Population Receiving Fluoridated Water

A community water supply system provides water to the public for human consumption through pipes or other constructed conveyances and serves at least 15 service connections used by year-round residents or regularly serves at least 25 year-round residents (as defined by Florida's Department of Environmental Protection). This indicator estimates the population served by a community water system that has adjusted their water with fluoride, has fluoride naturally occurring in their water, or purchases water from another system which is adjusted or naturally fluoridated to be considered a fluoridated system.

Water fluoridation is the controlled addition of fluoride to a public water supply in order to reduce tooth decay. Moderate water fluoridation prevents tooth decay and is now reaching about two-thirds of the US population on public water systems. Tooth decay (dental caries) is one of the most prevalent chronic diseases worldwide and one which greatly affects the quality of life of children, particularly those of low socioeconomic status. Fluoride toothpaste, dental sealants and other techniques are also effective in preventing tooth decay. Water fluoridation, when technically feasible, has substantial advantages over toothpaste, especially for those at high risk.

In 2022, the percentage of Population Receiving Fluoridated Water in Alachua County was 91.5 compared to Florida at 78.1. The line graph shows change over time when there are at least three years of data.

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County

Year

Count/Rate

Population Receiving Fluoridated Water, Single Year

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Data Note(s)

FLHealthCHARTS.gov is provided by the Florida Department of Health, Division of Public Health Statistics and Performance Management.

Data Source: Florida Department of Health, Public Health Dental Program (PHDP)

Chart will display if there are at least three years of data.
Multi-year counts are a sum of the selected years, not an average.
Quartiles are calculated when data is available for at least 51 counties.
MOV - Measure of Variability: Probable range of values resulting from random fluctuations in the number of events. Not calculated when numerator is below 5 or denominator is below 20, or count or rate is suppressed. The MOV is useful for comparing rates to a goal or standard. For example, if the absolute difference between the county rate and the statewide rate is less than the MOV, the county rate is not significantly different from the statewide rate (alpha level = 0.05). When the absolute difference between the county rate and the statewide rate is greater than the MOV, the county rate is significantly different from the statewide rate. MOV should not be used to determine if the rates of two different counties, or the county rates for two different years, are statistically significantly different.
Denom - abbreviated for Denominator.
Population estimates are not available for persons whose county of residence is unknown. Given this, the denominator and associated rate are not available.
* - Indicates the county rate is statistically significantly different from the statewide rate.

A community water system serves at least 15 service connections used by year-round residents or regularly serves at least 25 year-round residents.
All of the population served counts are determined by the Florida Department of Environmental Protection and provided to the PHDP on an annual basis at the water system level.
In order for a community water system to be considered as fluoridated water, it must fall into one of the following categories for at least one month of the calendar year: 1. Adjusted (supplements water with fluoride) 2. Naturally fluoridated (fluoride levels naturally occurring in water) 3. Consecutive (buys water from an adjusted, natural fluoridated or fluoridated consecutive water system)
Numerator: Number of people on community water systems receiving fluoridated water. Denominator: Number of people on community water systems.
The methodology of this measurement may have changed over time, specifically from 2013 forward.
This is secondary, quantitative data.

Population Receiving Fluoridated Water, Percentage of Population Served by Community Water Systems, Single Year

Population Receiving Fluoridated Water, Percentage of Population Served by Community Water Systems, Single Year
	Alachua				Florida
Data Year	Count	Denom	Percent (%)	MOV	Count	Denom	Percent (%)	MOV
2022	201,745	220,398	91.5^*	0.1	16,352,029	20,927,364	78.1	0.0
2021	198,820	217,473	91.4^*	0.1	16,057,024	20,531,658	78.2	0.0
2020	198,820	217,473	91.4^*	0.1	15,948,771	20,405,311	78.2	0.0
2019	198,820	217,518	91.4^*	0.1	15,779,930	20,196,758	78.1	0.0
2018	189,688	206,341	91.9^*	0.1	15,425,039	19,926,292	77.4	0.0
2017	189,688	206,341	91.9^*	0.1	15,348,408	19,863,295	77.3	0.0
2016	189,688	206,341	91.9^*	0.1	15,137,021	19,647,655	77.0	0.0
2015	189,688	206,341	91.9^*	0.1	14,937,601	19,402,559	77.0	0.0
2014	189,688	206,099	92.0^*	0.1	14,541,733	18,989,062	76.6	0.0
2013	189,232	205,643	92.0^*	0.1	14,649,557	19,075,428	76.8	0.0
2012	172,304	196,127	87.9^*	0.1	13,179,162	17,376,870	75.8	0.0
2011	176,599	195,600	90.3^*	0.1	13,362,615	17,278,058	77.3	0.0
2010	181,001	195,809	92.4^*	0.1	13,409,781	17,215,308	77.9	0.0
2009	178,843	193,473	92.4^*	0.1	13,424,480	17,196,908	78.1	0.0
2008	175,754	190,293	92.4^*	0.1	13,396,540	17,031,845	78.7	0.0
2007	173,950	188,422	92.3^*	0.1	13,150,284	16,910,576	77.8	0.0
2006	171,160	185,400	92.3^*	0.1	12,985,784	16,728,484	77.6	0.0
2005	168,175	182,484	92.2^*	0.1	12,789,392	16,632,161	76.9	0.0
2004	164,105	176,076	93.2^*	0.1	11,757,289	15,874,857	74.1	0.0
2003	161,001	172,745	93.2^*	0.1	10,661,344	15,483,958	68.9	0.0

11/21/2024 7:19:37 PM

Data Note(s)

FLHealthCHARTS.gov is provided by the Florida Department of Health, Division of Public Health Statistics and Performance Management.

Data Source: Florida Department of Health, Public Health Dental Program (PHDP)

Chart will display if there are at least three years of data.
Multi-year counts are a sum of the selected years, not an average.
Quartiles are calculated when data is available for at least 51 counties.
MOV - Measure of Variability: Probable range of values resulting from random fluctuations in the number of events. Not calculated when numerator is below 5 or denominator is below 20, or count or rate is suppressed. The MOV is useful for comparing rates to a goal or standard. For example, if the absolute difference between the county rate and the statewide rate is less than the MOV, the county rate is not significantly different from the statewide rate (alpha level = 0.05). When the absolute difference between the county rate and the statewide rate is greater than the MOV, the county rate is significantly different from the statewide rate. MOV should not be used to determine if the rates of two different counties, or the county rates for two different years, are statistically significantly different.
Denom - abbreviated for Denominator.
Population estimates are not available for persons whose county of residence is unknown. Given this, the denominator and associated rate are not available.
* - Indicates the county rate is statistically significantly different from the statewide rate.

A community water system serves at least 15 service connections used by year-round residents or regularly serves at least 25 year-round residents.
All of the population served counts are determined by the Florida Department of Environmental Protection and provided to the PHDP on an annual basis at the water system level.
In order for a community water system to be considered as fluoridated water, it must fall into one of the following categories for at least one month of the calendar year: 1. Adjusted (supplements water with fluoride) 2. Naturally fluoridated (fluoride levels naturally occurring in water) 3. Consecutive (buys water from an adjusted, natural fluoridated or fluoridated consecutive water system)
Numerator: Number of people on community water systems receiving fluoridated water. Denominator: Number of people on community water systems.
The methodology of this measurement may have changed over time, specifically from 2013 forward.
This is secondary, quantitative data.

Florida

Year

Population Receiving Fluoridated Water, Percent of Population Served by Community Water Systems, 2022

At least 51 counties must have rates greater than zero for a quartile map to be displayed.

11/21/2024 7:19:39 PM

Data Note(s)

FLHealthCHARTS.gov is provided by the Florida Department of Health, Division of Public Health Statistics and Performance Management.

Data Source: Florida Department of Health, Public Health Dental Program (PHDP)

Chart will display if there are at least three years of data.
Multi-year counts are a sum of the selected years, not an average.
Quartiles are calculated when data is available for at least 51 counties.
MOV - Measure of Variability: Probable range of values resulting from random fluctuations in the number of events. Not calculated when numerator is below 5 or denominator is below 20, or count or rate is suppressed. The MOV is useful for comparing rates to a goal or standard. For example, if the absolute difference between the county rate and the statewide rate is less than the MOV, the county rate is not significantly different from the statewide rate (alpha level = 0.05). When the absolute difference between the county rate and the statewide rate is greater than the MOV, the county rate is significantly different from the statewide rate. MOV should not be used to determine if the rates of two different counties, or the county rates for two different years, are statistically significantly different.
Denom - abbreviated for Denominator.
Population estimates are not available for persons whose county of residence is unknown. Given this, the denominator and associated rate are not available.
* - Indicates the county rate is statistically significantly different from the statewide rate.

A community water system serves at least 15 service connections used by year-round residents or regularly serves at least 25 year-round residents.
All of the population served counts are determined by the Florida Department of Environmental Protection and provided to the PHDP on an annual basis at the water system level.
In order for a community water system to be considered as fluoridated water, it must fall into one of the following categories for at least one month of the calendar year: 1. Adjusted (supplements water with fluoride) 2. Naturally fluoridated (fluoride levels naturally occurring in water) 3. Consecutive (buys water from an adjusted, natural fluoridated or fluoridated consecutive water system)
Numerator: Number of people on community water systems receiving fluoridated water. Denominator: Number of people on community water systems.
The methodology of this measurement may have changed over time, specifically from 2013 forward.
This is secondary, quantitative data.

Population Receiving Fluoridated Water, Percent of Population Served by Community Water Systems, 2022 MOV

Population Receiving Fluoridated Water, Percent of Population Served by Community Water Systems, 2022
County	Count	Denom	Percent (%)	MOV
Florida	16,352,029	20,927,364	78.1	0.0
Alachua	201,745	220,398	91.5^*	0.1
Baker	6,391	10,144	63.0^*	0.9
Bay	195,736	195,896	99.9^*	0.0
Bradford	8,687	17,773	48.9^*	0.7
Brevard	665,657	689,451	96.5^*	0.0
Broward	1,846,424	1,846,424	100.0^*	0.0
Calhoun	3,900	4,700	83.0^*	1.1
Charlotte	0	217,318	0.0
Citrus	11,972	98,161	12.2^*	0.2
Clay	0	211,586	0.0
Collier	301,038	312,211	96.4^*	0.1
Columbia	0	21,250	0.0
Miami-Dade	3,038,590	3,098,475	98.1^*	0.0
DeSoto	8,942	22,551	39.7^*	0.6
Dixie	0	5,025	0.0
Duval	907,966	935,652	97.0^*	0.0
Escambia	277,848	352,489	78.8^*	0.1
Flagler	0	99,742	0.0
Franklin	4,710	16,643	28.3^*	0.7
Gadsden	10,112	35,857	28.2^*	0.5
Gilchrist	0	3,174	0.0
Glades	1,663	6,454	25.8^*	1.1
Gulf	22,236	22,236	100.0^*	0.0
Hamilton	0	5,934	0.0
Hardee	9,215	15,077	61.1^*	0.8
Hendry	14,544	29,565	49.2^*	0.6
Hernando	11,988	158,862	7.5^*	0.1
Highlands	42,640	93,012	45.8^*	0.3
Hillsborough	1,453,456	1,532,539	94.8^*	0.0
Holmes	0	4,938	0.0
Indian River	164,201	168,666	97.4^*	0.1
Jackson	0	22,867	0.0
Jefferson	0	8,398	0.0
Lafayette	0	2,300	0.0
Lake	56,320	373,270	15.1^*	0.1
Lee	534,720	675,514	79.2^*	0.1
Leon	204,210	226,702	90.1^*	0.1
Levy	0	10,974	0.0
Liberty	0	6,100	0.0
Madison	0	9,317	0.0
Manatee	523,350	523,350	100.0^*	0.0
Marion	57,482	217,901	26.4^*	0.2
Martin	19,000	152,071	12.5^*	0.2
Monroe	86,000	86,000	100.0^*	0.0
Nassau	49,858	55,561	89.7^*	0.3
Okaloosa	164,065	282,387	58.1^*	0.2
Okeechobee	0	23,295	0.0
Orange	1,190,947	1,494,836	79.7^*	0.1
Osceola	310,687	317,638	97.8^*	0.1
Palm Beach	971,362	1,441,154	67.4^*	0.1
Pasco	40,704	409,585	9.9^*	0.1
Pinellas	1,139,166	1,139,166	100.0^*	0.0
Polk	393,143	617,116	63.7^*	0.1
Putnam	0	26,235	0.0
St. Johns	51,324	180,366	28.5^*	0.2
St. Lucie	254,739	264,573	96.3^*	0.1
Santa Rosa	85,621	197,746	43.3^*	0.2
Sarasota	226,373	371,177	61.0^*	0.2
Seminole	416,198	503,653	82.6^*	0.1
Sumter	0	134,796	0.0
Suwannee	10,800	13,179	81.9^*	0.7
Taylor	8,900	13,222	67.3^*	0.8
Union	0	4,875	0.0
Volusia	347,036	511,419	67.9^*	0.1
Wakulla	363	24,366	1.5^*	0.2
Walton	0	124,663	0.0
Washington	0	9,389	0.0

11/21/2024 7:19:40 PM

Data Note(s)

FLHealthCHARTS.gov is provided by the Florida Department of Health, Division of Public Health Statistics and Performance Management.

Data Source: Florida Department of Health, Public Health Dental Program (PHDP)

Chart will display if there are at least three years of data.
Multi-year counts are a sum of the selected years, not an average.
Quartiles are calculated when data is available for at least 51 counties.
MOV - Measure of Variability: Probable range of values resulting from random fluctuations in the number of events. Not calculated when numerator is below 5 or denominator is below 20, or count or rate is suppressed. The MOV is useful for comparing rates to a goal or standard. For example, if the absolute difference between the county rate and the statewide rate is less than the MOV, the county rate is not significantly different from the statewide rate (alpha level = 0.05). When the absolute difference between the county rate and the statewide rate is greater than the MOV, the county rate is significantly different from the statewide rate. MOV should not be used to determine if the rates of two different counties, or the county rates for two different years, are statistically significantly different.
Denom - abbreviated for Denominator.
Population estimates are not available for persons whose county of residence is unknown. Given this, the denominator and associated rate are not available.
* - Indicates the county rate is statistically significantly different from the statewide rate.

A community water system serves at least 15 service connections used by year-round residents or regularly serves at least 25 year-round residents.
All of the population served counts are determined by the Florida Department of Environmental Protection and provided to the PHDP on an annual basis at the water system level.
In order for a community water system to be considered as fluoridated water, it must fall into one of the following categories for at least one month of the calendar year: 1. Adjusted (supplements water with fluoride) 2. Naturally fluoridated (fluoride levels naturally occurring in water) 3. Consecutive (buys water from an adjusted, natural fluoridated or fluoridated consecutive water system)
Numerator: Number of people on community water systems receiving fluoridated water. Denominator: Number of people on community water systems.
The methodology of this measurement may have changed over time, specifically from 2013 forward.
This is secondary, quantitative data.

11/21/2024 7:19:35 PM

Data Note(s)

FLHealthCHARTS.gov is provided by the Florida Department of Health, Division of Public Health Statistics and Performance Management.

Data Source: Florida Department of Health, Public Health Dental Program (PHDP)

Chart will display if there are at least three years of data.
Multi-year counts are a sum of the selected years, not an average.
Quartiles are calculated when data is available for at least 51 counties.
MOV - Measure of Variability: Probable range of values resulting from random fluctuations in the number of events. Not calculated when numerator is below 5 or denominator is below 20, or count or rate is suppressed. The MOV is useful for comparing rates to a goal or standard. For example, if the absolute difference between the county rate and the statewide rate is less than the MOV, the county rate is not significantly different from the statewide rate (alpha level = 0.05). When the absolute difference between the county rate and the statewide rate is greater than the MOV, the county rate is significantly different from the statewide rate. MOV should not be used to determine if the rates of two different counties, or the county rates for two different years, are statistically significantly different.
Denom - abbreviated for Denominator.
Population estimates are not available for persons whose county of residence is unknown. Given this, the denominator and associated rate are not available.
* - Indicates the county rate is statistically significantly different from the statewide rate.

A community water system serves at least 15 service connections used by year-round residents or regularly serves at least 25 year-round residents.
All of the population served counts are determined by the Florida Department of Environmental Protection and provided to the PHDP on an annual basis at the water system level.
In order for a community water system to be considered as fluoridated water, it must fall into one of the following categories for at least one month of the calendar year: 1. Adjusted (supplements water with fluoride) 2. Naturally fluoridated (fluoride levels naturally occurring in water) 3. Consecutive (buys water from an adjusted, natural fluoridated or fluoridated consecutive water system)
Numerator: Number of people on community water systems receiving fluoridated water. Denominator: Number of people on community water systems.
The methodology of this measurement may have changed over time, specifically from 2013 forward.
This is secondary, quantitative data.

		Florida Department of Health Bureau of Community Health Assessment Division of Public Health Statistics and Performance Management


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