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National Oral Health Surveillance System
Water Supply Statistics 2006
U.S. Population Receiving Fluoridated Water1
• 184,028,038
U.S. Population served by Community Water Systems (C.W.S.)1
• 265,794,252
U.S. Population2
• 299,398,484
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Data Sources
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Populations Receiving
Optimally Fluoridated Public Drinking Water — United States, 1992–2006.
MMWR 2008;57(no.27):737–741.
- U.S. Census Bureau. Annual Population Estimates, Estimated Components
of Population Change and Rates of the Components of Population change for
the United States and States: April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2006. Accessed on
April 18, 2007. [Available online from:
http://www.census.gov/popest/estimates.php].
- U.S. Geological Survey. Estimated Use of Water in the United States
in 2000. By Susan S. Hutson, Nancy L. Barber, Joan F. Kenny, Kristin S.
Linsey, Deborah S. Lumia, and Molly A. Maupin. USGS Circular 1268, Table
6, (released March 2004, revised April 2004, May 2004, February 2005)
Accessed on October 15, 2008. [Available online at:
http://pubs.usgs.gov/circ/2004/circ1268/]
* Percentages calculated from 2006 fluoridated and community water system
populations (1) and 2006 intercensal estimates of the U.S. population (2).
Related Information
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Page last modified: July 23, 2010
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