Metro area air quality · 2025

Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL

Median AQI 46 (Good). 65.2% of monitored days rated Good across this metro's EPA monitoring network.

46
Median AQI
65.2%
Good-air days
0
Unhealthy days
34%
Cleaner than US metros

Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL posted a 2025 median AQI of 46 (Good) with 65.2% Good days

According to the U.S. EPA Air Quality System, the Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL CBSA recorded a median AQI of 46 across 365 monitored days in 2025, with 65.2% 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 Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL CBSA's 65.2% Good-day share places it cleaner than 34% of US metros in 2025.
Closest median-AQI peer
Albany, GA (57.3% Good, median AQI 46) is the closest nationwide median-AQI peer to Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL.
2020–2025 Good-day shift
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL's Good-day share moved +20.8 points from 2020 to 2025 (median AQI -6).
Median AQI
Median AQI: 46

Aggregated from EPA Air Quality System (2025), 365 monitored days. EPA AQS →

The verdict

Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL's median AQI 46 is in the upper (dirtier) CBSA tercile on this site. On the EPA scale the metro runs good, more polluted than the median US metro, with a median AQI of 46 and 65.2% of 365 monitored days in the Good band.

46
median AQI · Good
65.2%
days rated Good
34%
cleaner than US metros
104
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
  • Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL metro's Good-day share rose from 59.8% to 65.4% between the 2024 and 2025 EPA annual releases, a change of +5.5 percentage points.
  • Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL metro's peak single-day AQI rose from 84 to 104 between the 2024 and 2025 EPA annual releases, a change of +20 points.

Compared against 366 monitored days in 2024 and 364 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

Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL's median AQI 46 is in the upper (dirtier) CBSA tercile on this site. Signature read: median AQI 46 (high tercile vs CBSA corpus). Aggregated EPA AQS monitors across this Core-Based Statistical Area logged a median Air Quality Index of 46 over 365 measured days in 2025 (Good / Moderate). The monitored-day split lands at 238 Good (65%), 126 Moderate (35%), and 1 Unhealthy-for-Sensitive-Groups (0%). The 90th-percentile AQI finished at 59; the highest single-day reading hit 104 (USG).

Across 2020–2025, Good-day share shifted +20.8 points and median AQI moved -6 (improving). No Unhealthy-tier days appear in this annual dataset. Metros with comparable AQI profiles include Albany, GA (57.3% good, AQI 46); Athens-Clarke County, GA (57.8% good, AQI 46); Brookings, SD (58.6% good, AQI 46).

Health effects of air pollution →

Air Quality Summary

Median AQI

46

Good

Good Days

65.2%

238 of 365 days

Max AQI

104

USG

Health Grade

Moderate

90th pct: 59

AQI Day Breakdown (2025)

Distribution of 365 monitored days across EPA AQI categories.

Good

238

65%

Moderate

126

35%

USG

1

0%

Unhealthy

0

0%

Very Unhealthy

0

0%

Hazardous

0

0%

Health Impact Assessment

Moderate

The Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL metro area's air quality is rated Moderate based on 65.2% 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 Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL metro compare?

How Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL compares

Good-day share worse than typical
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL 65.2%
Albany, GA 57.3%
Typical US metro 70.6%
Median AQI worse than typical
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL 46
Albany, GA 46
Typical US metro 41
Unhealthy days / yr better than typical
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL 0
Albany, GA 0
Typical US metro 1

5-Year Air Quality Trend

Air quality is improving in the Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL metro. Highest Good-day share: 2025 (65.4%, 238 of 364 monitored days).

Year Good Moderate Unhealthy Median AQI
2020 163 203 0 52
2021 185 180 0 50
2022 180 183 0 51
2023 167 196 0 52
2024 219 147 0 46
2025 238 126 0 46

Metros with a similar median AQI

CBSA peers nationwide whose annual median AQI sits near Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL (46).

Albany, GA

Median AQI 46 · 57.3% Good-day share

46

Athens-Clarke County, GA

Median AQI 46 · 57.8% Good-day share

46

Brookings, SD

Median AQI 46 · 58.6% Good-day share

46

Chico, CA

Median AQI 46 · 65.2% Good-day share

46

Colorado Springs, CO

Median AQI 46 · 68.2% Good-day share

46

Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL

Median AQI 46 · 56.7% Good-day share

46

Metros with similar unhealthy-day exposure

A second relationship type: metros whose unhealthy-or-worse day count is closest to Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL'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, OR

0 unhealthy-or-worse days · median AQI 27

27

Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY

0 unhealthy-or-worse days · median AQI 41

41

Frequently Asked Questions

What does AQI 46 mean for health? ▼
An AQI of 46 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 many unhealthy air days does Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL have? ▼
In 2025, the Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL metro area recorded 0 unhealthy air days (0 Unhealthy, 0 Very Unhealthy, 0 Hazardous). The maximum AQI reached 104.
What is the air quality in the Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL metro area? ▼
The Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL metro area has a median Air Quality Index (AQI) of 46, rated "Good." 65.2% of monitored days (238 out of 365) had good air quality in 2025.
Is air quality in Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL getting better or worse? ▼
Air quality in the Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL metro is improving across floor-qualifying years (2020-2025); years with fewer than 100 monitored days are excluded from that direction. Highest qualifying Good-day share: 2025 at 65.4% (238 of 364 days). Lowest qualifying Good-day share: 2020 at 44.5% (163 of 366 days).
How does Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL compare to other metro areas? ▼
The Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL metro has 65.2% good air days. Similar metros: Albany, GA (57.3% good), Athens-Clarke County, GA (57.8% good), Brookings, SD (58.6% good).
What is the 90th percentile AQI for Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL? ▼
The 90th percentile AQI for the Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL metro area is 59, meaning 90% of monitored days had an AQI at or below this level. The maximum AQI recorded was 104 (USG).

Data Sources

Primary Source: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Air Quality System (AQS), Annual AQI by CBSA dataset for Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL, 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, Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL · 2020–2025