Fulton, GA
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Environmental data for Fulton in Georgia · Population: 1,068,507
Fulton, GA is tracked across three EPA datasets covering 49 Toxics Release Inventory (TRI) facilities, 48 Safe Drinking Water Act systems, and 0 Superfund National Priorities List sites. Together these generate an environmental burden score of 69/100 (High Risk), calibrated against national distributions for facility density, chemical release volume, Superfund concentration, and water-system health violations.
Industrial disclosures inside the county total 1.5M lbs of reported toxic releases under EPCRA Section 313, while 7 water systems carry an active health-based violation in the SDWIS record. EPA Air Quality System monitors logged a median AQI of 50 and a peak AQI of 129 in 2024, with 51% of observed days rated "Good" (0–50).
All figures below draw directly from federal EPA records, TRI self-reported emissions, SDWIS compliance history, NPL Hazard Ranking System scores, and AQS daily AQI summaries, and are not adjusted, weighted, or forecast. A past violation or elevated score does not itself indicate current unsafe conditions; it documents the regulatory and disclosure history publicly filed with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency through the most recent reporting cycle.
Air Quality History (2020–2024)
EPA Air Quality Index (AQI) data showing how many days per year fall into each air quality category.
| Year | Good | Moderate | Unhealthy (SG) | Max AQI |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 186 (51%) | 176 | 4 | 129 |
| 2023 | 155 (42%) | 198 | 10 | 172 |
| 2022 | 162 (44%) | 200 | 2 | 169 |
| 2021 | 147 (40%) | 214 | 4 | 150 |
| 2020 | 166 (45%) | 198 | 2 | 125 |
Source: EPA Air Quality System (AQS) Annual AQI by County EPA Air Quality System (AQS) Annual AQI by County AQI categories: Good (0-50), Moderate (51-100), Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups (101-150), Unhealthy (151-200), Very Unhealthy (201-300), Hazardous (301+)
For real-time air quality readings and pollutant breakdowns in Georgia, see the EPA's AirNow.gov.
Water Systems (48)
| System | Population | Violations |
|---|---|---|
| ATLANTA | 1,089,893 | 5 |
| NORTH FULTON COUNTY | 434,517 | 0 |
| EAST POINT | 33,712 | 4 |
| COLLEGE PARK | 20,382 | 0 |
| UNION CITY | 18,636 | 13 |
| ROSWELL | 14,300 | 0 |
| FAIRBURN | 14,000 | 4 |
| HAPEVILLE | 5,790 | 0 |
| PALMETTO | 4,718 | 0 |
| ST. JOHNS LANDING APARTMENTS | 1,310 | 0 |
| MOUNTAIN PARK | 557 | 0 |
| THE GATES SUBDIVISION | 369 | 0 |
| PINE HILL EST/HEARTHSTONE SUBDIVISION | 341 | 0 |
| AZALEA MOBILE HOME PLAZA | 300 | 0 |
| SHADY OAKS SUBDIVISION | 265 | 0 |
| LINE CREEK ESTATES | 252 | 0 |
| PLANTATION INN MOBILE ESTATES | 229 | 0 |
| AZALEA PARK SUBDIVISION | 220 | 0 |
| CRAWFORD COUNTY ESTATES | 167 | 0 |
| BRIAR PATCH MOBILE HOME PARK | 162 | 0 |
| MHP OCALA AIR, LLC | 150 | 0 |
| CHANCE`S MOBILE HOME PARK | 146 | 0 |
| MEADOWVIEW SUBDIVISION | 146 | 0 |
| STARRS MILL RIDGE SUBDIVISION | 135 | 0 |
| BEAVER HILL MOBILE HOME PARK | 133 | 0 |
| WEDGEWOOD ESTATES SUBDIVISION | 120 | 0 |
| BIRD ROAD TRAILER PARK | 107 | 0 |
| PLANTATION MOBILE ESTATES | 104 | 0 |
| BRUNSWICK MOBILE HOME PARK | 104 | 0 |
| SOUTHERN PINES MH VILLAGE | 104 | 0 |
| 242 VILLAGE SUBDIVISION | 103 | 0 |
| WOODLAND MOBILE HOME PARK | 101 | 0 |
| ARROWHEAD CAMPSITES ; MHP | 99 | 0 |
| HOLIDAY MOBILE HOME PARK | 94 | 0 |
| PEACHTREE LANDING SUBDIVISION | 94 | 0 |
| FERNWOOD MOBILE HOME PARK | 94 | 1 |
| MACON MANOR ESTATES, LLC | 89 | 0 |
| MARIE'S MHP | 88 | 0 |
| ASPEN WOODS LAKE | 88 | 0 |
| MHP JACKSONVILLE AIR, LLC | 75 | 1 |
| JEFFERSON ESTATES MHP | 57 | 3 |
| WALSH`S MOBILE HOME PARK | 52 | 0 |
| MURPHY MHP | 51 | 0 |
| OAK HAVEN RETIREMENT VILLAGE | 40 | 0 |
| NEWTONS MOBILE HOME VILLAGE | 36 | 0 |
| MILL CREEK ESTATES | 29 | 0 |
| OAK HILL MOBILE HOME PARK | 26 | 0 |
| ATLANTA-FULTON COUNTY WATER RESOURCES | 0 | 0 |
TRI Facilities (49)
Cities in Fulton (4)
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This county environmental profile rolls up EPA Toxics Release Inventory facility reports, Safe Drinking Water Information System public-water-system filings, and Superfund National Priorities List sites for the county boundary defined by the U.S. Census Bureau. Facility counts reflect facilities with a reporting address inside the county, not where downstream environmental effects may be observed. Population figures are from the most recent Census ACS 5-year estimate. The county detail page is updated whenever the upstream EPA programs publish revised data; see the methodology page for the documented ingest cadence and the editorial choices governing how aggregations are computed.
Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.