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Counties with the Worst Air Quality in Alabama

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

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

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 Worst Air Quality in Alabama”, https://gismap.land/rankings/alabama/worst-air-quality-counties. Figures from EPA Air Quality Index annual summary (2024).

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