Kent, MI
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Environmental data for Kent in Michigan · Population: 658,844
Kent, MI is tracked across three EPA datasets covering 50 Toxics Release Inventory (TRI) facilities, 51 Safe Drinking Water Act systems, and 0 Superfund National Priorities List sites. Together these generate an environmental burden score of 70/100 (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 3.3M lbs of reported toxic releases under EPCRA Section 313, while 13 water systems carry an active health-based violation in the SDWIS record. EPA Air Quality System monitors logged a median AQI of 51 and a peak AQI of 112 in 2024, with 49% 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 | 180 (49%) | 185 | 1 | 112 |
| 2023 | 188 (52%) | 165 | 9 | 220 |
| 2022 | 209 (57%) | 152 | 4 | 136 |
| 2021 | 189 (52%) | 173 | 3 | 143 |
| 2020 | 267 (73%) | 90 | 7 | 154 |
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 Michigan, see the EPA's AirNow.gov.
Water Systems (51)
| System | Population | Violations |
|---|---|---|
| GRAND RAPIDS | 273,005 | 0 |
| PLAINFIELD TOWNSHIP | 42,271 | 2 |
| BYRON-GAINES UTILITY AUTHORITY | 37,464 | 0 |
| KENTWOOD | 36,072 | 0 |
| GRANDVILLE | 15,948 | 0 |
| EAST GRAND RAPIDS | 11,637 | 0 |
| ROCKFORD | 7,160 | 0 |
| ADA TOWNSHIP | 7,068 | 4 |
| CALEDONIA TOWNSHIP | 4,573 | 0 |
| LOWELL | 4,150 | 0 |
| SPARTA | 4,140 | 0 |
| LAKE BELLA VISTA | 3,584 | 0 |
| CEDAR SPRINGS | 3,520 | 3 |
| LOWELL TOWNSHIP | 1,958 | 0 |
| OAKS OF ROCKFORD | 860 | 0 |
| GLENWOOD ESTATES | 585 | 0 |
| LINCOLN PINES | 390 | 9 |
| EATON GREEN ESTATES SUBDIVISION | 363 | 2 |
| SAND LAKE | 360 | 0 |
| THORNAPPLE MANOR | 328 | 0 |
| WHITE CREEK COUNTRY ESTATES | 300 | 0 |
| GRAND VALLEY ESTATES | 288 | 0 |
| PARKWOOD GREEN | 270 | 0 |
| WOODLAND ESTATES | 268 | 2 |
| SILVER LAKE WATER AUTHORITY, INC. | 250 | 0 |
| ALTO MEADOWS | 250 | 2 |
| TILLICUM FARMS | 216 | 0 |
| KENT CITY MOBILE HOME PARK | 185 | 2 |
| LAKESIDE MOBILE HOME COMMUNITY | 168 | 2 |
| SADDLE RIDGE CONDO ASSOC. | 156 | 0 |
| HARDY PARK | 140 | 0 |
| SAPPHIRE ESTATES MOBILE HOME PARK | 138 | 0 |
| AMBER ESTATES MOBILE HOME PARK | 125 | 0 |
| WHISPERING PINES | 125 | 0 |
| KENT RIDGE APARTMENTS | 120 | 1 |
| TOPAZ MOBILE HOME PARK | 115 | 0 |
| SUMMERSET MEADOWS | 100 | 0 |
| LA-E-MA MOBILE HOME PARK | 72 | 1 |
| AUTUMN RIDGE ESTATES | 68 | 0 |
| LONG LAKE MOBILE HOME ESTATES | 68 | 0 |
| MISTY COVE SENIOR APARTMENTS | 66 | 0 |
| THE PINES | 65 | 0 |
| OAKFIELD MOBILE HOME PARK | 55 | 0 |
| WELLERS TRAILER PARK | 52 | 0 |
| HOPE NETWORK - WEST LAKE- FACILITY | 48 | 0 |
| HOUGHTON LAKE TIMBER APTS. | 48 | 2 |
| VALLEY SIDE APARTMENTS | 45 | 0 |
| WHISPERING OAKS MHP | 40 | 0 |
| REST ASSURED LIVING LLC | 29 | 0 |
| IDLEWILD GARDEN HOUSING | 27 | 1 |
| WOODLAND PARK APARTMENTS | 16 | 0 |
TRI Facilities (50)
Cities in Kent (14)
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What does this county environmental profile show?
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.