Water Fluoridation Statistics for 2002 - Statistics - Community Water Fluoridation

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Water Fluoridation Statistics for 2002

This table presents the water fluoridation statistics for the nation and by state for the year 2002. 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, 2002.

Total U.S. Population, persons^a

288,125,973

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

255,443,289

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

172,209,735

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

59.8%

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

67.4%

State	%	Persons receiving fluoridated water	Persons served by CWS	State	Rank
United States	67.4^e	172,209,735	255,443,289	Kentucky	1
Alabama^f	84.6^g	3,786,843^h	4,477,571^h	Illinois	2
Alaska	57.3	296,559	517,262	Minnesota	3
Arizonaⁱ	55.4	2,737,028	4,944,156	Indiana	4
Arkansas	62.4^e	1,516,246	2,430,114	North Dakota	5
California	27.7^g	9,052,872	32,736,317	Tennessee	6
Colorado^f	75.3^e	3,036,309	4,029,721	Virginia	7
Connecticut	88.7^e,g	2,378,732	2,680,865	Maryland	8
Delaware^f	80.9	513,889	635,303	Georgia	9
District of Columbia	100.0	578,907^h	578,907^h	West Virginia	10
Florida	67.4^e	10,964,125	16,277,621	South Carolina	11
Georgia	93.0	6,576,072	7,068,046	Iowa	12
Hawaii	8.3^e	101,992^h	1,233,249^h	Wisconsin	13
Idaho	27.8^e	262,678	944,060	Connecticut	14
Illinois	99.1	11,155,359	11,258,192	Rhode Island	15
Indiana^f	95.6^e	4,222,910	4,418,880	Ohio	16
Iowa	91.3	2,181,649	2,390,661	South Dakota	17
Kansas	62.1	1,558,952	2,509,234	Michigan	18
Kentucky	99.7	3,641,324	3,653,971	Alabama	Tied for 19
Louisiana	42.7^e	1,909,623^h	4,470,543^h	North Carolina	Tied for 19
Maine^f	74.2^e	465,261	626,962	Delaware	21
Maryland	93.7	4,155,824	4,435,145	Missouri	22
Massachusetts^f	56.6^e,g	3,638,178^h	6,431,247^h	New Mexico	23
Michigan	86.2	6,198,469	7,193,765	Texas	24
Minnesota	98.4	3,961,639	4,025,050	Colorado	25
Mississippi	46.1^e	1,319,709^h	2,863,091^h	Maine	26
Missouri^f	77.9^e	4,425,269^h	5,680,259^h	Oklahoma	27
Montanaⁱ	23.8	166,523	699,098	New York	28
Nebraska^f	69.5	983,863	1,414,909	Nebraska	29
Nevada^f	69.4	1,382,746	1,991,524	Nevada	30
New Hampshire	42.7	345,475	808,749	Florida	31
New Jerseyⁱ	20.8	1,628,180	7,840,340	Arkansas	32
New Mexico	76.5	1,200,120	1,567,857	Kansas	33
New York	72.9	12,732,076	17,458,327	Vermont	34
North Carolina	84.6	5,259,171	6,217,936	Alaska	35
North Dakota	95.6	551,668	577,253	Washington	36
Ohio^f	87.9^e,g	8,604,125	9,783,785	Massachusetts	37
Oklahoma^f	73.0^e,g	2,475,081	3,388,256	Arizona	38
Oregon^f,i	19.4	522,930	2,851,160	Pennsylvania	39
Pennsylvania	52.0^e	5,409,063	10,398,150	Mississippi	40
Rhode Island^f	88.3^e,g	943,684^h	1,068,568^h	Louisiana	41
South Carolina	91.4^g	3,108,206	3,400,189	New Hampshire	42
South Dakota^f	87.5^e,g	600,643	686,113	Wyoming	43
Tennessee	94.1^e,g	5,019,967	5,335,413	Idaho	44
Texas	75.4^e	16,409,892^h	21,762,430^h	California	45
Utah	21.9^e	508,792^h	2,325,921^h	Montana	46
Vermont^f	61.0^e,g	310,077	507,935	Utah	47
Virginia	93.8	5,410,203	5,766,757	New Jersey	48
Washington	57.3^e,g	3,082,178	5,382,486	Oregon	49
West Virginia^f	91.5	1,264,844	1,381,875	Hawaii	50
Wisconsin^f	89.4	3,464,039	3,873,568
Wyoming^f	36.7	159,770	435,498

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.