Okaloosa, FL
A PlainEnviro-computed score from reported facility/violation counts, not an official EPA rating, health forecast, or population-adjusted rate. See methodology.
Environmental data for Okaloosa in Florida · Population: 214,281
Okaloosa, FL is tracked across three EPA datasets covering 8 Toxics Release Inventory (TRI) facilities, 18 Safe Drinking Water Act systems, and 0 Superfund National Priorities List sites. Together these generate an environmental burden score of 29/100 (Low Risk), calibrated against national distributions for facility density, chemical release volume, Superfund concentration, and water-system health violations.
Industrial disclosures inside the county total 374.7K lbs of reported toxic releases under EPCRA Section 313, while 2 water systems carry an active health-based violation in the SDWIS record. EPA Air Quality System monitors logged a median AQI of 36 and a peak AQI of 74 in 2024, with 93% 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 | 341 (93%) | 25 | 0 | 74 |
| 2023 | 218 (90%) | 23 | 0 | 84 |
| 2022 | 155 (91%) | 15 | 0 | 84 |
| 2021 | 359 (98%) | 6 | 0 | 61 |
| 2020 | 355 (98%) | 9 | 0 | 74 |
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 Florida, see the EPA's AirNow.gov.
Water Systems (18)
| System | Population | Violations |
|---|---|---|
| OKALOOSA CO.WTR.; SWR.SYSTEM | 80,295 | 0 |
| CRESTVIEW, CITY OF WATER DEPT. | 34,789 | 0 |
| FORT WALTON BEACH, CITY OF | 24,113 | 1 |
| AUBURN WATER SYSTEM | 22,903 | 0 |
| NICEVILLE, CITY OF | 21,451 | 1 |
| OKALOOSA COUNTY BLUEWATER BAY-RAINTREE | 17,592 | 0 |
| HURLBURT FIELD WATER SYSTEM | 10,006 | 0 |
| OKALOOSA COUNTY MID SYSTEM (CRESTVIEW) | 7,593 | 0 |
| VALPARAISO, CITY OF | 5,722 | 0 |
| EGLIN MAIN | 4,169 | 0 |
| MARY ESTHER, CITY OF | 4,013 | 0 |
| EGLIN WEST/HOUSING | 3,500 | 0 |
| BAKER WATER SYSTEM, INC. | 2,930 | 0 |
| MILLIGAN WATER SYSTEM, INC. | 2,450 | 0 |
| LAUREL HILL, CITY OF | 1,802 | 0 |
| EGLIN 7TH SPECIAL FORCES GROUP | 1,500 | 0 |
| ROLLING MEADOWS MHC (JEFFERSON CO) | 218 | 0 |
| EGLIN AUX. 6 RANGER CAMP | 134 | 0 |
TRI Facilities (8)
| # | Facility | Total Releases |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | U.S. Dod Usaf Eglin Afb Fl | 315.9K lbs |
| 2 | US Dod, Usaf, Hurlburt Field | 36.1K lbs |
| 3 | Kitchen & Bath Center | 22.6K lbs |
| 4 | Crane Electronics Inc | 3 lbs |
| 5 | Mmc Materials Gulf Coast LLC - Crestview | 0 lbs |
| 6 | Preferred-Ft Walton Rm | 0 lbs |
| 7 | Bae Systems - Fwb | 0 lbs |
| 8 | Ready Mix USA Llc-Fort Walton Plant | 0 lbs |
Cities in Okaloosa (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.