Metro area air quality · 2025

East Stroudsburg, PA

Median AQI 36 (Good). 88.3% of monitored days rated Good across this metro's EPA monitoring network.

36
Median AQI
88.3%
Good-air days
0
Unhealthy days
83%
Cleaner than US metros

East Stroudsburg, PA posted a 2025 median AQI of 36 (Good) with 88.3% Good days

According to the U.S. EPA Air Quality System, the East Stroudsburg, PA CBSA recorded a median AQI of 36 across 360 monitored days in 2025, with 88.3% 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 East Stroudsburg, PA CBSA's 88.3% Good-day share places it cleaner than 83% of US metros in 2025.
Closest median-AQI peer
Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ (82.2% Good, median AQI 36) is the closest nationwide median-AQI peer to East Stroudsburg, PA.
2020–2025 Good-day shift
East Stroudsburg, PA's Good-day share moved -10.6 points from 2020 to 2025 (median AQI +3).
Median AQI
Median AQI: 36

Aggregated from EPA Air Quality System (2025), 360 monitored days. EPA AQS →

The verdict

East Stroudsburg, PA sits in the upper Good-day tercile among EPA CBSA metros on this site (88.3% of 360 monitored days). On the EPA scale the metro runs good, cleaner than most US metros, with a median AQI of 36 and 88.3% of 360 monitored days in the Good band.

36
median AQI · Good
88.3%
days rated Good
83%
cleaner than US metros
124
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
  • East Stroudsburg, PA metro's Good-day share fell from 91.6% to 88.8% between the 2024 and 2025 EPA annual releases, a change of -2.8 percentage points.

Compared against 359 monitored days in 2024 and 358 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

East Stroudsburg, PA sits in the upper Good-day tercile among EPA CBSA metros on this site (88.3% of 360 monitored days). Signature read: 88.3% Good-day share (high tercile vs CBSA corpus). Aggregated EPA AQS monitors across this Core-Based Statistical Area logged a median Air Quality Index of 36 over 360 measured days in 2025 (Good / Good). The monitored-day split lands at 318 Good (88%), 40 Moderate (11%), and 2 Unhealthy-for-Sensitive-Groups (1%). The 90th-percentile AQI finished at 52; the highest single-day reading hit 124 (USG).

Across 2020–2025, Good-day share shifted -10.6 points and median AQI moved +3 (worsening). No Unhealthy-tier days appear in this annual dataset. Metros with comparable AQI profiles include Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ (82.2% good, AQI 36); Barnstable Town, MA (93.7% good, AQI 36); Bemidji, MN (79.1% good, AQI 36).

Best and worst city air quality →

Air Quality Summary

Median AQI

36

Good

Good Days

88.3%

318 of 360 days

Max AQI

124

USG

Health Grade

Good

90th pct: 52

AQI Day Breakdown (2025)

Distribution of 360 monitored days across EPA AQI categories.

Good

318

88%

Moderate

40

11%

USG

2

1%

Unhealthy

0

0%

Very Unhealthy

0

0%

Hazardous

0

0%

Health Impact Assessment

Good

The East Stroudsburg, PA metro area's air quality is rated Good based on 88.3% 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 East Stroudsburg, PA metro compare?

How East Stroudsburg, PA compares

Good-day share better than typical
East Stroudsburg, PA 88.3%
Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ 82.2%
Typical US metro 70.6%
Median AQI better than typical
East Stroudsburg, PA 36
Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ 36
Typical US metro 41
Unhealthy days / yr better than typical
East Stroudsburg, PA 0
Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ 0
Typical US metro 1

5-Year Air Quality Trend

Air quality is worsening in the East Stroudsburg, PA metro. Highest Good-day share: 2020 (99.4%, 355 of 357 monitored days).

Year Good Moderate Unhealthy Median AQI
2020 355 2 0 33
2021 214 19 0 35
2022 184 18 0 39
2023 270 21 0 34
2024 329 30 0 35
2025 318 40 0 36

Metros with a similar median AQI

CBSA peers nationwide whose annual median AQI sits near East Stroudsburg, PA (36).

Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ

Median AQI 36 · 82.2% Good-day share

36

Barnstable Town, MA

Median AQI 36 · 93.7% Good-day share

36

Bemidji, MN

Median AQI 36 · 79.1% Good-day share

36

Claremont-Lebanon, NH-VT

Median AQI 36 · 83.6% Good-day share

36

Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL

Median AQI 36 · 93.9% Good-day share

36

Jackson, TN

Median AQI 36 · 74.3% Good-day share

36

Metros with similar unhealthy-day exposure

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

Aberdeen, SD

0 unhealthy-or-worse days · median AQI 27

27

Aberdeen, WA

0 unhealthy-or-worse days · median AQI 22

22

Adrian, MI

0 unhealthy-or-worse days · median AQI 41

41

Akron, OH

0 unhealthy-or-worse days · median AQI 45

45

Albany, GA

0 unhealthy-or-worse days · median AQI 46

46

Albany, OR

0 unhealthy-or-worse days · median AQI 27

27

Frequently Asked Questions

How many unhealthy air days does East Stroudsburg, PA have? ▼
In 2025, the East Stroudsburg, PA metro area recorded 0 unhealthy air days (0 Unhealthy, 0 Very Unhealthy, 0 Hazardous). The maximum AQI reached 124.
What is the air quality in the East Stroudsburg, PA metro area? ▼
The East Stroudsburg, PA metro area has a median Air Quality Index (AQI) of 36, rated "Good." 88.3% of monitored days (318 out of 360) had good air quality in 2025.
Is air quality in East Stroudsburg, PA getting better or worse? ▼
Air quality in the East Stroudsburg, PA 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 99.4% (355 of 357 days). Lowest qualifying Good-day share: 2025 at 88.8% (318 of 358 days).
What does AQI 36 mean for health? ▼
An AQI of 36 is "Good", air quality is satisfactory and poses little or no health risk. This is the best category on the EPA's AQI scale.
How does East Stroudsburg, PA compare to other metro areas? ▼
The East Stroudsburg, PA metro has 88.3% good air days. Similar metros: Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ (82.2% good), Barnstable Town, MA (93.7% good), Bemidji, MN (79.1% good).
What is the 90th percentile AQI for East Stroudsburg, PA? ▼
The 90th percentile AQI for the East Stroudsburg, PA metro area is 52, meaning 90% of monitored days had an AQI at or below this level. The maximum AQI recorded was 124 (USG).

Data Sources

Primary Source: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Air Quality System (AQS), Annual AQI by CBSA dataset for East Stroudsburg, PA, 2025. See our methodology for how AQI, median, and coverage figures are computed.

Read our methodology , how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.

Source: U.S. EPA Air Quality System (AQS) Annual AQI by CBSA summary, East Stroudsburg, PA · 2020–2025