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

Madison County had the highest share of days unhealthy for sensitive groups or worse (US EPA AQI) of 45 counties in 1995, at 23.2%. Wyandot County had the lowest, at 0%. The median was 9.8%. Source: EPA.

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Highest23.2Madison County
Median9.845 counties

Map of counties, 1995

Adams County: 0.3 %Allen County: 14.2 %Ashtabula County: 13.9 %Athens County: 0 %Belmont County: 0 %Butler County: 14.5 %Clark County: 21.5 %Clermont County: 18.1 %Clinton County: 22.4 %Columbiana County: 0 %Crawford County: 10.7 %Cuyahoga County: 10.1 %Fayette County: 13.2 %Franklin County: 7.7 %Greene County: 0 %Hamilton County: 10.4 %Hancock County: 0 %Jefferson County: 8.5 %Knox County: 9.7 %Lake County: 11 %Lawrence County: 13.8 %Licking County: 17 %Logan County: 12.6 %Lorain County: 6.3 %Lucas County: 7.1 %Madison County: 23.2 %Mahoning County: 9.8 %Medina County: 13.7 %Miami County: 9.8 %Monroe County: 0 %Montgomery County: 6 %Noble County: 13.6 %Ottawa County: 0 %Portage County: 11.9 %Preble County: 8.6 %Richland County: 0 %Sandusky County: 0 %Scioto County: 0 %Seneca County: 0 %Stark County: 10.4 %Summit County: 6.3 %Trumbull County: 11.7 %Warren County: 22.1 %Washington County: 13.6 %Wyandot County: 0 %
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%, 1995. 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, 1995

Madison County: 23.2 %Madison County23.2Clinton County: 22.4 %Clinton County22.4Warren County: 22.1 %Warren County22.1Clark County: 21.5 %Clark County21.5Clermont County: 18.1 %Clermont County18.1Licking County: 17 %Licking County17Butler County: 14.5 %Butler County14.5Allen County: 14.2 %Allen County14.2Ashtabula County: 13.9 %Ashtabula County13.9Lawrence County: 13.8 %Lawrence County13.8Medina County: 13.7 %Medina County13.7Noble County: 13.6 %Noble County13.6Washington County: 13.6 %Washington County13.6Fayette County: 13.2 %Fayette County13.2Logan County: 12.6 %Logan County12.6Portage County: 11.9 %Portage County11.9Trumbull County: 11.7 %Trumbull County11.7Lake County: 11 %Lake County11Crawford County: 10.7 %Crawford County10.7Hamilton County: 10.4 %Hamilton County10.4Stark County: 10.4 %Stark County10.4Cuyahoga County: 10.1 %Cuyahoga County10.1Mahoning County: 9.8 %Mahoning County9.8Miami County: 9.8 %Miami County9.8Knox County: 9.7 %Knox County9.7Preble County: 8.6 %Preble County8.6Jefferson County: 8.5 %Jefferson County8.5Franklin County: 7.7 %Franklin County7.7Lucas County: 7.1 %Lucas County7.1Lorain County: 6.3 %Lorain County6.3Summit County: 6.3 %Summit County6.3Montgomery County: 6 %Montgomery County6Adams County: 0.3 %Adams County0.3Athens County: 0 %Athens County0Belmont County: 0 %Belmont County0Columbiana County: 0 %Columbiana County0Greene County: 0 %Greene County0Hancock County: 0 %Hancock County0Monroe County: 0 %Monroe County0Ottawa County: 0 %Ottawa County0Richland County: 0 %Richland County0Sandusky County: 0 %Sandusky County0Scioto County: 0 %Scioto County0Seneca County: 0 %Seneca County0Wyandot County: 0 %Wyandot County0Madison County: 23.2 %Madison County23.2Clinton County: 22.4 %Clinton County22.4Warren County: 22.1 %Warren County22.1Clark County: 21.5 %Clark County21.5Clermont County: 18.1 %Clermont County18.1Licking County: 17 %Licking County17Butler County: 14.5 %Butler County14.5Allen County: 14.2 %Allen County14.2Ashtabula County: 13.9 %Ashtabula County13.9Lawrence County: 13.8 %Lawrence County13.8Medina County: 13.7 %Medina County13.7Noble County: 13.6 %Noble County13.6Washington County: 13.6 %Washington County13.6Fayette County: 13.2 %Fayette County13.2Logan County: 12.6 %Logan County12.6Portage County: 11.9 %Portage County11.9Trumbull County: 11.7 %Trumbull County11.7Lake County: 11 %Lake County11Crawford County: 10.7 %Crawford County10.7Hamilton County: 10.4 %Hamilton County10.4Stark County: 10.4 %Stark County10.4Cuyahoga County: 10.1 %Cuyahoga County10.1Mahoning County: 9.8 %Mahoning County9.8Miami County: 9.8 %Miami County9.8Knox County: 9.7 %Knox County9.7Preble County: 8.6 %Preble County8.6Jefferson County: 8.5 %Jefferson County8.5Franklin County: 7.7 %Franklin County7.7Lucas County: 7.1 %Lucas County7.1Lorain County: 6.3 %Lorain County6.3Summit County: 6.3 %Summit County6.3Montgomery County: 6 %Montgomery County6Adams County: 0.3 %Adams County0.3Athens County: 0 %Athens County0Belmont County: 0 %Belmont County0Columbiana County: 0 %Columbiana County0Greene County: 0 %Greene County0Hancock County: 0 %Hancock County0Monroe County: 0 %Monroe County0Ottawa County: 0 %Ottawa County0Richland County: 0 %Richland County0Sandusky County: 0 %Sandusky County0Scioto County: 0 %Scioto County0Seneca County: 0 %Seneca County0Wyandot County: 0 %Wyandot County0
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from EPA. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties1995 (%)Change on 1994
1Madison County23.2+7.6 pts
2Clinton County22.4+3.1 pts
3Warren County22.1+4.9 pts
4Clark County21.5+1.9 pts
5Clermont County18.1+3.3 pts
6Licking County17-0.8 pts
7Butler County14.5+2.7 pts
8Allen County14.2-2.2 pts
9Ashtabula County13.9+5.4 pts
10Lawrence County13.8+4 pts
11Medina County13.7-2.7 pts
12Noble County13.6+0.6 pts
12Washington County13.6-4.9 pts
14Fayette County13.2+3.4 pts
15Logan County12.6-11.3 pts
16Portage County11.9-1.9 pts
17Trumbull County11.7-0.8 pts
18Lake County11-1.1 pts
19Crawford County10.7+1.4 pts
20Hamilton County10.4+1.9 pts
20Stark County10.4-0.8 pts
22Cuyahoga County10.1+1.3 pts
23Mahoning County9.8+5.4 pts
23Miami County9.8+9.3 pts
25Knox County9.7-6 pts
26Preble County8.6-0.3 pts
27Jefferson County8.5+3.6 pts
28Franklin County7.7-1.3 pts
29Lucas County7.1-0.3 pts
30Lorain County6.3+0.7 pts
30Summit County6.3-1.6 pts
32Montgomery County6-4.4 pts
33Adams County0.3+0.3 pts
34Athens County00 pts
34Belmont County00 pts
34Columbiana County0-3.8 pts
34Greene County00 pts
34Hancock County00 pts
34Monroe County00 pts
34Ottawa County00 pts
34Richland County00 pts
34Sandusky County00 pts
34Scioto County00 pts
34Seneca County00 pts
34Wyandot 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 1995 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), 1995) [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 Ohio by share of days unhealthy for sensitive groups or worse (US EPA AQI), 1995. 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?period=1995. 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), 1995. 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?period=1995.

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 Ohio by share of days unhealthy for sensitive groups or worse (US EPA AQI), 1995 [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?period=1995 (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 Ohio by share of days unhealthy for sensitive groups or worse (US EPA AQI), 1995}},
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  urldate = {2026-10-12},
  note = {Accessed via Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/unhealthy-air-quality-days-share/ohio-counties?period=1995. 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)?

Madison County, with 23.2% in 1995, 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 1995.

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 1995 and are not ranked.

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