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Edgecombe County, North Carolina air quality history

Daily Air Quality Index summaries from EPA monitors in Edgecombe, North Carolina, 1983–2025.

84%
Good days in 2025
38
Median daily AQI, 2025
0
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 Edgecombe, North Carolina on 365 days. 308 of those days (84%) were in the Good range, and the median daily AQI was 38. That median is about the same as the typical monitored county in North Carolina (median 39 across 33 counties), and about the same as the typical monitored U.S. county (40). The main pollutant was fine particles (PM2.5) on 232 days. Across the years with fuller monitoring, the share of Good days rose: an average of 53% in 1983–1985 versus 81% in 2023–2025.

Years with fewer than 120 monitored days (1992, 1994, 1995) are shown in the table but left out of comparisons and trend statements.

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%1983: Good 75 of 168 days1983: Moderate 46 of 168 days1983: Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups 28 of 168 days1983: Unhealthy 19 of 168 days19831984: Good 123 of 189 days1984: Moderate 49 of 189 days1984: Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups 16 of 189 days1984: Unhealthy 1 of 189 days1985: Good 111 of 219 days1985: Moderate 74 of 219 days1985: Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups 31 of 219 days1985: Unhealthy 3 of 219 days1987: Good 93 of 212 days1987: Moderate 72 of 212 days1987: Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups 30 of 212 days1987: Unhealthy 17 of 212 days1990: Good 113 of 213 days1990: Moderate 66 of 213 days1990: Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups 32 of 213 days1990: Unhealthy 2 of 213 days1992: Good 18 of 18 days19921993: Good 114 of 239 days1993: Moderate 72 of 239 days1993: Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups 41 of 239 days1993: Unhealthy 11 of 239 days1993: Very Unhealthy 1 of 239 days1994: Good 61 of 61 days1995: Good 59 of 60 days1995: Moderate 1 of 60 days1996: Good 152 of 235 days1996: Moderate 71 of 235 days1996: Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups 12 of 235 days1997: Good 132 of 238 days1997: Moderate 65 of 238 days1997: Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups 34 of 238 days1997: Unhealthy 7 of 238 days19971998: Good 136 of 240 days1998: Moderate 76 of 240 days1998: Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups 21 of 240 days1998: Unhealthy 7 of 240 days1999: Good 126 of 239 days1999: Moderate 73 of 239 days1999: Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups 33 of 239 days1999: Unhealthy 7 of 239 days2000: Good 104 of 262 days2000: Moderate 126 of 262 days2000: Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups 29 of 262 days2000: Unhealthy 3 of 262 days2001: Good 114 of 231 days2001: Moderate 89 of 231 days2001: Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups 26 of 231 days2001: Unhealthy 2 of 231 days2002: Good 102 of 265 days2002: Moderate 119 of 265 days2002: Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups 29 of 265 days2002: Unhealthy 14 of 265 days2002: Very Unhealthy 1 of 265 days20022003: Good 119 of 236 days2003: Moderate 100 of 236 days2003: Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups 13 of 236 days2003: Unhealthy 4 of 236 days2004: Good 148 of 264 days2004: Moderate 110 of 264 days2004: Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups 6 of 264 days2005: Good 123 of 264 days2005: Moderate 123 of 264 days2005: Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups 17 of 264 days2005: Unhealthy 1 of 264 days2006: Good 123 of 265 days2006: Moderate 135 of 265 days2006: Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups 7 of 265 days2007: Good 115 of 259 days2007: Moderate 126 of 259 days2007: Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups 18 of 259 days20072008: Good 142 of 257 days2008: Moderate 105 of 257 days2008: Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups 10 of 257 days2009: Good 192 of 269 days2009: Moderate 76 of 269 days2009: Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups 1 of 269 days2010: Good 147 of 263 days2010: Moderate 112 of 263 days2010: Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups 4 of 263 days2011: Good 148 of 298 days2011: Moderate 143 of 298 days2011: Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups 7 of 298 days2012: Good 211 of 359 days2012: Moderate 144 of 359 days2012: Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups 3 of 359 days2012: Unhealthy 1 of 359 days20122013: Good 255 of 361 days2013: Moderate 105 of 361 days2013: Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups 1 of 361 days2014: Good 191 of 294 days2014: Moderate 103 of 294 days2015: Good 249 of 347 days2015: Moderate 98 of 347 days2016: Good 257 of 356 days2016: Moderate 99 of 356 days2017: Good 275 of 362 days2017: Moderate 87 of 362 days20172018: Good 286 of 354 days2018: Moderate 68 of 354 days2019: Good 275 of 363 days2019: Moderate 88 of 363 days2020: Good 287 of 336 days2020: Moderate 49 of 336 days2021: Good 292 of 363 days2021: Moderate 71 of 363 days2022: Good 312 of 356 days2022: Moderate 44 of 356 days20222023: Good 266 of 357 days2023: Moderate 91 of 357 days2024: Good 302 of 354 days2024: Moderate 52 of 354 days2025: Good 308 of 365 days2025: Moderate 57 of 365 days2025
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  • Hazardous

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 year0501001502001983: 90th percentile AQI 1541984: 90th percentile AQI 971985: 90th percentile AQI 1121987: 90th percentile AQI 1361990: 90th percentile AQI 1081992: 90th percentile AQI 321993: 90th percentile AQI 1361994: 90th percentile AQI 301995: 90th percentile AQI 301996: 90th percentile AQI 931997: 90th percentile AQI 1151998: 90th percentile AQI 1081999: 90th percentile AQI 1222000: 90th percentile AQI 1052001: 90th percentile AQI 1052002: 90th percentile AQI 1222003: 90th percentile AQI 932004: 90th percentile AQI 802005: 90th percentile AQI 872006: 90th percentile AQI 842007: 90th percentile AQI 972008: 90th percentile AQI 802009: 90th percentile AQI 632010: 90th percentile AQI 772011: 90th percentile AQI 772012: 90th percentile AQI 612013: 90th percentile AQI 582014: 90th percentile AQI 582015: 90th percentile AQI 572016: 90th percentile AQI 582017: 90th percentile AQI 562018: 90th percentile AQI 552019: 90th percentile AQI 552020: 90th percentile AQI 532021: 90th percentile AQI 552022: 90th percentile AQI 522023: 90th percentile AQI 592024: 90th percentile AQI 532025: 90th percentile AQI 531983: Median AQI 581984: Median AQI 461985: Median AQI 501987: Median AQI 611990: Median AQI 501992: Median AQI 211993: Median AQI 541994: Median AQI 181995: Median AQI 181996: Median AQI 451997: Median AQI 481998: Median AQI 471999: Median AQI 482000: Median AQI 562001: Median AQI 512002: Median AQI 562003: Median AQI 502004: Median AQI 472005: Median AQI 522006: Median AQI 522007: Median AQI 542008: Median AQI 492009: Median AQI 422010: Median AQI 482011: Median AQI 512012: Median AQI 462013: Median AQI 422014: Median AQI 432015: Median AQI 432016: Median AQI 402017: Median AQI 412018: Median AQI 362019: Median AQI 402020: Median AQI 352021: Median AQI 382022: Median AQI 372023: Median AQI 412024: Median AQI 372025: Median AQI 38198319921997200220072012201720222025
  • 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)23264%
Ozone13336%

Year-by-year data

Annual AQI summary by year
YearDays with AQIGoodModerateUnhealthy for Sensitive GroupsUnhealthyVery UnhealthyHazardousMedian AQI90th pct.Max AQIMain pollutant
2025365308570000385368PM2.5
2024354302520000375380PM2.5
2023357266910000415999PM2.5
2022356312440000375293PM2.5
2021363292710000385590PM2.5
2020336287490000355395PM2.5
2019363275880000405571PM2.5
2018354286680000365580PM2.5
2017362275870000415680PM2.5
2016356257990000405897PM2.5
2015347249980000435777PM2.5
20142941911030000435884PM2.5
201336125510510004258101PM2.5
201235921114431004661161PM2.5
201129814814370005177122PM2.5
201026314711240004877136Ozone
20092691927610004263101Ozone
2008257142105100004980140Ozone
2007259115126180005497143Ozone
200626512313570005284122Ozone
2005264123123171005287156Ozone
200426414811060004780122Ozone
2003236119100134005093179Ozone
200226510211929141056122204Ozone
2001231114892620051105166Ozone
20002621041262930056105174Ozone
1999239126733370048122195Ozone
1998240136762170047108190Ozone
1997238132653470048115179Ozone
199623515271120004593143Ozone
1995605910000183062PM10
1994616100000183049PM10
19932391147241111054136201Ozone
1992181800000213235PM10
1990213113663220050108166Ozone
1987212937230170061136182Ozone
1985219111743130050112169Ozone
198418912349161004697154Ozone
1983168754628190058154197Ozone

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 North Carolina with a similar median AQI in 2025

All monitored counties in North Carolina

Source: U.S. EPA AirData, “Annual AQI by County” files for 1983–2025 (EPA download page). EPA file dates: 2026-06-26. Imported into EnviroNearby November 5, 2026. How we use this data · Report a problem