Air Quality in Missouri

Missouri has 21 counties with EPA air quality monitoring. Air quality is stable across the state, with an average of 230 "Good" days per county per year. The best air quality is in Taney (median AQI 26) and the most polluted is St. Louis City (median AQI 54).

County Median AQI Max AQI Good Days Unhealthy Days Trend Top Pollutant
Andrew 43 100 223 0 → stable Ozone
Boone 39 77 244 0 → stable Ozone
Buchanan 44 77 216 0 → stable PM2.5
Callaway 40 77 249 0 → stable Ozone
Cass 42 107 278 1 → stable Ozone
Cedar 40 80 305 0 → stable Ozone
Clay 41 122 280 4 → stable Ozone
Clinton 41 101 219 1 → stable Ozone
Greene 45 90 227 0 → stable PM2.5
Jackson 46 109 213 1 → stable PM2.5
Jasper 41 99 289 0 ↑ worsening Ozone
Jefferson 40 105 292 1 → stable Ozone
Lincoln 42 143 222 2 → stable Ozone
Monroe 36 84 350 0 → stable Ozone
Perry 42 93 214 0 → stable Ozone
Saint Charles 44 129 191 3 → stable Ozone
Saint Louis 43 122 266 2 ↓ improving Ozone
Sainte Genevieve 43 100 225 0 → stable Ozone
St. Louis City 54 156 139 10 → stable PM2.5
Stoddard 29 71 99 0 → stable PM2.5
Taney 26 73 104 0 ↓ improving PM2.5