Metro area air quality · 2025

Rome, GA

Median AQI 38 (Good). 69.7% of monitored days rated Good across this metro's EPA monitoring network.

38
Median AQI
69.7%
Good-air days
0
Unhealthy days
45%
Cleaner than US metros

Rome, GA posted a 2025 median AQI of 38 (Good) with 69.7% Good days

According to the U.S. EPA Air Quality System, the Rome, GA CBSA recorded a median AQI of 38 across 356 monitored days in 2025, with 69.7% 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 Rome, GA CBSA's 69.7% Good-day share places it cleaner than 45% of US metros in 2025.
Closest median-AQI peer
Appleton, WI (72.3% Good, median AQI 38) is the closest nationwide median-AQI peer to Rome, GA.
2020–2025 Good-day shift
Rome, GA's Good-day share moved +6.1 points from 2020 to 2025 (median AQI -4).
Median AQI
Median AQI: 38

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

The verdict

Rome, GA's peak reading 88 stays in the lower max-AQI tercile on this extract. On the EPA scale the metro runs good, more polluted than the median US metro, with a median AQI of 38 and 69.7% of 356 monitored days in the Good band.

38
median AQI · Good
69.7%
days rated Good
45%
cleaner than US metros
88
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
  • Rome, GA metro's Good-day share fell from 70.9% to 69.7% between the 2024 and 2025 EPA annual releases, a change of -1.3 percentage points.

Compared against 361 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

Rome, GA's peak reading 88 stays in the lower max-AQI tercile on this extract. Signature read: peak AQI 88 (low tercile vs CBSA corpus). Aggregated EPA AQS monitors across this Core-Based Statistical Area logged a median Air Quality Index of 38 over 356 measured days in 2025 (Good / Moderate). The monitored-day split lands at 248 Good (70%), 108 Moderate (30%), and 0 Unhealthy-for-Sensitive-Groups (0%). The 90th-percentile AQI finished at 62; the highest single-day reading hit 88 (Moderate).

Across 2020–2025, Good-day share shifted +6.1 points and median AQI moved -4 (improving). No Unhealthy-tier days appear in this annual dataset. Metros with comparable AQI profiles include Appleton, WI (72.3% good, AQI 38); Billings, MT (86.3% good, AQI 38); Burlington-South Burlington, VT (87.7% good, AQI 38).

Understanding AQI →

Air Quality Summary

Median AQI

38

Good

Good Days

69.7%

248 of 356 days

Max AQI

88

Moderate

Health Grade

Moderate

90th pct: 62

AQI Day Breakdown (2025)

Distribution of 356 monitored days across EPA AQI categories.

Good

248

70%

Moderate

108

30%

USG

0

0%

Unhealthy

0

0%

Very Unhealthy

0

0%

Hazardous

0

0%

Health Impact Assessment

Moderate

The Rome, GA metro area's air quality is rated Moderate based on 69.7% 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 Rome, GA metro compare?

How Rome, GA compares

Good-day share worse than typical
Rome, GA 69.7%
Appleton, WI 72.3%
Typical US metro 70.6%
Median AQI better than typical
Rome, GA 38
Appleton, WI 38
Typical US metro 41
Unhealthy days / yr better than typical
Rome, GA 0
Appleton, WI 6
Typical US metro 1

5-Year Air Quality Trend

Air quality is improving in the Rome, GA metro. Highest Good-day share: 2022 (71.9%, 256 of 356 monitored days).

Year Good Moderate Unhealthy Median AQI
2020 208 119 0 42
2021 234 118 0 38
2022 256 100 0 37
2023 184 137 0 46
2024 256 105 0 38
2025 248 108 0 38

Metros with a similar median AQI

CBSA peers nationwide whose annual median AQI sits near Rome, GA (38).

Appleton, WI

Median AQI 38 · 72.3% Good-day share

38

Billings, MT

Median AQI 38 · 86.3% Good-day share

38

Burlington-South Burlington, VT

Median AQI 38 · 87.7% Good-day share

38

Charlottesville, VA

Median AQI 38 · 81.0% Good-day share

38

Corning, NY

Median AQI 38 · 83.3% Good-day share

38

Dickinson, ND

Median AQI 38 · 82.7% Good-day share

38

Metros with similar unhealthy-day exposure

A second relationship type: metros whose unhealthy-or-worse day count is closest to Rome, GA'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, GA

0 unhealthy-or-worse days · median AQI 46

46

Albany, OR

0 unhealthy-or-worse days · median AQI 27

27

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the 90th percentile AQI for Rome, GA? ▼
The 90th percentile AQI for the Rome, GA metro area is 62, meaning 90% of monitored days had an AQI at or below this level. The maximum AQI recorded was 88 (Moderate).
How many unhealthy air days does Rome, GA have? ▼
In 2025, the Rome, GA metro area recorded 0 unhealthy air days (0 Unhealthy, 0 Very Unhealthy, 0 Hazardous). The maximum AQI reached 88.
What is the air quality in the Rome, GA metro area? ▼
The Rome, GA metro area has a median Air Quality Index (AQI) of 38, rated "Good." 69.7% of monitored days (248 out of 356) had good air quality in 2025.
Is air quality in Rome, GA getting better or worse? ▼
Air quality in the Rome, GA 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: 2022 at 71.9% (256 of 356 days). Lowest qualifying Good-day share: 2023 at 57.3% (184 of 321 days).
What does AQI 38 mean for health? ▼
An AQI of 38 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 Rome, GA compare to other metro areas? ▼
The Rome, GA metro has 69.7% good air days. Similar metros: Appleton, WI (72.3% good), Billings, MT (86.3% good), Burlington-South Burlington, VT (87.7% good).

Data Sources

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