Metro area air quality · 2025
Elkhart-Goshen, IN
Median AQI 43 (Good). 61.0% of monitored days rated Good across this metro's EPA monitoring network.
- 43
- Median AQI
- 61.0%
- Good-air days
- 1
- Unhealthy days
- 27%
- Cleaner than US metros
Elkhart-Goshen, IN posted a 2025 median AQI of 43 (Good) with 61.0% Good days
According to the U.S. EPA Air Quality System, the Elkhart-Goshen, IN CBSA recorded a median AQI of 43 across 364 monitored days in 2025, with 61.0% rated Good and 1 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 Elkhart-Goshen, IN CBSA's 61.0% Good-day share places it cleaner than 27% of US metros in 2025.
- Closest median-AQI peer
- Ashtabula, OH (81.2% Good, median AQI 43) is the closest nationwide median-AQI peer to Elkhart-Goshen, IN.
- 2020–2025 Good-day shift
- Elkhart-Goshen, IN's Good-day share moved -7.6 points from 2020 to 2025 (median AQI +1).
- Median AQI
- Median AQI: 43
Aggregated from EPA Air Quality System (2025), 364 monitored days. EPA AQS →
The verdict
Elkhart-Goshen, IN lands in the lower Good-day tercile (61.0% Good), a thinner clean-air share than most CBSA peers here. On the EPA scale the metro runs good, more polluted than the median US metro, with a median AQI of 43 and 61.0% of 364 monitored days in the Good band.
- 43
- median AQI · Good
- 61.0%
- days rated Good
- 27%
- cleaner than US metros
- 171
- worst single reading
1 day reached Unhealthy or worse across the metro's monitors in 2025.
Annual release change
What changed in the 2025 EPA annual release
- Elkhart-Goshen, IN metro's peak single-day AQI rose from 145 to 171 between the 2024 and 2025 EPA annual releases, a change of +26 points.
- Elkhart-Goshen, IN metro's Unhealthy-category days rose from 0 to 1 between the 2024 and 2025 EPA annual releases, a change of +1 days.
Elkhart-Goshen, IN lands in the lower Good-day tercile (61.0% Good), a thinner clean-air share than most CBSA peers here. Signature read: 61.0% Good-day share (low tercile vs CBSA corpus). Aggregated EPA AQS monitors across this Core-Based Statistical Area logged a median Air Quality Index of 43 over 364 measured days in 2025 (Good / Moderate). The monitored-day split lands at 222 Good (61%), 136 Moderate (37%), and 5 Unhealthy-for-Sensitive-Groups (1%). The 90th-percentile AQI finished at 66; the highest single-day reading hit 171 (Unhealthy).
Across 2020–2025, Good-day share shifted -7.6 points and median AQI moved +1 (worsening). The annual record contains 1 day at Unhealthy or worse. Metros with comparable AQI profiles include Ashtabula, OH (81.2% good, AQI 43); Bloomington, IN (67.7% good, AQI 43); Champaign-Urbana, IL (65.8% good, AQI 43).
Air Quality Summary
Median AQI
43
Good
Good Days
61.0%
222 of 364 days
Max AQI
171
Unhealthy
Health Grade
Moderate
90th pct: 66
AQI Day Breakdown (2025)
Distribution of 364 monitored days across EPA AQI categories.
Good
222
61%
Moderate
136
37%
USG
5
1%
Unhealthy
1
0%
Very Unhealthy
0
0%
Hazardous
0
0%
Health Impact Assessment
The Elkhart-Goshen, IN metro area's air quality is rated Moderate based on 61.0% good air days. There were 1 unhealthy days in 2025 when outdoor activity should be limited.
Air quality is acceptable most days, but 5 days reached "Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups" and peak AQI reached 171. Sensitive groups should monitor real-time conditions at AirNow.gov.
How does the Elkhart-Goshen, IN metro compare?
How Elkhart-Goshen, IN compares
5-Year Air Quality Trend
Air quality is worsening in the Elkhart-Goshen, IN metro. Highest Good-day share: 2020 (69.4%, 254 of 366 monitored days).
| Year | Good | Moderate | Unhealthy | Median AQI | Max AQI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 254 | 110 | 2 | 42 | 161 |
| 2021 | 214 | 151 | 0 | 45 | 87 |
| 2022 | 242 | 117 | 0 | 43 | 127 |
| 2023 | 228 | 130 | 2 | 44 | 193 |
| 2024 | 227 | 138 | 0 | 45 | 145 |
| 2025 | 222 | 136 | 1 | 43 | 171 |
Metros with a similar median AQI
CBSA peers nationwide whose annual median AQI sits near Elkhart-Goshen, IN (43).
Ashtabula, OH
Median AQI 43 · 81.2% Good-day share
Bloomington, IN
Median AQI 43 · 67.7% Good-day share
Champaign-Urbana, IL
Median AQI 43 · 65.8% Good-day share
Cleveland, MS
Median AQI 43 · 71.9% Good-day share
Columbus, IN
Median AQI 43 · 72.6% Good-day share
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC
Median AQI 43 · 71.5% Good-day share
Metros with similar unhealthy-day exposure
A second relationship type: metros whose unhealthy-or-worse day count is closest to Elkhart-Goshen, IN's 1 (independent of median AQI).
Ann Arbor, MI
1 unhealthy-or-worse days · median AQI 41
Bangor, ME
1 unhealthy-or-worse days · median AQI 33
Baraboo, WI
1 unhealthy-or-worse days · median AQI 35
Bartlesville, OK
1 unhealthy-or-worse days · median AQI 44
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX
1 unhealthy-or-worse days · median AQI 52
Beaver Dam, WI
1 unhealthy-or-worse days · median AQI 40
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Data Sources
Primary Source: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Air Quality System (AQS), Annual AQI by CBSA dataset for Elkhart-Goshen, IN, 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, Elkhart-Goshen, IN · 2020–2025