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United States: People using at least basic drinking water services, urban

99.98percent · 2024+0.2% since 2014

The percentage of people using at least basic water services. This indicator encompasses both people using basic water services as well as those using safely managed water services. Basic drinking water services is defined as drinking water from an improved source, provided collection time is not more than 30 minutes for a round trip. Improved water sources include piped water, boreholes or tubewells, protected dug wells, protected springs, and packaged or delivered water. Annual figures for United States from 2000 to 2024.

20002024

Every year

YearValue (percent)Note
202499.977
202399.977
202299.957
202199.937
202099.917
201999.897
201899.878
201799.858
201699.838
201599.818
201499.799
201399.779
201299.759
201199.739
201099.719
200999.7
200899.7
200799.7
200699.7
200599.7
200499.7
200399.7
200299.7
200199.7
200099.7

Source

Published by World Bank, produced by World Health Organization, UNICEF. Licence: CC BY 4.0. Retrieved 2026-11-08.

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World Bank (2026). People using at least basic drinking water services, urban. Interva. https://interva.co/dataset/worldbank-people-using-at-least-basic-drinking-water-services-zs (accessed 2026-11-14). catalog snapshot 2026-11-08.

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