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

Clinton County had the highest share of days unhealthy for sensitive groups or worse (US EPA AQI) of 49 counties in 1999, at 27.6%. Wyandot County had the lowest, at 0%. The median was 12.1%. Source: EPA.

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Highest27.6Clinton County
Median12.149 counties

Map of counties, 1999

Allen County: 15.4 %Ashtabula County: 17.4 %Athens County: 1.9 %Belmont County: 0 %Butler County: 16.8 %Clark County: 22.4 %Clermont County: 27.1 %Clinton County: 27.6 %Columbiana County: 1.8 %Crawford County: 8.9 %Cuyahoga County: 15.9 %Delaware County: 19.3 %Erie County: 0 %Fayette County: 17.9 %Franklin County: 16.4 %Geauga County: 15.6 %Greene County: 15.7 %Hamilton County: 14.2 %Hancock County: 0 %Jefferson County: 10.1 %Knox County: 14 %Lake County: 11.5 %Lawrence County: 22.6 %Licking County: 17 %Logan County: 7.2 %Lorain County: 10.1 %Lucas County: 8.5 %Madison County: 23.8 %Mahoning County: 8 %Medina County: 10.3 %Miami County: 14.9 %Monroe County: 0 %Montgomery County: 11.5 %Noble County: 10.3 %Ottawa County: 0 %Portage County: 18 %Preble County: 10.3 %Richland County: 0 %Sandusky County: 0 %Scioto County: 5.3 %Seneca County: 0.7 %Stark County: 12.6 %Summit County: 13.2 %Trumbull County: 11.7 %Union County: 14.2 %Warren County: 22.4 %Washington County: 15.3 %Wood County: 12.1 %Wyandot County: 0 %
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%, 1999. 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, 1999

Clinton County: 27.6 %Clinton County27.6Clermont County: 27.1 %Clermont County27.1Madison County: 23.8 %Madison County23.8Lawrence County: 22.6 %Lawrence County22.6Clark County: 22.4 %Clark County22.4Warren County: 22.4 %Warren County22.4Delaware County: 19.3 %Delaware County19.3Portage County: 18 %Portage County18Fayette County: 17.9 %Fayette County17.9Ashtabula County: 17.4 %Ashtabula County17.4Licking County: 17 %Licking County17Butler County: 16.8 %Butler County16.8Franklin County: 16.4 %Franklin County16.4Cuyahoga County: 15.9 %Cuyahoga County15.9Greene County: 15.7 %Greene County15.7Geauga County: 15.6 %Geauga County15.6Allen County: 15.4 %Allen County15.4Washington County: 15.3 %Washington County15.3Miami County: 14.9 %Miami County14.9Hamilton County: 14.2 %Hamilton County14.2Union County: 14.2 %Union County14.2Knox County: 14 %Knox County14Summit County: 13.2 %Summit County13.2Stark County: 12.6 %Stark County12.6Wood County: 12.1 %Wood County12.1Trumbull County: 11.7 %Trumbull County11.7Lake County: 11.5 %Lake County11.5Montgomery County: 11.5 %Montgomery County11.5Medina County: 10.3 %Medina County10.3Noble County: 10.3 %Noble County10.3Preble County: 10.3 %Preble County10.3Jefferson County: 10.1 %Jefferson County10.1Lorain County: 10.1 %Lorain County10.1Crawford County: 8.9 %Crawford County8.9Lucas County: 8.5 %Lucas County8.5Mahoning County: 8 %Mahoning County8Logan County: 7.2 %Logan County7.2Scioto County: 5.3 %Scioto County5.3Athens County: 1.9 %Athens County1.9Columbiana County: 1.8 %Columbiana County1.8Seneca County: 0.7 %Seneca County0.7Belmont County: 0 %Belmont County0Erie County: 0 %Erie County0Hancock County: 0 %Hancock County0Monroe County: 0 %Monroe County0Ottawa County: 0 %Ottawa County0Richland County: 0 %Richland County0Sandusky County: 0 %Sandusky County0Wyandot County: 0 %Wyandot County0Clinton County: 27.6 %Clinton County27.6Clermont County: 27.1 %Clermont County27.1Madison County: 23.8 %Madison County23.8Lawrence County: 22.6 %Lawrence County22.6Clark County: 22.4 %Clark County22.4Warren County: 22.4 %Warren County22.4Delaware County: 19.3 %Delaware County19.3Portage County: 18 %Portage County18Fayette County: 17.9 %Fayette County17.9Ashtabula County: 17.4 %Ashtabula County17.4Licking County: 17 %Licking County17Butler County: 16.8 %Butler County16.8Franklin County: 16.4 %Franklin County16.4Cuyahoga County: 15.9 %Cuyahoga County15.9Greene County: 15.7 %Greene County15.7Geauga County: 15.6 %Geauga County15.6Allen County: 15.4 %Allen County15.4Washington County: 15.3 %Washington County15.3Miami County: 14.9 %Miami County14.9Hamilton County: 14.2 %Hamilton County14.2Union County: 14.2 %Union County14.2Knox County: 14 %Knox County14Summit County: 13.2 %Summit County13.2Stark County: 12.6 %Stark County12.6Wood County: 12.1 %Wood County12.1Trumbull County: 11.7 %Trumbull County11.7Lake County: 11.5 %Lake County11.5Montgomery County: 11.5 %Montgomery County11.5Medina County: 10.3 %Medina County10.3Noble County: 10.3 %Noble County10.3Preble County: 10.3 %Preble County10.3Jefferson County: 10.1 %Jefferson County10.1Lorain County: 10.1 %Lorain County10.1Crawford County: 8.9 %Crawford County8.9Lucas County: 8.5 %Lucas County8.5Mahoning County: 8 %Mahoning County8Logan County: 7.2 %Logan County7.2Scioto County: 5.3 %Scioto County5.3Athens County: 1.9 %Athens County1.9Columbiana County: 1.8 %Columbiana County1.8Seneca County: 0.7 %Seneca County0.7Belmont County: 0 %Belmont County0Erie County: 0 %Erie County0Hancock County: 0 %Hancock County0Monroe County: 0 %Monroe County0Ottawa County: 0 %Ottawa County0Richland County: 0 %Richland County0Sandusky County: 0 %Sandusky County0Wyandot County: 0 %Wyandot County0
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from EPA. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties1999 (%)Change on 1998
1Clinton County27.6+2.7 pts
2Clermont County27.1+7.4 pts
3Madison County23.8-1.3 pts
4Lawrence County22.6+2.2 pts
5Clark County22.4+0.4 pts
5Warren County22.4-0.1 pts
7Delaware County19.3-1.6 pts
8Portage County18-3.2 pts
9Fayette County17.9+1.8 pts
10Ashtabula County17.4-2.2 pts
11Licking County17-5.9 pts
12Butler County16.8+2 pts
13Franklin County16.4+4.3 pts
14Cuyahoga County15.9+6.6 pts
15Greene County15.7-0.3 pts
16Geauga County15.6+3.9 pts
17Allen County15.4-1.9 pts
18Washington County15.3+2.2 pts
19Miami County14.9+0.1 pts
20Hamilton County14.2+1.3 pts
20Union County14.2+5.1 pts
22Knox County14+0.9 pts
23Summit County13.2+0.6 pts
24Stark County12.6-1.4 pts
25Wood County12.1+1.3 pts
26Trumbull County11.7-8.3 pts
27Lake County11.5-1.2 pts
27Montgomery County11.5+0.5 pts
29Medina County10.3-5.7 pts
29Noble County10.3-5.9 pts
29Preble County10.3-0.1 pts
32Jefferson County10.1+7.1 pts
32Lorain County10.1+2.4 pts
34Crawford County8.9-1.5 pts
35Lucas County8.5+1.9 pts
36Mahoning County8-8.3 pts
37Logan County7.2-2 pts
38Scioto County5.3+5.3 pts
39Athens County1.9+1.9 pts
40Columbiana County1.8+1.8 pts
41Seneca County0.7+0.7 pts
42Belmont County00 pts
42Erie County00 pts
42Hancock County00 pts
42Monroe County00 pts
42Ottawa County00 pts
42Richland County00 pts
42Sandusky County00 pts
42Wyandot 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. 9 counties with data in other periods have no value for 1999 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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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), 1999) [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), 1999. 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=1999. 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), 1999. 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=1999.

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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), 1999 [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=1999 (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), 1999}},
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  note = {Accessed via Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/unhealthy-air-quality-days-share/ohio-counties?period=1999. 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)?

Clinton County, with 27.6% in 1999, according to EPA.

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Wyandot County, with 0% in 1999.

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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. 9 counties have no value for 1999 and are not ranked.

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