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Air quality in Delaware

EPA monitors report from 3 of Delaware’s 3 counties. That is the honest limit of this page: the other 0 are not measured, not clean. In 2025 the most affected monitored county was Kent County, with 4 days above the moderate category.

3
Counties with monitors
0
Counties without
9
Days above moderate, 2025
Summed across monitored counties
10.8%
Adults with asthma
Population-weighted county estimate

County by county

Monitored Delaware counties

GoodModerateUnhealthy for sensitive groupsUnhealthyVery unhealthyHazardous
County90th %ile AQIAbove moderateMax AQI2025 days by category
Kent County624122
New Castle County674161
Sussex County571105

EPA Air Quality System annual summaries by county, 2025. The 90th percentile AQI describes a day worse than nine out of ten, which is a steadier measure than the annual maximum a single wildfire can set.

Other states

Air quality elsewhere