Connecticut · County air quality · 2025

Tolland County, Connecticut

Median AQI 40 (Good). 83.7% of monitored days rated Good, direct from EPA Air Quality System stations.

40
Median AQI
83.7%
Good-air days
0
Unhealthy days
66%
Cleaner than US counties

Tolland County's 2025 annual median AQI is 40 (Good), with 83.7% Good days

According to the U.S. EPA Air Quality System, Tolland County, Connecticut posted a 2025 median AQI of 40 (Good) across 209 monitored days, with 83.7% 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
Tolland County's 83.7% Good-day share places it cleaner than 66% of US counties in 2025.
Closest median-AQI peer
Anderson County (91.3% Good, median AQI 40) is the closest nationwide median-AQI peer to Tolland County.
2020–2025 trend
Tolland County's floor-qualifying Good-day share is worsening from 2020 to 2025 (93.2% → 83.7%).
Median AQI
Median AQI: 40

According to the 2025 EPA AQS county release on PlainAirData, Tolland County, Connecticut ranks #462 of 951 by median AQI (40) and #322 by good-day share (83.7%). 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
  • Tolland County's Good-day share fell from 89.8% to 83.7% between the 2024 and 2025 EPA annual releases, a change of -6.0 percentage points.
  • Tolland County's peak single-day AQI fell from 156 to 136 between the 2024 and 2025 EPA annual releases, a change of -20 points.
  • Tolland County's median AQI rose from 37 to 40 between the 2024 and 2025 EPA annual releases, a change of +3 points.
  • Tolland County's Unhealthy-category days fell from 1 to 0 between the 2024 and 2025 EPA annual releases, a change of -1 days.

Compared against 205 monitored days in 2024 and 209 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

Tolland 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 209 monitored days G M Median AQI 40 0 50 100 150 200 300 500 Tolland County
  • Good · 175 d · 83.7%
  • Moderate · 29 d · 13.9%
  • USG · 5 d · 2.4%

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

Across 209 monitored days, 175 fell in the Good band (AQI 0–50) and 0 reached Unhealthy or worse. The worst single day peaked at AQI 136 (USG).

EPA AQS →
Tolland County, Good days share 83.7%
National avg

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

Tolland 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 Tolland County sits nationally

COUNT-derived placement among 951 US counties with at least 100 monitored days in 2025. Tolland County's Good-day share is 83.7% - cleaner than 66% of that comparison set.

Tolland County Good-day share vs. every US county

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

83.7% Cleaner than 66% higher than 66% 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%). This entry sits in this band. 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

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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 Tolland County.

Tolland County, Connecticut 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% Tolland County, Connecticut · 209 monitored days Criteria pollutant column
  • Ozone · 209 days · 100.0%

2024 daily-monitor rhythm in Tolland County

Month-by-month median AQI from EPA day-level county monitors (205 reported days in 2024). Apr posted the highest typical readings (median AQI 40, peak 64); Sep was cleanest at median 31. 1 day crossed Unhealthy (AQI >150) at least once that year.

0 10 20 30 40 Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep 38 40 38 39 40 33 31
Tolland County median daily AQI by calendar month (2024, EPA daily county file)

Five-year seasonal record

EPA day-level county files · 2020–2024

1,032 daily readings show a recurring local pattern: Apr has the highest matched-month median AQI (42), while Sep is lowest (32). Each cell is that month’s median daily AQI, not a current-air forecast.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
2020 --39413943354032---
2021 --41414039323731---
2022 --40414339404131---
2023 --43474436443433---
2024 --38403839403331---

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

Good

Tolland County's air quality is rated Good based on 83.7% good air days. No unhealthy air days were recorded in 2025.

Air quality was acceptable on 83.7% of monitored days in 2025, with a median AQI of 40. Unusually sensitive people can check real-time conditions at AirNow.gov during high-pollution events.

The dominant pollutant is Ozone, driving AQI on 209 of 209 monitored days.

5-Year Air Quality Trend

Air quality is worsening in Tolland County. Highest Good-day share: 2020 (93.2%, 192 of 206 monitored days).

Year Good Moderate USG Unhealthy Median AQI
2020 192 14 0 0 39
2021 170 30 1 0 39
2022 187 19 2 0 39
2023 178 31 2 1 41
2024 184 16 4 1 37
2025 175 29 5 0 40

How does Tolland County compare?

How Tolland County compares

Good-day share better than typical
Tolland County 83.7%
Anderson County, South Carolina 91.3%
Typical US county 76.0%
Median AQI worse than typical
Tolland County 40
Anderson County, South Carolina 40
Typical US county 39
Unhealthy days / yr better than typical
Tolland County 0
Anderson County, South 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 Tolland County, Connecticut · 2020–2025

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