Kansas · County air quality · 2025
Shawnee County, Kansas
Median AQI 44 (Good). 64.1% of monitored days rated Good, direct from EPA Air Quality System stations.
- 44
- Median AQI
- 64.1%
- Good-air days
- 2
- Unhealthy days
- 21%
- Cleaner than US counties
Shawnee County's 2025 annual median AQI is 44 (Good), with 64.1% Good days
According to the U.S. EPA Air Quality System, Shawnee County, Kansas posted a 2025 median AQI of 44 (Good) across 365 monitored days, with 64.1% rated Good and 2 unhealthy or worse. This is an annual comparison, not today's advisory.
Data source EPA Air Quality System (AQS)
- Cleaner than US
- Shawnee County's 64.1% Good-day share places it cleaner than 21% of US counties in 2025.
- Closest median-AQI peer
- Allegan County (63.9% Good, median AQI 44) is the closest nationwide median-AQI peer to Shawnee County.
- 2020–2025 trend
- Shawnee County's floor-qualifying Good-day share is stable from 2020 to 2025 (62.0% → 64.3%).
- Median AQI
- Median AQI: 44
According to the 2025 EPA AQS county release on PlainAirData, Shawnee County, Kansas ranks #680 of 951 by median AQI (44) and #747 by good-day share (64.1%). 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
- Shawnee County's peak single-day AQI rose from 125 to 238 between the 2024 and 2025 EPA annual releases, a change of +113 points.
- Shawnee County's Good-day share fell from 67.2% to 64.1% between the 2024 and 2025 EPA annual releases, a change of -3.1 percentage points.
- Shawnee County's Unhealthy-category days rose from 0 to 1 between the 2024 and 2025 EPA annual releases, a change of +1 days.
Data updated August 2026
- Good · 234 d · 64.1%
- Moderate · 126 d · 34.5%
- USG · 3 d · 0.8%
- Unhealthy · 1 d · 0.3%
- Very Unhealthy · 1 d · 0.3%
How did Shawnee County's air break down in 2025?
Across 365 monitored days, 234 fell in the Good band (AQI 0–50) and 2 reached Unhealthy or worse. The worst single day peaked at AQI 238 (Very Unhealthy).
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 Shawnee County sits nationally
COUNT-derived placement among 951 US counties with at least 100 monitored days in 2025. Shawnee County's Good-day share is 64.1% - cleaner than 21% of that comparison set.
Shawnee County Good-day share vs. every US county
Share of monitored days in the Good band (AQI 0–50) - EPA AQS annual release
64.1% 21st percentile higher than 21% 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 Shawnee County.
- PM2.5 · 208 days · 57.0%
- Ozone · 153 days · 41.9%
- PM10 · 4 days · 1.1%
2024 daily-monitor rhythm in Shawnee 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 52, peak 93); Nov was cleanest at median 32. Summer months (Jun–Aug) averaged median AQI 50 vs 39 in Dec–Feb.
Five-year seasonal record
EPA day-level county files · 2020–20241,810 daily readings show a recurring local pattern: Jun has the highest matched-month median AQI (54), while Jan is lowest (37). 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
Shawnee County's air quality is rated Moderate based on 64.1% good air days. There were 2 unhealthy days in 2025 when outdoor activity should be limited.
Air quality reached unhealthy levels on 2 days in 2025 (1 Unhealthy, 1 Very Unhealthy). Sensitive groups, including people with asthma, COPD, cardiovascular conditions, children, and adults over 65, should review the daily breakdown below and follow local air-quality advisories on high-AQI days.
Sensitive group advisory
People with asthma, COPD, heart disease, children, pregnant women, and adults 65+ should follow EPA AQI alerts daily and limit outdoor exertion when AQI exceeds 100. Real-time conditions: airnow.gov.
The dominant pollutant is PM2.5, driving AQI on 208 of 365 monitored days.
5-Year Air Quality Trend
Air quality is stable in Shawnee County. Highest Good-day share: 2024 (67.2%, 246 of 366 monitored days).
| Year | Good | Moderate | USG | Unhealthy | Median AQI | Max AQI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 227 | 135 | 2 | 2 | 44 | 169 |
| 2021 | 189 | 173 | 2 | 1 | 49 | 151 |
| 2022 | 220 | 130 | 0 | 0 | 44 | 87 |
| 2023 | 196 | 159 | 6 | 2 | 48 | 164 |
| 2024 | 246 | 119 | 1 | 0 | 45 | 125 |
| 2025 | 234 | 126 | 3 | 1 | 44 | 238 |
How does Shawnee County compare?
How Shawnee 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 Shawnee County, Kansas · 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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