Metro area air quality · 2025

Kingsville, TX

Median AQI 49 (Good). 51.7% of monitored days rated Good across this metro's EPA monitoring network.

49
Median AQI
51.7%
Good-air days
0
Unhealthy days
14%
Cleaner than US metros

Kingsville, TX posted a 2025 median AQI of 49 (Good) with 51.7% Good days

According to the U.S. EPA Air Quality System, the Kingsville, TX CBSA recorded a median AQI of 49 across 120 monitored days in 2025, with 51.7% 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 Kingsville, TX CBSA's 51.7% Good-day share places it cleaner than 14% of US metros in 2025.
Closest median-AQI peer
Canton-Massillon, OH (53.1% Good, median AQI 49) is the closest nationwide median-AQI peer to Kingsville, TX.
2020–2025 Good-day shift
Kingsville, TX's Good-day share moved -3.4 points from 2020 to 2025 (median AQI +3).
Median AQI
Median AQI: 49

Aggregated from EPA Air Quality System (2025), 120 monitored days. EPA AQS →

The verdict

Kingsville, TX lands in the lower Good-day tercile (51.7% Good), a thinner clean-air share than most CBSA peers here. On the EPA scale the metro runs good, among the more polluted US metros, with a median AQI of 49 and 51.7% of 120 monitored days in the Good band.

49
median AQI · Good
51.7%
days rated Good
14%
cleaner than US metros
107
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
  • Kingsville, TX metro's Good-day share fell from 59.1% to 52.1% between the 2024 and 2025 EPA annual releases, a change of -7.0 percentage points.
  • Kingsville, TX metro's median AQI rose from 43 to 49 between the 2024 and 2025 EPA annual releases, a change of +6 points.
  • Kingsville, TX metro's peak single-day AQI fell from 121 to 107 between the 2024 and 2025 EPA annual releases, a change of -14 points.

Compared against 345 monitored days in 2024 and 119 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

Kingsville, TX lands in the lower Good-day tercile (51.7% Good), a thinner clean-air share than most CBSA peers here. Signature read: 51.7% 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 49 over 120 measured days in 2025 (Good / Moderate). The monitored-day split lands at 62 Good (52%), 57 Moderate (48%), and 1 Unhealthy-for-Sensitive-Groups (1%). The 90th-percentile AQI finished at 74; the highest single-day reading hit 107 (USG).

Across 2020–2025, Good-day share shifted -3.4 points and median AQI moved +3 (worsening). No Unhealthy-tier days appear in this annual dataset. Metros with comparable AQI profiles include Canton-Massillon, OH (53.1% good, AQI 49); Carlsbad-Artesia, NM (53.7% good, AQI 49); Chattanooga, TN-GA (51.0% good, AQI 49).

Health effects of air pollution →

Air Quality Summary

Median AQI

49

Good

Good Days

51.7%

62 of 120 days

Max AQI

107

USG

Health Grade

Moderate

90th pct: 74

AQI Day Breakdown (2025)

Distribution of 120 monitored days across EPA AQI categories.

Good

62

52%

Moderate

57

48%

USG

1

1%

Unhealthy

0

0%

Very Unhealthy

0

0%

Hazardous

0

0%

Health Impact Assessment

Moderate

The Kingsville, TX metro area's air quality is rated Moderate based on 51.7% 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 Kingsville, TX metro compare?

How Kingsville, TX compares

Good-day share worse than typical
Kingsville, TX 51.7%
Canton-Massillon, OH 53.1%
Typical US metro 70.6%
Median AQI worse than typical
Kingsville, TX 49
Canton-Massillon, OH 49
Typical US metro 41
Unhealthy days / yr better than typical
Kingsville, TX 0
Canton-Massillon, OH 0
Typical US metro 1

5-Year Air Quality Trend

Air quality is worsening in the Kingsville, TX metro. Highest Good-day share: 2024 (59.1%, 204 of 345 monitored days).

Year Good Moderate Unhealthy Median AQI
2020 181 143 2 46
2021 185 162 0 48
2022 196 147 0 47
2023 190 139 0 44
2024 204 141 0 43
2025 62 57 0 49

Metros with a similar median AQI

CBSA peers nationwide whose annual median AQI sits near Kingsville, TX (49).

Metros with similar unhealthy-day exposure

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

Frequently Asked Questions

How many unhealthy air days does Kingsville, TX have?
In 2025, the Kingsville, TX metro area recorded 0 unhealthy air days (0 Unhealthy, 0 Very Unhealthy, 0 Hazardous). The maximum AQI reached 107.
What is the air quality in the Kingsville, TX metro area?
The Kingsville, TX metro area has a median Air Quality Index (AQI) of 49, rated "Good." 51.7% of monitored days (62 out of 120) had good air quality in 2025.
Is air quality in Kingsville, TX getting better or worse?
Air quality in the Kingsville, TX 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: 2024 at 59.1% (204 of 345 days). Lowest qualifying Good-day share: 2025 at 52.1% (62 of 119 days).
What does AQI 49 mean for health?
An AQI of 49 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 Kingsville, TX compare to other metro areas?
The Kingsville, TX metro has 51.7% good air days. Similar metros: Canton-Massillon, OH (53.1% good), Carlsbad-Artesia, NM (53.7% good), Chattanooga, TN-GA (51.0% good).
What is the 90th percentile AQI for Kingsville, TX?
The 90th percentile AQI for the Kingsville, TX metro area is 74, meaning 90% of monitored days had an AQI at or below this level. The maximum AQI recorded was 107 (USG).

Data Sources

Primary Source: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Air Quality System (AQS), Annual AQI by CBSA dataset for Kingsville, TX, 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, Kingsville, TX · 2020–2025