Policy & Practice

Most Drink Fluoridated Water

Nearly 70% of U.S. residents who get water from community water systems now receive fluoridated water, according to a study published in the July 11 issue of Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report. The CDC found that the proportion of the U.S. population receiving fluoridated water, about 184 million people, increased from about 62% in 1992 to 69% in 2006. The percentage of people served by community water systems with optimal levels of fluoridated water ranged from less than 9% in Hawaii to 100% in the District of Columbia, the report said.