Michigan · County air quality · 2025

Wexford County, Michigan

Median AQI 36 (Good). 94.2% of monitored days rated Good, direct from EPA Air Quality System stations.

36
Median AQI
94.2%
Good-air days
0
Unhealthy days
90%
Cleaner than US counties

Wexford County's 2025 annual median AQI is 36 (Good), with 94.2% Good days

According to the U.S. EPA Air Quality System, Wexford County, Michigan posted a 2025 median AQI of 36 (Good) across 360 monitored days, with 94.2% 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
Wexford County's 94.2% Good-day share places it cleaner than 90% of US counties in 2025.
Closest median-AQI peer
Ashland County (81.6% Good, median AQI 36) is the closest nationwide median-AQI peer to Wexford County.
2020–2025 trend
Wexford County's floor-qualifying Good-day share is stable from 2020 to 2025 (95.8% → 94.2%).
Median AQI
Median AQI: 36

According to the 2025 EPA AQS county release on PlainAirData, Wexford County, Michigan ranks #233 of 951 by median AQI (36) and #93 by good-day share (94.2%). 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
  • Wexford County's peak single-day AQI rose from 80 to 93 between the 2024 and 2025 EPA annual releases, a change of +13 points.

Compared against 363 monitored days in 2024 and 360 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

Wexford 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 360 monitored days G Median AQI 36 0 50 100 150 200 300 500 Wexford County
  • Good · 339 d · 94.2%
  • Moderate · 21 d · 5.8%

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

Across 360 monitored days, 339 fell in the Good band (AQI 0–50) and 0 reached Unhealthy or worse. The worst single day peaked at AQI 93 (Moderate).

EPA AQS →
Wexford County, Good days share 94.2%
National avg

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

Wexford 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 Wexford County sits nationally

COUNT-derived placement among 951 US counties with at least 100 monitored days in 2025. Wexford County's Good-day share is 94.2% - cleaner than 90% of that comparison set.

Wexford County Good-day share vs. every US county

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

94.2% Cleaner than 90% higher than 90% 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%). Below this entry. 90.0%–95.0%: 117 US counties (12%). This entry sits in this band. 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 Wexford County.

Wexford County, Michigan 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% Wexford County, Michigan · 360 monitored days Criteria pollutant column
  • Ozone · 360 days · 100.0%

2024 daily-monitor rhythm in Wexford County

Month-by-month median AQI from EPA day-level county monitors (363 reported days in 2024). Apr posted the highest typical readings (median AQI 44, peak 71); Nov was cleanest at median 27. Summer months (Jun–Aug) averaged median AQI 35 vs 30 in Dec–Feb.

0 10 20 30 40 50 Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec 28 34 39 44 42 37 36 32 34 35 27 28
Wexford County median daily AQI by calendar month (2024, EPA daily county file)

Five-year seasonal record

EPA day-level county files · 2020–2024

1,797 daily readings show a recurring local pattern: Jun has the highest matched-month median AQI (43), while Dec is lowest (28). Each cell is that month’s median daily AQI, not a current-air forecast.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
2020 313537383943363231272828
2021 313639394042334031262928
2022 343638374444403432313128
2023 303642444449433434273029
2024 283439444237363234352728

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

Excellent

Wexford County's air quality is rated Excellent based on 94.2% good air days. No unhealthy air days were recorded in 2025.

Air quality was acceptable on 94.2% of monitored days in 2025, with a median AQI of 36. Unusually sensitive people can check real-time conditions at AirNow.gov during high-pollution events.

The dominant pollutant is Ozone, driving AQI on 360 of 360 monitored days.

5-Year Air Quality Trend

Air quality is stable in Wexford County. Highest Good-day share: 2020 (95.8%, 341 of 356 monitored days).

Year Good Moderate USG Unhealthy Median AQI
2020 341 15 0 0 33
2021 334 25 1 0 34
2022 331 24 4 0 35
2023 314 42 3 0 35
2024 341 22 0 0 34
2025 339 21 0 0 36

How does Wexford County compare?

How Wexford County compares

Good-day share better than typical
Wexford County 94.2%
Ashland County, Wisconsin 81.6%
Typical US county 76.0%
Median AQI better than typical
Wexford County 36
Ashland County, Wisconsin 36
Typical US county 39
Unhealthy days / yr better than typical
Wexford County 0
Ashland County, Wisconsin 8
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 Wexford County, Michigan · 2020–2025

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