PFAS Tracker
Tracking "forever chemicals" (PFAS) in America's drinking water from EPA's Fifth Unregulated Contaminant Monitoring Rule (UCMR5).
10,252
Systems Tested
6,126
Systems with PFAS
60%
Detection Rate
PFAS Contaminants Tested
30 PFAS compounds monitored under UCMR5.
| Contaminant | Samples | Detections | Detection Rate | Systems Detected | Max Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| lithium | 64,811 | 18,344 | 28.3% | 3,753 | 960.000 µg/L |
| PFPeA | 64,181 | 6,832 | 10.64% | 2,032 | 0.358 µg/L |
| PFHxA | 64,195 | 5,899 | 9.19% | 1,778 | 0.260 µg/L |
| PFBS | 64,196 | 5,524 | 8.6% | 1,674 | 0.290 µg/L |
| PFBA | 64,187 | 5,256 | 8.19% | 1,893 | 1.700 µg/L |
| PFOS | 64,200 | 4,378 | 6.82% | 1,336 | 0.490 µg/L |
| PFOA | 64,200 | 4,270 | 6.65% | 1,288 | 0.235 µg/L |
| PFHxS | 64,190 | 3,170 | 4.94% | 1,021 | 0.250 µg/L |
| PFHpA | 64,204 | 1,493 | 2.33% | 553 | 0.073 µg/L |
| 6:2 FTS | 64,191 | 252 | 0.39% | 182 | 0.672 µg/L |
| PFNA | 64,203 | 173 | 0.27% | 83 | 0.100 µg/L |
| HFPO-DA | 64,206 | 117 | 0.18% | 47 | 0.140 µg/L |
| PFPeS | 64,205 | 99 | 0.15% | 50 | 0.036 µg/L |
| PFDA | 64,204 | 29 | 0.05% | 15 | 0.012 µg/L |
| 8:2 FTS | 64,196 | 12 | 0.02% | 10 | 0.042 µg/L |
| PFUnA | 64,202 | 12 | 0.02% | 6 | 0.022 µg/L |
| PFHpS | 64,205 | 6 | 0.01% | 5 | 0.005 µg/L |
| NFDHA | 64,199 | 5 | 0.01% | 4 | 0.039 µg/L |
| ADONA | 64,205 | 4 | 0.01% | 3 | 0.008 µg/L |
| PFDoA | 64,195 | 4 | 0.01% | 4 | 0.005 µg/L |
| PFMPA | 64,205 | 3 | 0% | 2 | 0.010 µg/L |
| 4:2 FTS | 64,205 | 2 | 0% | 2 | 0.008 µg/L |
| NMeFOSAA | 64,585 | 2 | 0% | 1 | 0.015 µg/L |
| PFMBA | 64,205 | 2 | 0% | 1 | 0.003 µg/L |
| 9Cl-PF3ONS | 64,178 | 1 | 0% | 1 | 0.003 µg/L |
| NEtFOSAA | 64,584 | 1 | 0% | 1 | 0.007 µg/L |
| 11Cl-PF3OUdS | 64,206 | 0 | 0% | 0 | — |
| PFEESA | 64,205 | 0 | 0% | 0 | — |
| PFTA | 64,585 | 0 | 0% | 0 | — |
| PFTrDA | 64,584 | 0 | 0% | 0 | — |
PFAS by State
| State | Tested | Detected | Detection Rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| Texas | 1,147 | 1,068 | 93.1% |
| California | 694 | 447 | 64.4% |
| Pennsylvania | 389 | 224 | 57.6% |
| Louisiana | 265 | 218 | 82.3% |
| Florida | 402 | 218 | 54.2% |
| New Jersey | 264 | 208 | 78.8% |
| Ohio | 346 | 204 | 59% |
| Illinois | 487 | 199 | 40.9% |
| North Carolina | 287 | 174 | 60.6% |
| Missouri | 230 | 162 | 70.4% |
| Mississippi | 238 | 160 | 67.2% |
| Alabama | 306 | 157 | 51.3% |
| Minnesota | 196 | 149 | 76% |
| Massachusetts | 263 | 148 | 56.3% |
| Arizona | 152 | 145 | 95.4% |
| New York | 332 | 129 | 38.9% |
| Iowa | 152 | 127 | 83.6% |
| South Carolina | 164 | 107 | 65.2% |
| Kentucky | 231 | 107 | 46.3% |
| Georgia | 254 | 102 | 40.2% |
| Oklahoma | 166 | 101 | 60.8% |
| Washington | 247 | 98 | 39.7% |
| Colorado | 163 | 98 | 60.1% |
| Tennessee | 277 | 93 | 33.6% |
| Indiana | 229 | 93 | 40.6% |
| Utah | 129 | 91 | 70.5% |
| Kansas | 103 | 89 | 86.4% |
| Michigan | 318 | 87 | 27.4% |
| Wisconsin | 202 | 78 | 38.6% |
| Virginia | 171 | 70 | 40.9% |
| New Mexico | 72 | 70 | 97.2% |
| Arkansas | 172 | 57 | 33.1% |
| Nebraska | 53 | 52 | 98.1% |
| Nevada | 57 | 50 | 87.7% |
| Maryland | 83 | 50 | 60.2% |
| West Virginia | 102 | 46 | 45.1% |
| South Dakota | 49 | 42 | 85.7% |
| Puerto Rico | 99 | 40 | 40.4% |
| Idaho | 60 | 40 | 66.7% |
| Connecticut | 63 | 40 | 63.5% |
| North Dakota | 38 | 34 | 89.5% |
| Oregon | 125 | 30 | 24% |
| 09 | 41 | 30 | 73.2% |
| Montana | 45 | 28 | 62.2% |
| Delaware | 35 | 25 | 71.4% |
| New Hampshire | 51 | 23 | 45.1% |
| Wyoming | 33 | 18 | 54.5% |
| Rhode Island | 29 | 15 | 51.7% |
| 06 | 18 | 15 | 83.3% |
| Maine | 41 | 14 | 34.1% |
| Navajo Nation | 13 | 13 | 100% |
| Alaska | 30 | 10 | 33.3% |
| 08 | 13 | 10 | 76.9% |
| 05 | 13 | 5 | 38.5% |
| Vermont | 37 | 3 | 8.1% |
| Guam | 5 | 3 | 60% |
| District of Columbia | 3 | 3 | 100% |
| Hawaii | 45 | 2 | 4.4% |
| 10 | 10 | 2 | 20% |
| US Virgin Islands | 3 | 1 | 33.3% |
| Northern Mariana Islands | 2 | 1 | 50% |
| American Samoa | 1 | 1 | 100% |
| 07 | 1 | 1 | 100% |
| 01 | 2 | 1 | 50% |
| 04 | 2 | 0 | 0% |
| 02 | 2 | 0 | 0% |
Water Systems with Most PFAS
#1 EMMAUS BOROUGH PUBLIC WATER EMMAUS, PA
13 PFAS
#2 HIALEAH, CITY OF HIALEAH, FL
12 PFAS
#3 EMERALD COAST UTILITIES AUTHORITY (ECUA) PENSACOLA, FL
12 PFAS
#4 RUNNING SPRINGS WATER DISTRICT RUNNING SPRINGS, CA
11 PFAS
#5 MANVILLE WSC COUPLAND, TX
11 PFAS
#6 GREAT BEND, CITY OF GREAT BEND, KS
11 PFAS
#7 AMBLER BORO WATER DEPT AMBLER, PA
11 PFAS
#8 VEOLIA WATER NEW YORK WEST NYACK, NY
11 PFAS
#9 CITY OF PFLUGERVILLE PFLUGERVILLE, TX
11 PFAS
#10 ROBESON COUNTY WATER SYSTEM LUMBERTON, NC
11 PFAS
#11 CITY OF CAMERON CAMERON, TX
11 PFAS
#12 PEWAUKEE CITY WATER AND SEWER UTILITY PEWAUKEE, WI
11 PFAS
#13 MDWASA - MAIN SYSTEM MIAMI, FL
11 PFAS
#14 GEORGETOWN WATER DEPARTMENT GEORGETOWN, DE
11 PFAS
#15 GWA NORTHERN WATER SYSTEM MANGILAO, GU
11 PFAS
#16 NORTH BAY VILLAGE, CITY OF NORTH BAY VILLAGE, FL
11 PFAS
#17 TEMPE CITY OF TEMPE, AZ
10 PFAS
#18 SIOUX CITY WATER SUPPLY SIOUX CITY, IA
10 PFAS
#19 BEALETON REGIONAL WARRENTON, VA
10 PFAS
#20 Commonwealth Utilities Corp (Saipan) Saipan, MP
10 PFAS