What is the air quality in Lawrence County, Alabama?

EPA monitors reported only 97 days for Lawrence County in 2025, below the 100-day floor used for annual conclusions. Within that limited sample, the median AQI was 30 and 89 days were rated Good; this does not describe the full year.

What is the main pollutant in Lawrence County?

The primary pollutant in Lawrence County is Fine Particles (PM2.5), which was the main AQI driver on 97 days (100% of monitored days). Penetrates deep into lungs and bloodstream. Linked to heart disease and premature death.

How many unhealthy air days does Lawrence County have?

Among 97 reported days in 2025, 0 reached Unhealthy or worse. Because the record is below 100 monitored days, that count cannot establish how many unhealthy days occurred across the full year.

Is the air quality in Lawrence County getting better or worse?

Air quality in Lawrence County is stable across floor-qualifying years (2021-2024); years with fewer than 100 monitored days are excluded from that direction. Highest qualifying Good-day share: 2022 at 90.2% (92 of 102 days). Lowest qualifying Good-day share: 2024 at 86.4% (95 of 110 days).

What does AQI 30 mean for health?

The median of the 97 reported days was AQI 30, in the "Good" category. The limited sample is not enough to assign the county a full-year health grade. See the AQI category guide for day-level meaning and EPA AirNow for current conditions.

How does Lawrence County compare to other counties in Alabama?

Lawrence County is not placed in county comparisons because its 97-day record is below the 100-day comparison floor.

What is the 90th percentile AQI in Lawrence County?

The 90th percentile AQI for Lawrence County is 48, meaning 90% of monitored days had an AQI at or below this level. The maximum AQI recorded was 61 (Moderate).

Alabama · County air quality · 2025

Lawrence County, Alabama

Limited EPA sample: 97 monitored days, below the 100-day floor for a full-year verdict. The figures below describe only those reported days.

Compiled by PlainAirData · August 23, 2026

30
Sample median AQI: 91.8%
Good in sample: 0
Unhealthy in sample: 97
100-day comparison floor

Lawrence County has only 97 EPA-monitored days in 2025, below the 100-day annual floor

According to the U.S. EPA Air Quality System, Lawrence County, Alabama reported 97 monitored days in 2025. That sample is too thin for a full-year air-quality grade or peer ranking. Use the figures only as the reported-day record, and check AirNow for current conditions.

Data source EPA Air Quality System (AQS)

Monitored days: Lawrence County reported 97 monitored days in 2025, below the 100-day floor: sample-only, not a full-year peer rank.
Sample median AQI: Sample median AQI: 30
Annual floor: Annual floor: 100

Lawrence County's Good-day share fell from 90.2% to 86.4% between the 2022 and 2024 EPA annual releases, a change of -3.8 percentage points.
Lawrence County's peak single-day AQI rose from 58 to 86 between the 2022 and 2024 EPA annual releases, a change of +28 points.
Lawrence County's median AQI rose from 29 to 33 between the 2022 and 2024 EPA annual releases, a change of +4 points.

Data updated August 2026

Good · 89 d · 91.8%
Moderate · 8 d · 8.2%

How did Lawrence County's reported sample break down in 2025?

Across 97 monitored days, 89 fell in the Good band (AQI 0–50) and 0 reached Unhealthy or worse. The worst single day peaked at AQI 61 (Moderate).

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Pollutant Breakdown

Days where each pollutant was the primary driver of AQI readings in Lawrence County.

PM2.5 · 97 days · 100.0%

Sample Coverage and Health Context

Limited sample

Lawrence County has no annual health grade because only 97 days were reported, below the 100-day floor. The 91.8% Good-day share describes only that sample.

Reported days do not reveal what happened during unmonitored parts of the year, including seasonal smoke, ozone, or inversion periods. Use these values as a description of the available EPA sample only, and check AirNow.gov for current health guidance.

The dominant pollutant is PM2.5, driving AQI on 97 of 97 monitored days.

5-Year Air Quality Trend

Air quality is stable in Lawrence County. Highest Good-day share: 2022 (90.2%, 92 of 102 monitored days). The 2025 row is shown for transparency but excluded from the direction because it has fewer than 100 monitored days.

Year	Good	Moderate	Median AQI	Max AQI
2020	84	6	24	78
2021	89	11	28	60
2022	92	10	29	58
2023	81	17	34	67
2024	95	15	33	86
2025	89	8	30	61

Data Sources

Primary Source: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Air Quality System (AQS), Annual AQI by County dataset, 2020–2025 (aqs.epa.gov). For current conditions (not shown here — this page is historical annual data), see EPA AirNow (airnow.gov). See our methodology for how AQI, median, and coverage figures are computed.

Informational only, not professional advice. Data from EPA AQS. See our disclaimer. Spotted a figure that looks wrong? Report a correction.

Source: U.S. EPA Air Quality System (AQS) Annual AQI by county summary files for Lawrence County, Alabama · 2020–2025 Accessed 2026-08-23

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