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2002 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, 2002, and
the U.S. Census Bureau population estimates.
Some estimates previously reported for 2002 have been revised due to
corrections of errors in reporting or rounding, or application of the
methodology for the 2006 fluoridation statistics as reported in Bailey W,
Duchon K, Barker L, Maas W.
Populations
receiving optimally fluoridated public drinking water – United States,
1992–2006. MMWR 2008;
57(27):737–741.
National Water Fluoridation Statistics
| 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 Fluoridation Percentage Calculations and States Ranked by
Fluoridation Percentage
| State |
% |
Persons receiving fluoridated water |
Persons served
by CWS |
|
State |
Rank |
| United Statese |
67.4 |
172,209,735 |
255,443,289 |
|
Kentucky |
1 |
| Alabamaf,g |
84.6 |
3,786,843 |
4,477,571 |
|
Illinois |
2 |
| Alaska |
57.3 |
296,559 |
517,262 |
|
Minnesota |
3 |
| Arizona |
55.4 |
2,737,028 |
4,944,156 |
|
Indiana |
4 |
| Arkansase |
62.4 |
1,516,246 |
2,430,114 |
|
North Dakota |
5 |
| Californiaf |
27.7 |
9,052,872 |
32,736,317 |
|
Tennessee |
6 |
| Coloradoe |
75.3 |
3,036,309 |
4,029,721 |
|
Virginia |
7 |
| Connecticute,f |
88.7 |
2,378,732 |
2,680,865 |
|
Maryland |
8 |
| Delaware |
80.9 |
513,889 |
635,303 |
|
Georgia |
9 |
| District of Columbiag |
100.0 |
578,907 |
578,907 |
|
West Virginia |
10 |
| Floridae |
67.4 |
10,964,125 |
16,277,621 |
|
South Carolina |
11 |
| Georgia |
93.0 |
6,576,072 |
7,068,046 |
|
Iowa |
12 |
| Hawaiie,g |
8.3 |
101,992 |
1,233,249 |
|
Wisconsin |
13 |
| Idahoe |
27.8 |
262,678 |
944,060 |
|
Connecticut |
14 |
| Illinois |
99.1 |
11,155,359 |
11,258,192 |
|
Rhode Island |
15 |
| Indianae |
95.6 |
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 |
| Louisianae,g |
42.7 |
1,909,623 |
4,470,543 |
|
North Carolina |
Tied for
19 |
| Mainee |
74.2 |
465,261 |
626,962 |
|
Delaware |
21 |
| Maryland |
93.7 |
4,155,824 |
4,435,145 |
|
Missouri |
22 |
| Massachusettse,f,g |
56.6 |
3,638,178 |
6,431,247 |
|
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 |
| Mississippie,g |
46.1 |
1,319,709 |
2,863,091 |
|
Maine |
26 |
| Missourie,g |
77.9 |
4,425,269 |
5,680,259 |
|
Oklahoma |
27 |
| Montana |
23.8 |
166,523 |
699,098 |
|
New York |
28 |
| Nebraska |
69.5 |
983,863 |
1,414,909 |
|
Nebraska |
29 |
| Nevada |
69.4 |
1,382,746 |
1,991,524 |
|
Nevada |
30 |
| New Hampshire |
42.7 |
345,475 |
808,749 |
|
Florida |
31 |
| New Jersey |
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 |
| Ohioe,f |
87.9 |
8,604,125 |
9,783,785 |
|
Massachusetts |
37 |
| Oklahomae,f |
73.0 |
2,475,081 |
3,388,256 |
|
Arizona |
38 |
| Oregon |
19.4 |
522,930 |
2,851,160 |
|
Pennsylvania |
39 |
| Pennsylvaniae |
52.0 |
5,409,063 |
10,398,150 |
|
Mississippi |
40 |
| Rhode Islande,f,g |
88.3 |
943,684 |
1,068,568 |
|
Louisiana |
41 |
| South Carolinaf |
91.4 |
3,108,206 |
3,400,189 |
|
New Hampshire |
42 |
| South Dakotae,f |
87.5 |
600,643 |
686,113 |
|
Wyoming |
43 |
| Tennesseee,f |
94.1 |
5,019,967 |
5,335,413 |
|
Idaho |
44 |
| Texase,g |
75.4 |
16,409,892 |
21,762,430 |
|
California |
45 |
| Utahe,g |
21.9 |
508,792 |
2,325,921 |
|
Montana |
46 |
| Vermonte,f |
61.0 |
310,077 |
507,935 |
|
Utah |
47 |
| Virginia |
93.8 |
5,410,203 |
5,766,757 |
|
New Jersey |
48 |
| Washingtone,f |
57.3 |
3,082,178 |
5,382,486 |
|
Oregon |
49 |
| West Virginia |
91.5 |
1,264,844 |
1,381,875 |
|
Hawaii |
50 |
| Wisconsin |
89.4 |
3,464,039 |
3,873,568 |
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| Wyoming |
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: December 22, 2006. 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 (WFRS).
c. Fluoridated population divided by total population.
d. Fluoridated population divided by population served by community water
systems.
e. Estimate for percentage has changed from that previously reported due
to new methodology or correction of a rounding error.
f . Complete data were not available from WFRS; state provided additional
information.
g. 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. Use caution in comparing the 2008
estimates for the number of persons receiving fluoridated water and persons
served by CWS for these states to estimates from 2002, 2004, and 2006
because a different vintage of U.S. Census population estimates was used.
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
Page last reviewed: August 10, 2010
Page last modified: August 10, 2010
Content source:
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