B70/100

Nebraska Tap Water Quality Rankings 2026

117 cities · 1,568,192 people served

Top Contaminant Concerns

Copper (90th percentile)PFOSPFHxSLead (90th percentile)

All Cities in Nebraska

#	City	Score	Population	Violations
1	Omaha	A (81)	661,552	11
2	Lincoln	A (93)	297,630	2
3	Grand Island	C (57)	51,478	5
4	Papillion	B (63)	35,000	6
5	Kearney	C (43)	34,000	10
6	Norfolk	A (83)	27,988	7
7	Fremont	B (66)	27,230	4
8	North Platte	F (16)	25,000	17
9	Hastings	F (17)	24,927	16
10	Columbus	D (25)	24,028	13
11	Scottsbluff	D (34)	14,282	11
12	South Sioux City	A (84)	14,043	1
13	Blair	B (61)	13,214	40
14	Beatrice	F (13)	12,220	16
15	Plattsmouth	A (88)	11,241	8
16	Lexington	D (25)	10,230	16
17	Gretna	D (35)	8,661	14
18	Gering	F (0)	8,500	27
19	York	D (22)	8,091	15
20	Alliance	F (0)	8,070	24
21	Seward	F (0)	7,700	26
22	Crete	B (76)	7,566	5
23	Mccook	F (0)	7,450	36
24	Nebraksa City	A (87)	7,414	2
25	Bennet	B (65)	7,082	16
26	Sidney	F (0)	6,720	22
27	Schuyler	F (0)	6,547	21
28	Chadron	A (88)	6,257	5
29	Wayne	F (0)	5,990	19
30	Holdrege	F (16)	5,555	17
31	Fairbury	B (77)	5,287	7
32	Ogallala	F (0)	4,878	22
33	Aurora	C (49)	4,678	8
34	Wahoo	D (27)	4,500	14
35	Syracuse	B (65)	4,462	11
36	Oakland	A (90)	4,300	2
37	Waverly	C (44)	4,279	9
38	Falls City	A (100)	4,015	0
39	Hartington	D (29)	3,936	55
40	Cozad	B (75)	3,915	6
41	O'Neill	F (16)	3,705	17
42	Gothenburg	A (86)	3,578	3
43	Broken Bow	B (71)	3,568	6
44	West Point	B (63)	3,550	6
45	Auburn	A (87)	3,478	2
46	Hickman	C (44)	3,300	21
47	Valley	A (86)	3,294	3
48	Minden	B (79)	3,118	6
49	Ashland	C (48)	3,086	9
50	Central City	D (32)	3,000	13
51	Murray	A (100)	2,958	0
52	David City	A (96)	2,824	1
53	Valentine	A (90)	2,737	3
54	Kimball	A (100)	2,596	0
55	Tecumseh	D (27)	2,438	14
56	St Paul	A (82)	2,416	3
57	Geneva	A (91)	2,217	2
58	Madison	A (82)	2,135	3
59	Ord	A (91)	2,112	2
60	Milford	F (0)	2,090	23
61	Dakota City	A (100)	2,081	0
62	Imperial	A (80)	2,071	5
63	Waterloo	A (94)	1,991	2
64	Superior	B (64)	1,979	5
65	Wilber	B (68)	1,930	5
66	Gibbon	F (0)	1,878	25
67	Beemer	F (2)	1,875	19
68	Elmwood	B (72)	1,860	5
69	Macy	F (0)	1,800	62
70	Pierce	B (71)	1,800	6
71	Tekamah	C (47)	1,753	10
72	Ainsworth	F (10)	1,728	19
73	Albion	F (0)	1,700	29
74	Wymore	C (40)	1,656	13
75	Neligh	F (15)	1,592	18
76	Stanton	F (0)	1,577	22
77	Hebron	C (49)	1,565	8
78	Springfield	D (24)	1,529	13
79	Mitchell	C (59)	1,526	10
80	Bridgeport	F (0)	1,500	33
81	Gordon	C (57)	1,500	8
82	Pawnee City	B (77)	1,500	4
83	Ravenna	C (49)	1,457	12
84	Wakefield	C (49)	1,450	12
85	Sutton	C (52)	1,447	9
86	Lyman	A (90)	1,368	2
87	Arlington	A (86)	1,350	3
88	Kennard	F (6)	1,350	23
89	Sutherland	B (65)	1,313	8
90	Fullerton	F (18)	1,307	15
91	Louisville	B (77)	1,301	4
92	Atkinson	F (11)	1,298	18
93	Plainview	F (0)	1,282	26
94	North Bend	B (71)	1,279	6
95	Yutan	B (60)	1,274	8
96	Wisner	F (0)	1,239	46
97	Wood River	B (78)	1,204	6
98	Bayard	F (0)	1,203	59
99	Grant	A (80)	1,197	5
100	Battle Creek	D (21)	1,194	15
101	Stromsburg	C (53)	1,155	8
102	Creighton	C (55)	1,154	11
103	Terrytown	F (0)	1,143	18
104	Weeping Water	B (62)	1,107	7
105	Pender	A (100)	1,100	0
106	Burwell	B (61)	1,087	8
107	Cambridge	F (0)	1,071	28
108	Eagle	C (59)	1,065	10
109	Shelton	C (42)	1,059	11
110	Henderson	F (0)	1,051	37
111	Loup City	C (41)	1,045	12
112	Alma	C (41)	1,043	12
113	Arapahoe	F (0)	1,026	19
114	Bloomfield	B (70)	1,025	7
115	Red Cloud	B (69)	1,020	7
116	Johnson	B (74)	1,011	7
117	Fort Calhoun	A (88)	1,010	4