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Escambia County, Florida air quality history

Daily Air Quality Index summaries from EPA monitors in Escambia, Florida, 1980–2025.

74%
Good days in 2025
43
Median daily AQI, 2025
1
Days above 100 in 2025
365
Days with an AQI in 2025 (of 365)

In 2025, EPA reported a daily Air Quality Index (AQI) for Escambia, Florida on 365 days. 269 of those days (74%) were in the Good range, and the median daily AQI was 43. That median is about the same as the typical monitored county in Florida (median 41 across 38 counties), and higher than the typical monitored U.S. county (40). The main pollutant was fine particles (PM2.5) on 192 days. Across the years with fuller monitoring, the share of Good days fell: an average of 72% in 1980–1982 versus 64% in 2023–2025.

How the days broke down each year

Each bar is one year. The colored segments show the share of monitored days that fell in each AQI category.

Share of monitored days in each AQI category, by year0%25%50%75%100%1980: Good 266 of 366 days1980: Moderate 69 of 366 days1980: Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups 26 of 366 days1980: Unhealthy 5 of 366 days19801981: Good 242 of 365 days1981: Moderate 89 of 365 days1981: Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups 27 of 365 days1981: Unhealthy 7 of 365 days1982: Good 284 of 365 days1982: Moderate 56 of 365 days1982: Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups 21 of 365 days1982: Unhealthy 4 of 365 days1983: Good 202 of 274 days1983: Moderate 48 of 274 days1983: Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups 23 of 274 days1983: Unhealthy 1 of 274 days1984: Good 254 of 366 days1984: Moderate 78 of 366 days1984: Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups 28 of 366 days1984: Unhealthy 6 of 366 days1985: Good 285 of 365 days1985: Moderate 62 of 365 days1985: Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups 17 of 365 days1985: Unhealthy 1 of 365 days19851986: Good 261 of 365 days1986: Moderate 71 of 365 days1986: Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups 28 of 365 days1986: Unhealthy 5 of 365 days1987: Good 228 of 361 days1987: Moderate 79 of 361 days1987: Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups 46 of 361 days1987: Unhealthy 8 of 361 days1988: Good 259 of 366 days1988: Moderate 65 of 366 days1988: Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups 35 of 366 days1988: Unhealthy 7 of 366 days1989: Good 272 of 364 days1989: Moderate 79 of 364 days1989: Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups 13 of 364 days1990: Good 244 of 365 days1990: Moderate 76 of 365 days1990: Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups 33 of 365 days1990: Unhealthy 12 of 365 days19901991: Good 282 of 365 days1991: Moderate 68 of 365 days1991: Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups 13 of 365 days1991: Unhealthy 1 of 365 days1991: Very Unhealthy 1 of 365 days1992: Good 263 of 366 days1992: Moderate 74 of 366 days1992: Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups 22 of 366 days1992: Unhealthy 7 of 366 days1993: Good 266 of 365 days1993: Moderate 79 of 365 days1993: Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups 17 of 365 days1993: Unhealthy 3 of 365 days1994: Good 291 of 365 days1994: Moderate 55 of 365 days1994: Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups 15 of 365 days1994: Unhealthy 4 of 365 days1995: Good 273 of 364 days1995: Moderate 60 of 364 days1995: Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups 24 of 364 days1995: Unhealthy 7 of 364 days19951996: Good 262 of 366 days1996: Moderate 87 of 366 days1996: Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups 15 of 366 days1996: Unhealthy 1 of 366 days1996: Very Unhealthy 1 of 366 days1997: Good 260 of 365 days1997: Moderate 64 of 365 days1997: Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups 33 of 365 days1997: Unhealthy 8 of 365 days1998: Good 251 of 365 days1998: Moderate 78 of 365 days1998: Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups 22 of 365 days1998: Unhealthy 11 of 365 days1998: Very Unhealthy 3 of 365 days1999: Good 68 of 365 days1999: Moderate 253 of 365 days1999: Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups 39 of 365 days1999: Unhealthy 5 of 365 days2000: Good 72 of 366 days2000: Moderate 240 of 366 days2000: Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups 37 of 366 days2000: Unhealthy 16 of 366 days2000: Very Unhealthy 1 of 366 days20002001: Good 100 of 365 days2001: Moderate 246 of 365 days2001: Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups 17 of 365 days2001: Unhealthy 2 of 365 days2002: Good 117 of 365 days2002: Moderate 240 of 365 days2002: Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups 8 of 365 days2003: Good 133 of 365 days2003: Moderate 211 of 365 days2003: Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups 19 of 365 days2003: Unhealthy 2 of 365 days2004: Good 91 of 363 days2004: Moderate 247 of 363 days2004: Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups 22 of 363 days2004: Unhealthy 3 of 363 days2005: Good 73 of 364 days2005: Moderate 257 of 364 days2005: Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups 33 of 364 days2005: Unhealthy 1 of 364 days20052006: Good 86 of 365 days2006: Moderate 247 of 365 days2006: Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups 30 of 365 days2006: Unhealthy 2 of 365 days2007: Good 114 of 365 days2007: Moderate 230 of 365 days2007: Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups 19 of 365 days2007: Unhealthy 2 of 365 days2008: Good 150 of 366 days2008: Moderate 203 of 366 days2008: Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups 12 of 366 days2008: Unhealthy 1 of 366 days2009: Good 167 of 365 days2009: Moderate 193 of 365 days2009: Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups 5 of 365 days2010: Good 144 of 365 days2010: Moderate 213 of 365 days2010: Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups 6 of 365 days2010: Unhealthy 2 of 365 days20102011: Good 150 of 365 days2011: Moderate 196 of 365 days2011: Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups 19 of 365 days2012: Good 188 of 366 days2012: Moderate 174 of 366 days2012: Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups 4 of 366 days2013: Good 202 of 365 days2013: Moderate 162 of 365 days2013: Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups 1 of 365 days2014: Good 194 of 365 days2014: Moderate 167 of 365 days2014: Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups 4 of 365 days2015: Good 212 of 365 days2015: Moderate 153 of 365 days20152016: Good 260 of 366 days2016: Moderate 106 of 366 days2017: Good 286 of 365 days2017: Moderate 76 of 365 days2017: Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups 3 of 365 days2018: Good 306 of 365 days2018: Moderate 59 of 365 days2019: Good 248 of 365 days2019: Moderate 116 of 365 days2019: Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups 1 of 365 days2020: Good 176 of 360 days2020: Moderate 184 of 360 days20202021: Good 200 of 365 days2021: Moderate 165 of 365 days2022: Good 191 of 365 days2022: Moderate 173 of 365 days2022: Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups 1 of 365 days2023: Good 178 of 365 days2023: Moderate 186 of 365 days2023: Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups 1 of 365 days2024: Good 256 of 366 days2024: Moderate 110 of 366 days2025: Good 269 of 365 days2025: Moderate 95 of 365 days2025: Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups 1 of 365 days2025
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Typical and high-end AQI over time

The median is the middle day of the year. The 90th percentile is the level that only the highest 10% of days exceeded.

Median and 90th-percentile daily AQI, by year0501001501980: 90th percentile AQI 931981: 90th percentile AQI 1001982: 90th percentile AQI 801983: 90th percentile AQI 931984: 90th percentile AQI 971985: 90th percentile AQI 771986: 90th percentile AQI 971987: 90th percentile AQI 1121988: 90th percentile AQI 1081989: 90th percentile AQI 771990: 90th percentile AQI 1051991: 90th percentile AQI 741992: 90th percentile AQI 971993: 90th percentile AQI 871994: 90th percentile AQI 841995: 90th percentile AQI 901996: 90th percentile AQI 901997: 90th percentile AQI 1051998: 90th percentile AQI 1001999: 90th percentile AQI 1082000: 90th percentile AQI 1122001: 90th percentile AQI 832002: 90th percentile AQI 752003: 90th percentile AQI 902004: 90th percentile AQI 902005: 90th percentile AQI 1002006: 90th percentile AQI 972007: 90th percentile AQI 902008: 90th percentile AQI 772009: 90th percentile AQI 672010: 90th percentile AQI 742011: 90th percentile AQI 772012: 90th percentile AQI 692013: 90th percentile AQI 612014: 90th percentile AQI 642015: 90th percentile AQI 612016: 90th percentile AQI 582017: 90th percentile AQI 582018: 90th percentile AQI 542019: 90th percentile AQI 612020: 90th percentile AQI 632021: 90th percentile AQI 602022: 90th percentile AQI 642023: 90th percentile AQI 672024: 90th percentile AQI 592025: 90th percentile AQI 571980: Median AQI 401981: Median AQI 431982: Median AQI 381983: Median AQI 381984: Median AQI 431985: Median AQI 361986: Median AQI 391987: Median AQI 441988: Median AQI 421989: Median AQI 401990: Median AQI 441991: Median AQI 401992: Median AQI 401993: Median AQI 411994: Median AQI 401995: Median AQI 411996: Median AQI 401997: Median AQI 411998: Median AQI 431999: Median AQI 602000: Median AQI 612001: Median AQI 552002: Median AQI 552003: Median AQI 542004: Median AQI 582005: Median AQI 602006: Median AQI 572007: Median AQI 562008: Median AQI 522009: Median AQI 522010: Median AQI 532011: Median AQI 532012: Median AQI 502013: Median AQI 492014: Median AQI 492015: Median AQI 462016: Median AQI 442017: Median AQI 412018: Median AQI 382019: Median AQI 442020: Median AQI 512021: Median AQI 492022: Median AQI 492023: Median AQI 512024: Median AQI 432025: Median AQI 431980198519901995200020052010201520202025
  • Median daily AQI
  • 90th-percentile daily AQI

Main pollutant by day, 2025

On each monitored day, the AQI reflects whichever measured pollutant had the highest index. This counts how many days each pollutant set the AQI. A pollutant that was not measured here cannot appear.

PollutantDays as main pollutantShare of monitored days
Fine particles (PM2.5)19253%
Ozone17347%

Year-by-year data

Annual AQI summary by year
YearDays with AQIGoodModerateUnhealthy for Sensitive GroupsUnhealthyVery UnhealthyHazardousMedian AQI90th pct.Max AQIMain pollutant
20253652699510004357104PM2.5
20243662561100000435984PM2.5
202336517818610005167108PM2.5
202236519117310004964133PM2.5
20213652001650000496075PM2.5
20203601761840000516382PM2.5
201936524811610004461101Ozone
2018365306590000385493Ozone
20173652867630004158115Ozone
20163662601060000445897Ozone
201536521215300004661100PM2.5
201436519416740004964126PM2.5
201336520216210004961101PM2.5
201236618817440005069115PM2.5
2011365150196190005377129PM2.5
201036514421362005374156PM2.5
200936516719350005267150PM2.5
2008366150203121005277151PM2.5
2007365114230192005690174PM2.5
200636586247302005797159PM2.5
2005364732573310060100154PM2.5
200436391247223005890156PM2.5
2003365133211192005490185PM2.5
200236511724080005575150PM2.5
2001365100246172005583161PM2.5
20003667224037161061112203PM2.5
1999365682533950060108182PM2.5
19983652517822113043100212Ozone
1997365260643380041105182Ozone
199636626287151104090205Ozone
199536427360247004190177Ozone
199436529155154004084197Ozone
199336526679173004187174Ozone
199236626374227004097185Ozone
199136528268131104074201Ozone
19903652447633120044105187Ozone
198936427279130004077150Ozone
1988366259653570042108177Ozone
1987361228794680044112185Ozone
198636526171285003997190Ozone
198536528562171003677154Ozone
198436625478286004397190Ozone
198327420248231003893156Ozone
198236528456214003880185Ozone
1981365242892770043100200Ozone
198036626669265004093179Ozone

What this data can and can’t tell you

It is a county-level summary. EPA reports one AQI per day for the county, based on the monitors operating there. Air at a particular street, school or home can differ, especially near roads, industry or wildfire smoke.

It is not a health assessment. The AQI is EPA’s scale for communicating daily air quality. A county’s history can’t tell you what the health risk is for any particular person. For daily conditions and health guidance, see AirNow.

Rules change over time. EPA has revised AQI breakpoints, most recently for fine particles in 2024, so some year-to-year change can reflect the scale rather than the air.

Counties in Florida with a similar median AQI in 2025

All monitored counties in Florida

Source: U.S. EPA AirData, “Annual AQI by County” files for 1980–2025 (EPA download page). EPA file dates: 2026-06-26. Imported into EnviroNearby November 5, 2026. How we use this data · Report a problem