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Counties with the Cleanest Air in Alabama

The top 15 of 15 Alabama counties on GIS Map, ranked by lowest median Air Quality Index, counting only counties that host an EPA air monitor.

#CountyMedian AQI
1Clay County
29
2Lawrence County
33
3Sumter County
36
4Elmore County
37
5Tuscaloosa County
37
6Baldwin County
40
7Shelby County
40
8Montgomery County
42
9Russell County
42
10DeKalb County
43
11Madison County
44
12Morgan County
44
13Mobile County
45
14Etowah County
47
15Jefferson County
57

Source: EPA Air Quality Index annual summary (2024). All counties with data are ranked. Estimates carry margins of error.

Citing this page: GIS Map, “Counties with the Cleanest Air in Alabama”, https://gismap.land/rankings/alabama/cleanest-air-counties. Figures from EPA Air Quality Index annual summary (2024).

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