Arkansas Tap Water Quality Report

402 cities analyzed • 2,400,971 people served

Updated March 2026 • Data from EWG & EPA SDWIS

402

Cities Analyzed

7.7

Avg Above Guidelines

2,400,971

Total Population Served

Best Water Quality

Rector (0 above guidelines)

Most Concerns

Mabelvale (16 above guidelines)

Most Common Contaminants in Arkansas

Contaminant	Found In	% of Cities
Total trihalomethanes (TTHMs) carcinogen	347 of 402	86%
Haloacetic acids (HAA5) carcinogen	337 of 402	84%
Chloroform carcinogen	331 of 402	82%
Dibromochloromethane carcinogen	325 of 402	81%
Bromodichloromethane carcinogen	324 of 402	81%
Dichloroacetic acid carcinogen	315 of 402	78%
Trichloroacetic acid carcinogen	257 of 402	64%
Manganese	228 of 402	57%
Nitrate and nitrite carcinogen	196 of 402	49%
Monochloroacetic acid	180 of 402	45%

City-by-City Water Quality Rankings

Ranked by number of contaminants above EWG health guidelines (most to fewest).

#	City	Detected	Above Guidelines	Above Legal	People Served
1	Mabelvale	30	16	0	13,752
2	Bentonville	25	14	0	51,250
3	Beebe	23	14	0	8,999
4	Fayetteville	24	13	0	105,677
5	Springdale	24	13	0	95,038
6	Cabot	19	13	0	26,770
7	Mountain Home	23	13	0	18,925
8	Hope	22	13	0	11,500
9	Magnolia	25	13	0	11,355
10	Lakeview	24	13	0	3,975
11	Shannon Hills	23	13	0	3,832
12	Beedeville	26	13	0	0
13	Little Rock	22	12	0	330,667
14	Rogers	24	12	0	70,878
15	Conway	19	12	0	64,008
16	Siloam Springs	25	12	0	20,900
17	Stuttgart	19	12	0	15,153
18	Forrest City	23	12	0	11,691
19	Batesville	20	12	0	10,177
20	Poplar Grove	16	12	0	3,655
21	Decatur	22	12	0	2,468
22	Augusta	15	12	0	2,228
23	Palestine	23	12	0	1,800
24	Caldwell	23	12	0	1,585
25	North Little Rock	22	12	0	1,500
26	Rosston	22	12	0	1,430
27	Kensett	18	12	0	1,423
28	Mccrae	16	12	0	800
29	Sulphur Springs	15	12	0	580
30	Widener	23	12	0	497
31	Humnoke	19	12	0	292
32	Ulm	19	12	0	216
33	Jonesboro	19	11	0	79,889
34	Bella Vista	18	11	0	39,970
35	Searcy	17	11	0	29,366
36	Texarkana	17	11	0	29,233
37	Morrilton	19	11	0	18,973
38	Greers Ferry	21	11	0	17,412
39	Clarksville	15	11	0	9,410
40	Greenbrier	21	11	0	8,166
41	Mayflower	21	11	0	7,578
42	Lincoln	21	11	0	6,630
43	Alma	17	11	0	5,978
44	Cave Springs	17	11	0	5,283
45	Judsonia	17	11	0	5,215
46	Wooster	21	11	0	5,000
47	Highfall	18	11	0	3,970
48	Danville	18	11	0	2,810
49	Guy	21	11	0	1,692
50	Mount Pleasant	14	11	0	1,338
51	Oppelo	19	11	0	1,300
52	Hartman	15	11	0	1,230
53	Havana	18	11	0	1,115
54	Quitman	21	11	0	1,090
55	Swifton	15	11	0	1,013
56	Dyer	17	11	0	1,010
57	Perry	19	11	0	736
58	Menifee	19	11	0	445
59	Cash	19	11	0	342
60	Belleville	18	11	0	0
61	Fountain Hill	13	11	0	0
62	Coal Hill	15	11	0	0
63	Fort Smith	21	10	0	86,209
64	Van Buren	21	10	0	22,725
65	Centerton	16	10	0	22,018
66	El Dorado	22	10	0	17,932
67	Russelville	21	10	0	16,671
68	Camden	18	10	0	13,275
69	Austin	20	10	0	13,032
70	Arkadelphia	20	10	0	11,855
71	Cedarville	21	10	0	8,529
72	Gentry	17	10	0	6,702
73	Mountain View	15	10	0	6,349
74	Newport	14	10	0	6,204
75	Dardanelle	13	10	0	6,125
76	Warren	16	10	0	6,001
77	Helena	13	10	0	5,693
78	Walnut Ridge	16	10	0	5,234
79	Barling	21	10	0	5,110
80	Higginson	17	10	0	5,018
81	Gravette	17	10	0	4,708
82	Ashdown	17	10	0	4,261
83	Valley Springs	13	10	0	3,358
84	Bradfordar	12	10	0	2,922
85	Cord	13	10	0	2,722
86	West Fork	16	10	0	2,683
87	Pleasant Grove	15	10	0	2,613
88	England	18	10	0	2,477
89	Hughes	12	10	0	2,195
90	Gateway	17	10	0	2,188
91	St Joe	13	10	0	1,748
92	Winslow	21	10	0	1,533
93	Plumerville	19	10	0	1,440
94	Clarendon	14	10	0	1,320
95	Diamond City	13	10	0	1,290
96	Ola	16	10	0	1,204
97	Casa	16	10	0	1,200
98	Strong	16	10	0	1,131
99	Garfield	17	10	0	1,025
100	Weiner	14	10	0	973
101	Western Grove	13	10	0	900
102	Jasper	13	10	0	875
103	Mount Holly	15	10	0	867
104	Grubbs	14	10	0	823
105	Bauxite	19	10	0	705
106	Bradley	22	10	0	567
107	Lead Hill	13	10	0	565
108	Caddo Valley	20	10	0	535
109	Fort Chaffee	21	10	0	500
110	Montrose	16	10	0	473
111	Fifty Six	15	10	0	468
112	Village	25	10	0	412
113	Wilmont	13	10	0	288
114	Jacksonport	14	10	0	233
115	Chester	21	10	0	205
116	Watson	12	10	0	188
117	Vendor	13	10	0	0
118	Paragould	16	9	0	31,188
119	Benton	18	9	0	30,681
120	Jacksonville	15	9	0	30,481
121	Russellville	20	9	0	29,260
122	Farmington	15	9	0	20,140
123	Bryant	15	9	0	19,607
124	Harrison	19	9	0	17,455
125	Heber Springs	16	9	0	13,465
126	Blytheville	14	9	0	12,981
127	Ward	15	9	0	12,896
128	Greenwood	17	9	0	11,380
129	Pea Ridge	17	9	0	10,820
130	Prairie Grove	15	9	0	9,025
131	Wynne	11	9	0	7,652
132	Tumbling Shoals	16	9	0	4,890
133	Sheridan	15	9	0	4,605
134	Ozark	15	9	0	4,368
135	Pottsville	14	9	0	4,108
136	Harrisburg	11	9	0	3,873
137	Flippin	14	9	0	3,870
138	Booneville	15	9	0	3,818
139	Des Arc	17	9	0	3,797
140	Bull Shoals	14	9	0	2,785
141	Yellville	14	9	0	2,630
142	Eudora	15	9	0	2,600
143	Marshall	13	9	0	2,550
144	Hardy	11	9	0	2,390
145	Mansfield	17	9	0	2,367
146	Cherry Valley	10	9	0	2,209
147	Lake Village	15	9	0	2,065
148	Leachville	10	9	0	2,021
149	Bay	10	9	0	1,938
150	New Edinburgh	13	9	0	1,825
151	Altus	15	9	0	1,820
152	Tuckerman	10	9	0	1,817
153	East Camden	11	9	0	1,399
154	London	20	9	0	1,363
155	Taylor	12	9	0	1,340
156	Norphlet	18	9	0	1,112
157	Stephens	11	9	0	1,100
158	Foreman	16	9	0	1,011
159	Magazine	15	9	0	1,000
160	Hackett	17	9	0	990
161	Bradford	15	9	0	986
162	Deer	13	9	0	938
163	Hermitage	13	9	0	830
164	Junction City	16	9	0	726
165	Hartford	17	9	0	665
166	Devalls Bluff	13	9	0	600
167	Portia	15	9	0	586
168	Bonanza	17	9	0	555
169	Huntington	17	9	0	490
170	Keo	10	9	0	402
171	Oden	15	9	0	393
172	Des Peres	17	9	0	298
173	Mcghee	14	9	0	209
174	Mount Ida	15	9	0	0
175	Green Forest	17	9	0	0
176	Summit	14	9	0	0
177	Atkins	14	9	0	0
178	Garland	13	9	0	0
179	Calion	14	9	0	0
180	Wilmot	15	9	0	0
181	Carthage	11	9	0	0
182	Hot Springs	18	8	0	88,909
183	West Memphis	16	8	0	23,401
184	Vilonia	13	8	0	22,730
185	Hot Springs Village	17	8	0	14,106
186	Marion	16	8	0	13,032
187	Malvern	16	8	0	12,718
188	Mena	16	8	0	7,777
189	Pocahontas	13	8	0	7,752
190	Rison	13	8	0	7,187
191	Berryville	14	8	0	6,793
192	Dequeen	11	8	0	6,105
193	Osceola	9	8	0	6,053
194	Clinton	12	8	0	5,733
195	Lamar	11	8	0	4,828
196	Eureka Springs	14	8	0	4,260
197	Lonoke	11	8	0	4,011
198	Marianna	15	8	1	3,615
199	Donaldson	16	8	0	3,528
200	Waldron	13	8	0	2,955
201	Roland	11	8	0	2,832
202	Smackover	18	8	0	2,821
203	Hoxie	11	8	0	2,666
204	Lake City	12	8	0	2,186
205	Proctor	11	8	0	1,899
206	Lamer	9	8	0	1,885
207	Earle	12	8	0	1,659
208	Holly Grove	13	8	0	1,557
209	Scranton	11	8	0	1,542
210	Batesvbille	9	8	0	1,423
211	Dover	10	8	0	1,410
212	Monticello	17	8	0	1,352
213	Dierks	17	8	0	1,317
214	New Port	10	8	0	1,312
215	Hazen	14	8	0	1,301
216	Paris	15	8	0	1,268
217	Elaine	11	8	0	1,233
218	Central City	11	8	0	1,227
219	Amity	12	8	0	925
220	Wilmar	11	8	0	809
221	Mountain Pine	18	8	0	770
222	Umpire	17	8	0	710
223	Portland	12	8	0	625
224	Grannis	12	8	0	548
225	Subiaco	14	8	0	533
226	Winchester	11	8	0	457
227	Kingsland	10	8	0	447
228	Cotton Plant	11	8	0	435
229	Biscoe	12	8	0	388
230	Fulton	10	8	0	379
231	Arkansas City	15	8	1	376
232	Chidester	11	8	0	336
233	Tillar	13	8	0	225
234	Felsenthal	18	8	0	150
235	Willford	11	8	0	105
236	Victoria	9	8	0	33
237	Compton	16	8	0	0
238	Knoxville	8	8	0	0
239	Bee Branch	13	8	0	0
240	Bivins	14	8	0	0
241	Pangburn	11	8	0	0
242	Rohwer	10	8	0	0
243	Huttig	18	8	0	0
244	Joplin	14	7	0	43,438
245	Nashville	16	7	0	7,291
246	Elkins	9	7	0	6,308
247	Avoca	9	7	0	6,243
248	Tontitown	9	7	0	5,718
249	Prescott	11	7	0	4,500
250	Charleston	10	7	0	4,130
251	Haskell	9	7	0	4,000
252	Mcgehee	12	7	0	3,849
253	Lavaca	9	7	0	3,650
254	Perryville	12	7	0	3,577
255	Bald Knob	10	7	0	3,446
256	Monette	9	7	0	3,062
257	Marked Tree	10	7	0	2,610
258	Alexander	9	7	0	2,538
259	Marmaduke	11	7	0	2,522
260	Lepanto	10	7	0	2,218
261	Glenwood	11	7	0	2,068
262	Kirby	9	7	0	1,932
263	Calico Rock	17	7	0	1,726
264	Mulberry	8	7	0	1,708
265	Crawfordsville	14	7	0	1,646
266	Murfreesboro	14	7	0	1,645
267	Mc Crory	9	7	0	1,528
268	Newark	8	7	0	1,482
269	Caraway	7	7	0	1,375
270	Bigelow	8	7	0	1,340
271	Sparkman	9	7	0	1,325
272	Ratcliff	9	7	0	1,115
273	Tyronza	11	7	0	958
274	Altheimer	10	7	0	829
275	Imboden	9	7	0	825
276	Norman	11	7	0	750
277	Leslie	7	7	0	730
278	Eldorado	15	7	0	729
279	Cove	11	7	0	651
280	Hatfield	11	7	0	641
281	Horseshoe Lake	12	7	0	603
282	Humphrey	10	7	0	602
283	White Hall	10	7	0	600
284	Branch	9	7	0	480
285	Oakland	10	7	0	465
286	Brinkley	13	7	0	450
287	Patterson	9	7	0	433
288	Biggers	10	7	0	404
289	Joiner	9	7	0	335
290	Gillham	11	7	0	255
291	Sedgwick	9	7	0	249
292	Moro	9	7	1	236
293	Ben Lomond	14	7	0	210
294	Wicks	11	7	0	3
295	Burdette	10	7	0	0
296	Wickes	11	7	0	0
297	Blue Mountain	9	7	0	0
298	Huntsville	8	6	0	10,750
299	Trumann	9	6	0	9,134
300	Crossett	11	6	0	7,900
301	Dumas	8	6	0	6,338
302	Pine Bluff	12	6	0	5,590
303	Jefferson	10	6	0	2,551
304	Lowell	9	6	0	1,765
305	Damascus	8	6	0	1,695
306	Wilson	7	6	0	1,336
307	Horatio	7	6	0	1,278
308	Cotter	8	6	0	1,205
309	Mountainburg	8	6	0	1,135
310	Colt	8	6	0	997
311	Parkin	9	6	0	845
312	Thornton	8	6	0	843
313	Keiser	7	6	0	750
314	Lockesburg	12	6	0	739
315	Wheatley	13	6	0	573
316	Leola	9	6	0	564
317	Okolona	10	6	0	562
318	Emmet	9	6	0	550
319	Turrell	10	6	0	540
320	Big Flat	8	6	0	523
321	Dyess	9	6	0	430
322	Buckner	10	6	0	290
323	Omaha	15	6	0	0
324	Lynn	8	6	0	0
325	Fox	9	6	0	0
326	Star City	11	5	0	7,364
327	Cave City	10	5	0	3,045
328	Bono	9	5	0	2,550
329	Stamps	10	5	0	1,633
330	Waldo	9	5	0	1,630
331	Fouke	9	5	0	955
332	Delight	8	5	0	563
333	Mc Neil	9	5	0	515
334	Reyno	11	5	0	437
335	Almyra	8	5	0	349
336	Wabbaseka	9	5	0	286
337	Bergman	10	5	0	0
338	Hamburg	13	5	0	0
339	Sulphur Rock	5	4	0	3,462
340	Grady	9	4	0	2,000
341	Hampton	7	4	0	1,906
342	Emerson	7	4	0	1,145
343	Wright	7	4	0	850
344	Blevins	10	4	0	383
345	Wilton	8	4	0	354
346	St Charles	12	4	0	347
347	Walcott	8	4	0	0
348	Lewisville	8	4	0	0
349	Fordyce	7	3	0	4,500
350	Gosnell	6	3	0	3,220
351	Redfield	7	3	0	2,808
352	Gassville	8	3	0	2,150
353	Marvell	7	3	0	1,378
354	Prattsville	6	3	0	1,341
355	Ash Flat	4	3	0	1,231
356	Black Rock	4	3	0	1,034
357	Ravenden	7	3	0	621
358	Ogden	5	3	0	495
359	Willisville	8	3	0	430
360	Maynard	5	3	0	375
361	Sidney	7	3	0	352
362	Oil Through	4	3	0	235
363	Ravender Springs	8	3	0	139
364	Mountain Hom	5	3	0	95
365	Jordan	3	3	0	67
366	Cherokee Village	4	3	0	0
367	Horseshoe Bend	9	3	0	0
368	Piggott	5	2	0	4,620
369	Brookland	5	2	0	4,283
370	Manila	7	2	0	3,962
371	Dewitt	5	2	0	3,208
372	Salem	3	2	0	2,411
373	Mammoth Spring	3	2	0	1,760
374	Oxford	5	2	0	1,253
375	Strawberry	3	2	0	954
376	Evening Shade	3	2	0	750
377	Salesville	5	2	0	715
378	Pelsor	3	2	0	345
379	Hickory Ridge	5	2	0	335
380	Knobel	8	2	0	249
381	Dermott	5	2	0	212
382	Melbourne	3	2	0	0
383	Holiday Island	7	2	0	0
384	Henderson	5	2	0	0
385	Bearden	5	2	0	0
386	Gurdon	7	1	0	2,988
387	Mineral Springs	7	1	0	1,364
388	Norfork	3	1	0	758
389	Oak Grove	4	1	0	513
390	Ozan	3	1	0	425
391	Viola	2	1	0	336
392	Piggot	2	1	0	322
393	Harrell	4	1	0	296
394	Mc Dougal	4	1	0	263
395	Franklin	3	1	0	192
396	Bates Ville	1	1	0	0
397	Pyatt	5	1	0	0
398	Pickens	5	1	0	0
399	Rector	3	0	0	2,056
400	Luxora	2	0	0	868
401	Pollard	3	0	0	247
402	Success	5	0	0	234

Recommended Filtration for Arkansas

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Frequently Asked Questions

Is Arkansas tap water safe to drink?

Water quality varies significantly across Arkansas. Of the 402 cities analyzed, the average city has 7.7 contaminants above EWG health guidelines. The best water quality was found in Rector. We recommend checking your specific city's report for detailed information.

What city has the best water in Arkansas?

Based on our analysis, Rector has the fewest contaminants above EWG health guidelines in Arkansas, with 0 above guideline levels.

What city has the worst water in Arkansas?

Based on our analysis, Mabelvale has the most contaminants above EWG health guidelines in Arkansas, with 16 above guideline levels.

What's the best water filter for Arkansas residents?

For most Arkansas households, we recommend a reverse osmosis (RO) system for drinking water and a whole-home filter for showers and baths. The specific recommendation depends on your city's contaminant profile — check your city's report for personalized guidance.

National Water Quality Reports

Data sources: Environmental Working Group (EWG) Tap Water Database, U.S. EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System (SDWIS)

Last updated: March 2026

Methodology: Contaminant levels are compared against both EPA legal limits (Maximum Contaminant Levels) and EWG health guidelines, which are often stricter and based on the latest scientific research.

Arkansas Water Quality Report (2026)