Idaho · County air quality · 2025
Ada County, Idaho
Median AQI 42 (Good). 74.0% of monitored days rated Good, direct from EPA Air Quality System stations.
- 42
- Median AQI
- 74.0%
- Good-air days
- 0
- Unhealthy days
- 42%
- Cleaner than US counties
Ada County's 2025 annual median AQI is 42 (Good), with 74.0% Good days
According to the U.S. EPA Air Quality System, Ada County, Idaho posted a 2025 median AQI of 42 (Good) across 365 monitored days, with 74.0% 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
- Ada County's 74.0% Good-day share places it cleaner than 42% of US counties in 2025.
- Closest median-AQI peer
- Adams County (74.4% Good, median AQI 42) is the closest nationwide median-AQI peer to Ada County.
- 2020–2025 trend
- Ada County's floor-qualifying Good-day share is improving from 2020 to 2025 (66.1% → 74.0%).
- Median AQI
- Median AQI: 42
According to the 2025 EPA AQS county release on PlainAirData, Ada County, Idaho ranks #581 of 951 by median AQI (42) and #549 by good-day share (74.0%). 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
- Ada County's peak single-day AQI fell from 214 to 97 between the 2024 and 2025 EPA annual releases, a change of -117 points.
- Ada County's Good-day share rose from 62.8% to 74.0% between the 2024 and 2025 EPA annual releases, a change of +11.1 percentage points.
- Ada County's Unhealthy-category days fell from 6 to 0 between the 2024 and 2025 EPA annual releases, a change of -6 days.
Data updated August 2026
- Good · 270 d · 74.0%
- Moderate · 95 d · 26.0%
How did Ada County's air break down in 2025?
Across 365 monitored days, 270 fell in the Good band (AQI 0–50) and 0 reached Unhealthy or worse. The worst single day peaked at AQI 97 (Moderate).
EPA AQS →Share of monitored days at AQI 0-50 (Good band).
Share of monitored days above AQI 150 (Unhealthy or worse). Bar maxes at 10% (worst-county ceiling).
Where Ada County sits nationally
COUNT-derived placement among 951 US counties with at least 100 monitored days in 2025. Ada County's Good-day share is 74.0% - cleaner than 42% of that comparison set.
Ada County Good-day share vs. every US county
Share of monitored days in the Good band (AQI 0–50) - EPA AQS annual release
74.0% 42nd percentile higher than 42% of 951 US counties
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 Ada County.
- Ozone · 209 days · 57.3%
- PM2.5 · 153 days · 41.9%
- PM10 · 3 days · 0.8%
2024 daily-monitor rhythm in Ada 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 101, peak 214); Nov was cleanest at median 32. Summer months (Jun–Aug) averaged median AQI 76 vs 37 in Dec–Feb. 7 days crossed Unhealthy (AQI >150) at least once that year.
Five-year seasonal record
EPA day-level county files · 2020–20241,827 daily readings show a recurring local pattern: Jul has the highest matched-month median AQI (69), while Feb is lowest (38). Each cell is that month’s median daily AQI, not a current-air forecast.
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
Ada County's air quality is rated Moderate based on 74.0% good air days. No unhealthy air days were recorded in 2025.
Air quality was acceptable on 74.0% of monitored days in 2025, with a median AQI of 42. 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 365 monitored days.
5-Year Air Quality Trend
Air quality is improving in Ada County. Highest Good-day share: 2025 (74.0%, 270 of 365 monitored days).
| Year | Good | Moderate | USG | Unhealthy | Median AQI | Max AQI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 242 | 106 | 11 | 7 | 44 | 198 |
| 2021 | 223 | 124 | 15 | 3 | 46 | 173 |
| 2022 | 196 | 162 | 6 | 1 | 48 | 166 |
| 2023 | 251 | 111 | 3 | 0 | 44 | 120 |
| 2024 | 230 | 101 | 28 | 6 | 44 | 214 |
| 2025 | 270 | 95 | 0 | 0 | 42 | 97 |
How does Ada County compare?
How Ada County compares
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.
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Source: U.S. EPA Air Quality System (AQS) Annual AQI by county summary files for Ada County, Idaho · 2020–2025
Download this county's annual AQI row as CSV , with the same EPA fields and denominator shown on this page.
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