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Mississippi public water systems

1,133 active systems regulated under the Safe Drinking Water Act, serving a reported 3.2M people across 98 counties.

Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO, refreshed quarterly.

Active systems

1,133

Population served

3.2M

Community systems

947

Groundwater share

98.8%

System types in Mississippi

947

Community water system

78

Non-transient non-community water system

108

Transient non-community water system

Largest water systems in Mississippi

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The largest active public water systems in Mississippi by population served
#Water systemCountyPopulation servedTypeSource
1City of JacksonHinds189,673CommunitySurface water
2City of GulfportHarrison75,056CommunityGroundwater
3City of SouthavenDeSoto56,000CommunityGroundwater
4City of Olive BranchDeSoto54,025CommunityGroundwater
5City of HattiesburgForrest43,449CommunityGroundwater
6City of TupeloLee37,000CommunityPurchased surface water
7City of MeridianLauderdale34,466CommunityGroundwater
8City of StarkvilleOktibbeha32,027CommunityGroundwater
9City of BrandonRankin31,852CommunityGroundwater
10City of FlowoodRankin31,574CommunityGroundwater
11City of GreenvilleWashington29,602CommunityGroundwater
12City of VicksburgWarren29,238CommunityGroundwater
13West Jackson Co Utility DistJackson28,544CommunityGroundwater
14City of OxfordLafayette28,500CommunityGroundwater
15City of Jackson-Maddox Rd.Hinds28,098CommunityGroundwater
16City of PearlRankin27,115CommunityGroundwater
17University of MississippiLafayette26,874CommunityGroundwater
18Bear Creek W/A-WestMadison26,677CommunityGroundwater
19City of Ocean SpringsJackson26,168CommunityGroundwater
20City of ClintonHinds25,000CommunityGroundwater
21City of RidgelandMadison24,340CommunityGroundwater
22Columbus Light & WaterLowndes23,616CommunityGroundwater
23City of BiloxiHarrison23,310CommunityGroundwater
24City of PascagoulaJackson22,686CommunityGroundwater
25City of GautierJackson22,253CommunityGroundwater

By county

Harrison41 systemsRankin35 systemsBolivar29 systemsJackson29 systemsPanola28 systemsHinds26 systemsLee24 systemsOktibbeha24 systemsDeSoto22 systemsJones22 systemsLafayette22 systemsHolmes19 systemsYalobusha19 systemsCoahoma18 systemsPearl River18 systemsYazoo18 systemsCopiah17 systemsMadison17 systemsMontgomery17 systemsHancock16 systemsJasper16 systemsPike16 systemsSimpson16 systemsTate16 systemsGrenada15 systemsTallahatchie15 systemsForrest14 systemsFranklin14 systemsLauderdale14 systemsLeflore14 systemsLowndes14 systemsScott14 systemsSmith14 systemsSunflower14 systemsAttala13 systemsCalhoun13 systemsLeake13 systemsMonroe13 systemsWashington13 systemsChickasaw12 systemsClarke12 systemsKemper12 systemsPontotoc12 systemsPrentiss12 systemsTippah12 systemsUnion12 systemsLamar11 systemsChoctaw11 systemsLawrence11 systemsMarion11 systemsMarshall11 systemsNewton11 systemsPerry11 systemsQuitman11 systemsStone11 systemsWebster11 systemsWinston11 systemsAmite10 systemsCovington10 systemsGeorge10 systemsLincoln10 systemsTishomingo10 systemsItawamba9 systemsWilkinson9 systemsAlcorn8 systemsNoxubee8 systemsWayne8 systemsClaiborne7 systemsGreene7 systemsJefferson Davis7 systemsWarren7 systemsBenton6 systemsCarroll6 systemsJefferson6 systemsNeshoba6 systemsWalthall6 systemsAdams5 systemsHumphreys5 systemsClay4 systemsSharkey4 systemsWashington Parish3 systemsIssaquena3 systems
Tangipahoa Parish2 systems
Tunica2 systems
Colquitt1 systems
East Baton Rouge Parish1 systems
St. Tammany Parish1 systems
Taney1 systems
Westmoreland1 systems
Lewis1 systems
Anderson1 systems
Brazos1 systems
Burnet1 systems
Freestone1 systems
Jim Wells1 systems
McLennan1 systems
Red River1 systems
Robertson1 systems