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2010 Water Fluoridation Statistics

These statistics were prepared using water system data reported by states to the CDC Water Fluoridation Reporting System as of December 31, 2010, and the U.S. Census Bureau estimates from 2010.

National Water Fluoridation Statistics

Total U.S. population, persons^a

308,745,538

U.S. population on community water systems, persons^b

276,607,387

Total U.S. population on fluoridated CWS, persons^b

204,283,554

Percentage of U.S. population receiving fluoridated water^c

66.2%

Percentage of U.S. population on CWS receiving
fluoridated water^d

73.9%

Total number of CWS in United States^b

54,293

Number of CWS providing fluoridated water^b

18,427

Number of CWS adjusting fluoride^b

6,042

Number of CWS consecutive to systems with optimal fluoride levels^b

6,795

Number of CWS with naturally occurring fluoride at or above optimal levels^b

5,590

Population served by CWS with naturally occurring fluoride^b

10,077,922

State Fluoridation Percentage Calculations and States Ranked by Fluoridation Percentage

State

Persons receiving fluoridated water

Persons served
by CWS

State

Rank

United States

73.9

204,283,554

276,607,387

Kentucky

Alabama^e

80.0

3,821,766

4,779,736

Maryland

Alaska

62.8

404,039

643,373

Illinois

Arizona

56.7

3,114,799

5,493,584

Minnesota

Arkansas

64.7

1,724,131

2,666,306

North Dakota

California^f

62.1

22,812,721

36,756,666

Virginia

Colorado^e

70.1

3,523,554

5,029,196

South Dakota

Connecticut

91.0

2,370,423

2,604,427

Indiana

Delaware

86.2

705,344

818,110

West Virginia

District of Columbia

100.0

595,000

Iowa

Florida

78.0

13,377,651

17,156,553

Georgia

Georgia^e

92.1

8,924,598

9,687,653

Michigan

Tied for
12

Hawaii^f

10.8

139,598

1,290,549

Tennessee

Tied for
12

Idaho

30.5

335,127

1,099,561

Connecticut

Illinois

99.3

11,325,132

11,403,176

Wisconsin

Indiana

94.4

4,326,732

4,582,296

Ohio

Iowa

92.3

2,344,818

2,541,455

North Carolina

Kansas

65.1

1,155,071

1,775,588

South Carolina

Kentucky^e

99.9

4,334,223

4,339,367

Delaware

Louisiana^e

40.7

1,846,149

4,533,372

Rhode Island

Maine

79.0

521,414

660,367

Texas

Maryland

99.8

5,140,618

5,151,947

Alabama

Massachusetts^e

70.7

4,626,859

6,547,629

Missouri

Michigan

91.6

7,322,410

7,996,744

Maine

Minnesota

98.8

4,117,266

4,166,424

Florida

Mississippi^e

55.2

1,639,348

2,967,297

New Mexico

Missouri

79.8

3,966,102

4,966,951

New York

Montana

29.6

233,221

788,705

Nevada

Nebraska

70.2

1,001,665

1,425,929

Massachusetts

Nevada

72.9

1,855,460

2,544,079

Nebraska

New Hampshire

42.9

357,262

832,631

Colorado

New Jersey

13.5

1,111,624

8,221,293

Kansas

New Mexico

77.0

1,210,777

1,571,600

Arkansas

Tied for
33

New York^e

74.7

14,468,141

19,378,102

Oklahoma

Tied for
33

North Carolina

87.3

6,174,598

7,072,012

Washington

North Dakota

96.9

559,246

577,325

Alaska

Ohio

87.7

8,772,683

10,005,412

California

Oklahoma

64.7

2,296,459

3,547,668

Arizona

Oregon

22.6

833,227

3,688,540

Vermont

Pennsylvania

54.6

5,802,260

10,636,421

Mississippi

Rhode Island

85.3

853,580

1,000,413

Pennsylvania

South Carolina

87.1

3,434,565

3,944,594

New Hampshire

South Dakota

94.8

642,942

678,028

Louisiana

Tennessee

91.6

5,336,600

5,827,549

Wyoming

Texas

80.4

19,362,219

24,080,084

Utah

Utah^e

33.2

918,473

2,763,885

Idaho

Vermont

56.6

256,006

452,116

Montana

Virginia

95.6

6,124,274

6,403,141

Oregon

Washington

64.6

3,490,031

5,402,328

New Jersey

West Virginia

92.4

1,208,015

1,307,369

Hawaii

Wisconsin

87.9

3,300,037

3,755,613

Wyoming

36.8

165,296

449,223

Footnotes

a. Census Population Count 2010. Intercensal Estimates of the Resident Population for the United States, Regions, States, and Puerto Rico: April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2010. Source: Population Estimates Program, U.S. Census Bureau. Internet release date: December 21, 2011. Available at http://www.census.gov/popest/data/intercensal/state/state2010.html.

b. Reported in CDC Water Fluoridation Reporting System (WFRS). For purposes of this report, a water system is considered a community water system if so designated by the state drinking water administrator in accordance with the regulatory requirements of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. In general, public water systems provide water for human consumption through pipes or other constructed conveyances to at least 15 service connections, or serves an average of at least 25 people for at least 60 days a year. A community water system is a public water system that supplies water to the same population year-round. Available at http://water.epa.gov/infrastructure/drinkingwater/pws/factoids.cfm.

c. Fluoridated population divided by total population.

d. Fluoridated population divided by population served by community water systems.

e. Population served by CWS exceeded the U.S. Census state population estimate; number of persons was reduced by the ratio of the population estimate to the CWS population estimate.

f . Complete data were not available from WFRS; state provided additional information.

Additional Resources

More detail on U.S. Census Bureau estimates can be found at Calculating Fluoridation Statistics

Historical fluoridation statistics are available at Reference Statistics