Missouri · County air quality · 2025
Monroe County, Missouri
Median AQI 35 (Good). 94.0% of monitored days rated Good, direct from EPA Air Quality System stations.
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- Cleaner than US counties
Monroe County's 2025 annual median AQI is 35 (Good), with 94.0% Good days
According to the U.S. EPA Air Quality System, Monroe County, Missouri posted a 2025 median AQI of 35 (Good) across 365 monitored days, with 94.0% 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
- Monroe County's 94.0% Good-day share places it cleaner than 90% of US counties in 2025.
- Closest median-AQI peer
- Atascosa County (76.0% Good, median AQI 35) is the closest nationwide median-AQI peer to Monroe County.
- 2020–2025 trend
- Monroe County's floor-qualifying Good-day share is worsening from 2020 to 2025 (98.4% → 94.0%).
- Median AQI
- Median AQI: 35
According to the 2025 EPA AQS county release on PlainAirData, Monroe County, Missouri ranks #191 of 951 by median AQI (35) and #98 by good-day share (94.0%). 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
- Monroe County's Good-day share fell from 97.5% to 94.0% between the 2024 and 2025 EPA annual releases, a change of -3.5 percentage points.
- Monroe County's peak single-day AQI rose from 84 to 97 between the 2024 and 2025 EPA annual releases, a change of +13 points.
Data updated August 2026
- Good · 343 d · 94.0%
- Moderate · 22 d · 6.0%
How did Monroe County's air break down in 2025?
Across 365 monitored days, 343 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 Monroe County sits nationally
COUNT-derived placement among 951 US counties with at least 100 monitored days in 2025. Monroe County's Good-day share is 94.0% - cleaner than 90% of that comparison set.
Monroe County Good-day share vs. every US county
Share of monitored days in the Good band (AQI 0–50) - EPA AQS annual release
94.0% Cleaner than 90% higher than 90% 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 Monroe County.
- Ozone · 353 days · 96.7%
- PM10 · 11 days · 3.0%
- NO₂ · 1 days · 0.3%
2024 daily-monitor rhythm in Monroe County
Month-by-month median AQI from EPA day-level county monitors (359 reported days in 2024). Apr posted the highest typical readings (median AQI 41, peak 61); Dec was cleanest at median 24. Summer months (Jun–Aug) averaged median AQI 37 vs 28 in Dec–Feb.
Five-year seasonal record
EPA day-level county files · 2020–20241,819 daily readings show a recurring local pattern: Jun has the highest matched-month median AQI (45), while Dec is lowest (25). 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
Monroe County's air quality is rated Excellent based on 94.0% good air days. No unhealthy air days were recorded in 2025.
Air quality was acceptable on 94.0% of monitored days in 2025, with a median AQI of 35. Unusually sensitive people can check real-time conditions at AirNow.gov during high-pollution events.
The dominant pollutant is Ozone, driving AQI on 353 of 365 monitored days.
5-Year Air Quality Trend
Air quality is worsening in Monroe County. Highest Good-day share: 2022 (99.7%, 364 of 365 monitored days).
| Year | Good | Moderate | USG | Unhealthy | Median AQI | Max AQI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 360 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 84 |
| 2021 | 359 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 71 |
| 2022 | 364 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 52 |
| 2023 | 317 | 44 | 3 | 0 | 38 | 119 |
| 2024 | 350 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 36 | 84 |
| 2025 | 343 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 35 | 97 |
How does Monroe County compare?
How Monroe 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 Monroe County, Missouri · 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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