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Air quality in Nevada

EPA monitors report from 9 of Nevada’s 17 counties. That is the honest limit of this page: the other 8 are not measured, not clean. In 2025 the most affected monitored county was Clark County, with 26 days above the moderate category.

9
Counties with monitors
8
Counties without
35
Days above moderate, 2025
Summed across monitored counties
10.2%
Adults with asthma
Population-weighted county estimate

County by county

Monitored Nevada counties

GoodModerateUnhealthy for sensitive groupsUnhealthyVery unhealthyHazardous
County90th %ile AQIAbove moderateMax AQI2025 days by category
Clark County9426138
White Pine County643112
Elko County542160
Nye County452153
Washoe County712112
Carson City52080
Churchill County54077
Douglas County50063
Lyon County51084

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.

Not measured

8 counties without a monitor

No EPA monitor reported from these counties, so there is no air quality record to publish. Their radon zone is known, and radon is measured in the building rather than the air outside it.

Other states

Air quality elsewhere