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

Carter County had the highest share of days unhealthy for sensitive groups or worse (US EPA AQI) of 26 counties in 2003, at 7.9%. Seminole County had the lowest, at 0%. The median was 2.6%. Source: EPA.

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Highest7.9Carter County
Median2.626 counties

Map of counties, 2003

Adair County: 3 %Caddo County: 0 %Canadian County: 3.6 %Carter County: 7.9 %Cherokee County: 2.5 %Cleveland County: 2.8 %Comanche County: 2.7 %Cotton County: 5.3 %Creek County: 4.9 %Custer County: 0 %Dewey County: 3.8 %Ellis County: 0.8 %Garfield County: 0 %Johnston County: 1.3 %Kay County: 4.9 %Lincoln County: 0 %McClain County: 3.3 %Mayes County: 0.8 %Muskogee County: 0 %Oklahoma County: 7.9 %Ottawa County: 5.5 %Pawnee County: 0 %Payne County: 0 %Pittsburg County: 2.2 %Seminole County: 0 %Tulsa County: 7.9 %
  • Under 1.3
  • 1.3 to 3
  • 3 to 4.9
  • 4.9 and over
  • No data
%, 2003. 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, 2003

Carter County: 7.9 %Carter County7.9Oklahoma County: 7.9 %Oklahoma County7.9Tulsa County: 7.9 %Tulsa County7.9Ottawa County: 5.5 %Ottawa County5.5Cotton County: 5.3 %Cotton County5.3Creek County: 4.9 %Creek County4.9Kay County: 4.9 %Kay County4.9Dewey County: 3.8 %Dewey County3.8Canadian County: 3.6 %Canadian County3.6McClain County: 3.3 %McClain County3.3Adair County: 3 %Adair County3Cleveland County: 2.8 %Cleveland County2.8Comanche County: 2.7 %Comanche County2.7Cherokee County: 2.5 %Cherokee County2.5Pittsburg County: 2.2 %Pittsburg County2.2Johnston County: 1.3 %Johnston County1.3Ellis County: 0.8 %Ellis County0.8Mayes County: 0.8 %Mayes County0.8Caddo County: 0 %Caddo County0Custer County: 0 %Custer County0Garfield County: 0 %Garfield County0Lincoln County: 0 %Lincoln County0Muskogee County: 0 %Muskogee County0Pawnee County: 0 %Pawnee County0Payne County: 0 %Payne County0Seminole County: 0 %Seminole County0Carter County: 7.9 %Carter County7.9Oklahoma County: 7.9 %Oklahoma County7.9Tulsa County: 7.9 %Tulsa County7.9Ottawa County: 5.5 %Ottawa County5.5Cotton County: 5.3 %Cotton County5.3Creek County: 4.9 %Creek County4.9Kay County: 4.9 %Kay County4.9Dewey County: 3.8 %Dewey County3.8Canadian County: 3.6 %Canadian County3.6McClain County: 3.3 %McClain County3.3Adair County: 3 %Adair County3Cleveland County: 2.8 %Cleveland County2.8Comanche County: 2.7 %Comanche County2.7Cherokee County: 2.5 %Cherokee County2.5Pittsburg County: 2.2 %Pittsburg County2.2Johnston County: 1.3 %Johnston County1.3Ellis County: 0.8 %Ellis County0.8Mayes County: 0.8 %Mayes County0.8Caddo County: 0 %Caddo County0Custer County: 0 %Custer County0Garfield County: 0 %Garfield County0Lincoln County: 0 %Lincoln County0Muskogee County: 0 %Muskogee 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

RankCounties2003 (%)Change on 2002
1Carter County7.9+1.6 pts
1Oklahoma County7.90 pts
1Tulsa County7.9-2.5 pts
4Ottawa County5.5+2.2 pts
5Cotton County5.3n/a
6Creek County4.9n/a
6Kay County4.9+2.4 pts
8Dewey County3.8+2.6 pts
9Canadian County3.6-3 pts
10McClain County3.3-0.8 pts
11Adair County3-4.3 pts
12Cleveland County2.8+0.3 pts
13Comanche County2.7-1.1 pts
14Cherokee County2.5+0.6 pts
15Pittsburg County2.2-1.2 pts
16Johnston County1.3n/a
17Ellis County0.8-0.3 pts
17Mayes County0.8+0.8 pts
19Caddo County00 pts
19Custer County00 pts
19Garfield County0-0.8 pts
19Lincoln County00 pts
19Muskogee County0-0.8 pts
19Pawnee County00 pts
19Payne County00 pts
19Seminole 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. 19 counties with data in other periods have no value for 2003 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), 2003) [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), 2003. 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=2003. 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), 2003. 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=2003.

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), 2003 [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=2003 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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

Carter County, with 7.9% in 2003, 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 2003.

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. 19 counties have no value for 2003 and are not ranked.

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