States Ranked by Quality Drinking Water

Quality of life starts with Clean Water.

These rankings are based on a US News article ranking the states from best drinking water to worst drinking water. The ranking system uses a weighted point system to track violations of the law, including contaminants and treatments. The metric measures the number of violation points against public water systems per 1,000 customers served. 

1. Hawaii

2. Alabama

3. Tennessee

4. South Carolina

5. Massachusetts

6. Kentucky

7. Georgia

8. Florida

9. California

10. Delaware

11. Maryland

12. Ohio

13. Mississippi

14. Minnesota

15. Virginia

16. North Carolina

17. New York

18. Nevada

19. North Dakota

20. Missouri

21. Rhode Island

22. Illinois

23. Washinton

24. Nebraska

25. New Jersey

26. Wisconsin

27. Arkansas

28. Iowa

29. Utah

30. South Dakota

31. Texas

32. Arizona

33. Colorado

34. Kansas

35. Louisiana

36. Michigan

37. Connecticut

38. Indiana

39. Oregon

40. Pennsylvania

41. New Hampshire

42. Idaho

43. New Mexico

44. Wyoming

45. Oklahoma

46. Vermont

47. West Virginia

48. Montana

49. Maine

50. Alaska

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