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Camden County, New Jersey air quality history

Daily Air Quality Index summaries from EPA monitors in Camden, New Jersey, 1980–2025.

66%
Good days in 2025
44
Median daily AQI, 2025
2
Days above 100 in 2025
363
Days with an AQI in 2025 (of 365)

In 2025, EPA reported a daily Air Quality Index (AQI) for Camden, New Jersey on 363 days. 238 of those days (66%) were in the Good range, and the median daily AQI was 44. That median is higher than the typical monitored county in New Jersey (median 40 across 15 counties), and higher than the typical monitored U.S. county (40). The main pollutant was fine particles (PM2.5) on 185 days. Across the years with fuller monitoring, the share of Good days rose: an average of 51% in 1980–1982 versus 60% 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 188 of 358 days1980: Moderate 86 of 358 days1980: Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups 41 of 358 days1980: Unhealthy 26 of 358 days1980: Very Unhealthy 17 of 358 days19801981: Good 191 of 365 days1981: Moderate 112 of 365 days1981: Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups 36 of 365 days1981: Unhealthy 17 of 365 days1981: Very Unhealthy 9 of 365 days1982: Good 177 of 361 days1982: Moderate 126 of 361 days1982: Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups 35 of 361 days1982: Unhealthy 20 of 361 days1982: Very Unhealthy 3 of 361 days1983: Good 146 of 364 days1983: Moderate 130 of 364 days1983: Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups 43 of 364 days1983: Unhealthy 23 of 364 days1983: Very Unhealthy 22 of 364 days1984: Good 150 of 366 days1984: Moderate 143 of 366 days1984: Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups 42 of 366 days1984: Unhealthy 19 of 366 days1984: Very Unhealthy 12 of 366 days1985: Good 157 of 365 days1985: Moderate 115 of 365 days1985: Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups 49 of 365 days1985: Unhealthy 29 of 365 days1985: Very Unhealthy 15 of 365 days19851986: Good 178 of 365 days1986: Moderate 106 of 365 days1986: Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups 44 of 365 days1986: Unhealthy 23 of 365 days1986: Very Unhealthy 14 of 365 days1987: Good 196 of 364 days1987: Moderate 93 of 364 days1987: Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups 31 of 364 days1987: Unhealthy 19 of 364 days1987: Very Unhealthy 25 of 364 days1988: Good 229 of 365 days1988: Moderate 59 of 365 days1988: Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups 31 of 365 days1988: Unhealthy 24 of 365 days1988: Very Unhealthy 22 of 365 days1989: Good 228 of 365 days1989: Moderate 73 of 365 days1989: Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups 28 of 365 days1989: Unhealthy 30 of 365 days1989: Very Unhealthy 6 of 365 days1990: Good 219 of 364 days1990: Moderate 86 of 364 days1990: Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups 38 of 364 days1990: Unhealthy 15 of 364 days1990: Very Unhealthy 6 of 364 days19901991: Good 222 of 365 days1991: Moderate 66 of 365 days1991: Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups 40 of 365 days1991: Unhealthy 23 of 365 days1991: Very Unhealthy 14 of 365 days1992: Good 255 of 366 days1992: Moderate 75 of 366 days1992: Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups 28 of 366 days1992: Unhealthy 7 of 366 days1992: Very Unhealthy 1 of 366 days1993: Good 217 of 365 days1993: Moderate 69 of 365 days1993: Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups 37 of 365 days1993: Unhealthy 32 of 365 days1993: Very Unhealthy 10 of 365 days1994: Good 213 of 365 days1994: Moderate 96 of 365 days1994: Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups 41 of 365 days1994: Unhealthy 15 of 365 days1995: Good 224 of 365 days1995: Moderate 86 of 365 days1995: Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups 32 of 365 days1995: Unhealthy 19 of 365 days1995: Very Unhealthy 4 of 365 days19951996: Good 214 of 365 days1996: Moderate 102 of 365 days1996: Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups 36 of 365 days1996: Unhealthy 12 of 365 days1996: Very Unhealthy 1 of 365 days1997: Good 241 of 365 days1997: Moderate 77 of 365 days1997: Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups 23 of 365 days1997: Unhealthy 20 of 365 days1997: Very Unhealthy 4 of 365 days1998: Good 225 of 365 days1998: Moderate 78 of 365 days1998: Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups 32 of 365 days1998: Unhealthy 29 of 365 days1998: Very Unhealthy 1 of 365 days1999: Good 189 of 365 days1999: Moderate 117 of 365 days1999: Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups 31 of 365 days1999: Unhealthy 23 of 365 days1999: Very Unhealthy 5 of 365 days2000: Good 199 of 366 days2000: Moderate 132 of 366 days2000: Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups 25 of 366 days2000: Unhealthy 7 of 366 days2000: Very Unhealthy 3 of 366 days20002001: Good 186 of 365 days2001: Moderate 127 of 365 days2001: Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups 33 of 365 days2001: Unhealthy 14 of 365 days2001: Very Unhealthy 5 of 365 days2002: Good 190 of 365 days2002: Moderate 110 of 365 days2002: Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups 33 of 365 days2002: Unhealthy 25 of 365 days2002: Very Unhealthy 7 of 365 days2003: Good 199 of 365 days2003: Moderate 131 of 365 days2003: Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups 27 of 365 days2003: Unhealthy 6 of 365 days2003: Very Unhealthy 2 of 365 days2004: Good 211 of 366 days2004: Moderate 129 of 366 days2004: Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups 21 of 366 days2004: Unhealthy 5 of 366 days2005: Good 192 of 365 days2005: Moderate 128 of 365 days2005: Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups 32 of 365 days2005: Unhealthy 13 of 365 days20052006: Good 145 of 365 days2006: Moderate 180 of 365 days2006: Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups 33 of 365 days2006: Unhealthy 5 of 365 days2006: Very Unhealthy 2 of 365 days2007: Good 109 of 365 days2007: Moderate 214 of 365 days2007: Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups 33 of 365 days2007: Unhealthy 8 of 365 days2007: Very Unhealthy 1 of 365 days2008: Good 166 of 366 days2008: Moderate 174 of 366 days2008: Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups 22 of 366 days2008: Unhealthy 4 of 366 days2009: Good 235 of 365 days2009: Moderate 125 of 365 days2009: Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups 5 of 365 days2010: Good 184 of 365 days2010: Moderate 157 of 365 days2010: Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups 16 of 365 days2010: Unhealthy 8 of 365 days20102011: Good 180 of 364 days2011: Moderate 168 of 364 days2011: Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups 14 of 364 days2011: Unhealthy 2 of 364 days2012: Good 190 of 360 days2012: Moderate 140 of 360 days2012: Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups 23 of 360 days2012: Unhealthy 7 of 360 days2013: Good 181 of 365 days2013: Moderate 180 of 365 days2013: Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups 4 of 365 days2014: Good 177 of 365 days2014: Moderate 185 of 365 days2014: Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups 3 of 365 days2015: Good 170 of 365 days2015: Moderate 181 of 365 days2015: Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups 13 of 365 days2015: Unhealthy 1 of 365 days20152016: Good 165 of 366 days2016: Moderate 192 of 366 days2016: Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups 9 of 366 days2017: Good 167 of 365 days2017: Moderate 184 of 365 days2017: Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups 14 of 365 days2018: Good 166 of 365 days2018: Moderate 194 of 365 days2018: Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups 5 of 365 days2019: Good 173 of 365 days2019: Moderate 187 of 365 days2019: Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups 5 of 365 days2020: Good 219 of 366 days2020: Moderate 147 of 366 days20202021: Good 188 of 365 days2021: Moderate 173 of 365 days2021: Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups 4 of 365 days2022: Good 197 of 365 days2022: Moderate 167 of 365 days2022: Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups 1 of 365 days2023: Good 184 of 365 days2023: Moderate 174 of 365 days2023: Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups 4 of 365 days2023: Unhealthy 2 of 365 days2023: Very Unhealthy 1 of 365 days2024: Good 235 of 366 days2024: Moderate 127 of 366 days2024: Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups 4 of 366 days2025: Good 238 of 363 days2025: Moderate 123 of 363 days2025: Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups 1 of 363 days2025: Unhealthy 1 of 363 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 year0501001502001980: 90th percentile AQI 1591981: 90th percentile AQI 1401982: 90th percentile AQI 1221983: 90th percentile AQI 1691984: 90th percentile AQI 1331985: 90th percentile AQI 1561986: 90th percentile AQI 1511987: 90th percentile AQI 1641988: 90th percentile AQI 1771989: 90th percentile AQI 1471990: 90th percentile AQI 1431991: 90th percentile AQI 1511992: 90th percentile AQI 1001993: 90th percentile AQI 1591994: 90th percentile AQI 1191995: 90th percentile AQI 1191996: 90th percentile AQI 1081997: 90th percentile AQI 1191998: 90th percentile AQI 1401999: 90th percentile AQI 1362000: 90th percentile AQI 1002001: 90th percentile AQI 1192002: 90th percentile AQI 1292003: 90th percentile AQI 1002004: 90th percentile AQI 972005: 90th percentile AQI 1152006: 90th percentile AQI 1052007: 90th percentile AQI 1052008: 90th percentile AQI 902009: 90th percentile AQI 712010: 90th percentile AQI 932011: 90th percentile AQI 772012: 90th percentile AQI 932013: 90th percentile AQI 712014: 90th percentile AQI 692015: 90th percentile AQI 842016: 90th percentile AQI 752017: 90th percentile AQI 722018: 90th percentile AQI 712019: 90th percentile AQI 712020: 90th percentile AQI 632021: 90th percentile AQI 672022: 90th percentile AQI 632023: 90th percentile AQI 692024: 90th percentile AQI 652025: 90th percentile AQI 641980: Median AQI 491981: Median AQI 491982: Median AQI 511983: Median AQI 601984: Median AQI 571985: Median AQI 571986: Median AQI 511987: Median AQI 491988: Median AQI 441989: Median AQI 431990: Median AQI 451991: Median AQI 441992: Median AQI 421993: Median AQI 461994: Median AQI 471995: Median AQI 441996: Median AQI 471997: Median AQI 441998: Median AQI 441999: Median AQI 492000: Median AQI 482001: Median AQI 502002: Median AQI 492003: Median AQI 482004: Median AQI 452005: Median AQI 492006: Median AQI 562007: Median AQI 602008: Median AQI 542009: Median AQI 452010: Median AQI 502011: Median AQI 512012: Median AQI 492013: Median AQI 512014: Median AQI 512015: Median AQI 522016: Median AQI 522017: Median AQI 522018: Median AQI 522019: Median AQI 512020: Median AQI 462021: Median AQI 492022: Median AQI 482023: Median AQI 502024: Median AQI 442025: Median AQI 441980198519901995200020052010201520202025
  • 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)18551%
Ozone16846%
Coarse particles (PM10)51%
Nitrogen dioxide (NO₂)41%
Carbon monoxide (CO)1<1%

Year-by-year data

Annual AQI summary by year
YearDays with AQIGoodModerateUnhealthy for Sensitive GroupsUnhealthyVery UnhealthyHazardousMedian AQI90th pct.Max AQIMain pollutant
202536323812311004464168PM2.5
202436623512740004465115Ozone
202336518417442105069211PM2.5
202236519716710004863108PM2.5
202136518817340004967120PM2.5
20203662191470000466387PM2.5
201936517318750005171126PM2.5
201836516619450005271140PM2.5
2017365167184140005272143PM2.5
201636616519290005275136PM2.5
2015365170181131005284161PM2.5
201436517718530005169119PM2.5
201336518118040005171112PM2.5
2012360190140237004993179Ozone
2011364180168142005177179PM2.5
2010365184157168005093172Ozone
200936523512550004571115Ozone
2008366166174224005490174Ozone
20073651092143381060105202PM2.5
20063651451803352056105210PM2.5
200536519212832130049115185Ozone
2004366211129215004597195Ozone
20033651991312762048100226Ozone
200236519011033257049129213Ozone
200136518612733145050119214Ozone
20003661991322573048100217Ozone
199936518911731235049136215Ozone
19983652257832291044140204Ozone
19973652417723204044119223Ozone
199636521410236121047108203Ozone
19953652248632194044119224Ozone
19943652139641150047119197Ozone
199336521769373210046159220Ozone
1992366255752871042100222NO2
199136522266402314044151227Ozone
19903642198638156045143223Ozone
19893652287328306043147220Ozone
198836522959312422044177254Ozone
198736419693311925049164238NO2
1986365178106442314051151242Ozone
1985365157115492915057156232Ozone
1984366150143421912057133228NO2
1983364146130432322060169227NO2
198236117712635203051122215NO2
198136519111236179049140235Ozone
198035818886412617049159239Ozone

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 New Jersey with a similar median AQI in 2025

All monitored counties in New Jersey

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