California · County air quality · 2025

Stanislaus County, California

Median AQI 51 (Moderate). 49.9% of monitored days rated Good, direct from EPA Air Quality System stations.

51
Median AQI
49.9%
Good-air days
0
Unhealthy days
6%
Cleaner than US counties

Stanislaus County's 2025 annual median AQI is 51 (Moderate), with 49.9% Good days

According to the U.S. EPA Air Quality System, Stanislaus County, California posted a 2025 median AQI of 51 (Moderate) across 365 monitored days, with 49.9% 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
Stanislaus County's 49.9% Good-day share places it cleaner than 6% of US counties in 2025.
Closest median-AQI peer
Davidson County (45.8% Good, median AQI 51) is the closest nationwide median-AQI peer to Stanislaus County.
2020–2025 trend
Stanislaus County's floor-qualifying Good-day share is improving from 2020 to 2025 (35.8% → 49.9%).
Median AQI
Median AQI: 51

According to the 2025 EPA AQS county release on PlainAirData, Stanislaus County, California ranks #892 of 951 by median AQI (51) and #892 by good-day share (49.9%). 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
  • Stanislaus County's Good-day share rose from 45.4% to 49.9% between the 2024 and 2025 EPA annual releases, a change of +4.5 percentage points.
  • Stanislaus County's peak single-day AQI fell from 150 to 115 between the 2024 and 2025 EPA annual releases, a change of -35 points.

Compared against 366 monitored days in 2024 and 365 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

Stanislaus 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 365 monitored days G M Median AQI 51 0 50 100 150 200 300 500 Stanislaus County
  • Good · 182 d · 49.9%
  • Moderate · 180 d · 49.3%
  • USG · 3 d · 0.8%

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

Across 365 monitored days, 182 fell in the Good band (AQI 0–50) and 0 reached Unhealthy or worse. The worst single day peaked at AQI 115 (USG).

EPA AQS →
Stanislaus County, Good days share 49.9%
National avg

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

Stanislaus 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 Stanislaus County sits nationally

COUNT-derived placement among 951 US counties with at least 100 monitored days in 2025. Stanislaus County's Good-day share is 49.9% - cleaner than 6% of that comparison set.

Stanislaus County Good-day share vs. every US county

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

49.9% 6th percentile higher than 6% 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%). This entry sits in this band. 50.0%–55.0%: 32 US counties (3%). Above this entry. 55.0%–60.0%: 50 US counties (5%). Above this entry. 60.0%–65.0%: 77 US counties (8%). Above this entry. 65.0%–70.0%: 93 US counties (10%). Above this entry. 70.0%–75.0%: 109 US counties (11%). Above this entry. 75.0%–80.0%: 114 US counties (12%). Above this entry. 80.0%–85.0%: 123 US counties (13%). Above this entry. 85.0%–90.0%: 99 US counties (10%). Above this entry. 90.0%–95.0%: 117 US counties (12%). Above this entry. 95.0%–100.0%: 70 US counties (7%). Above this entry. 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 Stanislaus County.

Stanislaus County, California 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 · 62.7% PM2.5 · 36.2% 0% 25% 50% 75% 100% Stanislaus County, California · 365 monitored days Criteria pollutant column
  • Ozone · 229 days · 62.7%
  • PM2.5 · 132 days · 36.2%
  • PM10 · 4 days · 1.1%

2024 daily-monitor rhythm in Stanislaus County

Month-by-month median AQI from EPA day-level county monitors (366 reported days in 2024). Jul posted the highest typical readings (median AQI 93, peak 147); Feb was cleanest at median 38. Summer months (Jun–Aug) averaged median AQI 75 vs 54 in Dec–Feb.

0 20 40 60 80 100 Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec 55 38 39 46 50 66 93 67 56 52 50 68
Stanislaus County median daily AQI by calendar month (2024, EPA daily county file)

Five-year seasonal record

EPA day-level county files · 2020–2024

1,827 daily readings show a recurring local pattern: Jul has the highest matched-month median AQI (78), while Mar is lowest (44). Each cell is that month’s median daily AQI, not a current-air forecast.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
2020 646036414547617492747180
2021 685551555254909768577765
2022 887552515453645856556660
2023 395842454649846453556866
2024 553839465066936756525068

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

Poor

Stanislaus County's air quality is rated Poor based on 49.9% good air days. No unhealthy air days were recorded in 2025.

Air quality was acceptable on 49.9% of monitored days in 2025, with a median AQI of 51. Unusually sensitive people can check real-time conditions at AirNow.gov during high-pollution events.

The dominant pollutant is Ozone, driving AQI on 229 of 365 monitored days.

5-Year Air Quality Trend

Air quality is improving in Stanislaus County. Highest Good-day share: 2025 (49.9%, 182 of 365 monitored days).

Year Good Moderate USG Unhealthy Median AQI
2020 131 198 21 16 60
2021 84 234 42 5 61
2022 108 234 22 1 57
2023 166 176 23 0 54
2024 166 162 38 0 53
2025 182 180 3 0 51

How does Stanislaus County compare?

How Stanislaus County compares

Good-day share worse than typical
Stanislaus County 49.9%
Davidson County, North Carolina 45.8%
Typical US county 76.0%
Median AQI worse than typical
Stanislaus County 51
Davidson County, North Carolina 51
Typical US county 39
Unhealthy days / yr better than typical
Stanislaus County 0
Davidson County, North Carolina 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 Stanislaus County, California · 2020–2025

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