Metro area air quality · 2025

Douglas, GA

Median AQI 44 (Good). 67.7% of monitored days rated Good across this metro's EPA monitoring network.

44
Median AQI
67.7%
Good-air days
0
Unhealthy days
39%
Cleaner than US metros

Douglas, GA posted a 2025 median AQI of 44 (Good) with 67.7% Good days

According to the U.S. EPA Air Quality System, the Douglas, GA CBSA recorded a median AQI of 44 across 365 monitored days in 2025, with 67.7% 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 Douglas, GA CBSA's 67.7% Good-day share places it cleaner than 39% of US metros in 2025.
Closest median-AQI peer
Bartlesville, OK (68.0% Good, median AQI 44) is the closest nationwide median-AQI peer to Douglas, GA.
2020–2025 Good-day shift
Douglas, GA's Good-day share moved -15.5 points from 2020 to 2025 (median AQI +11).
Median AQI
Median AQI: 44

Aggregated from EPA Air Quality System (2025), 365 monitored days. EPA AQS →

The verdict

The Douglas, GA metro runs good on the EPA scale, more polluted than the median US metro, a median AQI of 44 with 67.7% of 365 monitored days in the Good band.

44
median AQI · Good
67.7%
days rated Good
39%
cleaner than US metros
98
worst single reading

No day crossed into the Unhealthy tier across the metro's monitors in 2025.

Annual release change

What changed in the 2025 EPA annual release

2024 → 2025
  • Douglas, GA metro's peak single-day AQI fell from 137 to 98 between the 2024 and 2025 EPA annual releases, a change of -39 points.

Compared against 355 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

Insights: Douglas, GA metro. Aggregated EPA AQS monitors across this Core-Based Statistical Area logged a median Air Quality Index of 44 over 365 measured days in 2025, which corresponds to a Good band and a Moderate metro-wide health grade. The monitored-day split lands at 247 Good days (68%), 118 Moderate (32%), and 0 Unhealthy-for-Sensitive-Groups (0%). The 90th-percentile AQI finished at 61 while the highest single-day reading hit 98 (Moderate). Metro residents averaged roughly 20.3 clean-air days per 30-day window across the reporting year.

Across the 2020–2025 trend window, the share of monitored days rated Good shifted by -15.5 points (measured against 119 monitored days in 2020 and 365 in 2025, so raw day counts are not comparable) and the median AQI moved +11 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 Bartlesville, OK (68.0% good, AQI 44); Berlin, NH-VT (81.5% good, AQI 44); Bloomington, IL (66.0% good, AQI 44).

Air Quality Summary

Median AQI

44

Good

Good Days

67.7%

247 of 365 days

Max AQI

98

Moderate

Health Grade

Moderate

90th pct: 61

AQI Day Breakdown (2025)

Distribution of 365 monitored days across EPA AQI categories.

Good

247

68%

Moderate

118

32%

USG

0

0%

Unhealthy

0

0%

Very Unhealthy

0

0%

Hazardous

0

0%

Health Impact Assessment

Moderate

The Douglas, GA metro area's air quality is rated Moderate based on 67.7% good air days. No unhealthy air days were recorded in 2025.

Air quality is generally acceptable. Unusually sensitive people should monitor real-time conditions at AirNow.gov during high-pollution events.

How does the Douglas, GA metro compare?

How Douglas, GA compares

Good-day share worse than typical
Douglas, GA 67.7%
Bartlesville, OK 68.0%
Typical US metro 70.6%
Median AQI worse than typical
Douglas, GA 44
Bartlesville, OK 44
Typical US metro 41
Unhealthy days / yr better than typical
Douglas, GA 0
Bartlesville, OK 1
Typical US metro 1

5-Year Air Quality Trend

Air quality is worsening in the Douglas, GA metro. Highest Good-day share: 2020 (83.2%, 99 of 119 monitored days).

Year Good Moderate Unhealthy Median AQI
2020 99 20 0 33
2021 91 25 0 35
2022 94 25 0 36
2023 128 62 0 41
2024 240 115 0 43
2025 247 118 0 44

Metros with a similar median AQI

CBSA peers nationwide whose annual median AQI sits near Douglas, GA (44).

Metros with similar unhealthy-day exposure

A second relationship type: metros whose unhealthy-or-worse day count is closest to Douglas, GA's 0 (independent of median AQI).

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is the air quality in the Douglas, GA metro area?
The Douglas, GA metro area has a median Air Quality Index (AQI) of 44, rated "Good." 67.7% of monitored days (247 out of 365) had good air quality in 2025.
How many unhealthy air days does Douglas, GA have?
In 2025, the Douglas, GA metro area recorded 0 unhealthy air days (0 Unhealthy, 0 Very Unhealthy, 0 Hazardous). The maximum AQI reached 98.
Is air quality in Douglas, GA getting better or worse?
Air quality in the Douglas, GA metro is worsening across floor-qualifying years (2020-2025); years with fewer than 100 monitored days are excluded from that direction. Highest qualifying Good-day share: 2020 at 83.2% (99 of 119 days). Lowest qualifying Good-day share: 2023 at 67.4% (128 of 190 days).
What does AQI 44 mean for health?
An AQI of 44 is "Good", air quality is satisfactory and poses little or no health risk. This is the best category on the EPA's AQI scale.
What is the 90th percentile AQI for Douglas, GA?
The 90th percentile AQI for the Douglas, GA metro area is 61, meaning 90% of monitored days had an AQI at or below this level. The maximum AQI recorded was 98 (Moderate).
How does Douglas, GA compare to other metro areas?
The Douglas, GA metro has 67.7% good air days. Similar metros: Bartlesville, OK (68.0% good), Berlin, NH-VT (81.5% good), Bloomington, IL (66.0% good).

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.

Source: U.S. EPA Air Quality System (AQS) Annual AQI by CBSA summary files (metro-level) · 2020–2025

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