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

Tulsa County had the highest share of days unhealthy for sensitive groups or worse (US EPA AQI) of 25 counties in 2002, at 10.4%. Seminole County had the lowest, at 0%. The median was 2.5%. Source: EPA.

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Highest10.4Tulsa County
Median2.525 counties

Map of counties, 2002

Adair County: 7.3 %Caddo County: 0 %Canadian County: 6.6 %Carter County: 6.3 %Cherokee County: 1.9 %Cleveland County: 2.5 %Comanche County: 3.8 %Custer County: 0 %Dewey County: 1.2 %Ellis County: 1.1 %Garfield County: 0.8 %Jefferson County: 6.5 %Kay County: 2.5 %Lincoln County: 0 %McClain County: 4.1 %Marshall County: 5.8 %Mayes County: 0 %Muskogee County: 0.8 %Oklahoma County: 7.9 %Ottawa County: 3.3 %Pawnee County: 0 %Payne County: 0 %Pittsburg County: 3.4 %Seminole County: 0 %Tulsa County: 10.4 %
  • Under 1.2
  • 1.2 to 3.3
  • 3.3 to 6.3
  • 6.3 and over
  • No data
%, 2002. 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, 2002

Tulsa County: 10.4 %Tulsa County10.4Oklahoma County: 7.9 %Oklahoma County7.9Adair County: 7.3 %Adair County7.3Canadian County: 6.6 %Canadian County6.6Jefferson County: 6.5 %Jefferson County6.5Carter County: 6.3 %Carter County6.3Marshall County: 5.8 %Marshall County5.8McClain County: 4.1 %McClain County4.1Comanche County: 3.8 %Comanche County3.8Pittsburg County: 3.4 %Pittsburg County3.4Ottawa County: 3.3 %Ottawa County3.3Cleveland County: 2.5 %Cleveland County2.5Kay County: 2.5 %Kay County2.5Cherokee County: 1.9 %Cherokee County1.9Dewey County: 1.2 %Dewey County1.2Ellis County: 1.1 %Ellis County1.1Garfield County: 0.8 %Garfield County0.8Muskogee County: 0.8 %Muskogee County0.8Caddo County: 0 %Caddo County0Custer County: 0 %Custer County0Lincoln County: 0 %Lincoln County0Mayes County: 0 %Mayes County0Pawnee County: 0 %Pawnee County0Payne County: 0 %Payne County0Seminole County: 0 %Seminole County0Tulsa County: 10.4 %Tulsa County10.4Oklahoma County: 7.9 %Oklahoma County7.9Adair County: 7.3 %Adair County7.3Canadian County: 6.6 %Canadian County6.6Jefferson County: 6.5 %Jefferson County6.5Carter County: 6.3 %Carter County6.3Marshall County: 5.8 %Marshall County5.8McClain County: 4.1 %McClain County4.1Comanche County: 3.8 %Comanche County3.8Pittsburg County: 3.4 %Pittsburg County3.4Ottawa County: 3.3 %Ottawa County3.3Cleveland County: 2.5 %Cleveland County2.5Kay County: 2.5 %Kay County2.5Cherokee County: 1.9 %Cherokee County1.9Dewey County: 1.2 %Dewey County1.2Ellis County: 1.1 %Ellis County1.1Garfield County: 0.8 %Garfield County0.8Muskogee County: 0.8 %Muskogee County0.8Caddo County: 0 %Caddo County0Custer County: 0 %Custer County0Lincoln County: 0 %Lincoln County0Mayes County: 0 %Mayes County0Pawnee County: 0 %Pawnee County0Payne County: 0 %Payne County0Seminole County: 0 %Seminole County0
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from EPA. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2002 (%)Change on 2001
1Tulsa County10.4-4.7 pts
2Oklahoma County7.9-2 pts
3Adair County7.3n/a
4Canadian County6.6+6.6 pts
5Jefferson County6.5-7.6 pts
6Carter County6.3-4.2 pts
7Marshall County5.8-3.6 pts
8McClain County4.1-1.7 pts
9Comanche County3.8-3 pts
10Pittsburg County3.4+2.5 pts
11Ottawa County3.3-3.8 pts
12Cleveland County2.5-1.7 pts
12Kay County2.5-4.1 pts
14Cherokee County1.9-0.8 pts
15Dewey County1.2n/a
16Ellis County1.1n/a
17Garfield County0.8+0.8 pts
17Muskogee County0.8+0.8 pts
19Caddo County00 pts
19Custer County00 pts
19Lincoln County0-1.9 pts
19Mayes County00 pts
19Pawnee County00 pts
19Payne County00 pts
19Seminole County00 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. 20 counties with data in other periods have no value for 2002 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 Oklahoma by share of days unhealthy for sensitive groups or worse (US EPA AQI), 2002) [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 Oklahoma by share of days unhealthy for sensitive groups or worse (US EPA AQI), 2002. 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/oklahoma-counties?period=2002. 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 Oklahoma by share of days unhealthy for sensitive groups or worse (US EPA AQI), 2002. 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/oklahoma-counties?period=2002.

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 Oklahoma by share of days unhealthy for sensitive groups or worse (US EPA AQI), 2002 [Dataset]. Available at: https://aqs.epa.gov/aqsweb/airdata/download_files.html#Annual, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/unhealthy-air-quality-days-share/oklahoma-counties?period=2002 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX
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  note = {Accessed via Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/unhealthy-air-quality-days-share/oklahoma-counties?period=2002. 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)?

Tulsa County, with 10.4% in 2002, according to EPA.

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

Seminole County, with 0% in 2002.

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. 20 counties have no value for 2002 and are not ranked.

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