Mississippi · County air quality · 2025

Yalobusha County, Mississippi

Median AQI 34 (Good). 96.6% of monitored days rated Good, direct from EPA Air Quality System stations.

34
Median AQI
96.6%
Good-air days
0
Unhealthy days
95%
Cleaner than US counties

Yalobusha County's 2025 annual median AQI is 34 (Good), with 96.6% Good days

According to the U.S. EPA Air Quality System, Yalobusha County, Mississippi posted a 2025 median AQI of 34 (Good) across 354 monitored days, with 96.6% 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
Yalobusha County's 96.6% Good-day share places it cleaner than 95% of US counties in 2025.
Closest median-AQI peer
Androscoggin County (85.2% Good, median AQI 34) is the closest nationwide median-AQI peer to Yalobusha County.
2020–2025 trend
Yalobusha County's floor-qualifying Good-day share is stable from 2020 to 2025 (99.1% → 96.6%).
Median AQI
Median AQI: 34

According to the 2025 EPA AQS county release on PlainAirData, Yalobusha County, Mississippi ranks #151 of 951 by median AQI (34) and #46 by good-day share (96.6%). 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
  • Yalobusha County's Good-day share rose from 95.4% to 96.6% between the 2024 and 2025 EPA annual releases, a change of +1.2 percentage points.

Compared against 347 monitored days in 2024 and 354 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

Yalobusha 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 354 monitored days G Median AQI 34 0 50 100 150 200 300 500 Yalobusha County
  • Good · 342 d · 96.6%
  • Moderate · 12 d · 3.4%

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

Across 354 monitored days, 342 fell in the Good band (AQI 0–50) and 0 reached Unhealthy or worse. The worst single day peaked at AQI 80 (Moderate).

EPA AQS →
Yalobusha County, Good days share 96.6%
National avg

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

Yalobusha 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 Yalobusha County sits nationally

COUNT-derived placement among 951 US counties with at least 100 monitored days in 2025. Yalobusha County's Good-day share is 96.6% - cleaner than 95% of that comparison set.

Yalobusha County Good-day share vs. every US county

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

96.6% Cleaner than 95% higher than 95% 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%). Below this entry. 95.0%–100.0%: 70 US counties (7%). This entry sits in this band. 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 Yalobusha County.

Yalobusha County, Mississippi 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% Yalobusha County, Mississippi · 354 monitored days Criteria pollutant column
  • Ozone · 354 days · 100.0%

2024 daily-monitor rhythm in Yalobusha County

Month-by-month median AQI from EPA day-level county monitors (347 reported days in 2024). Apr posted the highest typical readings (median AQI 43, peak 71); Nov was cleanest at median 28. Summer months (Jun–Aug) averaged median AQI 39 vs 34 in Dec–Feb.

0 10 20 30 40 50 Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec 30 40 38 43 40 41 33 43 34 42 28 31
Yalobusha County median daily AQI by calendar month (2024, EPA daily county file)

Five-year seasonal record

EPA day-level county files · 2020–2024

1,738 daily readings show a recurring local pattern: Apr has the highest matched-month median AQI (42), while Dec is lowest (29). Each cell is that month’s median daily AQI, not a current-air forecast.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
2020 303333413538253131283230
2021 313239433830282832303128
2022 333941423537312437373125
2023 313540403946344038393531
2024 304038434041334334422831

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

Yalobusha County's air quality is rated Excellent based on 96.6% good air days. No unhealthy air days were recorded in 2025.

Air quality was acceptable on 96.6% of monitored days in 2025, with a median AQI of 34. Unusually sensitive people can check real-time conditions at AirNow.gov during high-pollution events.

The dominant pollutant is Ozone, driving AQI on 354 of 354 monitored days.

5-Year Air Quality Trend

Air quality is stable in Yalobusha County. Highest Good-day share: 2020 (99.1%, 345 of 348 monitored days).

Year Good Moderate USG Unhealthy Median AQI
2020 345 3 0 0 31
2021 354 5 0 0 31
2022 327 13 0 0 34
2023 328 15 1 0 36
2024 331 16 0 0 36
2025 342 12 0 0 34

How does Yalobusha County compare?

How Yalobusha County compares

Good-day share better than typical
Yalobusha County 96.6%
Androscoggin County, Maine 85.2%
Typical US county 76.0%
Median AQI better than typical
Yalobusha County 34
Androscoggin County, Maine 34
Typical US county 39
Unhealthy days / yr better than typical
Yalobusha County 0
Androscoggin County, Maine 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 Yalobusha County, Mississippi · 2020–2025

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