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The 25 U.S. Cities with the Worst Drinking Water

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AS an old saying goes “Water is the source of life”

While most municipal water sources in America have sterling track records of filtering out such nasty stuff, not all cities are great in this regard. Herewith, we’ve compiled the worst of the worst of the 200 largest cities in America. (Note the “largest;” hence no Flint, Michigan.) So read on to learn about the places where you may want to buy your own filter. And for the best of the best when it comes to tap water,

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25

Reno, NV

Number of Contaminants: 11

Other Detected Contaminants: 14

Rank of Number of Manufacturing Establishments/Sq. Mile:46

Rank of the total Farm Ag. Chemical Expenses: 46

Dirty Water Score: 57.42

24

Pomona, CA

Number of Contaminants: 10

Other Detected Contaminants: 18

Rank of Number of Manufacturing Establishments/Sq. Mile:11

Rank of the total Farm Ag. Chemical Expenses: 1

Dirty Water Score: 56.73

23

Corona, CA

Number of Contaminants: 12

Other Detected Contaminants: 13

Rank of Number of Manufacturing Establishments/Sq. Mile:11

Rank of the total Farm Ag. Chemical Expenses: 1

Dirty Water Score: 56.70 W10295370A water filter

22

Arlington, TX

Number of Contaminants: 9

Other Detected Contaminants: 21

Rank of Number of Manufacturing Establishments/Sq. Mile:30

Rank of the total Farm Ag. Chemical Expenses: 6

Dirty Water Score: 56.01

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21

Bakersfield, CA

Number of Contaminants: 6

Other Detected Contaminants: 29

Rank of Number of Manufacturing Establishments/Sq. Mile:11

Rank of the total Farm Ag. Chemical Expenses: 1

Dirty Water Score: 55.79

20

Fresno, CA

Number of Contaminants: 9

Other Detected Contaminants: 22

Rank of Number of Manufacturing Establishments/Sq. Mile:11

Rank of the total Farm Ag. Chemical Expenses: 1

Dirty Water Score: 55.25

19

Irvine, CA

Number of Contaminants: 11

Other Detected Contaminants: 17

Rank of Number of Manufacturing Establishments/Sq. Mile:11

Rank of the total Farm Ag. Chemical Expenses: 1

Dirty Water Score: 55.22

18

Grand Prairie, TX

Number of Contaminants: 9

Other Detected Contaminants: 22

Rank of Number of Manufacturing Establishments/Sq. Mile:30

Rank of the total Farm Ag. Chemical Expenses: 6

Dirty Water Score: 55.01

17

Corpus Christi, TX

Number of Contaminants: 11

Other Detected Contaminants: 17

Rank of Number of Manufacturing Establishments/Sq. Mile:30

Rank of the total Farm Ag. Chemical Expenses: 6

Dirty Water Score: 54.98

16

Fort Worth, TX

Number of Contaminants: 10

Other Detected Contaminants: 20

Rank of Number of Manufacturing Establishments/Sq. Mile:30

Rank of the total Farm Ag. Chemical Expenses: 6

Dirty Water Score: 54.49

15

Amarillo, TX

Number of Contaminants: 11

Other Detected Contaminants: 18

Rank of Number of Manufacturing Establishments/Sq. Mile:30

Rank of the total Farm Ag. Chemical Expenses: 6

Dirty Water Score: 53.98

14

Rockford, IL

Number of Contaminants: 12

Other Detected Contaminants: 17

Rank of Number of Manufacturing Establishments/Sq. Mile:10

Rank of the total Farm Ag. Chemical Expenses: 2

Dirty Water Score: 52.70

13

Brownsville, TX

Number of Contaminants: 12

Other Detected Contaminants: 17

Rank of Number of Manufacturing Establishments/Sq. Mile:30

Rank of the total Farm Ag. Chemical Expenses: 6

Dirty Water Score: 52.46

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12

McKinney, TX

Number of Contaminants: 11

Other Detected Contaminants: 20

Rank of Number of Manufacturing Establishments/Sq. Mile:30

Rank of the total Farm Ag. Chemical Expenses: 6

Dirty Water Score: 51.98

11

El Paso, TX

Number of Contaminants: 10

Other Detected Contaminants: 23

Rank of Number of Manufacturing Establishments/Sq. Mile:30

Rank of the total Farm Ag. Chemical Expenses: 6

Dirty Water Score: 51.49 43968841 water filter

10

Dallas, TX

Number of Contaminants: 10

Other Detected Contaminants: 23

Rank of Number of Manufacturing Establishments/Sq. Mile:30

Rank of the total Farm Ag. Chemical Expenses: 6

Dirty Water Score: 51.49

9

McAllen, TX

Number of Contaminants: 12

Other Detected Contaminants: 18

Rank of Number of Manufacturing Establishments/Sq. Mile:30

Rank of the total Farm Ag. Chemical Expenses: 6

Dirty Water Score: 51.46

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8

Lubbock, TX

Number of Contaminants: 12

Other Detected Contaminants: 18

Rank of Number of Manufacturing Establishments/Sq. Mile:30

Rank of the total Farm Ag. Chemical Expenses: 6

Dirty Water Score: 51.46

7

Frisco, TX

Number of Contaminants: 11

Other Detected Contaminants: 21

Rank of Number of Manufacturing Establishments/Sq. Mile:30

Rank of the total Farm Ag. Chemical Expenses: 6

Dirty Water Score: 50.98

6

Plano, TX

Number of Contaminants: 11

Other Detected Contaminants: 21

Rank of Number of Manufacturing Establishments/Sq. Mile:30

Rank of the total Farm Ag. Chemical Expenses: 6

Dirty Water Score: 50.98

5

Pasadena, CA

Number of Contaminants: 14

Other Detected Contaminants: 14

Rank of Number of Manufacturing Establishments/Sq. Mile:11

Rank of the total Farm Ag. Chemical Expenses: 1

Dirty Water Score: 50.67

4

Irving, TX

Number of Contaminants: 10

Other Detected Contaminants: 24

Rank of Number of Manufacturing Establishments/Sq. Mile:30

Rank of the total Farm Ag. Chemical Expenses: 6

Dirty Water Score: 50.49

3

Garland, TX

Number of Contaminants: 11

Other Detected Contaminants: 22

Rank of Number of Manufacturing Establishments/Sq. Mile:30

Rank of the total Farm Ag. Chemical Expenses: 6

Dirty Water Score: 49.98

2

Midland, TX

Number of Contaminants: 13

Other Detected Contaminants: 17

Rank of Number of Manufacturing Establishments/Sq. Mile:30

Rank of the total Farm Ag. Chemical Expenses: 6

Dirty Water Score: 49.95

1

Modesto, CA

Number of Contaminants: 13

Other Detected Contaminants: 20

Rank of Number of Manufacturing Establishments/Sq. Mile:11

Rank of the total Farm Ag. Chemical Expenses: 1

Dirty Water Score: 47.19 W10413645A water filter