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 |