Oregon · County air quality · 2025
Grant County, Oregon
Median AQI 37 (Good). 63.2% of monitored days rated Good, direct from EPA Air Quality System stations.
- 37
- Median AQI
- 63.2%
- Good-air days
- 0
- Unhealthy days
- 20%
- Cleaner than US counties
Grant County's 2025 annual median AQI is 37 (Good), with 63.2% Good days
According to the U.S. EPA Air Quality System, Grant County, Oregon posted a 2025 median AQI of 37 (Good) across 364 monitored days, with 63.2% 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
- Grant County's 63.2% Good-day share places it cleaner than 20% of US counties in 2025.
- Closest median-AQI peer
- Alachua County (88.7% Good, median AQI 37) is the closest nationwide median-AQI peer to Grant County.
- 2020–2025 trend
- Grant County's floor-qualifying Good-day share is improving from 2020 to 2025 (54.0% → 63.2%).
- Median AQI
- Median AQI: 37
According to the 2025 EPA AQS county release on PlainAirData, Grant County, Oregon ranks #286 of 951 by median AQI (37) and #764 by good-day share (63.2%). 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
- Grant County's Unhealthy-category days fell from 13 to 0 between the 2024 and 2025 EPA annual releases, a change of -13 days.
- Grant County's Good-day share rose from 51.6% to 63.2% between the 2024 and 2025 EPA annual releases, a change of +11.5 percentage points.
- Grant County's peak single-day AQI fell from 204 to 89 between the 2024 and 2025 EPA annual releases, a change of -115 points.
- Grant County's median AQI fell from 49 to 37 between the 2024 and 2025 EPA annual releases, a change of -12 points.
Data updated August 2026
- Good · 230 d · 63.2%
- Moderate · 134 d · 36.8%
How did Grant County's air break down in 2025?
Across 364 monitored days, 230 fell in the Good band (AQI 0–50) and 0 reached Unhealthy or worse. The worst single day peaked at AQI 89 (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 Grant County sits nationally
COUNT-derived placement among 951 US counties with at least 100 monitored days in 2025. Grant County's Good-day share is 63.2% - cleaner than 20% of that comparison set.
Grant County Good-day share vs. every US county
Share of monitored days in the Good band (AQI 0–50) - EPA AQS annual release
63.2% 20th percentile higher than 20% 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 Grant County.
- PM2.5 · 364 days · 100.0%
2024 daily-monitor rhythm in Grant 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 73, peak 204); Jun was cleanest at median 16. Summer months (Jun–Aug) averaged median AQI 48 vs 56 in Dec–Feb. 14 days crossed Unhealthy (AQI >150) at least once that year.
Five-year seasonal record
EPA day-level county files · 2020–20241,825 daily readings show a recurring local pattern: Jan has the highest matched-month median AQI (61), while Jun is lowest (18). 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
Grant County's air quality is rated Moderate based on 63.2% good air days. No unhealthy air days were recorded in 2025.
Air quality was acceptable on 63.2% of monitored days in 2025, with a median AQI of 37. Unusually sensitive people can check real-time conditions at AirNow.gov during high-pollution events.
The dominant pollutant is PM2.5, driving AQI on 364 of 364 monitored days.
5-Year Air Quality Trend
Air quality is improving in Grant County. Highest Good-day share: 2025 (63.2%, 230 of 364 monitored days).
| Year | Good | Moderate | USG | Unhealthy | Median AQI | Max AQI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 196 | 161 | 1 | 5 | 44 | 393 |
| 2021 | 178 | 177 | 5 | 5 | 51 | 175 |
| 2022 | 198 | 166 | 1 | 0 | 46 | 108 |
| 2023 | 207 | 156 | 2 | 0 | 44 | 110 |
| 2024 | 189 | 158 | 5 | 13 | 49 | 204 |
| 2025 | 230 | 134 | 0 | 0 | 37 | 89 |
How does Grant County compare?
How Grant 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.
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 Grant County, Oregon · 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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