Arkansas · County air quality · 2025

Clark County, Arkansas

Median AQI 34 (Good). 96.7% of monitored days rated Good, direct from EPA Air Quality System stations.

34
Median AQI
96.7%
Good-air days
0
Unhealthy days
95%
Cleaner than US counties

Clark County's 2025 annual median AQI is 34 (Good), with 96.7% Good days

According to the U.S. EPA Air Quality System, Clark County, Arkansas posted a 2025 median AQI of 34 (Good) across 363 monitored days, with 96.7% 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
Clark County's 96.7% Good-day share places it cleaner than 95% of US counties in 2025.
Closest median-AQI peer
Androscoggin County (85.2% Good, median AQI 34) is the closest nationwide median-AQI peer to Clark County.
2020–2025 trend
Clark County's floor-qualifying Good-day share is worsening from 2020 to 2025 (99.7% → 96.7%).
Median AQI
Median AQI: 34

According to the 2025 EPA AQS county release on PlainAirData, Clark County, Arkansas ranks #151 of 951 by median AQI (34) and #42 by good-day share (96.7%). 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

2024 → 2025
  • Clark County's Good-day share rose from 93.3% to 96.7% between the 2024 and 2025 EPA annual releases, a change of +3.4 percentage points.

Compared against 360 monitored days in 2024 and 363 in 2025. These are arithmetic differences between two stored EPA annual summaries, not a cause claim or a live advisory.

National release changes Two-year CSV

Data updated August 2026

Clark County AQI category distribution Stacked-segment bar showing the share of monitored days that fell in each EPA AQI category, Good, Moderate, USG, Unhealthy, Very Unhealthy, Hazardous, with median AQI marker. AQI category distribution 363 monitored days G Median AQI 34 0 50 100 150 200 300 500 Clark County
  • Good · 351 d · 96.7%
  • Moderate · 12 d · 3.3%

How did Clark County's air break down in 2025?

Across 363 monitored days, 351 fell in the Good band (AQI 0–50) and 0 reached Unhealthy or worse. The worst single day peaked at AQI 84 (Moderate).

EPA AQS →
Clark County, Good days share 96.7%
National avg

Share of monitored days at AQI 0-50 (Good band).

Clark County, Unhealthy-or-worse share 0.0%
National avg

Share of monitored days above AQI 150 (Unhealthy or worse). Bar maxes at 10% (worst-county ceiling).

Where Clark County sits nationally

COUNT-derived placement among 951 US counties with at least 100 monitored days in 2025. Clark County's Good-day share is 96.7% - cleaner than 95% of that comparison set.

Clark County Good-day share vs. every US county

Share of monitored days in the Good band (AQI 0–50) - EPA AQS annual release

96.7% Cleaner than 95% higher than 95% of 951 US counties

0.0%–5.0%: 0 US counties (0%). Below this entry. 5.0%–10.0%: 1 US counties (0%). Below this entry. 10.0%–15.0%: 4 US counties (0%). Below this entry. 15.0%–20.0%: 4 US counties (0%). Below this entry. 20.0%–25.0%: 1 US counties (0%). Below this entry. 25.0%–30.0%: 5 US counties (1%). Below this entry. 30.0%–35.0%: 9 US counties (1%). Below this entry. 35.0%–40.0%: 4 US counties (0%). Below this entry. 40.0%–45.0%: 16 US counties (2%). Below this entry. 45.0%–50.0%: 16 US counties (2%). Below this entry. 50.0%–55.0%: 32 US counties (3%). Below this entry. 55.0%–60.0%: 50 US counties (5%). Below this entry. 60.0%–65.0%: 77 US counties (8%). Below this entry. 65.0%–70.0%: 93 US counties (10%). Below this entry. 70.0%–75.0%: 109 US counties (11%). Below this entry. 75.0%–80.0%: 114 US counties (12%). Below this entry. 80.0%–85.0%: 123 US counties (13%). Below this entry. 85.0%–90.0%: 99 US counties (10%). Below this entry. 90.0%–95.0%: 117 US counties (12%). Below this entry. 95.0%–100.0%: 70 US counties (7%). This entry sits in this band. 100.0%–105.0%: 7 US counties (1%). Above this entry. This county 0.0% 100% every floor-qualified US county, bucketed by value

Each bar is a band; taller bars hold more US counties. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.

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 Clark County.

Clark County, Arkansas criteria pollutant distribution Stratified-band visualization showing the share of monitored days each criteria pollutant (PM2.5, PM10, O3, NO2, CO) was the primary AQI driver. Ozone · 100.0% 0% 25% 50% 75% 100% Clark County, Arkansas · 363 monitored days Criteria pollutant column
  • Ozone · 363 days · 100.0%

2024 daily-monitor rhythm in Clark County

Month-by-month median AQI from EPA day-level county monitors (360 reported days in 2024). Oct posted the highest typical readings (median AQI 46, peak 93); Dec was cleanest at median 25. Summer months (Jun–Aug) averaged median AQI 39 vs 28 in Dec–Feb.

0 10 20 30 40 50 Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec 25 34 37 40 37 38 36 43 36 46 27 25
Clark County median daily AQI by calendar month (2024, EPA daily county file)

Five-year seasonal record

EPA day-level county files · 2020–2024

1,754 daily readings show a recurring local pattern: Apr has the highest matched-month median AQI (40), while Dec is lowest (25). Each cell is that month’s median daily AQI, not a current-air forecast.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
2020 253131383523253328262927
2021 293141413329343038332923
2022 313539394037372943392524
2023 283137403940344143353527
2024 253437403738364336462725

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

Excellent

Clark County's air quality is rated Excellent based on 96.7% good air days. No unhealthy air days were recorded in 2025.

Air quality was acceptable on 96.7% of monitored days in 2025, with a median AQI of 34. Unusually sensitive people can check real-time conditions at AirNow.gov during high-pollution events.

The dominant pollutant is Ozone, driving AQI on 363 of 363 monitored days.

5-Year Air Quality Trend

Air quality is worsening in Clark County. Highest Good-day share: 2020 (99.7%, 341 of 342 monitored days).

Year Good Moderate USG Unhealthy Median AQI
2020 341 1 0 0 29
2021 328 10 0 0 32
2022 350 13 0 0 35
2023 321 30 0 0 35
2024 336 24 0 0 35
2025 351 12 0 0 34

How does Clark County compare?

How Clark County compares

Good-day share better than typical
Clark County 96.7%
Androscoggin County, Maine 85.2%
Typical US county 76.0%
Median AQI better than typical
Clark County 34
Androscoggin County, Maine 34
Typical US county 39
Unhealthy days / yr better than typical
Clark County 0
Androscoggin County, Maine 0
Typical US county 1

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 Clark County, Arkansas · 2020–2025

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