Metro area air quality · 2024
Americus, GA
Median AQI 38 (Good). 93.4% of monitored days rated Good across this metro's EPA monitoring network.
- 38
- Median AQI
- 93.4%
- Good-air days
- 0
- Unhealthy days
- 33%
- Cleaner than US metros
Americus, GA posted a 2024 median AQI of 38 (Good) with 93.4% Good days
According to the U.S. EPA Air Quality System, the Americus, GA CBSA recorded a median AQI of 38 across 244 monitored days in 2024, with 93.4% rated Good and 0 unhealthy or worse. This is an annual metro comparison, not a live advisory.
Data source EPA Air Quality System (AQS)
- Cleaner than US metros
- The Americus, GA CBSA's 93.4% Good-day share places it cleaner than 33% of US metros in 2024.
- Closest median-AQI peer
- Summerville, GA (96.3% Good, median AQI 39) is the closest nationwide median-AQI peer to Americus, GA.
- 2020–2024 Good-day shift
- Americus, GA's Good-day share moved -5.3 points from 2020 to 2024 (median AQI +6).
- Median AQI
- Median AQI: 38
Aggregated from EPA Air Quality System (2024), 244 monitored days. EPA AQS →
The verdict
The Americus, GA metro runs good on the EPA scale, more polluted than the median US metro, a median AQI of 38 with 93.4% of 244 monitored days in the Good band.
- 38
- median AQI · Good
- 93.4%
- days rated Good
- 33%
- cleaner than US metros
- 84
- worst single reading
No day crossed into the Unhealthy tier across the metro's monitors in 2024.
Annual release change
What changed in the 2024 EPA annual release
- Americus, GA metro's Good-day share rose from 91.8% to 93.4% between the 2023 and 2024 EPA annual releases, a change of +1.6 percentage points.
Insights: Americus, GA metro. Aggregated EPA AQS monitors across this Core-Based Statistical Area logged a median Air Quality Index of 38 over 244 measured days in 2024, which corresponds to a Good band and a Excellent metro-wide health grade. The monitored-day split lands at 228 Good days (93%), 16 Moderate (7%), and 0 Unhealthy-for-Sensitive-Groups (0%). The 90th-percentile AQI finished at 49 while the highest single-day reading hit 84 (Moderate). Metro residents averaged roughly 28.0 clean-air days per 30-day window across the reporting year.
Across the 2020–2024 trend window, the share of monitored days rated Good shifted by -5.3 points and the median AQI moved +6 points, which classifies the multi-year trajectory as worsening. The metro recorded no Unhealthy-tier days in this annual dataset. Metros with comparable AQI profiles include Summerville, GA (96.3% good, AQI 39); Ada, OK (71.6% good, AQI 43).
Air Quality Summary
Median AQI
38
Good
Good Days
93.4%
228 of 244 days
Max AQI
84
Moderate
Health Grade
Excellent
90th pct: 49
AQI Day Breakdown (2024)
Distribution of 244 monitored days across EPA AQI categories.
Good
228
93%
Moderate
16
7%
USG
0
0%
Unhealthy
0
0%
Very Unhealthy
0
0%
Hazardous
0
0%
Health Impact Assessment
The Americus, GA metro area's air quality is rated Excellent based on 93.4% good air days. No unhealthy air days were recorded in 2024.
Air quality is generally acceptable. Unusually sensitive people should monitor real-time conditions at AirNow.gov during high-pollution events.
How does the Americus, GA metro compare?
How Americus, GA compares
5-Year Air Quality Trend
Air quality is worsening in the Americus, GA metro. Highest Good-day share: 2020 (98.8%, 237 of 240 monitored days).
| Year | Good | Moderate | Unhealthy | Median AQI | Max AQI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 237 | 3 | 0 | 32 | 64 |
| 2021 | 228 | 17 | 0 | 35 | 74 |
| 2022 | 224 | 14 | 0 | 35 | 93 |
| 2023 | 225 | 20 | 0 | 38 | 87 |
| 2024 | 228 | 16 | 0 | 38 | 84 |
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Data Sources
Primary Source: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Air Quality System (AQS), Annual AQI by CBSA dataset, 2020–2025. 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 CBSA summary files (metro-level) · 2020–2025
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