Tennessee · County air quality · 2025

Sevier County, Tennessee

Median AQI 40 (Good). 96.7% of monitored days rated Good, direct from EPA Air Quality System stations.

40
Median AQI
96.7%
Good-air days
0
Unhealthy days
95%
Cleaner than US counties

Sevier County's 2025 annual median AQI is 40 (Good), with 96.7% Good days

According to the U.S. EPA Air Quality System, Sevier County, Tennessee posted a 2025 median AQI of 40 (Good) across 363 monitored days, with 96.7% 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
Sevier County's 96.7% Good-day share places it cleaner than 95% of US counties in 2025.
Closest median-AQI peer
Anderson County (91.3% Good, median AQI 40) is the closest nationwide median-AQI peer to Sevier County.
2020–2025 trend
Sevier County's floor-qualifying Good-day share is improving from 2020 to 2025 (92.6% → 96.7%).
Median AQI
Median AQI: 40

According to the 2025 EPA AQS county release on PlainAirData, Sevier County, Tennessee ranks #462 of 951 by median AQI (40) and #42 by good-day share (96.7%). 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
  • Sevier County's Good-day share rose from 79.8% to 96.7% between the 2024 and 2025 EPA annual releases, a change of +16.9 percentage points.
  • Sevier County's median AQI fell from 44 to 40 between the 2024 and 2025 EPA annual releases, a change of -4 points.

Compared against 362 monitored days in 2024 and 363 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

Sevier 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 363 monitored days G Median AQI 40 0 50 100 150 200 300 500 Sevier County
  • Good · 351 d · 96.7%
  • Moderate · 12 d · 3.3%

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

Across 363 monitored days, 351 fell in the Good band (AQI 0–50) and 0 reached Unhealthy or worse. The worst single day peaked at AQI 84 (Moderate).

EPA AQS →
Sevier County, Good days share 96.7%
National avg

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

Sevier 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 Sevier County sits nationally

COUNT-derived placement among 951 US counties with at least 100 monitored days in 2025. Sevier County's Good-day share is 96.7% - cleaner than 95% of that comparison set.

Sevier County Good-day share vs. every US county

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

96.7% 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 Sevier County.

Sevier County, Tennessee 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% Sevier County, Tennessee · 363 monitored days Criteria pollutant column
  • Ozone · 363 days · 100.0%

2024 daily-monitor rhythm in Sevier County

Month-by-month median AQI from EPA day-level county monitors (362 reported days in 2024). May posted the highest typical readings (median AQI 50, peak 71); Nov was cleanest at median 37. Summer months (Jun–Aug) averaged median AQI 45 vs 39 in Dec–Feb.

0 10 20 30 40 50 Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec 37 43 45 46 50 47 44 45 40 48 37 38
Sevier County median daily AQI by calendar month (2024, EPA daily county file)

Five-year seasonal record

EPA day-level county files · 2020–2024

1,666 daily readings show a recurring local pattern: Jun has the highest matched-month median AQI (49), while Dec is lowest (38). Each cell is that month’s median daily AQI, not a current-air forecast.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
2020 393843464443404036403838
2021 384144494842424144414139
2022 4143454745464440424440-
2023 ---475069454944414138
2024 374345465047444540483738

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

Sevier County's air quality is rated Excellent based on 96.7% good air days. No unhealthy air days were recorded in 2025.

Air quality was acceptable on 96.7% of monitored days in 2025, with a median AQI of 40. Unusually sensitive people can check real-time conditions at AirNow.gov during high-pollution events.

The dominant pollutant is Ozone, driving AQI on 363 of 363 monitored days.

5-Year Air Quality Trend

Air quality is improving in Sevier County. Highest Good-day share: 2025 (96.7%, 351 of 363 monitored days).

Year Good Moderate USG Unhealthy Median AQI
2020 336 26 1 0 40
2021 310 53 0 0 42
2022 262 48 0 0 44
2023 205 60 3 0 45
2024 289 73 0 0 44
2025 351 12 0 0 40

How does Sevier County compare?

How Sevier County compares

Good-day share better than typical
Sevier County 96.7%
Anderson County, South Carolina 91.3%
Typical US county 76.0%
Median AQI worse than typical
Sevier County 40
Anderson County, South Carolina 40
Typical US county 39
Unhealthy days / yr better than typical
Sevier County 0
Anderson County, South Carolina 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 Sevier County, Tennessee · 2020–2025

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