Mississippi Tap Water Quality Report
365 cities analyzed • 1,923,465 people served
Updated March 2026 • Data from EWG & EPA SDWIS
365
Cities Analyzed
2.9
Avg Above Guidelines
1,923,465
Total Population Served
Best Water Quality
Byhalia (0 above guidelines)
Most Concerns
Coahoma (10 above guidelines)
Most Common Contaminants in Mississippi
| Contaminant | Found In | % of Cities |
|---|---|---|
| Barium | 337 of 365 | 92% |
| Haloacetic acids (HAA5) carcinogen | 308 of 365 | 84% |
| Fluoride | 282 of 365 | 77% |
| Total trihalomethanes (TTHMs) carcinogen | 276 of 365 | 76% |
| Chromium (total) | 123 of 365 | 34% |
| Arsenic carcinogen | 111 of 365 | 30% |
| Nitrate and nitrite carcinogen | 86 of 365 | 24% |
| Nitrate carcinogen | 81 of 365 | 22% |
| Manganese | 66 of 365 | 18% |
| Radium, combined (-226 and -228) | 65 of 365 | 18% |
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 | Coahoma | 15 | 10 | 0 | 299 |
| 2 | University | 15 | 9 | 0 | 22,874 |
| 3 | Washington | 14 | 9 | 0 | 7,532 |
| 4 | Renova | 13 | 9 | 0 | 1,336 |
| 5 | Pocahontas | 12 | 9 | 0 | 713 |
| 6 | Jackson | 18 | 8 | 0 | 188,723 |
| 7 | Holly Springs | 11 | 8 | 0 | 9,868 |
| 8 | State Line | 11 | 8 | 0 | 1,983 |
| 9 | Ackerman | 9 | 8 | 0 | 1,742 |
| 10 | Southaven | 15 | 7 | 0 | 55,782 |
| 11 | Olive Branch | 13 | 7 | 0 | 53,238 |
| 12 | Oxford | 14 | 7 | 0 | 25,000 |
| 13 | Natchez | 14 | 7 | 0 | 15,792 |
| 14 | Pass Christian | 12 | 7 | 0 | 9,921 |
| 15 | Nesbit | 7 | 7 | 0 | 5,436 |
| 16 | Lucedale | 10 | 7 | 0 | 3,134 |
| 17 | Mccarley | 7 | 7 | 0 | 660 |
| 18 | Bude | 9 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 19 | Starkville | 10 | 6 | 0 | 32,027 |
| 20 | Vicksburg | 12 | 6 | 0 | 29,238 |
| 21 | Pascagoula | 15 | 6 | 0 | 22,686 |
| 22 | Gautier | 17 | 6 | 0 | 19,776 |
| 23 | Glen | 18 | 6 | 0 | 15,000 |
| 24 | Hernando | 13 | 6 | 0 | 14,309 |
| 25 | Brookhaven | 16 | 6 | 0 | 12,513 |
| 26 | Raymond | 15 | 6 | 0 | 12,218 |
| 27 | Lake | 7 | 6 | 0 | 500 |
| 28 | Gulfport | 18 | 5 | 0 | 72,105 |
| 29 | Tupelo | 10 | 5 | 0 | 37,000 |
| 30 | Meridian | 11 | 5 | 0 | 34,424 |
| 31 | Brandon | 13 | 5 | 0 | 31,223 |
| 32 | Greenville | 17 | 5 | 0 | 29,602 |
| 33 | Clinton | 14 | 5 | 0 | 25,000 |
| 34 | Biloxi | 19 | 5 | 0 | 24,404 |
| 35 | Mississippi State | 14 | 5 | 0 | 15,000 |
| 36 | Clarksdale | 14 | 5 | 0 | 14,903 |
| 37 | Grenada | 10 | 5 | 0 | 12,762 |
| 38 | Bailey | 9 | 5 | 0 | 10,365 |
| 39 | Water Valley | 8 | 5 | 0 | 3,380 |
| 40 | Leakesville | 6 | 5 | 0 | 2,944 |
| 41 | Vaiden | 8 | 5 | 0 | 2,497 |
| 42 | Raleigh | 9 | 5 | 0 | 1,901 |
| 43 | Crowder | 8 | 5 | 0 | 682 |
| 44 | D'lo | 8 | 5 | 0 | 510 |
| 45 | Darling | 9 | 5 | 0 | 211 |
| 46 | Schlater | 8 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 47 | Derma | 9 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 48 | Ocean Springs | 17 | 4 | 0 | 28,132 |
| 49 | Flowood | 12 | 4 | 0 | 27,997 |
| 50 | Pearl | 14 | 4 | 0 | 27,115 |
| 51 | Canton | 9 | 4 | 0 | 26,033 |
| 52 | Ridgeland | 12 | 4 | 0 | 24,340 |
| 53 | Columbus | 9 | 4 | 0 | 23,319 |
| 54 | Long Beach | 14 | 4 | 0 | 18,514 |
| 55 | Madison | 11 | 4 | 0 | 16,136 |
| 56 | West Point | 12 | 4 | 0 | 15,062 |
| 57 | Moss Point | 5 | 4 | 0 | 14,997 |
| 58 | Horn Lake | 15 | 4 | 0 | 13,997 |
| 59 | Diamondhead | 7 | 4 | 0 | 12,144 |
| 60 | Mccomb | 10 | 4 | 0 | 12,041 |
| 61 | Petal | 7 | 4 | 0 | 9,509 |
| 62 | Bay St Louis | 8 | 4 | 0 | 9,348 |
| 63 | Senatobia | 7 | 4 | 0 | 8,672 |
| 64 | Tylertown | 7 | 4 | 0 | 7,540 |
| 65 | Batesville | 6 | 4 | 0 | 7,463 |
| 66 | Crystal Springs | 7 | 4 | 0 | 5,961 |
| 67 | Stennis Space Center | 10 | 4 | 0 | 4,259 |
| 68 | Shannon | 8 | 4 | 0 | 3,749 |
| 69 | Dekalb | 5 | 4 | 0 | 2,637 |
| 70 | Houston | 9 | 4 | 0 | 2,500 |
| 71 | Tremont | 5 | 4 | 0 | 2,307 |
| 72 | Pinola | 8 | 4 | 0 | 2,300 |
| 73 | Smithville | 5 | 4 | 0 | 2,020 |
| 74 | Edwards | 7 | 4 | 0 | 1,980 |
| 75 | Myrtle | 8 | 4 | 0 | 1,716 |
| 76 | Houlka | 10 | 4 | 0 | 1,597 |
| 77 | Coldwater | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1,321 |
| 78 | Randolph | 7 | 4 | 0 | 1,254 |
| 79 | Pittsboro | 10 | 4 | 0 | 1,077 |
| 80 | Tishomingo | 5 | 4 | 0 | 832 |
| 81 | Ethel | 6 | 4 | 0 | 785 |
| 82 | Abbeville | 5 | 4 | 0 | 702 |
| 83 | Georgetown | 5 | 4 | 0 | 465 |
| 84 | Arkabutla | 6 | 4 | 0 | 454 |
| 85 | Shelby | 9 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 86 | Indianola | 11 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 87 | Columbus Afb | 9 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 88 | Hattiesburg | 9 | 3 | 0 | 43,449 |
| 89 | Greenwood | 11 | 3 | 0 | 18,810 |
| 90 | Laurel | 8 | 3 | 0 | 17,863 |
| 91 | Cleveland | 9 | 3 | 0 | 16,392 |
| 92 | D'iberville | 8 | 3 | 0 | 12,721 |
| 93 | Picayune | 10 | 3 | 0 | 12,500 |
| 94 | Mcneill | 6 | 3 | 0 | 11,537 |
| 95 | Yazoo | 10 | 3 | 0 | 10,163 |
| 96 | Kosciusko | 5 | 3 | 0 | 9,646 |
| 97 | New Albany | 14 | 3 | 0 | 8,900 |
| 98 | Kiln | 7 | 3 | 0 | 6,933 |
| 99 | Algoma | 5 | 3 | 0 | 6,769 |
| 100 | Saltillo | 5 | 3 | 0 | 6,766 |
| 101 | Tunica | 7 | 3 | 0 | 6,690 |
| 102 | Mount Olive | 9 | 3 | 0 | 6,481 |
| 103 | Caledonia | 5 | 3 | 0 | 6,296 |
| 104 | Columbia | 4 | 3 | 0 | 5,900 |
| 105 | Florence | 6 | 3 | 0 | 5,869 |
| 106 | Waynesboro | 6 | 3 | 0 | 4,850 |
| 107 | Des Peres | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4,813 |
| 108 | Leland | 6 | 3 | 0 | 4,591 |
| 109 | Nettleton | 5 | 3 | 0 | 4,578 |
| 110 | Magee | 6 | 3 | 0 | 4,367 |
| 111 | Flora | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4,200 |
| 112 | Hamilton | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3,963 |
| 113 | Whitfield | 9 | 3 | 0 | 3,950 |
| 114 | Mooreville | 8 | 3 | 0 | 3,820 |
| 115 | Hazlehurst | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3,600 |
| 116 | Quitman | 7 | 3 | 0 | 3,522 |
| 117 | Jayess | 4 | 3 | 0 | 3,450 |
| 118 | Dennis | 4 | 3 | 0 | 3,300 |
| 119 | Woodville | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3,263 |
| 120 | Enid | 7 | 3 | 0 | 3,089 |
| 121 | Alcorn State | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3,000 |
| 122 | Liberty | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2,872 |
| 123 | Bassfield | 4 | 3 | 0 | 2,809 |
| 124 | Bruce | 7 | 3 | 0 | 2,798 |
| 125 | Sallis | 8 | 3 | 0 | 2,785 |
| 126 | Mt Olive | 4 | 3 | 0 | 2,724 |
| 127 | Iuka | 4 | 3 | 0 | 2,606 |
| 128 | Parchman | 6 | 3 | 0 | 2,500 |
| 129 | Prentiss | 4 | 3 | 0 | 2,500 |
| 130 | Fulton | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2,442 |
| 131 | Fayette | 6 | 3 | 0 | 2,328 |
| 132 | Lorman | 10 | 3 | 0 | 2,162 |
| 133 | Gloster | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2,149 |
| 134 | Harrisville | 7 | 3 | 0 | 1,967 |
| 135 | Shaw | 6 | 3 | 0 | 1,921 |
| 136 | Sunflower | 5 | 3 | 0 | 1,900 |
| 137 | Golden | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1,843 |
| 138 | Rolling Fork | 7 | 3 | 1 | 1,808 |
| 139 | Hillsboro | 5 | 3 | 0 | 1,785 |
| 140 | Lexington | 6 | 3 | 0 | 1,742 |
| 141 | Rosedale | 7 | 3 | 0 | 1,708 |
| 142 | Mantachie | 5 | 3 | 0 | 1,581 |
| 143 | Union Church | 7 | 3 | 0 | 1,456 |
| 144 | Mathiston | 7 | 3 | 0 | 1,434 |
| 145 | Boyle | 7 | 3 | 0 | 1,426 |
| 146 | Weir | 6 | 3 | 0 | 1,426 |
| 147 | Centreville | 5 | 3 | 0 | 1,375 |
| 148 | Metcalfe | 5 | 3 | 0 | 1,125 |
| 149 | Beaumont | 7 | 3 | 0 | 1,106 |
| 150 | New Hebron | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1,100 |
| 151 | Shuqualak | 7 | 3 | 0 | 989 |
| 152 | Blue Springs | 5 | 3 | 0 | 879 |
| 153 | Crenshaw | 6 | 3 | 0 | 800 |
| 154 | Braxton | 5 | 3 | 0 | 800 |
| 155 | Maben | 7 | 3 | 0 | 797 |
| 156 | Shubuta | 6 | 3 | 0 | 762 |
| 157 | Scooba | 8 | 3 | 0 | 744 |
| 158 | Big Creek | 7 | 3 | 0 | 692 |
| 159 | Sandersville | 5 | 3 | 0 | 636 |
| 160 | Duck Hill | 9 | 3 | 0 | 619 |
| 161 | Oakland | 6 | 3 | 0 | 579 |
| 162 | Sturgis | 7 | 3 | 0 | 571 |
| 163 | New Augusta | 5 | 3 | 0 | 570 |
| 164 | Sledge | 5 | 3 | 0 | 570 |
| 165 | Mayersville | 5 | 3 | 0 | 549 |
| 166 | Ashland | 4 | 3 | 0 | 500 |
| 167 | Mantee | 6 | 3 | 0 | 462 |
| 168 | Lamar | 8 | 3 | 0 | 438 |
| 169 | Rena Lara | 7 | 3 | 0 | 436 |
| 170 | Gore Springs | 7 | 3 | 0 | 436 |
| 171 | Roxie | 6 | 3 | 0 | 400 |
| 172 | Pace | 8 | 3 | 0 | 396 |
| 173 | Lyon | 9 | 3 | 0 | 381 |
| 174 | Winstonville | 6 | 3 | 0 | 356 |
| 175 | Stewart | 3 | 3 | 0 | 351 |
| 176 | Duncan | 9 | 3 | 0 | 341 |
| 177 | Victoria | 5 | 3 | 0 | 143 |
| 178 | Stringer | 15 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 179 | Buckatunna | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 180 | Vossburg | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 181 | Delta City | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 182 | Sandy Hook | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 183 | Pheba | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 184 | Ripley | 5 | 2 | 0 | 11,117 |
| 185 | Booneville | 7 | 2 | 0 | 9,995 |
| 186 | Pontotoc | 7 | 2 | 0 | 9,398 |
| 187 | Walls | 12 | 2 | 0 | 8,493 |
| 188 | Aberdeen | 7 | 2 | 0 | 7,783 |
| 189 | Richland | 7 | 2 | 0 | 7,000 |
| 190 | Purvis | 7 | 2 | 0 | 6,748 |
| 191 | Waveland | 6 | 2 | 0 | 6,400 |
| 192 | Philadelphia | 3 | 2 | 0 | 6,386 |
| 193 | Carriere | 5 | 2 | 0 | 6,315 |
| 194 | Seminary | 6 | 2 | 0 | 6,109 |
| 195 | Corinth | 6 | 2 | 0 | 5,790 |
| 196 | Eupora | 5 | 2 | 0 | 5,586 |
| 197 | Forest | 6 | 2 | 0 | 5,430 |
| 198 | Summit | 7 | 2 | 0 | 5,354 |
| 199 | Carthage | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4,901 |
| 200 | Ellisville | 3 | 2 | 0 | 4,600 |
| 201 | Wiggins | 9 | 2 | 0 | 4,236 |
| 202 | Richton | 6 | 2 | 0 | 3,881 |
| 203 | Pelahatchie | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3,836 |
| 204 | Amory | 4 | 2 | 0 | 3,678 |
| 205 | Guntown | 4 | 2 | 0 | 3,577 |
| 206 | Bay Springs | 10 | 2 | 0 | 3,482 |
| 207 | Union | 4 | 2 | 0 | 3,432 |
| 208 | Morton | 7 | 2 | 0 | 3,400 |
| 209 | Newton | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3,373 |
| 210 | Charleston | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3,100 |
| 211 | Port Gibson | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3,079 |
| 212 | Baldwyn | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3,066 |
| 213 | Itta Bena | 4 | 2 | 0 | 3,002 |
| 214 | Moselle | 5 | 2 | 0 | 2,962 |
| 215 | Durant | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2,932 |
| 216 | Collins | 7 | 2 | 0 | 2,921 |
| 217 | Brooksville | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2,816 |
| 218 | Okolona | 7 | 2 | 0 | 2,800 |
| 219 | Mendenhall | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2,700 |
| 220 | Ruleville | 5 | 2 | 0 | 2,657 |
| 221 | Puckett | 6 | 2 | 0 | 2,625 |
| 222 | Gallman | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2,561 |
| 223 | Bogue Chitto | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2,550 |
| 224 | Burnsville | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2,500 |
| 225 | Plantersville | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2,479 |
| 226 | Lena | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2,463 |
| 227 | Porterville | 6 | 2 | 0 | 2,445 |
| 228 | Decatur | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2,376 |
| 229 | Hollandale | 6 | 2 | 0 | 2,323 |
| 230 | Sandhill | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2,313 |
| 231 | Ecru | 9 | 2 | 0 | 2,215 |
| 232 | Calhoun City | 9 | 2 | 0 | 2,146 |
| 233 | Lumberton | 5 | 2 | 0 | 2,107 |
| 234 | Monticello | 6 | 2 | 0 | 2,100 |
| 235 | Toomsuba | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2,094 |
| 236 | Heidelberg | 7 | 2 | 0 | 2,062 |
| 237 | Blue Mountain | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2,049 |
| 238 | Sumrall | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1,998 |
| 239 | Saucier | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1,916 |
| 240 | Wesson | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1,891 |
| 241 | Taylor | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1,880 |
| 242 | Soso | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1,840 |
| 243 | Perkinston | 8 | 2 | 0 | 1,795 |
| 244 | Mound Bayou | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1,782 |
| 245 | Marion | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1,751 |
| 246 | Marks | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1,735 |
| 247 | Meadville | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1,728 |
| 248 | Noxapater | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1,713 |
| 249 | Clara | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1,690 |
| 250 | Courtland | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1,651 |
| 251 | Tchula | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1,642 |
| 252 | Pickens | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1,587 |
| 253 | Foxworth | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1,571 |
| 254 | Terry | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1,486 |
| 255 | Kilmichael | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1,478 |
| 256 | Hermanville | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1,442 |
| 257 | Hickory Flat | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1,423 |
| 258 | Vardaman | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1,302 |
| 259 | Rose Hill | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1,280 |
| 260 | Como | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1,279 |
| 261 | West | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1,204 |
| 262 | Tillatoba | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1,200 |
| 263 | Goodman | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1,188 |
| 264 | Lambert | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1,167 |
| 265 | Vaughan | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1,146 |
| 266 | Carrollton | 7 | 2 | 0 | 1,122 |
| 267 | Bolton | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1,003 |
| 268 | Jonestown | 5 | 2 | 0 | 924 |
| 269 | Coffeeville | 4 | 2 | 0 | 905 |
| 270 | Mize | 4 | 2 | 0 | 887 |
| 271 | Stonewall | 7 | 2 | 0 | 879 |
| 272 | Memphis | 5 | 2 | 0 | 869 |
| 273 | Louise | 5 | 2 | 0 | 865 |
| 274 | Winona | 6 | 2 | 0 | 861 |
| 275 | Friars Point | 2 | 2 | 0 | 858 |
| 276 | Utica | 6 | 2 | 0 | 856 |
| 277 | Inverness | 4 | 2 | 0 | 839 |
| 278 | Gattman | 4 | 2 | 0 | 780 |
| 279 | Benton | 4 | 2 | 0 | 729 |
| 280 | Anguilla | 4 | 2 | 0 | 729 |
| 281 | Isola | 7 | 2 | 0 | 713 |
| 282 | Sarah | 5 | 2 | 0 | 710 |
| 283 | Mccool | 3 | 2 | 0 | 652 |
| 284 | Falkner | 5 | 2 | 0 | 644 |
| 285 | Glen Allan | 5 | 2 | 0 | 634 |
| 286 | Cary | 6 | 2 | 0 | 591 |
| 287 | Arcola | 6 | 2 | 0 | 546 |
| 288 | Merigold | 5 | 2 | 0 | 542 |
| 289 | Tougaloo | 4 | 2 | 0 | 534 |
| 290 | Walnut Grove | 5 | 2 | 0 | 510 |
| 291 | Louin | 4 | 2 | 0 | 502 |
| 292 | Escatawpa | 2 | 2 | 0 | 497 |
| 293 | Artesia | 5 | 2 | 0 | 496 |
| 294 | Sidon | 5 | 2 | 0 | 464 |
| 295 | Enterprise | 4 | 2 | 0 | 462 |
| 296 | Potts Camp | 4 | 2 | 0 | 451 |
| 297 | Osyka | 4 | 2 | 0 | 420 |
| 298 | Bentonia | 6 | 2 | 0 | 318 |
| 299 | Carson | 4 | 2 | 0 | 300 |
| 300 | Doddsville | 8 | 2 | 0 | 264 |
| 301 | Pachuta | 6 | 2 | 0 | 206 |
| 302 | Alligator | 5 | 2 | 0 | 203 |
| 303 | Pearlington | 6 | 2 | 0 | 25 |
| 304 | Paulding | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 305 | Brooklyn | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 306 | Hickory | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 307 | Satartia | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 308 | Star | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 309 | North Carrollton | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 310 | Kokomo | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 311 | Beulah | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 312 | Mchenry | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 313 | Ruth | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 314 | Cruger | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 315 | Scott | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 316 | Wheeler | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 317 | Sontag | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 318 | Moorhead | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 319 | Louisville | 4 | 1 | 0 | 7,552 |
| 320 | Macon | 4 | 1 | 0 | 5,174 |
| 321 | Poplarville | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3,334 |
| 322 | Collinsville | 5 | 1 | 0 | 3,245 |
| 323 | Pattison | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2,922 |
| 324 | Verona | 5 | 1 | 0 | 2,747 |
| 325 | Dumas | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2,582 |
| 326 | Rienzi | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2,318 |
| 327 | Yazoo City | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2,231 |
| 328 | Taylorsville | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2,123 |
| 329 | Little Rock | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1,716 |
| 330 | Preston | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1,679 |
| 331 | Tutwiler | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1,040 |
| 332 | Belzoni | 2 | 1 | 0 | 847 |
| 333 | Sherman | 3 | 1 | 0 | 847 |
| 334 | Pope | 2 | 1 | 0 | 763 |
| 335 | Crosby | 1 | 1 | 0 | 742 |
| 336 | Marietta | 2 | 1 | 0 | 615 |
| 337 | Webb | 4 | 1 | 0 | 586 |
| 338 | Etta | 3 | 1 | 0 | 581 |
| 339 | Sumner | 3 | 1 | 0 | 517 |
| 340 | Neely | 5 | 1 | 0 | 499 |
| 341 | Mclain | 5 | 1 | 0 | 459 |
| 342 | Corona Del Mar | 4 | 1 | 0 | 304 |
| 343 | Drew | 3 | 1 | 0 | 238 |
| 344 | Rome | 4 | 1 | 0 | 211 |
| 345 | Morgantown | 1 | 1 | 0 | 203 |
| 346 | Piney Woods | 3 | 1 | 0 | 150 |
| 347 | Diberville | 3 | 1 | 0 | 114 |
| 348 | Belmont | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 349 | Byhalia | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4,272 |
| 350 | Sardis | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3,439 |
| 351 | Magnolia | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2,917 |
| 352 | Walnut | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1,713 |
| 353 | Crawford | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1,175 |
| 354 | Tiplersville | 2 | 0 | 0 | 953 |
| 355 | Chunky | 0 | 0 | 0 | 507 |
| 356 | Benoit | 0 | 0 | 0 | 494 |
| 357 | Coila | 2 | 0 | 0 | 408 |
| 358 | Silver Creek | 2 | 0 | 0 | 401 |
| 359 | Lula | 1 | 0 | 0 | 388 |
| 360 | Silver City | 5 | 0 | 0 | 337 |
| 361 | Gunnison | 2 | 0 | 0 | 295 |
| 362 | Morgan City | 2 | 0 | 0 | 264 |
| 363 | Glendora | 2 | 0 | 0 | 161 |
| 364 | New Site | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 365 | Sebastopol | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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Is Mississippi tap water safe to drink?
Water quality varies significantly across Mississippi. Of the 365 cities analyzed, the average city has 2.9 contaminants above EWG health guidelines. The best water quality was found in Byhalia. We recommend checking your specific city's report for detailed information.
What city has the best water in Mississippi?
Based on our analysis, Byhalia has the fewest contaminants above EWG health guidelines in Mississippi, with 0 above guideline levels.
What city has the worst water in Mississippi?
Based on our analysis, Coahoma has the most contaminants above EWG health guidelines in Mississippi, with 10 above guideline levels.
What's the best water filter for Mississippi residents?
For most Mississippi 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.
