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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,
personsa |
288,125,973 |
| U.S. Population on Public Water Systems,
persons b |
255,443,289 |
| Total U.S. Population on fluoridated drinking water
systems, personsb |
172,209,735 |
| Percentage of U.S. .population receiving fluoridated
waterc |
59.8% |
Percentage of U.S. population on public water
systems receiving
fluoridated waterd |
67.4% |
| State |
% |
Persons receiving fluoridated water |
Persons served
by CWS |
|
State |
Rank |
| United States |
67.4e |
172,209,735 |
255,443,289 |
|
Kentucky |
1 |
| Alabamaf |
84.6g |
3,786,843h |
4,477,571h |
|
Illinois |
2 |
| Alaska |
57.3 |
296,559 |
517,262 |
|
Minnesota |
3 |
| Arizonai |
55.4 |
2,737,028 |
4,944,156 |
|
Indiana |
4 |
| Arkansas |
62.4e |
1,516,246 |
2,430,114 |
|
North Dakota |
5 |
| California |
27.7g |
9,052,872 |
32,736,317 |
|
Tennessee |
6 |
| Coloradof |
75.3e |
3,036,309 |
4,029,721 |
|
Virginia |
7 |
| Connecticut |
88.7e,g |
2,378,732 |
2,680,865 |
|
Maryland |
8 |
| Delawaref |
80.9 |
513,889 |
635,303 |
|
Georgia |
9 |
| District of Columbia |
100.0 |
578,907h |
578,907h |
|
West Virginia |
10 |
| Florida |
67.4e |
10,964,125 |
16,277,621 |
|
South Carolina |
11 |
| Georgia |
93.0 |
6,576,072 |
7,068,046 |
|
Iowa |
12 |
| Hawaii |
8.3e |
101,992h |
1,233,249h |
|
Wisconsin |
13 |
| Idaho |
27.8e |
262,678 |
944,060 |
|
Connecticut |
14 |
| Illinois |
99.1 |
11,155,359 |
11,258,192 |
|
Rhode Island |
15 |
| Indianaf |
95.6e |
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 |
42.7e |
1,909,623h |
4,470,543h |
|
North Carolina |
Tied for
19 |
| Mainef |
74.2e |
465,261 |
626,962 |
|
Delaware |
21 |
| Maryland |
93.7 |
4,155,824 |
4,435,145 |
|
Missouri |
22 |
| Massachusettsf |
56.6e,g |
3,638,178h |
6,431,247h |
|
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 |
46.1e |
1,319,709h |
2,863,091h |
|
Maine |
26 |
| Missourif |
77.9e |
4,425,269h |
5,680,259h |
|
Oklahoma |
27 |
| Montanai |
23.8 |
166,523 |
699,098 |
|
New York |
28 |
| Nebraskaf |
69.5 |
983,863 |
1,414,909 |
|
Nebraska |
29 |
| Nevadaf |
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 |
| Ohiof |
87.9e,g |
8,604,125 |
9,783,785 |
|
Massachusetts |
37 |
| Oklahomaf |
73.0e,g |
2,475,081 |
3,388,256 |
|
Arizona |
38 |
| Oregonf,i |
19.4 |
522,930 |
2,851,160 |
|
Pennsylvania |
39 |
| Pennsylvania |
52.0e |
5,409,063 |
10,398,150 |
|
Mississippi |
40 |
| Rhode Islandf |
88.3e,g |
943,684h |
1,068,568h |
|
Louisiana |
41 |
| South Carolina |
91.4g |
3,108,206 |
3,400,189 |
|
New Hampshire |
42 |
| South Dakotaf |
87.5e,g |
600,643 |
686,113 |
|
Wyoming |
43 |
| Tennessee |
94.1e,g |
5,019,967 |
5,335,413 |
|
Idaho |
44 |
| Texas |
75.4e |
16,409,892h |
21,762,430h |
|
California |
45 |
| Utah |
21.9e |
508,792h |
2,325,921h |
|
Montana |
46 |
| Vermontf |
61.0e,g |
310,077 |
507,935 |
|
Utah |
47 |
| Virginia |
93.8 |
5,410,203 |
5,766,757 |
|
New Jersey |
48 |
| Washington |
57.3e,g |
3,082,178 |
5,382,486 |
|
Oregon |
49 |
| West Virginiaf |
91.5 |
1,264,844 |
1,381,875 |
|
Hawaii |
50 |
| Wisconsinf |
89.4 |
3,464,039 |
3,873,568 |
|
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| Wyomingf |
36.7 |
159,770 |
435,498 |
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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.
Page last reviewed: October 20, 2008
Page last modified: September 17, 2008
Content source:
Division of Oral Health, National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and
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