Oklahoma · County air quality · 2025

Cleveland County, Oklahoma

Median AQI 48 (Good). 56.9% of monitored days rated Good, direct from EPA Air Quality System stations.

48
Median AQI
56.9%
Good-air days
0
Unhealthy days
12%
Cleaner than US counties

Cleveland County's 2025 annual median AQI is 48 (Good), with 56.9% Good days

According to the U.S. EPA Air Quality System, Cleveland County, Oklahoma posted a 2025 median AQI of 48 (Good) across 364 monitored days, with 56.9% 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
Cleveland County's 56.9% Good-day share places it cleaner than 12% of US counties in 2025.
Closest median-AQI peer
Adair County (55.8% Good, median AQI 48) is the closest nationwide median-AQI peer to Cleveland County.
2020–2025 trend
Cleveland County's floor-qualifying Good-day share is improving from 2020 to 2025 (49.4% → 56.9%).
Median AQI
Median AQI: 48

According to the 2025 EPA AQS county release on PlainAirData, Cleveland County, Oklahoma ranks #843 of 951 by median AQI (48) and #841 by good-day share (56.9%). 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
  • Cleveland County's Good-day share rose from 49.3% to 56.9% between the 2024 and 2025 EPA annual releases, a change of +7.6 percentage points.
  • Cleveland County's median AQI fell from 51 to 48 between the 2024 and 2025 EPA annual releases, a change of -3 points.

Compared against 359 monitored days in 2024 and 364 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

Cleveland 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 364 monitored days G M Median AQI 48 0 50 100 150 200 300 500 Cleveland County
  • Good · 207 d · 56.9%
  • Moderate · 154 d · 42.3%
  • USG · 3 d · 0.8%

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

Across 364 monitored days, 207 fell in the Good band (AQI 0–50) and 0 reached Unhealthy or worse. The worst single day peaked at AQI 130 (USG).

EPA AQS →
Cleveland County, Good days share 56.9%
National avg

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

Cleveland 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 Cleveland County sits nationally

COUNT-derived placement among 951 US counties with at least 100 monitored days in 2025. Cleveland County's Good-day share is 56.9% - cleaner than 12% of that comparison set.

Cleveland County Good-day share vs. every US county

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

56.9% 12th percentile higher than 12% 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%). This entry sits in this band. 60.0%–65.0%: 77 US counties (8%). Above this entry. 65.0%–70.0%: 93 US counties (10%). Above this entry. 70.0%–75.0%: 109 US counties (11%). Above this entry. 75.0%–80.0%: 114 US counties (12%). Above this entry. 80.0%–85.0%: 123 US counties (13%). Above this entry. 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 Cleveland County.

Cleveland County, Oklahoma 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. PM2.5 · 53.3% Ozone · 46.7% 0% 25% 50% 75% 100% Cleveland County, Oklahoma · 364 monitored days Criteria pollutant column
  • PM2.5 · 194 days · 53.3%
  • Ozone · 170 days · 46.7%

2024 daily-monitor rhythm in Cleveland County

Month-by-month median AQI from EPA day-level county monitors (359 reported days in 2024). Jul posted the highest typical readings (median AQI 63, peak 108); Nov was cleanest at median 34. Summer months (Jun–Aug) averaged median AQI 59 vs 39 in Dec–Feb.

0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec 35 43 52 54 62 54 63 61 49 54 34 40
Cleveland County median daily AQI by calendar month (2024, EPA daily county file)

Five-year seasonal record

EPA day-level county files · 2020–2024

1,778 daily readings show a recurring local pattern: Jul has the highest matched-month median AQI (59), while Nov is lowest (41). Each cell is that month’s median daily AQI, not a current-air forecast.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
2020 353743524455585855524851
2021 575755584955585256444050
2022 383844475158585454523940
2023 474542526161586467414433
2024 354352546254636149543440

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

Moderate

Cleveland County's air quality is rated Moderate based on 56.9% good air days. No unhealthy air days were recorded in 2025.

Air quality was acceptable on 56.9% of monitored days in 2025, with a median AQI of 48. Unusually sensitive people can check real-time conditions at AirNow.gov during high-pollution events.

The dominant pollutant is PM2.5, driving AQI on 194 of 364 monitored days.

5-Year Air Quality Trend

Air quality is improving in Cleveland County. Highest Good-day share: 2025 (56.9%, 207 of 364 monitored days).

Year Good Moderate USG Unhealthy Median AQI
2020 175 177 2 0 51
2021 144 215 3 0 53
2022 182 162 4 0 49
2023 163 188 4 0 52
2024 177 173 9 0 51
2025 207 154 3 0 48

How does Cleveland County compare?

How Cleveland County compares

Good-day share worse than typical
Cleveland County 56.9%
Adair County, Oklahoma 55.8%
Typical US county 76.0%
Median AQI worse than typical
Cleveland County 48
Adair County, Oklahoma 48
Typical US county 39
Unhealthy days / yr better than typical
Cleveland County 0
Adair County, Oklahoma 2
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 Cleveland County, Oklahoma · 2020–2025

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