Metro area air quality · 2025

Lawrenceburg, TN

Median AQI 33 (Good). 81.5% of monitored days rated Good across this metro's EPA monitoring network.

33
Median AQI
81.5%
Good-air days
0
Unhealthy days
71%
Cleaner than US metros

Lawrenceburg, TN posted a 2025 median AQI of 33 (Good) with 81.5% Good days

According to the U.S. EPA Air Quality System, the Lawrenceburg, TN CBSA recorded a median AQI of 33 across 356 monitored days in 2025, with 81.5% 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 Lawrenceburg, TN CBSA's 81.5% Good-day share places it cleaner than 71% of US metros in 2025.
Closest median-AQI peer
Bangor, ME (84.2% Good, median AQI 33) is the closest nationwide median-AQI peer to Lawrenceburg, TN.
2020–2025 Good-day shift
Lawrenceburg, TN's Good-day share moved -9.1 points from 2020 to 2025 (median AQI +7).
Median AQI
Median AQI: 33

Aggregated from EPA Air Quality System (2025), 356 monitored days. EPA AQS →

The verdict

The Lawrenceburg, TN metro runs good on the EPA scale, cleaner than the median US metro, a median AQI of 33 with 81.5% of 356 monitored days in the Good band.

33
median AQI · Good
81.5%
days rated Good
71%
cleaner than US metros
68
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
  • Lawrenceburg, TN metro's Good-day share rose from 75.6% to 81.5% between the 2024 and 2025 EPA annual releases, a change of +5.9 percentage points.
  • Lawrenceburg, TN metro's median AQI fell from 38 to 33 between the 2024 and 2025 EPA annual releases, a change of -5 points.
  • Lawrenceburg, TN metro's peak single-day AQI fell from 84 to 68 between the 2024 and 2025 EPA annual releases, a change of -16 points.

Compared against 360 monitored days in 2024 and 356 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: Lawrenceburg, TN metro. Aggregated EPA AQS monitors across this Core-Based Statistical Area logged a median Air Quality Index of 33 over 356 measured days in 2025, which corresponds to a Good band and a Good metro-wide health grade. The monitored-day split lands at 290 Good days (81%), 66 Moderate (19%), and 0 Unhealthy-for-Sensitive-Groups (0%). The 90th-percentile AQI finished at 53 while the highest single-day reading hit 68 (Moderate). Metro residents averaged roughly 24.4 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 -9.1 points and the median AQI moved +7 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 Bangor, ME (84.2% good, AQI 33); Clarksburg, WV (72.4% good, AQI 33); Grants Pass, OR (68.2% good, AQI 33).

Air Quality Summary

Median AQI

33

Good

Good Days

81.5%

290 of 356 days

Max AQI

68

Moderate

Health Grade

Good

90th pct: 53

AQI Day Breakdown (2025)

Distribution of 356 monitored days across EPA AQI categories.

Good

290

81%

Moderate

66

19%

USG

0

0%

Unhealthy

0

0%

Very Unhealthy

0

0%

Hazardous

0

0%

Health Impact Assessment

Good

The Lawrenceburg, TN metro area's air quality is rated Good based on 81.5% 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 Lawrenceburg, TN metro compare?

How Lawrenceburg, TN compares

Good-day share better than typical
Lawrenceburg, TN 81.5%
Bangor, ME 84.2%
Typical US metro 70.6%
Median AQI better than typical
Lawrenceburg, TN 33
Bangor, ME 33
Typical US metro 41
Unhealthy days / yr better than typical
Lawrenceburg, TN 0
Bangor, ME 1
Typical US metro 1

5-Year Air Quality Trend

Air quality is worsening in the Lawrenceburg, TN metro. Highest Good-day share: 2020 (90.5%, 325 of 359 monitored days).

Year Good Moderate Unhealthy Median AQI
2020 325 34 0 26
2021 274 83 0 34
2022 306 45 0 26
2023 246 113 0 41
2024 272 88 0 38
2025 290 66 0 33

Metros with a similar median AQI

CBSA peers nationwide whose annual median AQI sits near Lawrenceburg, TN (33).

Metros with similar unhealthy-day exposure

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

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Air Quality Guides

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the air quality in the Lawrenceburg, TN metro area?
The Lawrenceburg, TN metro area has a median Air Quality Index (AQI) of 33, rated "Good." 81.5% of monitored days (290 out of 356) had good air quality in 2025.
How many unhealthy air days does Lawrenceburg, TN have?
In 2025, the Lawrenceburg, TN metro area recorded 0 unhealthy air days (0 Unhealthy, 0 Very Unhealthy, 0 Hazardous). The maximum AQI reached 68.
Is air quality in Lawrenceburg, TN getting better or worse?
Air quality in the Lawrenceburg, TN 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 90.5% (325 of 359 days). Lowest qualifying Good-day share: 2023 at 68.5% (246 of 359 days).
What does AQI 33 mean for health?
An AQI of 33 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 Lawrenceburg, TN?
The 90th percentile AQI for the Lawrenceburg, TN metro area is 53, meaning 90% of monitored days had an AQI at or below this level. The maximum AQI recorded was 68 (Moderate).
How does Lawrenceburg, TN compare to other metro areas?
The Lawrenceburg, TN metro has 81.5% good air days. Similar metros: Bangor, ME (84.2% good), Clarksburg, WV (72.4% good), Grants Pass, OR (68.2% 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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