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Air Quality in Pennsylvania

10-year air quality trends for 40 monitored areas in Pennsylvania.

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40
Cities
43
Avg AQI (5yr)
29
Improving
2
Stable
9
Worsening

All Monitored Areas in Pennsylvania

Wyoming, Pennsylvania

Wyoming County · AQI 33 (5yr avg) · Improving · PM2.5

A

Mercer, Pennsylvania

Mercer County · AQI 42 (5yr avg) · Improving · Ozone

B

Monroe, Pennsylvania

Monroe County · AQI 35 (5yr avg) · Improving · Ozone

B

Westmoreland, Pennsylvania

Westmoreland County · AQI 42 (5yr avg) · Improving · PM2.5

B

Bucks, Pennsylvania

Bucks County · AQI 37 (5yr avg) · Improving · Ozone

B

Erie, Pennsylvania

Erie County · AQI 39 (5yr avg) · Improving · PM2.5

B

Clearfield, Pennsylvania

Clearfield County · AQI 33 (5yr avg) · Improving · Ozone

B

Northampton, Pennsylvania

Northampton County · AQI 44 (5yr avg) · Improving · PM2.5

B

Chester, Pennsylvania

Chester County · AQI 45 (5yr avg) · Improving · PM2.5

B

Lackawanna, Pennsylvania

Lackawanna County · AQI 41 (5yr avg) · Improving · PM2.5

B

Susquehanna, Pennsylvania

Susquehanna County · AQI 32 (5yr avg) · Improving · PM2.5

B

Elk, Pennsylvania

Elk County · AQI 35 (5yr avg) · Stable · Ozone

B

Somerset, Pennsylvania

Somerset County · AQI 35 (5yr avg) · Stable · Ozone

B

Tioga, Pennsylvania

Tioga County · AQI 39 (5yr avg) · Improving · Ozone

B

Armstrong, Pennsylvania

Armstrong County · AQI 45 (5yr avg) · Improving · PM2.5

B

Blair, Pennsylvania

Blair County · AQI 44 (5yr avg) · Improving · PM2.5

B

Cumberland, Pennsylvania

Cumberland County · AQI 46 (5yr avg) · Improving · PM2.5

B

Lawrence, Pennsylvania

Lawrence County · AQI 33 (5yr avg) · Stable · Ozone

B

Lebanon, Pennsylvania

Lebanon County · AQI 46 (5yr avg) · Improving · PM2.5

B

Luzerne, Pennsylvania

Luzerne County · AQI 34 (5yr avg) · Stable · Ozone

B

Berks, Pennsylvania

Berks County · AQI 46 (5yr avg) · Improving · PM2.5

B

Centre, Pennsylvania

Centre County · AQI 44 (5yr avg) · Improving · PM2.5

B

Washington, Pennsylvania

Washington County · AQI 50 (5yr avg) · Improving · PM2.5

B

Cambria, Pennsylvania

Cambria County · AQI 48 (5yr avg) · Improving · PM2.5

B

Franklin, Pennsylvania

Franklin County · AQI 36 (5yr avg) · Worsening · Ozone

B

York, Pennsylvania

York County · AQI 47 (5yr avg) · Improving · PM2.5

B

Delaware, Pennsylvania

Delaware County · AQI 51 (5yr avg) · Improving · PM2.5

C

Dauphin, Pennsylvania

Dauphin County · AQI 48 (5yr avg) · Improving · PM2.5

C

Montgomery, Pennsylvania

Montgomery County · AQI 44 (5yr avg) · Stable · PM2.5

C

Adams, Pennsylvania

Adams County · AQI 46 (5yr avg) · Stable · Ozone

C

Fayette, Pennsylvania

Fayette County · AQI 43 (5yr avg) · Worsening · PM2.5

C

Greene, Pennsylvania

Greene County · AQI 41 (5yr avg) · Worsening · Ozone

C

Indiana, Pennsylvania

Indiana County · AQI 40 (5yr avg) · Worsening · Ozone

C

Beaver, Pennsylvania

Beaver County · AQI 51 (5yr avg) · Stable · PM2.5

C

Bradford, Pennsylvania

Bradford County · AQI 40 (5yr avg) · Worsening · Ozone

C

Lycoming, Pennsylvania

Lycoming County · AQI 40 (5yr avg) · Worsening · Ozone

C

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Philadelphia County · AQI 52 (5yr avg) · Improving · PM2.5

C

Lehigh, Pennsylvania

Lehigh County · AQI 43 (5yr avg) · Worsening · PM2.5

C

Lancaster, Pennsylvania

Lancaster County · AQI 55 (5yr avg) · Stable · PM2.5

C

Allegheny, Pennsylvania

Allegheny County · AQI 56 (5yr avg) · Stable · PM2.5

C

Frequently Asked Questions

Pennsylvania has 40 monitored areas with an average 5-year AQI of 43 and an average Air Quality Grade of B. 29 cities are improving, 9 are worsening, and 2 are stable.

Wyoming, Pennsylvania has the best Air Quality Grade (A) in Pennsylvania with a 5-year average AQI of 33.

Of 40 monitored areas in Pennsylvania, 29 are showing improving trends, 9 are worsening, and 2 remain stable over the past decade.

Sources: EPA Air Quality System (AQS)
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