Water Fluoridation Statistics for 2000 - Statistics - Community Water Fluoridation

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Water Fluoridation Statistics for 2000

This table presents the water fluoridation statistics for the nation and by state for the year 2000. This data was updated using the Intercessional Census of 2006 with water system data reported by states to the CDC Water Fluoridation Reporting System as of December 31, 2000.

Total U.S. Population, persons^a

282,216,952

U.S. Population on Public Water Systems, persons^b

249,671,249

Total U.S. Population on fluoridated drinking water systems, persons^b

161,924,080

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

57.4%

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

65.0%

State	%	Persons receiving fluoridated water	Persons served by CWS	State	Rank
United States	65.05	161,924,080	249,671,249	Minnesota	1
Alabama^e	83.15^f	3,699,090^h	4,452,375^h	Kentucky	2
Alaska	55.2	270,099	489,371	North Dakota	3
Arizonaⁱ	55.5	2,700,354	4,869,065	Indiana	4
Arkansas	48.15^e,g	1,147,109	2,384,311	Tennessee	5
California	28.7^g	9,551,961	33,238,057	Illinois	6
Colorado^e	73.05^f,g	2,680,750	3,670,761	Virginia	7
Connecticut	88.8	2,398,227	2,701,178	Georgia	8
Delaware^f	80.9	505,747	624,923	Iowa	9
District of Columbia	100.0	571,042^h	571,042^h	South Carolina	10
Florida	62.6	9,407,494	15,033,574	Michigan	11
Georgia	92.9	6,161,139	6,634,635	Wisconsin	12
Hawaii^e	8.75	105,737^h	1,212,113^h	Connecticut	13
Idaho	45.4	383,720	845,780	Ohio	14
Illinois	93.4	10,453,837	11,192,286	South Dakota	15
Indiana^f	95.3	4,232,907	4,441,502	Rhode Island	16
Iowa	91.3	2,181,649	2,390,661	North Carolina	17
Kansas	62.5	1,513,306	2,421,274	Alabama	18
Kentucky	96.0^{a, f}	3,235,053	3,367,812	Delaware	19
Louisiana^e	50.65	2,260,349^h	4,469,529^h	New Mexico	20
Maine^f	75.4	466,208	618,033	Maryland	21
Maryland	76.15	4,044,392^h	5,311,695^h	Maine	22
Massachusetts^f	54.85^g	3,484,492^h	6,362,604h	New York	23
Michigan^e,f	90.7^g	6,568,151^h	7,242,531^h	Oklahoma	24
Minnesota	98.2	3,714,465	3,780,942	Colorado	25
Mississippi	46.15	1,227,268	2,665,075	Nebraska	26
Missouri^f	67.15	3,761,525^h	5,606,532^h	Missouri	27
Montana^e,f,i	22.2	143,092	645,452	Nevada	28
Nebraska^f	69.8^g	978,518	1,401,923	Texas	29
Nevada^f	66.25^g	1,086,420	1,640,169	West Virginia	30
New Hampshire^e,f,g	43.0	347,007	807,438	Florida	31
New Jerseyⁱ	15.5	1,120,410	7,208,514	Kansas	32
New Mexico	76.7	1,187,404	1,548,084	Arizona	33
New York^e	74.75^g	14,184,047^h	19,000,135^h	Alaska	34
North Carolina	83.3	4,862,220	5,837,936	Massachusetts	35
North Dakota	95.4	531,738	557,595	Pennsylvania	36
Ohio^f	87.6	8,355,002	9,535,188	Vermont	37
Oklahoma^e,f	73.15^g	2,523,799^h	3,454,508^h	Louisiana	38
Oregon^e,f,i	17.25^g	440,903	2,562,708	Arkansas	39
Pennsylvania	54.2	5,825,328	10,750,095	Mississippi	40
Rhode Island^f	85.1^f	842,797	989,786	Idaho	41
South Carolina	91.2	3,086,974	3,383,434	New Hampshire	42
South Dakota^e,f	86.25^f,g	539,626	626,221	Washington	43
Tennessee	94.5	4,749,493	5,025,998	Wyoming	44
Texas	65.7	11,868,046	18,072,680	California	45
Utah^e	1.75^g	38,300^h	2,243,490^h	Montana	46
Vermont^f	54.2	240,579	443,901	Oregon	47
Virginia	93.3	5,677,551	6,085,436	New Jersey	48
Washington^e,f	41.05^e,f	2,421,410^h	5,912,036^h	Hawaii	49
West Virginia^e,f	65.35^g	891,851	1,365,410	Utah	50
Wisconsin^f	89.3	3,108,738	3,481,285
Wyoming^e,f	29.75	146,756^h	494,166^h

Footnotes

a. Annual Population Estimates and Estimated Components of Population Change for the United States and States: April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2006 Source: Population Estimates Program, U.S. Bureau of the Census. Internet Release date: 12–22–06 Population, Population change and estimated components of population change: April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2006 available at http://www.census.gov/popest/datasets.html.

b. Reported in CDC Water Fluoridation Reporting System.

c. Fluoridated population divided by total population.

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

e. Estimate has changed from that previously reported due to new methodology or correction of a rounding error.

f . Changes over time are due in part to improvements in the quality and accuracy of WFRS data.

g. Complete data were not available from WFRS; State provided additional information.

h. Population served by CWS exceeded the U.S. Census intercensal state population estimate; WFRS population estimate was reduced by the ratio of the intercensal population estimate to the WFRS CWS population estimate.

i. Changes over time are due in part to improvements in WFRS data for CWS with naturally occurring fluoride concentrations.