 19.2% in 2001, according to EPA.

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

Wyandot County, with 0% in 2001.

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: days with an AQI above 100 as a share of days with an AQI, calculated with stored counts. Retrieved 2026-10-12. 13 counties have no value for 2001 and are not ranked.

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