Insights: Elkhart-Goshen, IN metro. Aggregated EPA AQS monitors across this Core-Based Statistical Area logged a median Air Quality Index of 44 over 272 measured days in 2025, which corresponds to a Good band and a Moderate metro-wide health grade. The monitored-day split lands at 166 Good days (61%), 102 Moderate (38%), and 4 Unhealthy-for-Sensitive-Groups (1%). The 90th-percentile AQI finished at 65 while the highest single-day reading hit 132 (USG). Metro residents averaged roughly 18.3 clean-air days per 30-day window across the reporting year.

Across the 2020–2025 trend window, good days shifted by -88 and the median AQI moved +2 points, which classifies the multi-year trajectory as worsening. The metro avoided any Unhealthy-tier days entirely, an outcome that typically reflects favorable wind patterns, lower industrial density, or effective regional emission controls. Metros with comparable AQI profiles include Athens-Clarke County, GA (66.7% good, AQI 44); Bartlesville, OK (65.6% good, AQI 44); Bloomington, IL (64.1% good, AQI 44).