National Oral Health Surveillance System
Water Supply Statistics 2006
Three pie charts showing:
- Percentage of U.S. population served by Community Water Systems (CWS)
receiving fluoridated water
- 30.8% receiving nonfluoridated water
- 69.2% receiving fluoridated water
- Percentage of U.S. population served by Community Water Systems
(CWS)
- 11.2% served by private water suppliesa
- 88.8% served by community water systems
- Percentage of U.S. population receiving fluoridated water
- 38.5% receiving nonfluoridated water
- 61.5% receiving fluoridated water
a The U.S. Geologic Survey (USGS) estimated that
13% of the U.S. population consumed water from private wells in
2000. Although the USGS
survey and Water Fluoridation Reporting System both use data provided by the
EPA and state programs, the USGS obtains additional data on private wells.
Differences in methods used produced different estimates for percentage of
the U.S. population served by private wells.
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Page last modified:
Ocotber 15, 2008
Content Source: Division of
Oral Health,
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