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Counties with the Cleanest Air in New York

The top 25 of 27 New York counties on GIS Map, ranked by lowest median Air Quality Index, counting only counties that host an EPA air monitor.

#CountyMedian AQI
1Oneida County
27
2Orange County
28
3Nassau County
31
4Jefferson County
32
5Oswego County
32
6Saratoga County
32
7Hamilton County
33
8Putnam County
33
9Wayne County
33
10Niagara County
34
11Dutchess County
35
12Onondaga County
35
13Tompkins County
35
14Albany County
36
15Chautauqua County
36
16Westchester County
36
17Rockland County
37
18Steuben County
37
19Monroe County
38
20Richmond County
38
21Suffolk County
38
22Kings County
39
23Essex County
41
24Bronx County
42
25Erie County
43

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 New York”, https://gismap.land/rankings/new-york/cleanest-air-counties. Figures from EPA Air Quality Index annual summary (2024).

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