Georgia · County air quality · 2025

Bibb County, Georgia

Median AQI 52 (Moderate). 42.7% of monitored days rated Good, direct from EPA Air Quality System stations.

52
Median AQI
42.7%
Good-air days
0
Unhealthy days
4%
Cleaner than US counties

Bibb County's 2025 annual median AQI is 52 (Moderate), with 42.7% Good days

According to the U.S. EPA Air Quality System, Bibb County, Georgia posted a 2025 median AQI of 52 (Moderate) across 365 monitored days, with 42.7% 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
Bibb County's 42.7% Good-day share places it cleaner than 4% of US counties in 2025.
Closest median-AQI peer
Allegheny County (46.0% Good, median AQI 52) is the closest nationwide median-AQI peer to Bibb County.
2020–2025 trend
Bibb County's floor-qualifying Good-day share is worsening from 2020 to 2025 (71.6% → 42.7%).
Median AQI
Median AQI: 52

According to the 2025 EPA AQS county release on PlainAirData, Bibb County, Georgia ranks #903 of 951 by median AQI (52) and #915 by good-day share (42.7%). 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
  • Bibb County's Good-day share fell from 48.9% to 42.7% between the 2024 and 2025 EPA annual releases, a change of -6.2 percentage 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

Bibb 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 52 0 50 100 150 200 300 500 Bibb County
  • Good · 156 d · 42.7%
  • Moderate · 208 d · 57.0%
  • USG · 1 d · 0.3%

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

Across 365 monitored days, 156 fell in the Good band (AQI 0–50) and 0 reached Unhealthy or worse. The worst single day peaked at AQI 119 (USG).

EPA AQS →
Bibb County, Good days share 42.7%
National avg

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

Bibb 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 Bibb County sits nationally

COUNT-derived placement among 951 US counties with at least 100 monitored days in 2025. Bibb County's Good-day share is 42.7% - cleaner than 4% of that comparison set.

Bibb County Good-day share vs. every US county

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

42.7% 4th percentile higher than 4% 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%). This entry sits in this band. 45.0%–50.0%: 16 US counties (2%). Above this entry. 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 Bibb County.

Bibb County, Georgia 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. PM2.5 · 94.8% 0% 25% 50% 75% 100% Bibb County, Georgia · 365 monitored days Criteria pollutant column
  • PM2.5 · 346 days · 94.8%
  • Ozone · 19 days · 5.2%

2024 daily-monitor rhythm in Bibb County

Month-by-month median AQI from EPA day-level county monitors (366 reported days in 2024). Feb posted the highest typical readings (median AQI 57, peak 123); Jan was cleanest at median 37. Summer months (Jun–Aug) averaged median AQI 50 vs 49 in Dec–Feb.

0 10 20 30 40 50 60 Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec 37 57 42 54 49 53 44 54 49 52 48 52
Bibb County median daily AQI by calendar month (2024, EPA daily county file)

Five-year seasonal record

EPA day-level county files · 2020–2024

1,813 daily readings show a recurring local pattern: Apr has the highest matched-month median AQI (51), while Jan is lowest (39). Each cell is that month’s median daily AQI, not a current-air forecast.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
2020 313351444343434837434048
2021 443854534844435250474848
2022 434944505153404143534544
2023 405253555360575554515339
2024 375742544953445449524852

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

Bibb County's air quality is rated Poor based on 42.7% good air days. No unhealthy air days were recorded in 2025.

Air quality was acceptable on 42.7% of monitored days in 2025, with a median AQI of 52. Unusually sensitive people can check real-time conditions at AirNow.gov during high-pollution events.

The dominant pollutant is PM2.5, driving AQI on 346 of 365 monitored days.

5-Year Air Quality Trend

Air quality is worsening in Bibb County. Highest Good-day share: 2020 (71.6%, 262 of 366 monitored days).

Year Good Moderate USG Unhealthy Median AQI
2020 262 104 0 0 42
2021 198 165 2 0 48
2022 216 149 0 0 46
2023 136 211 3 1 53
2024 179 185 2 0 51
2025 156 208 1 0 52

How does Bibb County compare?

How Bibb County compares

Good-day share worse than typical
Bibb County 42.7%
Allegheny County, Pennsylvania 46.0%
Typical US county 76.0%
Median AQI worse than typical
Bibb County 52
Allegheny County, Pennsylvania 52
Typical US county 39
Unhealthy days / yr better than typical
Bibb County 0
Allegheny County, Pennsylvania 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 Bibb County, Georgia · 2020–2025

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