Georgia · County air quality · 2025

Pike County, Georgia

Median AQI 38 (Good). 88.9% of monitored days rated Good, direct from EPA Air Quality System stations.

38
Median AQI
88.9%
Good-air days
0
Unhealthy days
78%
Cleaner than US counties

Pike County's 2025 annual median AQI is 38 (Good), with 88.9% Good days

According to the U.S. EPA Air Quality System, Pike County, Georgia posted a 2025 median AQI of 38 (Good) across 359 monitored days, with 88.9% 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
Pike County's 88.9% Good-day share places it cleaner than 78% of US counties in 2025.
Closest median-AQI peer
Adams County (94.7% Good, median AQI 38) is the closest nationwide median-AQI peer to Pike County.
2020–2025 trend
Pike County's floor-qualifying Good-day share is worsening from 2020 to 2025 (99.2% → 88.9%).
Median AQI
Median AQI: 38

According to the 2025 EPA AQS county release on PlainAirData, Pike County, Georgia ranks #334 of 951 by median AQI (38) and #213 by good-day share (88.9%). 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
  • Pike County's Good-day share rose from 85.5% to 88.9% between the 2024 and 2025 EPA annual releases, a change of +3.3 percentage points.
  • Pike County's peak single-day AQI fell from 126 to 108 between the 2024 and 2025 EPA annual releases, a change of -18 points.

Compared against 352 monitored days in 2024 and 359 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

Pike 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 359 monitored days G M Median AQI 38 0 50 100 150 200 300 500 Pike County
  • Good · 319 d · 88.9%
  • Moderate · 37 d · 10.3%
  • USG · 3 d · 0.8%

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

Across 359 monitored days, 319 fell in the Good band (AQI 0–50) and 0 reached Unhealthy or worse. The worst single day peaked at AQI 108 (USG).

EPA AQS →
Pike County, Good days share 88.9%
National avg

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

Pike 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 Pike County sits nationally

COUNT-derived placement among 951 US counties with at least 100 monitored days in 2025. Pike County's Good-day share is 88.9% - cleaner than 78% of that comparison set.

Pike County Good-day share vs. every US county

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

88.9% Cleaner than 78% higher than 78% 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%). This entry sits in this band. 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 Pike County.

Pike 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. Ozone · 100.0% 0% 25% 50% 75% 100% Pike County, Georgia · 359 monitored days Criteria pollutant column
  • Ozone · 359 days · 100.0%

2024 daily-monitor rhythm in Pike County

Month-by-month median AQI from EPA day-level county monitors (352 reported days in 2024). Apr posted the highest typical readings (median AQI 47, peak 84); Nov was cleanest at median 31. Summer months (Jun–Aug) averaged median AQI 41 vs 35 in Dec–Feb.

0 10 20 30 40 50 Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec 31 42 43 47 42 47 31 44 40 42 31 33
Pike County median daily AQI by calendar month (2024, EPA daily county file)

Five-year seasonal record

EPA day-level county files · 2020–2024

1,759 daily readings show a recurring local pattern: Apr has the highest matched-month median AQI (44), while Jul is lowest (31). Each cell is that month’s median daily AQI, not a current-air forecast.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
2020 312935423931313228333533
2021 313641444431253541353630
2022 353844433543283144413429
2023 353644454048394244383732
2024 314243474247314440423133

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

Pike County's air quality is rated Good based on 88.9% good air days. No unhealthy air days were recorded in 2025.

Air quality was acceptable on 88.9% of monitored days in 2025, with a median AQI of 38. Unusually sensitive people can check real-time conditions at AirNow.gov during high-pollution events.

The dominant pollutant is Ozone, driving AQI on 359 of 359 monitored days.

5-Year Air Quality Trend

Air quality is worsening in Pike County. Highest Good-day share: 2020 (99.2%, 351 of 354 monitored days).

Year Good Moderate USG Unhealthy Median AQI
2020 351 3 0 0 33
2021 326 26 0 0 36
2022 311 29 0 0 35
2023 309 47 5 0 39
2024 301 47 4 0 39
2025 319 37 3 0 38

How does Pike County compare?

How Pike County compares

Good-day share better than typical
Pike County 88.9%
Adams County, Illinois 94.7%
Typical US county 76.0%
Median AQI better than typical
Pike County 38
Adams County, Illinois 38
Typical US county 39
Unhealthy days / yr better than typical
Pike County 0
Adams County, Illinois 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 Pike County, Georgia · 2020–2025

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