Alaska · County air quality · 2025
Anchorage County, Alaska
Median AQI 26 (Good). 79.2% of monitored days rated Good, direct from EPA Air Quality System stations.
- 26
- Median AQI
- 79.2%
- Good-air days
- 0
- Unhealthy days
- 54%
- Cleaner than US counties
Anchorage County's 2025 annual median AQI is 26 (Good), with 79.2% Good days
According to the U.S. EPA Air Quality System, Anchorage County, Alaska posted a 2025 median AQI of 26 (Good) across 365 monitored days, with 79.2% rated Good and 0 unhealthy or worse. This is an annual comparison, not today's advisory.
Data source EPA Air Quality System (AQS)
- Cleaner than US
- Anchorage County's 79.2% Good-day share places it cleaner than 54% of US counties in 2025.
- Closest median-AQI peer
- Lake County (80.5% Good, median AQI 26) is the closest nationwide median-AQI peer to Anchorage County.
- 2020–2025 trend
- Anchorage County's floor-qualifying Good-day share is stable from 2020 to 2025 (80.3% → 79.2%).
- Median AQI
- Median AQI: 26
According to the 2025 EPA AQS county release on PlainAirData, Anchorage County, Alaska ranks #65 of 951 by median AQI (26) and #436 by good-day share (79.2%). Ponce County, Puerto Rico is #1 of 951 by median AQI (3, 91.4% Good days) at good-day-share #159 ≠ largest of 7 at 100.0% Good days #1 by good-day share (100.0%, median AQI 9) at median-AQI #7.
Annual release change
What changed in the 2025 EPA annual release
- Anchorage County's peak single-day AQI rose from 90 to 110 between the 2024 and 2025 EPA annual releases, a change of +20 points.
- Anchorage County's Good-day share fell from 81.1% to 79.2% between the 2024 and 2025 EPA annual releases, a change of -2.0 percentage points.
Data updated August 2026
- Good · 289 d · 79.2%
- Moderate · 75 d · 20.5%
- USG · 1 d · 0.3%
How did Anchorage County's air break down in 2025?
Across 365 monitored days, 289 fell in the Good band (AQI 0–50) and 0 reached Unhealthy or worse. The worst single day peaked at AQI 110 (USG).
EPA AQS →Share of monitored days at AQI 0-50 (Good band).
Share of monitored days above AQI 150 (Unhealthy or worse). Bar maxes at 10% (worst-county ceiling).
Where Anchorage County sits nationally
COUNT-derived placement among 951 US counties with at least 100 monitored days in 2025. Anchorage County's Good-day share is 79.2% - cleaner than 54% of that comparison set.
Anchorage County Good-day share vs. every US county
Share of monitored days in the Good band (AQI 0–50) - EPA AQS annual release
79.2% Cleaner than 54% higher than 54% of 951 US counties
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Air Quality System (AQS) · 2025
Pollutant Breakdown
Days where each pollutant was the primary driver of AQI readings in Anchorage County.
- PM2.5 · 187 days · 51.2%
- PM10 · 173 days · 47.4%
- CO · 5 days · 1.4%
2024 daily-monitor rhythm in Anchorage County
Month-by-month median AQI from EPA day-level county monitors (366 reported days in 2024). Jan posted the highest typical readings (median AQI 51, peak 80); Jul was cleanest at median 13. Summer months (Jun–Aug) averaged median AQI 18 vs 36 in Dec–Feb.
Five-year seasonal record
EPA day-level county files · 2020–20241,827 daily readings show a recurring local pattern: Jan has the highest matched-month median AQI (45), while Aug is lowest (14). Each cell is that month’s median daily AQI, not a current-air forecast.
Lower AQI is better. The colors summarize EPA AQI bands; gaps mean the county had no day-level record for that month.
Health Impact Assessment
Anchorage County's air quality is rated Good based on 79.2% good air days. No unhealthy air days were recorded in 2025.
Air quality was acceptable on 79.2% of monitored days in 2025, with a median AQI of 26. Unusually sensitive people can check real-time conditions at AirNow.gov during high-pollution events.
The dominant pollutant is PM2.5, driving AQI on 187 of 365 monitored days.
5-Year Air Quality Trend
Air quality is stable in Anchorage County. Highest Good-day share: 2023 (87.4%, 319 of 365 monitored days).
| Year | Good | Moderate | USG | Unhealthy | Median AQI | Max AQI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 294 | 72 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 92 |
| 2021 | 289 | 74 | 2 | 0 | 28 | 132 |
| 2022 | 302 | 62 | 1 | 0 | 24 | 125 |
| 2023 | 319 | 46 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 71 |
| 2024 | 297 | 69 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 90 |
| 2025 | 289 | 75 | 1 | 0 | 26 | 110 |
How does Anchorage County compare?
How Anchorage County compares
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.
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Source: U.S. EPA Air Quality System (AQS) Annual AQI by county summary files for Anchorage County, Alaska · 2020–2025
Download this county's annual AQI row as CSV , with the same EPA fields and denominator shown on this page.
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