Pennsylvania · County air quality · 2025

Beaver County, Pennsylvania

Median AQI 46 (Good). 55.6% of monitored days rated Good, direct from EPA Air Quality System stations.

46
Median AQI
55.6%
Good-air days
0
Unhealthy days
10%
Cleaner than US counties

Beaver County's 2025 annual median AQI is 46 (Good), with 55.6% Good days

According to the U.S. EPA Air Quality System, Beaver County, Pennsylvania posted a 2025 median AQI of 46 (Good) across 365 monitored days, with 55.6% 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
Beaver County's 55.6% Good-day share places it cleaner than 10% of US counties in 2025.
Closest median-AQI peer
Brookings County (58.6% Good, median AQI 46) is the closest nationwide median-AQI peer to Beaver County.
2020–2025 trend
Beaver County's floor-qualifying Good-day share is stable from 2020 to 2025 (56.0% → 55.6%).
Median AQI
Median AQI: 46

According to the 2025 EPA AQS county release on PlainAirData, Beaver County, Pennsylvania ranks #787 of 951 by median AQI (46) and #855 by good-day share (55.6%). 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
  • Beaver County's Good-day share fell from 57.9% to 55.6% between the 2024 and 2025 EPA annual releases, a change of -2.3 percentage points.
  • Beaver County's peak single-day AQI rose from 112 to 131 between the 2024 and 2025 EPA annual releases, a change of +19 points.

Compared against 366 monitored days in 2024 and 365 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

Beaver 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 365 monitored days G M Median AQI 46 0 50 100 150 200 300 500 Beaver County
  • Good · 203 d · 55.6%
  • Moderate · 161 d · 44.1%
  • USG · 1 d · 0.3%

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

Across 365 monitored days, 203 fell in the Good band (AQI 0–50) and 0 reached Unhealthy or worse. The worst single day peaked at AQI 131 (USG).

EPA AQS →
Beaver County, Good days share 55.6%
National avg

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

Beaver 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 Beaver County sits nationally

COUNT-derived placement among 951 US counties with at least 100 monitored days in 2025. Beaver County's Good-day share is 55.6% - cleaner than 10% of that comparison set.

Beaver County Good-day share vs. every US county

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

55.6% 10th percentile higher than 10% 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 Beaver County.

Beaver County, Pennsylvania 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 · 51.0% Ozone · 48.8% 0% 25% 50% 75% 100% Beaver County, Pennsylvania · 365 monitored days Criteria pollutant column
  • PM2.5 · 186 days · 51.0%
  • Ozone · 178 days · 48.8%
  • NO₂ · 1 days · 0.3%

2024 daily-monitor rhythm in Beaver County

Month-by-month median AQI from EPA day-level county monitors (366 reported days in 2024). Jun posted the highest typical readings (median AQI 55, peak 90); Jan was cleanest at median 35. Summer months (Jun–Aug) averaged median AQI 54 vs 44 in Dec–Feb.

0 10 20 30 40 50 60 Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec 35 49 37 48 51 55 54 54 44 47 38 49
Beaver County median daily AQI by calendar month (2024, EPA daily county file)

Five-year seasonal record

EPA day-level county files · 2020–2024

1,826 daily readings show a recurring local pattern: Jun has the highest matched-month median AQI (60), while Oct is lowest (44). Each cell is that month’s median daily AQI, not a current-air forecast.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
2020 525147464352535145425453
2021 545544454454555652465153
2022 545347464756485245465355
2023 525551565784585044374651
2024 354937485155545444473849

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

Beaver County's air quality is rated Moderate based on 55.6% good air days. No unhealthy air days were recorded in 2025.

Air quality was acceptable on 55.6% of monitored days in 2025, with a median AQI of 46. Unusually sensitive people can check real-time conditions at AirNow.gov during high-pollution events.

The dominant pollutant is PM2.5, driving AQI on 186 of 365 monitored days.

5-Year Air Quality Trend

Air quality is stable in Beaver County. Highest Good-day share: 2024 (57.9%, 212 of 366 monitored days).

Year Good Moderate USG Unhealthy Median AQI
2020 205 160 1 0 48
2021 170 192 3 0 52
2022 174 189 1 0 51
2023 158 197 8 0 52
2024 212 153 1 0 46
2025 203 161 1 0 46

How does Beaver County compare?

How Beaver County compares

Good-day share worse than typical
Beaver County 55.6%
Brookings County, South Dakota 58.6%
Typical US county 76.0%
Median AQI worse than typical
Beaver County 46
Brookings County, South Dakota 46
Typical US county 39
Unhealthy days / yr better than typical
Beaver County 0
Brookings County, South Dakota 1
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 Beaver County, Pennsylvania · 2020–2025

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