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Kentucky Tap Water Quality Rankings 2026
232 cities · 4,567,933 people served
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All Cities in Kentucky
| # | City | Score | Population | Violations |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Louisville | F (0) | 764,769 | 81 |
| 2 | Lexington | C (56) | 302,599 | 88 |
| 3 | Ft. Thomas | F (0) | 199,460 | 141 |
| 4 | Bowling Green | D (39) | 167,921 | 218 |
| 5 | Owensboro | C (46) | 94,128 | 135 |
| 6 | Elizabethtown | B (62) | 76,326 | 7 |
| 7 | Somerset | B (77) | 74,859 | 46 |
| 8 | London | C (53) | 71,586 | 151 |
| 9 | Richmond | B (63) | 66,700 | 63 |
| 10 | Burlington | B (68) | 66,300 | 10 |
| 11 | Frankfort | C (48) | 66,164 | 152 |
| 12 | Paducah | D (39) | 65,004 | 34 |
| 13 | Ashland | F (10) | 58,801 | 242 |
| 14 | Hopkinsville | C (43) | 58,598 | 54 |
| 15 | Radcliff | D (24) | 53,830 | 142 |
| 16 | Pikeville | F (0) | 53,695 | 174 |
| 17 | Nicholasville | F (10) | 50,923 | 169 |
| 18 | Henderson | B (70) | 49,152 | 43 |
| 19 | Campbellsville | D (34) | 46,987 | 104 |
| 20 | Ft. Campbell | F (0) | 43,270 | 76 |
| 21 | Buckner | B (78) | 38,409 | 7 |
| 22 | Winchester | D (21) | 37,189 | 83 |
| 23 | Glasgow | D (33) | 36,766 | 55 |
| 24 | Georgetown | D (32) | 35,714 | 34 |
| 25 | Whitley City | B (64) | 34,439 | 24 |
| 26 | Morehead | F (19) | 34,317 | 241 |
| 27 | Bradenburg | B (74) | 33,313 | 15 |
| 28 | Danville | F (0) | 32,600 | 64 |
| 29 | Benton | D (27) | 31,439 | 236 |
| 30 | Bardstown | F (0) | 31,185 | 79 |
| 31 | Florence | B (73) | 29,351 | 11 |
| 32 | Leitchfield | C (52) | 28,471 | 57 |
| 33 | Sedalia | C (58) | 28,102 | 19 |
| 34 | Prestonsburg | F (15) | 26,788 | 38 |
| 35 | Hazard | F (0) | 26,730 | 50 |
| 36 | Murray | D (20) | 26,302 | 76 |
| 37 | Mayfield | D (24) | 25,615 | 392 |
| 38 | Corbin | C (46) | 25,563 | 53 |
| 39 | Barbourville | F (7) | 24,733 | 288 |
| 40 | Berea | D (23) | 24,679 | 77 |
| 41 | Paintsville | F (0) | 24,354 | 73 |
| 42 | Cynthiana | D (28) | 23,999 | 212 |
| 43 | Lebanon | C (57) | 23,953 | 38 |
| 44 | Mt Washington | B (71) | 23,760 | 14 |
| 45 | Shelbyville | C (52) | 23,760 | 29 |
| 46 | Scottsville | D (38) | 23,262 | 149 |
| 47 | Lawrenceburg | D (37) | 23,165 | 130 |
| 48 | Bagdad | B (78) | 22,552 | 29 |
| 49 | Greenville | C (41) | 22,494 | 46 |
| 50 | Grayson | F (14) | 22,347 | 68 |
| 51 | Taylorsville | B (74) | 22,286 | 11 |
| 52 | Fort Campbell | A (86) | 22,000 | 10 |
| 53 | Mt Sterling | F (0) | 21,407 | 198 |
| 54 | Monticello | C (48) | 21,000 | 21 |
| 55 | Versailles | C (41) | 20,466 | 103 |
| 56 | Cadiz | C (48) | 20,449 | 81 |
| 57 | Horse Cave | B (68) | 20,175 | 45 |
| 58 | Crittenden | D (31) | 20,048 | 30 |
| 59 | Hartford | F (0) | 19,630 | 205 |
| 60 | Lancaster | D (38) | 19,379 | 92 |
| 61 | Hardinsburg | F (0) | 18,437 | 84 |
| 62 | Brownsville | F (0) | 17,848 | 162 |
| 63 | Maysville | D (30) | 17,797 | 94 |
| 64 | Campbellsburg | F (0) | 17,716 | 79 |
| 65 | Manchester | D (30) | 16,681 | 95 |
| 66 | Pineville | F (0) | 16,573 | 124 |
| 67 | Grennsburg | D (31) | 15,497 | 25 |
| 68 | Williamsburg | D (37) | 15,379 | 37 |
| 69 | Franklin | D (23) | 15,150 | 66 |
| 70 | Mcdoqwell | F (0) | 15,110 | 48 |
| 71 | Hodgenville | F (12) | 15,048 | 83 |
| 72 | Mckee | F (0) | 14,960 | 146 |
| 73 | Liberty | F (12) | 14,762 | 272 |
| 74 | Falmouth | B (62) | 14,574 | 77 |
| 75 | Flemingsburg | C (43) | 14,276 | 55 |
| 76 | Paris | F (0) | 14,139 | 188 |
| 77 | Middlesboro | B (74) | 13,655 | 44 |
| 78 | Coxs Creek | C (59) | 13,365 | 13 |
| 79 | Springfield | C (54) | 13,205 | 19 |
| 80 | Catlettsburg | F (0) | 13,044 | 49 |
| 81 | Princeton | D (31) | 13,007 | 77 |
| 82 | Mt Vernon | B (67) | 12,623 | 22 |
| 83 | Elkton | B (67) | 12,581 | 34 |
| 84 | Eubank | D (37) | 12,492 | 23 |
| 85 | Greenup | F (0) | 12,193 | 95 |
| 86 | Knottsville | B (66) | 11,997 | 12 |
| 87 | Salyersville | F (16) | 11,954 | 87 |
| 88 | Morganfield | F (13) | 11,287 | 75 |
| 89 | Salem | C (48) | 10,812 | 91 |
| 90 | Russellville | C (56) | 10,262 | 44 |
| 91 | Salt Lick | B (60) | 10,083 | 10 |
| 92 | Lagrange | A (95) | 10,067 | 2 |
| 93 | West Liberty | C (41) | 9,869 | 35 |
| 94 | Salvisa | C (50) | 9,775 | 19 |
| 95 | Jackson | D (34) | 9,772 | 99 |
| 96 | Cave City | C (59) | 9,705 | 68 |
| 97 | Vicco | C (43) | 9,698 | 62 |
| 98 | Burkesville | F (11) | 9,665 | 151 |
| 99 | Flatwoods | F (6) | 9,649 | 27 |
| 100 | Hyden | D (25) | 9,614 | 67 |
| 101 | Tompkinville, Ky | B (74) | 9,608 | 10 |
| 102 | Russell Springs | F (1) | 9,409 | 59 |
| 103 | Stanford | F (0) | 9,284 | 49 |
| 104 | Clay City | A (84) | 9,281 | 24 |
| 105 | Russellvile | C (51) | 9,060 | 17 |
| 106 | Albany | F (0) | 9,042 | 59 |
| 107 | Inez | F (0) | 9,003 | 92 |
| 108 | Oak Grove | C (59) | 8,762 | 33 |
| 109 | Edmonton | C (41) | 8,515 | 20 |
| 110 | Dawson Springs, Ky 42408 | B (68) | 8,440 | 17 |
| 111 | Beattyville | F (0) | 8,428 | 77 |
| 112 | Harrodsburg | F (0) | 8,310 | 126 |
| 113 | Burgin | C (45) | 8,281 | 63 |
| 114 | Louisa | D (38) | 8,236 | 31 |
| 115 | Baxter | C (49) | 8,167 | 232 |
| 116 | Dry Ridge | F (18) | 7,895 | 70 |
| 117 | Kuttawa | F (14) | 7,887 | 62 |
| 118 | Jamestown | F (0) | 7,402 | 103 |
| 119 | Dixon | F (18) | 7,193 | 117 |
| 120 | Bremen | A (89) | 7,075 | 11 |
| 121 | Simpsonville | C (53) | 6,994 | 16 |
| 122 | Vanceburg | C (53) | 6,921 | 43 |
| 123 | Carrollton | F (0) | 6,851 | 100 |
| 124 | South Shore | F (0) | 6,798 | 108 |
| 125 | Vine Grove | B (69) | 6,703 | 16 |
| 126 | Stanton | D (33) | 6,611 | 43 |
| 127 | Campton | F (0) | 6,600 | 114 |
| 128 | Bronston | C (45) | 6,569 | 70 |
| 129 | Brodhead | B (69) | 6,564 | 39 |
| 130 | Brooksville | A (81) | 6,456 | 16 |
| 131 | Olive Hill | F (0) | 6,192 | 63 |
| 132 | Science Hill | C (58) | 5,940 | 30 |
| 133 | Ghent | A (80) | 5,934 | 13 |
| 134 | Sparta | F (19) | 5,860 | 78 |
| 135 | Bloomfield | D (20) | 5,771 | 28 |
| 136 | Wilmore | F (0) | 5,762 | 142 |
| 137 | Irvine | D (22) | 5,649 | 38 |
| 138 | Central City | C (45) | 5,601 | 27 |
| 139 | Mckinney | F (13) | 5,423 | 32 |
| 140 | Hustonville | B (60) | 5,420 | 17 |
| 141 | Frenchburg | B (76) | 5,401 | 8 |
| 142 | Beaver Dam | C (57) | 5,386 | 63 |
| 143 | Booneville | F (0) | 5,346 | 90 |
| 144 | Jeffersonville | D (37) | 5,335 | 40 |
| 145 | Adairville | B (70) | 5,198 | 14 |
| 146 | Russell | F (0) | 5,181 | 81 |
| 147 | Brandenburg | B (65) | 5,140 | 56 |
| 148 | Livermore | D (32) | 5,072 | 91 |
| 149 | Eddyville | B (61) | 5,043 | 38 |
| 150 | Nebo | D (24) | 4,702 | 16 |
| 151 | Fulton | C (58) | 4,662 | 30 |
| 152 | Harlan | D (38) | 4,574 | 54 |
| 153 | Providence | F (0) | 4,538 | 106 |
| 154 | Mayslick | B (68) | 4,514 | 24 |
| 155 | Cawood | D (27) | 4,428 | 41 |
| 156 | Calvert City | B (75) | 4,381 | 18 |
| 157 | Sharpsburg | F (0) | 4,332 | 28 |
| 158 | Ewing | F (0) | 4,262 | 113 |
| 159 | Parksville | B (79) | 4,261 | 5 |
| 160 | Walton | A (88) | 4,173 | 8 |
| 161 | Bedford | A (84) | 4,146 | 9 |
| 162 | Calisle | F (0) | 4,089 | 58 |
| 163 | Grand Rivers | B (70) | 3,980 | 14 |
| 164 | Milton | A (87) | 3,861 | 10 |
| 165 | Whitesburg | F (0) | 3,861 | 81 |
| 166 | Madisonville | F (13) | 3,725 | 27 |
| 167 | Whitesville | A (83) | 3,672 | 9 |
| 168 | Sandy Hook | A (89) | 3,528 | 11 |
| 169 | Sturgis | F (0) | 3,490 | 117 |
| 170 | Frakfort | A (91) | 3,268 | 9 |
| 171 | Lewisport | B (76) | 3,249 | 24 |
| 172 | Hawesville | A (80) | 3,225 | 13 |
| 173 | Neon | F (0) | 3,212 | 121 |
| 174 | Raceland | B (79) | 3,201 | 21 |
| 175 | Hickman | F (6) | 3,191 | 87 |
| 176 | Corinth | D (21) | 3,139 | 27 |
| 177 | Lewisburg | F (0) | 3,119 | 83 |
| 178 | Evarts | F (0) | 3,059 | 85 |
| 179 | Marion | F (0) | 3,039 | 54 |
| 180 | Dover | B (67) | 2,994 | 30 |
| 181 | Garrison | A (83) | 2,908 | 17 |
| 182 | Lebanon Junction | C (58) | 2,866 | 18 |
| 183 | Cumberland | F (19) | 2,843 | 45 |
| 184 | Ledbetter | F (0) | 2,729 | 134 |
| 185 | Mayking | F (0) | 2,673 | 59 |
| 186 | Dawson Springs | F (0) | 2,631 | 53 |
| 187 | Morgantown | F (18) | 2,628 | 58 |
| 188 | Nortonville | D (31) | 2,611 | 62 |
| 189 | Jenkins | F (0) | 2,609 | 67 |
| 190 | Eminence | A (92) | 2,554 | 4 |
| 191 | Sacramento | C (50) | 2,435 | 19 |
| 192 | Guthrie | C (53) | 2,421 | 36 |
| 193 | Tompkinsville | F (0) | 2,404 | 109 |
| 194 | Greensburg | C (42) | 2,396 | 30 |
| 195 | Lacenter | D (21) | 2,331 | 132 |
| 196 | Owingsville | D (26) | 2,307 | 51 |
| 197 | Burnside | F (0) | 2,284 | 62 |
| 198 | Almo | A (83) | 2,275 | 10 |
| 199 | Midway | C (59) | 2,174 | 41 |
| 200 | Hanson | F (0) | 2,157 | 32 |
| 201 | Bonnieville | A (87) | 2,109 | 13 |
| 202 | New Castle | A (92) | 2,100 | 8 |
| 203 | Carlisle | F (0) | 2,059 | 81 |
| 204 | Warsaw | A (83) | 1,988 | 10 |
| 205 | Auburn | B (60) | 1,931 | 28 |
| 206 | Hindman | C (55) | 1,883 | 26 |
| 207 | White Plains | D (33) | 1,871 | 59 |
| 208 | Wurtland | C (44) | 1,815 | 25 |
| 209 | Symsonia | F (0) | 1,810 | 97 |
| 210 | Kevil | F (0) | 1,782 | 169 |
| 211 | Sebree | B (77) | 1,743 | 16 |
| 212 | Elkhorn City | C (40) | 1,723 | 24 |
| 213 | Earlington | F (0) | 1,708 | 40 |
| 214 | Augusta | A (84) | 1,690 | 16 |
| 215 | Worthington | A (80) | 1,673 | 17 |
| 216 | Irvington | F (0) | 1,627 | 55 |
| 217 | Hardin | B (64) | 1,606 | 24 |
| 218 | Cloverport | F (3) | 1,560 | 49 |
| 219 | Island | C (57) | 1,512 | 27 |
| 220 | Uniontown | F (0) | 1,496 | 34 |
| 221 | Crab Orchard | D (27) | 1,488 | 37 |
| 222 | Fountain Run | B (78) | 1,485 | 10 |
| 223 | Mortons Gap | A (93) | 1,485 | 7 |
| 224 | Calhoun | B (71) | 1,461 | 29 |
| 225 | Muldraugh | A (94) | 1,411 | 3 |
| 226 | Clay | F (0) | 1,287 | 41 |
| 227 | Wickliffe | C (50) | 1,264 | 47 |
| 228 | Bardwell | F (8) | 1,227 | 77 |
| 229 | Martin | F (0) | 1,167 | 124 |
| 230 | Hazel | A (96) | 1,160 | 4 |
| 231 | Lynch | F (0) | 1,078 | 87 |
| 232 | Fredonia | A (92) | 1,040 | 8 |