Utah · County air quality · 2025
Tooele County, Utah
Median AQI 44 (Good). 74.3% of monitored days rated Good, direct from EPA Air Quality System stations.
- 44
- Median AQI
- 74.3%
- Good-air days
- 0
- Unhealthy days
- 43%
- Cleaner than US counties
Tooele County's 2025 annual median AQI is 44 (Good), with 74.3% Good days
According to the U.S. EPA Air Quality System, Tooele County, Utah posted a 2025 median AQI of 44 (Good) across 365 monitored days, with 74.3% 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
- Tooele County's 74.3% Good-day share places it cleaner than 43% of US counties in 2025.
- Closest median-AQI peer
- Allegan County (63.9% Good, median AQI 44) is the closest nationwide median-AQI peer to Tooele County.
- 2020–2025 trend
- Tooele County's floor-qualifying Good-day share is improving from 2020 to 2025 (69.1% → 74.2%).
- Median AQI
- Median AQI: 44
According to the 2025 EPA AQS county release on PlainAirData, Tooele County, Utah ranks #680 of 951 by median AQI (44) and #540 by good-day share (74.3%). 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
- Tooele County's Good-day share rose from 62.0% to 74.2% between the 2024 and 2025 EPA annual releases, a change of +12.2 percentage points.
- Tooele County's peak single-day AQI fell from 143 to 101 between the 2024 and 2025 EPA annual releases, a change of -42 points.
Data updated August 2026
- Good · 271 d · 74.2%
- Moderate · 93 d · 25.5%
- USG · 1 d · 0.3%
How did Tooele County's air break down in 2025?
Across 365 monitored days, 271 fell in the Good band (AQI 0–50) and 0 reached Unhealthy or worse. The worst single day peaked at AQI 101 (USG).
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 Tooele County sits nationally
COUNT-derived placement among 951 US counties with at least 100 monitored days in 2025. Tooele County's Good-day share is 74.3% - cleaner than 43% of that comparison set.
Tooele County Good-day share vs. every US county
Share of monitored days in the Good band (AQI 0–50) - EPA AQS annual release
74.3% 43rd percentile higher than 43% of 951 US counties
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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 Tooele County.
- Ozone · 301 days · 82.5%
- PM2.5 · 64 days · 17.5%
2024 daily-monitor rhythm in Tooele 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 77, peak 119); Nov was cleanest at median 36. Summer months (Jun–Aug) averaged median AQI 64 vs 39 in Dec–Feb.
Five-year seasonal record
EPA day-level county files · 2020–20241,827 daily readings show a recurring local pattern: Jul has the highest matched-month median AQI (61), while Nov is lowest (34). 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
Tooele County's air quality is rated Moderate based on 74.3% good air days. No unhealthy air days were recorded in 2025.
Air quality was acceptable on 74.3% of monitored days in 2025, with a median AQI of 44. Unusually sensitive people can check real-time conditions at AirNow.gov during high-pollution events.
The dominant pollutant is Ozone, driving AQI on 301 of 365 monitored days.
5-Year Air Quality Trend
Air quality is improving in Tooele County. Highest Good-day share: 2025 (74.2%, 271 of 365 monitored days).
| Year | Good | Moderate | USG | Unhealthy | Median AQI | Max AQI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 253 | 108 | 4 | 1 | 43 | 162 |
| 2021 | 229 | 120 | 14 | 2 | 43 | 157 |
| 2022 | 248 | 111 | 6 | 0 | 44 | 119 |
| 2023 | 248 | 117 | 0 | 0 | 45 | 97 |
| 2024 | 227 | 127 | 12 | 0 | 46 | 143 |
| 2025 | 271 | 93 | 1 | 0 | 44 | 101 |
How does Tooele County compare?
How Tooele 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 Tooele County, Utah · 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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