Americans living in counties with failing grades for daily air pollution 2014-2023

Published by Ian Tiseo, Jan 19, 2024

In 2023, approximately 64 million Americans lived in counties with a failing grade for daily spikes in particle pollution. The number of people exposed to failing grades of daily air pollution has increased annually since 2018. In 2023, 111 counties in 19 states got failing grades for daily spikes in particle pollution.

Number of people living in counties with a failing grade for daily spikes in particle pollution in the United States from 2014 to 2023 (in millions)

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Release date

April 2023

Region

United States

Survey time period

2014 to 2023

Supplementary notes

Figures are rounded. A failing grade was assigned to counties that failed to meet the US Environmental Protection Agency’s standard for annual particulate pollution.

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