Iowa · County air quality · 2025

Harrison County, Iowa

Median AQI 39 (Good). 83.0% of monitored days rated Good, direct from EPA Air Quality System stations.

39
Median AQI
83.0%
Good-air days
0
Unhealthy days
64%
Cleaner than US counties

Harrison County's 2025 annual median AQI is 39 (Good), with 83.0% Good days

According to the U.S. EPA Air Quality System, Harrison County, Iowa posted a 2025 median AQI of 39 (Good) across 236 monitored days, with 83.0% 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
Harrison County's 83.0% Good-day share places it cleaner than 64% of US counties in 2025.
Closest median-AQI peer
Aiken County (90.6% Good, median AQI 39) is the closest nationwide median-AQI peer to Harrison County.
2020–2025 trend
Harrison County's floor-qualifying Good-day share is worsening from 2020 to 2025 (92.1% → 83.1%).
Median AQI
Median AQI: 39

According to the 2025 EPA AQS county release on PlainAirData, Harrison County, Iowa ranks #392 of 951 by median AQI (39) and #343 by good-day share (83.0%). 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

2024 → 2025
  • Harrison County's peak single-day AQI rose from 90 to 119 between the 2024 and 2025 EPA annual releases, a change of +29 points.
  • Harrison County's Good-day share fell from 85.2% to 83.1% between the 2024 and 2025 EPA annual releases, a change of -2.2 percentage points.
  • Harrison County's median AQI fell from 42 to 39 between the 2024 and 2025 EPA annual releases, a change of -3 points.

Compared against 244 monitored days in 2024 and 236 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

Harrison 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 236 monitored days G M Median AQI 39 0 50 100 150 200 300 500 Harrison County
  • Good · 196 d · 83.1%
  • Moderate · 38 d · 16.1%
  • USG · 2 d · 0.8%

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

Across 236 monitored days, 196 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 →
Harrison County, Good days share 83.0%
National avg

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

Harrison 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 Harrison County sits nationally

COUNT-derived placement among 951 US counties with at least 100 monitored days in 2025. Harrison County's Good-day share is 83.0% - cleaner than 64% of that comparison set.

Harrison County Good-day share vs. every US county

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

83.0% Cleaner than 64% higher than 64% 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

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 Harrison County.

Harrison County, Iowa 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% Harrison County, Iowa · 236 monitored days Criteria pollutant column
  • Ozone · 236 days · 100.0%

2024 daily-monitor rhythm in Harrison County

Month-by-month median AQI from EPA day-level county monitors (244 reported days in 2024). Jun posted the highest typical readings (median AQI 47, peak 80); Mar was cleanest at median 36.

0 10 20 30 40 50 Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct 36 42 46 47 45 41 41 38
Harrison County median daily AQI by calendar month (2024, EPA daily county file)

Five-year seasonal record

EPA day-level county files · 2020–2024

1,204 daily readings show a recurring local pattern: Jun has the highest matched-month median AQI (54), while Oct is lowest (32). Each cell is that month’s median daily AQI, not a current-air forecast.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
2020 --3441364841373330--
2021 --3840385046393930--
2022 --3840424644383733--
2023 --3946778042444231--
2024 --3642464745414138--

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

Harrison County's air quality is rated Good based on 83.0% good air days. No unhealthy air days were recorded in 2025.

Air quality was acceptable on 83.0% of monitored days in 2025, with a median AQI of 39. Unusually sensitive people can check real-time conditions at AirNow.gov during high-pollution events.

The dominant pollutant is Ozone, driving AQI on 236 of 236 monitored days.

5-Year Air Quality Trend

Air quality is worsening in Harrison County. Highest Good-day share: 2020 (92.1%, 223 of 242 monitored days).

Year Good Moderate USG Unhealthy Median AQI
2020 223 19 0 0 37
2021 216 27 0 0 39
2022 210 27 0 0 40
2023 163 59 16 0 44
2024 208 36 0 0 42
2025 196 38 2 0 39

How does Harrison County compare?

How Harrison County compares

Good-day share better than typical
Harrison County 83.0%
Aiken County, South Carolina 90.6%
Typical US county 76.0%
Median AQI about typical
Harrison County 39
Aiken County, South Carolina 39
Typical US county 39
Unhealthy days / yr better than typical
Harrison County 0
Aiken 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 Harrison County, Iowa · 2020–2025

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