Does my county fall under federal smog rules or breathe unhealthy air?

EPA's air monitors recorded unhealthy air (AQI above 100) on 37.8% of monitored days in San Bernardino County, CA from 2019 to 2023, followed by Riverside County, CA and Maricopa County, AZ, against 0.6% in the median monitored county; the years include heavy wildfire smoke.

Counties with the largest share of monitored days with unhealthy air (AQI above 100), 2019 to 2023

What it shows: San Bernardino County, CA is the largest at 37.8%, followed by Riverside County, CA at 35.1%; the smallest shown is Fairbanks North Star Borough, AK at 10.3%.

Source: EPA AirData, Air Quality Statistics by County (annual files 2019-2023) · data from 2024

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