Fluoridation Statistics 1992
Status of Water Fluoridation in the United States
Data current as of 12/31/92.
| Total U.S. Population—1992 Estimate | 258,544,000 |
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| U.S. Population on Public Water Supply Systems—per 1992 EPA data | 232,438,000 |
| U.S. Population Not Served by Public Water Supply Systems—per 1992 EPA data | 26,106,000 |
| Total No. of Public Water Supply Systems—per 1992 EPA data | 59,158 |
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| No. of Systems with population less than 100 | 18,273 |
| No. of Systems with population between 101–500 | 18,238 |
| No. of Systems with population between 501–1000 | 6,307 |
| No. of Systems with population over 1,000 | 15,487 |
| Total No. of Public Water Supply Systems that are Fluoridating—1992 Fluoridation Census | 10,567 |
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| Total No. of Fluoridated Communities—1992 Fluoridation Census | 10,496 |
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| Adjusted | 8,572 |
| Natural | 1,924 |
Percentage of U.S. Population Receiving Fluoridated Water
(134.6 M + 10.0 M) divided by 258.5 = 55.9%
Percentage of Total U.S. Population on Public Water Supply Systems Receiving Fluoridated Water
(134.6 M + 10.0 M) divided by 232.4 = 62.2%
Percentage—Small Systems
Small water systems (<500 population) comprise 62.2% of U.S. community water systems, but serve 2.3% of the population on public water supply systems.
Percentage—Large Systems
Large water systems (>100,000 population) comprise 0.6% of community water systems, but serve 44.8% of the population on public water supply systems.
Page last reviewed: July 10, 2013